Movies and TV: Final Exits of 2011

British Actress Susannah York Dead at 72
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/01/british-actress-susannah-york-dead-at.html

Composer John Barry Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/01/composer-john-barry-dies.html

‘Last Tango in Paris’ Actress Maria Schneider Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/02/last-tango-in-paris-actress-maria.html

US Actress Jane Russell Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/02/us-actress-jane-russell-dies.html

Actor who Played Alfred in “Batman” Movies Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/03/actor-who-played-alfred-in-batman.html

Elizabeth Taylor Remembered for Sultry Roles, Turbulent Life
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/03/elizabeth-taylor-remembered-for-sultry.html

Elizabeth Taylor Laid to Rest During Private Service
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/03/elizabeth-taylor-laid-to-rest-during.html

Prominent US Film Director Sidney Lumet Dies at 86
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/04/prominent-us-film-director-sidney-lumet.html

Award Winning Filmmaker Dies in Misrata
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/04/award-winning-filmmaker-dies-in-misrata.html

Top British Sitcom Writer John Sullivan Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/04/top-british-sitcom-writer-john-sullivan.html

Beloved Greek Film Comedian Thanassis Veggos Dies at 84
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/05/beloved-greek-film-comedian-thanassis.html

Hollywood Star Jackie Cooper Dies at 88
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/05/hollywood-star-jackie-cooper-dies-at-88.html

Peter Falk Dies at 83
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/06/peter-falk-dies-at-83.html

Buena Vista Social Club Guitarist, Manuel Galban, Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/07/buena-vista-social-club-guitarist.html

Australian Aborigine Actor David Ngoombujarra Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/07/australian-aborigine-actor-david.html

Zorba Director Cacoyannis Dies at 89
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/07/zorba-director-cacoyannis-dies-at-89.html

Bollywood Actor Kapoor Dead at 79
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/08/bollywood-actor-kapoor-dead-at-79.html

Actor Cliff Robertson Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/09/actor-cliff-robertson-dies.html

Peter Falk Dies at 83

Peter Falk in Decoy (TV, 1959)

Saturday, 25 June 2011

Actor Peter Falk has died at the age of 83.

Falk is best known for his portrayal of the rumpled, seemingly slow-witted television detective Columbo, a role that earned him four Emmy awards.

One of Lieutenant Columbo's trademarks was an ever-present, wrinkled raincoat that was plucked from Falk's personal closet.

In 2006 Falk wrote a book about his professional and personal lives entitled Just One More Thing – named after his Columbo catchphrase.

Surgeons removed Falk's cancerous right eye when he was three. He was fitted with a glass eye and went on to become a high school athlete.

Falk earned a master's degree in public administration and worked for the state of Connecticut as an efficiency expert before deciding to become an actor.

In the early 1960s, he won his first Emmy for his role as a truck driver who befriends a lonely, pregnant girl in The Price of Tomatoes, a segment of The Dick Powell Show.

Falk was nominated twice for an Academy Award – in 1960 for Murder, Inc. and a year later for Pocketful of Miracles.

A versatile actor, Falk appeared in the original stage productions of works by Paddy Chayefsky, Neil Simon and Arthur Miller. He also worked with film directors Frank Capra, John Cassavetes, Blake Edwards and Mike Nichols and studied with legendary acting coach Eva Le Gallienne.

The cause of Falk's death was not given, but in recent years he had suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

Peter Falk is survived by his wife and two daughters.