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June 24, 2011

Peter Falk, RIP
— Ace

Oh no.

Dead at 83. I think he had retired from the spotlight as his mind was breaking down.

A lot of people will be renting The In-Laws. That's what Jonah Goldberg says he'll do.

That's a great movie, of course, but I think Falk's last role was as a mob boss in the grossly underrated Made.

I can't find a clip of him in that, but here's the ever-annoying/amusing Vince Vaughan.

More: Turns out he was a cool guy in real life, too.

Posted by: Ace at 09:43 AM | Comments (142)
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1 Wasn't he in Robin and the Seven Hoods?

Posted by: mike at June 24, 2011 09:44 AM (KsI1l)

2 RIP Columbo

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 24, 2011 09:45 AM (pdRb1)

3 Serpentine, Shel! Seprentine!!

Posted by: wiserbud at June 24, 2011 09:45 AM (3Okgs)

4 He was wonderful in a little-seen movie Tune in Tomorrow. He was the lead (only) writer for a radio soap opera in New Orleans in the 50s(?) or so. Wonderful face. What a shame.

Posted by: Biblio at June 24, 2011 09:45 AM (y5VNb)

5 And he was the grandfather in "The Princess Bride." Great actor.

Posted by: Grammar Diva at June 24, 2011 09:46 AM (yI3mu)

6 ... One more thing, ma'am ...

Posted by: Bystander at June 24, 2011 09:46 AM (DAIex)

7 uuuuh, I'm sorry, but there's just one more thing, sir....

*thud

Posted by: Peter Falk at June 24, 2011 09:46 AM (3Okgs)

8 Had a friend in High School who looked just like him. We all called him Columbo.

RIP Peter.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 24, 2011 09:47 AM (/U/Mr)

9 #3 Just had the belts in my car replaced. The order says "serpentine belt". All I could think of was "Serpentine, Shel! Serpentine!"

Posted by: Grammar Diva at June 24, 2011 09:47 AM (yI3mu)

10 He had a great part in Wings of Desire, if you're looking for artsy-fartsy.

The In-Laws is a classic.

Posted by: Dang at June 24, 2011 09:48 AM (TXKVh)

11 Years ago, some terrorists blew up the Bolgna train station. They are showing it live on the news and Peter Falk appears and starts doing commentary. He was around the corner at a cafe and heard the explosion. He'd have been a great reporter.

Posted by: mike at June 24, 2011 09:48 AM (KsI1l)

12 *driving backwards on a Mexican highway..

Ooooooookay.....

Posted by: Peter Falk at June 24, 2011 09:49 AM (3Okgs)

13 SamDiamond, Murder By Death.

Posted by: nickless at June 24, 2011 09:49 AM (MMC8r)

RIP Peter.

Too bad you couldn't have read The Princess Bride to me at least once...

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 24, 2011 09:50 AM (9hSKh)

15 Guess I'll drag out my copy of The Princess Bride tonight

Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at June 24, 2011 09:50 AM (5d6vv)

16 <i>What?! Grandpa's dead?</i>

shaddup, you whiny little bastard. "ooh, I've got a cold.. Oooh, my tummy hurts..."

*smack!

Posted by: Peter Falk at June 24, 2011 09:50 AM (3Okgs)

17 Wings of Desire, Mikey & Nicky, Woman Under the Influence. Great films. Films you will never watch, because they won't pass the knucklehead filter. Too bad he didn't star in some srewballs ghostwritten by Mamet and co-starring Dennis Miller.

Posted by: john cassavestes at June 24, 2011 09:50 AM (WusFK)

18 "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at June 24, 2011 09:52 AM (iAUf+)

19 ...uhhh, one more thing.... that erg shitstain is really a fucking hack, isn't he?

Posted by: Peter Falk at June 24, 2011 09:52 AM (3Okgs)

his work in the TV series Columbo was his best, most favored stuff. it was a great role and he played it well. RIP.

Posted by: Vergeltung at June 24, 2011 09:53 AM (jttPx)

21 I will always use the Columbo tactic, one of the best moves in almost any situation to figure out WTF people are really doing. RIP, one of the greatest.

Posted by: mbruce at June 24, 2011 09:53 AM (Fr8N6)

22 Columbo/McMilan & Wife/McCloud

Posted by: ParisParamus at June 24, 2011 09:54 AM (WHLEu)

23

(MORE TO COME.)

Sounds ominous. Betty White? Andy Griffith?

Posted by: crossposted, for great justice at June 24, 2011 09:55 AM (GTbGH)

24 One of the best actors in hollywood. Way underrated. Great in comedies/spoofs also. Watch him in Murder by Death or The Cheap Detective.

Posted by: right at June 24, 2011 09:55 AM (AYDSU)

25 Dammit. I loved Columbo. Rest in Peace you one-eyed genius.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at June 24, 2011 09:55 AM (FkKjr)

26 OT: Just notices The Roots are performing at The American Dream Movement (splash, flush) on Thursday. So it's another free concert/lock the kids in the room for a speech get-together. Pathetic.

Posted by: Dang at June 24, 2011 09:55 AM (TXKVh)

27 #1

No, Frank Sinatra was Robbo in Robin adn The Seven Hoods. Falk was in it but he played the character Guy Gisborne.

Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 09:56 AM (iYbLN)

28 All things must pass.

To me, he was the quirky uncle everybody wishes they had.

RIP Peter, see ya on the other side.

Posted by: CPT. Charles at June 24, 2011 09:56 AM (1GunI)

29 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000393/

Posted by: mbruce at June 24, 2011 09:56 AM (Fr8N6)

30 He was also in a little-known flick called All the Marbles, which was kind of the Rocky of lady wrestling.

We're losing the good ones at an alarming rate!

Posted by: Mangas Colorados at June 24, 2011 09:57 AM (ye/nf)

31 I loved him in the Great Race. He partnered with Jack Lemmon as Professor Fate and Falk as his assistant Max.

Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 09:57 AM (iYbLN)

32 I always watched Columbo as a kid and loved it. Although I was disappointed in Captain Janeway as Mrs. Columbo as we all knew Columbo was married to a dumpy New York (Bronx?) housewife the way Mad magazine portrayed her in their Columbo parody.

Just one more thing...

Posted by: andycanuck at June 24, 2011 09:58 AM (c5Nbw)

33 I heard Terrelle Pryor's career died today, too.

NEXT!!1!!1!!

Posted by: Jon Gruden at June 24, 2011 09:58 AM (le5qc)

34 Another icon from my childhood passes on. Rest in Peace, sir...

Posted by: Batznratz at June 24, 2011 09:58 AM (anXB0)

35 Abe Vigoda could not be reached for comment.

Posted by: Cicero at June 24, 2011 09:59 AM (QKKT0)

36 (MORE TO COME.)

Sounds ominous. Betty White? Andy Griffith?

If you're looking at it from that perspective, shouldn't it be:

(MORE TO GO.)

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 24, 2011 09:59 AM (/U/Mr)

37 He was one of the cab drivers in "Its A Mad Mad Mad Mad World"

Posted by: Olliander at June 24, 2011 09:59 AM (6uiF7)

Rest in peace Mr. Falk. And prayers for his loved ones.

Before I left for South Korea, I was moving my mother up into the DVD age. Columbo was the first full set she wanted. What a great series of work.

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at June 24, 2011 09:59 AM (GKQDR)

39 One the things I liked about Peter Falk is that he always seemed to be enjoying himself. No pretensions, no need to show the world how really super big his brain is.

Just a great actor who had a great life doing what he loved while realizing he was lucky to be doing it.

Posted by: wiserbud at June 24, 2011 09:59 AM (3Okgs)

40 Columbo had a Bassett Hound. Does anyone remember the dog's name?

Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 10:00 AM (iYbLN)

41 Loved him in Murder by Death. What a talent. RIP Lt. Columbo.

Posted by: twiceblessedmom at June 24, 2011 10:00 AM (HjxoE)

42 He suffered terribly from dementia in the last few years. Glad he is at peace. If you watch the scene at the dinner table in "The In-Laws" where he describes the Jose Grecos de Muertos, you can see all the other actors are barely able to contain their laughter. It actually took an extra day to shoot the scene because of this! RIP Peter Falk.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 24, 2011 10:01 AM (5vHqy)

43 Never thought he'd outlive Jeff Goldblum.

Posted by: nickless at June 24, 2011 10:01 AM (MMC8r)

44 The episode when he busted Johnny Cash was epic.

Posted by: BM at June 24, 2011 10:01 AM (qMymA)

45 Columbo had a Bassett Hound. Does anyone remember the dog's name?

Dog.

Same as John Wayne's dog in Big Jake.

Posted by: mpurinTexas supports Rick Perry, bitch at June 24, 2011 10:02 AM (5d6vv)

46 RIP Mr. Falk. Will have to meet your wife later.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at June 24, 2011 10:02 AM (EiH7n)

Columbo's Basett Hound from tvacres.....

Columbo found Dog at the pound on the NBC MYSTERY MOVIE "Etude in Black." Dog made further appearances in the COLUMBO movies Catch Me, Forgotten Ladu, Make Me A Perfect Murder, and Now You See Him.

When it came to naming his pooch, the Lieutenant considered a number of names like Fido, Jet, Munich and Beethoven, but eventually, he just settled on "Dog" because as he once explained "He's a dog so we call him Dog."

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at June 24, 2011 10:02 AM (GKQDR)

48 OT: ABC News reporting Qadaffy supporters are celebrating in the streets with word that we cut funding to the libya operations.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at June 24, 2011 10:03 AM (zgZzy)

45 Never thought he'd outlive Jeff Goldblum.

Jeff Goldblum is dead?

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at June 24, 2011 10:04 AM (zgZzy)

50 That raincoat should be in the Smithsonian just like Archie Bunker's chair.

Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 10:04 AM (iYbLN)

51 Never thought he'd outlive Jeff Goldblum.

Posted by: nickless at June 24, 2011 02:01 PM (MMC8r)

How many times is that guy going to die?

Posted by: Vashta.Nerada at June 24, 2011 10:04 AM (AskuI)

52 Jeff Goldblum is dead?

Professionally.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 24, 2011 10:04 AM (/U/Mr)

Professionally.

Ah. So he's just like Madonna.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at June 24, 2011 10:05 AM (zgZzy)

54 The last movie I remember Falk in was that horrifically bad Nicholas Cage movie "Next" where Cage was some sort of clairvoyant. That was like five years ago.

Posted by: Quilly Mammoth at June 24, 2011 10:06 AM (PgrtT)

55 condolences to Mrs. Columbo

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 24, 2011 10:07 AM (sqkOB)

Ah damn. Well, his last few years were pretty rough.

RIP. A funny, talented guy.

Posted by: Dave in Texas at June 24, 2011 10:07 AM (WvXvd)

57 My hubby stole one of his comments on being very indecisive and trying really hard not to act once he decides on something:

'I don't jump into anything. I inch.'

Sadly, that last part (I inch) is the line most often heard during our 'wrestling time' when the kids are sleeping

I keed, hubby. I keed.

Posted by: momma at June 24, 2011 10:07 AM (nWikJ)

58 Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 01:57 PM (iYbLN)

Loved that movie...now that was a funny movie.

(Natalie Wood, Yum!)

Push the button Max!

Posted by: CPT. Charles at June 24, 2011 10:08 AM (1GunI)

59 Ah. So he's just like Madonna.

Except that he's doesn't have a dried, stretched out cooter, yes.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 24, 2011 10:08 AM (/U/Mr)

60 Best Columbo episode? The one with Patrick McGoohan as the military academy commander.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 24, 2011 10:08 AM (sqkOB)

61 The one with Patrick McGoohan as the military academy commander.

Didn't see it, but if it had McGoohan it had to be good.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 24, 2011 10:09 AM (/U/Mr)

62 Please to remember, Falk's work in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World".

Posted by: Chariots of Toast at June 24, 2011 10:09 AM (XyjRQ)

63 He'll always be Columbo to me. One of the best to come out of Hollywood. This time, that isn't a back-handed compliment.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at June 24, 2011 10:10 AM (1yViP)

64 why am I thinking about Neverending Story? was PF in that too?

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 24, 2011 10:10 AM (sqkOB)

65 The one with Patrick McGoohan as the military academy commander.

He and Peter were life-long friends, which is why McGoohan did I think at least three episodes of Columbo.

My favorite with McGoohan was the one where he was the political advisor. He played such a smug, smarmy bastard that I was ecstatic when Columbo nailed him.

Posted by: wiserbud at June 24, 2011 10:12 AM (3Okgs)

66 The best Columbo episode is "A Friend in Deed", where he sets a delicious trap for a police comissioner.

http://bit.ly/jvTiDR

Posted by: Anony at June 24, 2011 10:12 AM (7ahtU)

67 "29 #1 No, Frank Sinatra was Robbo in Robin adn The Seven Hoods. Falk was in it but he played the character Guy Gisborne." So, your answer should be YES.

Posted by: mike at June 24, 2011 10:12 AM (KsI1l)

68 My favorite with him was The Great Race also.

RIP Peter

Posted by: Vic at June 24, 2011 10:12 AM (M9Ie6)

but if it had McGoohan it had to be good.

I think Falk was friends with McGoohan, because IIRC McGoohan was in at least 3 different episodes of 'Columbo'.

Posted by: HH at June 24, 2011 10:13 AM (6oDXl)

70 60 Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 01:57 PM (iYbLN)

Loved that movie...now that was a funny movie.

(Natalie Wood, Yum!)

Push the button Max!
Posted by: CPT. Charles

It is one of my top ten favorite movies. I watch it every time it's on and I still laugh.

Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 10:13 AM (iYbLN)

71 I loved him in the Great Race. He partnered with Jack Lemmon as Professor Fate and Falk as his assistant Max.

That's how I'll always remember him.
PUSH THE BUTTON MAX!!!

Posted by: MikeTheMoose at June 24, 2011 10:13 AM (0q2P7)

72 Well, dang, if Jonah Goldberg's going to do it then I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO

Posted by: Cricket at June 24, 2011 10:14 AM (bViNN)

73 73

The Great Pie Fight!!

Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 10:15 AM (iYbLN)

74 Vibes with the aforementioned Jeff Goldblum, along with Cyndi Lauper. And Pocketful of Miracles with Glenn Ford and Bette Davis. Any role he took made a movie instantly watchable.

Posted by: doombuggy at June 24, 2011 10:15 AM (aC0n5)

75 He was in The Princess Bride?

You guys watched The Princess Bride?

Posted by: momma at June 24, 2011 10:15 AM (nWikJ)

76 My gum! You made me swallow my gum!

Posted by: Lou Peckinpaugh at June 24, 2011 10:15 AM (/Mtjv)

77 #62 That's the one I always recall too, John.

Columbo at the Frank Sinatra roast. (Ronnie's there too.)

Posted by: andycanuck at June 24, 2011 10:16 AM (c5Nbw)

Did anyone ever see his role in "Roommates"?

"Family takes care of family..."

Posted by: Curmudgeon at June 24, 2011 10:17 AM (ujg0T)

79 O/T - The House has voted to NOT defund Barack Obama's Libyan kinetic adventure.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at June 24, 2011 10:17 AM (FkKjr)

80 It Great race is one of my top ten favorite movies. I watch it every time it's on and I still laugh.

I have had it for years on one of those laser disks. Finally got a copy of it on a DVD a few moths ago. It is the perfect mix of music, comedy, and action. It also has some of the best stars in Hollywood.

Posted by: Vic at June 24, 2011 10:18 AM (M9Ie6)

81 Grandson: Grandpa, maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow.
Grandpa As you wish.

Posted by: Jim at June 24, 2011 10:18 AM (/Mtjv)

82 My favorite episode will still be the pilot. Yes, there are plenty of other episodes with better plots, actors and dialogue, but I really liked the first one. It was so original, and I can remember it best. There was a great piece of dialogue in it where Columbo told the villain how he did what he did. Yes, his opponents may have had far higher IQs (scientists, writers, and doctors), but they didn't have his experience, and they always left tell-tale clues. It was also a relief to watch a mystery that didn't waste time on "whodunnit." You knew from the get go, who did it and how. The interest was in watching Columbo not only figure out the murderer, but figure out how to do it in a way that would stand up in court.

My wife and I were watching the series on DVD recently, and she was surprised by what a nice place Los Angeles looked like in those shows. Obviously, you had your bad parts of town then--Watts, etc--but everything still looked new, and all the signs were in English.

Posted by: Schaeffer at June 24, 2011 10:19 AM (ZN0re)

83 "The last movie I remember Falk in was that horrifically bad Nicholas Cage movie "Next" where Cage was some sort of clairvoyant. That was like five years ago." You realize that will be one of Ace's favorite movies, don't you?

Posted by: mike at June 24, 2011 10:20 AM (KsI1l)

84 Dean Martin Peter Falk and Paul Lynde
"I hope he can't reach inside the car from there.'

LMAO!

Posted by: momma at June 24, 2011 10:20 AM (nWikJ)

85 The Falk. Tune In Tomorrow

Posted by: maverick muse at June 24, 2011 10:20 AM (lpWVn)

86 It is one of my top ten favorite movies. I watch it every time it's on and I still laugh.

Lemons role of a lifetime. Esp the whole Pottsdorf subplot.
Peter Falk plays the loyal assistant with great results.

The lines he had were not spectacular writing but his portrayal was perfect and allowed Lemon to really shine.

Great lines. Involving Falk's character.
The Great Leslie Escaped with a Chicken!!??
Max we're car number 5.
Rise and shine professor!
Would you like me to feed you?
You give 'em beads, that makes 'em friendly.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose at June 24, 2011 10:21 AM (0q2P7)

87 Excuse me, Mr. Holder, I just have one more question...

Posted by: AmishDude at June 24, 2011 10:21 AM (73tyQ)

88 Rest in Peace. That man was a lot of fun. I find it intresting that yesterday we were discussing 1983 and today he passes at 83. Exactly how powerful are we?

Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 24, 2011 10:21 AM (NtTkA)

89 Serpentine, Shel! Seprentine!!

Posted by: wiserbud at June 24, 2011 01:45 PM (3Okgs)

That line still makes me laugh out loud just thinking about it. I saw that in the theater with my family when I was a kid. Going to stream/order it from Netflix tonight.

Yep, still funny: http://preview.tinyurl.com/lbpd9c

Posted by: where're my ping pong balls? at June 24, 2011 10:23 AM (YxaXw)

90 You guys watched The Princess Bride?

Posted by: momma at June 24, 2011 02:15 PM (nWikJ)

Only for the sword fights. Srsly.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 24, 2011 10:23 AM (z1N6a)

91 I thought his best work was as McMurphy in Cuckoo's Nest.

Posted by: Brian Dennehy at June 24, 2011 10:23 AM (k0TKJ)

77 He was in The Princess Bride?

You guys watched The Princess Bride?

What's wrong with The Princess Bride?

It's one of Carl Elwes greatest performances. And it has Andre the Giant as well!

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 24, 2011 10:24 AM (9hSKh)

93 79 #62 That's the one I always recall too, John.

Columbo at the Frank Sinatra roast. (Ronnie's there too.)
Posted by: andycanuck

Thank you, that was hilarious. What a line up. Pure class and not an f word was spoken.

Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 10:25 AM (iYbLN)

94 A a great little b & w film from the 60s called Murder Inc. that I bought off iOffer a few years back. He was a classic.

Posted by: jeannebodine at June 24, 2011 10:25 AM (nvlAW)

95 Watch him in Murder by Death or The Cheap Detective.
Posted by: right at June 24, 2011 01:55 PM

Never saw The Cheap Detective, but Murder by Death was hilarious

Tess: Sam, why do you keep all those naked muscle men magazines in your office?

Sam Diamond: Suspects. Always looking for suspects.

Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2011 10:25 AM (so1xa)

96 You guys watched The Princess Bride?

Why not? Great movie.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 24, 2011 10:25 AM (IdoRk)

97 Columbo and the dog. (And a moron link--it includes a great-looking Tricia O'Neil who played three different roles on TNG.)

Posted by: andycanuck at June 24, 2011 10:25 AM (c5Nbw)

98 77
He was in The Princess Bride?
You guys watched The Princess Bride?
Posted by: momma at June 24, 2011 02:15 PM (nWikJ)

Of course. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means ...

Posted by: No Whining at June 24, 2011 10:26 AM (7GfKM)

99 MikeTheMoose at June 24, 2011 02:21 PM (0q2P7)

Don't forget...

Brandy!

I love brandy!

More brandy!

Posted by: CPT. Charles at June 24, 2011 10:27 AM (1GunI)

100 3 Serpentine, Shel! Seprentine!!

Genius, that. Pure... freaking... genius.

Posted by: DocJ at June 24, 2011 10:27 AM (Zu0gE)

101 I think he had retired from the spotlight as his mind was breaking down.

Well yes, he had Alzheimer's...

That's how I'll always remember him.
PUSH THE BUTTON MAX!!!

Aye aye, Perfesser Fate!

[KABOOM]

Oh bastards!!

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at June 24, 2011 10:27 AM (uehxp)

102 My wife and I were watching the series on DVD recently, and she was surprised by what a nice place Los Angeles looked like in those shows. Obviously, you had your bad parts of town then--Watts, etc--but everything still looked new, and all the signs were in English.
Posted by: Schaeffer at June 24, 2011 02:19 PM

The smog would choke you to death back then however. 1/2 mile of visibility back then was a clear day

Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2011 10:27 AM (so1xa)

103 that erg shitstain is really a fucking hack, isn't he?

I see he's recovered enough from the incessantly hilarious pounding ace gave him on the Mamet thread to post again ... although his spelling and grammar appear to have gotten worse, if that's possible. I guess you can damage the brain of a syphilitic numbskull further.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 24, 2011 10:28 AM (IdoRk)

104 Best Columbo episode?

The one with Patrick McGoohan as the military academy commander.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 24, 2011 02:08 PM (sqkOB)

There was another one with McGoohan where he played a secret agent. The episode had a few nods to The Prisoner. Be seeing you

Posted by: TheQuietMan at June 24, 2011 10:28 AM (1Jaio)

105 Made-----one of the funniest movies ever, with a great soundtrack too.

Posted by: Dave at June 24, 2011 10:30 AM (Xm1aB)

106 Watch him in Murder by Death or The Cheap Detective.
Posted by: right at June 24, 2011 01:55 PM

Lionel Twain: That drives me crazy!

Sam Diamond: Sounds like a short ride to me

Posted by: kbdabear at June 24, 2011 10:30 AM (so1xa)

107 The smog would choke you to death back then however. 1/2 mile of visibility back then was a clear day

Yeah, there was that.

Posted by: Schaeffer at June 24, 2011 10:32 AM (ZN0re)

108 99

Thank you. LOL

Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 10:34 AM (iYbLN)

109

crap.

There goes one of the greats.

Posted by: soulpile is... at June 24, 2011 10:34 AM (Mk/IQ)

110 That's how I'll always remember him.
PUSH THE BUTTON MAX!!!

Aye aye, Perfesser Fate!

[KABOOM]

Oh bastards!!

How about when they were on the iceberg and he snapped off half of Professor Fate's mustache?

Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 10:35 AM (iYbLN)

111 You guys watched The Princess Bride?

Yes, multiple times. I give Rob Reiner a pass on a lot of things because of The Princess Bride and Spinal Tap.

And Falk's character is great in it.

Posted by: where're my ping pong balls? at June 24, 2011 10:35 AM (YxaXw)

112

I was back in LA a few yrs ago and when I was visiting the Peterson Automotive Museum they had the Hannibal 8 on display. What a cool car!

Oh, and I love the Princess Bride...

Posted by: HH at June 24, 2011 10:41 AM (6oDXl)

113 You look like number two to me.
I'll explain it to you later. It's disgusting.
[without looking it up at IMDB]

Posted by: andycanuck at June 24, 2011 10:43 AM (c5Nbw)

114

"Just one more thing."

Love that show. RIP Mr. Falk. See you later.

Posted by: Patrick McGoohan at June 24, 2011 10:43 AM (nBE5A)

115
I'm still alive.

Kind of.

Posted by: Gabby Giffords at June 24, 2011 10:44 AM (wAxwp)

116 And yet Larry King lives. . .

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at June 24, 2011 10:46 AM (iAUf+)

117 oh how I love Peter Falk! God Bless him. I put some clips on my blog if anyones looking.

I have a great autographed pic of him in his Columbo gear. I always think of watching Columbo when I was a kid and the great ABC Mysteries.

Yes his Sam Diamond in Murder by Death was awesome and The In Laws is the best-- Serpentine Shel! Serpentine!

And he was wonderful friends with John Cassavettes (Rosemarys Baby), they did some interesting work together.

His kids were suing him I think claiming he had Alzehimers and shouldnt be in charge of his estate.

God Bless and thank you Sir.

Posted by: ginaswo at June 24, 2011 10:49 AM (pVo8C)

118 The cast of the Great Race was outstanding.
Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk, Vivian Vance, Kennan Wynn, Dorothy Provine, Larry Storch, Ross Martin and carrier pigeons.

Posted by: mpfs at June 24, 2011 10:52 AM (iYbLN)

119 i think i'll pop a copy of "The Great Race" into my iPhone and watch it in memory of him.

Posted by: stormin1961 at June 24, 2011 10:54 AM (Foooh)

120 Between Columbo and Princess Bride, he was in shows that were indelible parts of both my and my kids early childhood. Can't say that about too many actors.

My kids had large swaths of dialogue from The Princess Bride memorized.

Damn - Now I have to tell the RightWingDaughter that Grampa's dead.

Posted by: RightWingProf at June 24, 2011 10:58 AM (UOcNk)

121 Made is really hard to watch but its a great movie. And I loved Falk in everything he did, everything. He was especially great in The Cheap Detective, a little-known gem from the 70s.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 24, 2011 11:00 AM (r4wIV)

122 Gods Speed Sir, Gods Speed. RIP.

Posted by: Nico at June 24, 2011 11:05 AM (F6Jj4)

123 Cassavetes films not for everybody, but you might like to see Falk in "A Woman Under the Influence."

Posted by: gp at June 24, 2011 11:12 AM (B9rV2)

124 If any of you looked at the Columbo 'Frank Sinatra Roast' link, you'll also see a link there to 'Columbo interregation'. It's Falk vs Cassavetes. Very good.

Posted by: HH at June 24, 2011 11:19 AM (6oDXl)

125 Murder by Death is a classic and he kills in it.

Ever make it with a waitress?

A waitress.
Big, fat waitress.

I don't know about society dames...

...but you ain't had it till you
made it with a big waitress.

Posted by: aborted baby at June 24, 2011 11:29 AM (TFxd0)

126 /sock off!

Posted by: Y-not at June 24, 2011 11:29 AM (TFxd0)

127 Murder by Death is a classic and he kills in it.

Posted by: aborted baby at June 24, 2011 03:29 PM (TFxd0)

Neil Simon liked him in Murder By Death so much that he wrote The Cheap Detective just for him.

I liked him in Murder, Inc.

Posted by: stuiec at June 24, 2011 11:38 AM (Di3Im)

128

The Great Race is definitely one of his best, as well as Jack Lemmon's.

One movie I remember him from is Anzio, with Robert Mitchum. WWII flick I watched a lot as a kid but haven't seen in prolly 30 years so I don't know if it's really good or not.

Posted by: brass pair at June 24, 2011 11:48 AM (4WhSY)

129 I'll miss you Lt.......

Posted by: sven10077 at June 24, 2011 11:49 AM (kq1lG)

130 I was back in LA a few yrs ago and when I was visiting the Peterson Automotive Museum they had the Hannibal 8 on display. What a cool car!

But it's no Peugot 403.

Posted by: Schaeffer at June 24, 2011 11:57 AM (ZN0re)

131 Best part of Wings of Desire, as has been mentioned.

Posted by: moviegique at June 24, 2011 11:59 AM (Cepxj)

132 Anything with Robert Mitchum is worth watching too, just for him.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 24, 2011 12:14 PM (r4wIV)

133 RIP. and thanks for the laughs...

Posted by: joejm65 at June 24, 2011 12:53 PM (UZuc4)

134 Wow... hard to believe he's gone, and almost as hard to believe he had gotten so old. One of the truly memorable people to ever grace the small screen.

Posted by: CoolCzech at June 24, 2011 01:27 PM (kUaEF)

135 Anzio is not bad if you can get past the theme song. Once it is over it is done and gone but that first five minutes is rough.

Falk played Nico the Psycho Beatnik in "The Bloody Brood" for Corman back in the 50's. Bad movie, great performance.

Posted by: Mr. Book at June 24, 2011 02:19 PM (L1sKL)

136 He was a funny guy and an actor I liked to watch.
Looks like I'll go get "The Princess Bride", "The Great Race" and some popcorn.

RIP

Posted by: Gmac at June 24, 2011 02:33 PM (S255b)

137

He was hysterical in The In-Laws. "Serpentine! Serpentine!" My dad and I laughed til we cried.

His part in The Princess Bride was straight, but he added a lot of charm and warmth to the film. The film's theme was "wuv...twoo wuv," and it was pretty obvious how much love the character had for his grandson.

Posted by: Taxpayer at June 24, 2011 05:02 PM (NpmCe)

138 Been lurking here a long time. This necessitated a post. His performance in Vibes was a stitch. R.I.P.

Posted by: Dresden at June 24, 2011 05:27 PM (oJ3ub)

139

In one of the first 3 episodes of Columbo, he flashed his badge and ID. If you enlarge the frame, you can make out his first name.

It's Lt. Frank Columbo.

That's one of those things you've always wondered about.

And now you know!

Posted by: Filthy Sockpuppet at June 24, 2011 07:40 PM (GkYyh)

140 The first movie I ever remember seeing in the theater that wasn't a kids' movie was Peter Falk in "The Cheap Detective" in 1978.

Posted by: mamma b at June 24, 2011 09:12 PM (td27g)

141 "Uh, excuse me, I don't mean to bother ya, but there's just one more thing..."

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at June 24, 2011 10:40 PM (Y1gzX)

142 Are you interested in Soccer? Right, you really like playing football. Plus, Soccer is just getting to be a worldwide popular sport nowadays. As fans of Soccer, you should get fully prepared at first. For example, you would better prepare a suitable pair of soccer cleats , a set of soccer jerseys or whatever. Otherwise, you will not enjoy an exciting football match. Anyway, it is necessary and essential to prepare for the football match in a good way.(yang)

Posted by: soccer cleats at June 26, 2011 09:55 PM (ESwwK)

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