Throughout his wide-ranging career Peter Falk was nominated for two Oscars and worked with the likes of Frank Capra and Arthur Miller. Falk died on Thursday at the age of 83.

Quick Look-Change your current location ... View full size Lynn Ischay, The Plain Dealer Actor Peter Falk at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown in October, 2006.

In a more than 50-year acting career that spanned movies, stage and TV, Falk's disheveled Lt. Columbo became one of TV's most memorable characters.

Let’s look at Falk’s time as Columbo, his career overall, and why some wrongly thought he might never make it as an actor. ‘Columbo’ was Peter Falk’s defining role ...

A riveting documentary tracing the life and enduring legacy of actor Peter Falk. For millions of viewers, Peter Falk is Columbo. Despite playing the quintessential blue-collar TV detective of the ...

In a hearing Wednesday, the daughter of “Columbo” star Peter Falk described lifelong tensions between the 81-year-old actor’s children and his wife of more than 30 years.

Peter Falk is well-known for his starring role on one of the most famous detective TV shows ever, Columbo.However, not everyone knows that one of his eyes was synthetic. Here’s a look at why he ...

Peter Falk Tribute by Director Wim Wenders. Wenders writes an essay in honor of Falk, who died at the age of 83. By Cynthia Wang. Published on July 4, 2011 12:55PM EDT.

Columbo star Peter Falk originally did not want his character to have a dog. That all changed, however, when he saw the dog they cast for the show.

But Peter Falk's life would take a tragic turn when he developed Alzheimer's disease. His second wife isolated him, forcing his daughter to go to probate court just to see her father before he died.

For more than 40 years, Peter Falk entered living rooms around the world as Lieutenant Columbo, an unconventional L.A. homicide detective known for his rumpled raincoat and trademark cigar.