Somehow fittingly, Falk — the perfect choice to play Columbo — failed to be the first choice. Instead, the role was offered to easygoing crooner Bing Crosby. Fortunately, he turned it down. With Falk ...
June 24 (Reuters) - Actor Peter Falk, best known for this television role as the seemingly absent-minded but shrewd police detective on NBC's "Columbo" has died at age 83, a representative for his ...