FILE - In this 1974 file photo originally released by NBC, Peter Falk is ahown as homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo in the NBC series, "Columbo." Falk, the stage and movie actor who became ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Peter Falk, star of the 1970s hit TV drama "Columbo," whose role as the rumpled detective of the same name earned him four Emmys, has died after years of battling Alzheimer's ...

The detective genre has been around as long as TV shows have. With roots going back to old literature, many fictional detectives have become household names in ways that are usually reserved for ...

Famed detective Lieutenant Columbo, played to perfection by Peter Falk, isn't exactly your average TV cop. He's a bit meandering and doesn't seem particularly beholden to many social norms, wearing a ...

LOS ANGELES -- Peter Falk, who was best known as the disheveled but deceptively smart TV detective "Columbo," has died at the age of 83. Family members said the actor died peacefully Thursday night at ...

Peter Falk has died at the age of 83. The Columbo star passed away last night at his home in Beverly Hills. The family declined to reveal any details pertaining to the legendary actor's death. What to ...

Falk is remembered as a brilliant actor, the "Jersey Shore" stars are not and J.K. Rowling reveals the secrets behind her latest venture. FIVE-TIME EMMY WINNER PETER FALK DIES AT 83 , one day after he ...

The best way to celebrate Peter Falk's life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives. Thanks to Falk's affectionately genuine portrayal, Lt. Columbo established himself ...

Peter Falk was perhaps best known for his role as the disheveled police Lt. Columbo, one of TV's beloved crime solvers. He died Thursday night at... Peter Falk, TV's Legendary 'Columbo,' Dies At 83 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Falk, the stage and movie actor who became identified as the squinty, rumpled detective in "Columbo" has died. He was 83. A statement released Friday by family friend Larry ...

LOS ANGELES — Peter Falk, the stage and movie actor who became identified as the squinty, rumpled detective in “Columbo,” which spanned 30 years in prime-time television and established one of the ...