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Peter Falk made "Columbo" a sensation on television, and continued working until 2007, when he was diagnosed with dementia.

The Rumpled Sleuth Who Ruled PrimetimePeter Falk didn’t just play Lt. Columbo, he engineered a phenomenon: a gentle, relentless detective who could disarm millionaires with a shrug and a smile. Beginning with a 1968 TV...

October 3, 2025 Miles Brucker


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