Peter Falk’s Hilarious Acceptance Speech for COLUMBO | Emmys Archive (1972)
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- Peter Falk explains, in great detail, what it took for him to make it to the 1974 ceremony to collect his award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
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I wrote to him and asked him for his autograph. He sent me back a embossed photo of him as Columbo, with the signature. Down to earth guy.
Nice. ☺️
Too cool. Peter is one of the most interesting men to ever grace the big and small screens of Hollywood. He had eye cancer at 3 and had the eye removed and replaced with a glass one, which never impeded his career. He wanted to join the military, but was initially turned down due to his condition and later accepted into the Merchant Marines. He then became an efficiency expert, then got into show business with the hit It's a Mad Mad World 1963 and then, later would star as Lt. Franco Columbo for over 30 years with yearly gaps in between seasons (not straight through like Dallas 1978-1993). He was a big dog lover and supporter of animal rights. He and his first wife adopted two daughters, one who actually became a PI in real life, following after her father's faux footsteps. He retired in the late 2000's, I believe 2007 with his last performance being Next 2007, starring alongside Nicholas Cage. He then was diagnosed (like my poor dad and grandmother, may they RIP) with the God awful disease, Alzheimers and passed peaceful in his home in 2011 at the age of 83. He has always been extremely intelligent, good looking, friendly, humble man and a true gentleman with an amazing voice. Later his much younger, trophy wife tried to cheat him and his daughters out his money and their inheritance and they started a foundation for Alzheimers and a legal conservatorship for families dealing with mental and financial issues with litigious intervention. He was a charming and hilarious, kind Jewish man who (fun fact) hated cigars but loved cigarettes and had the prop supervisor on Columbo grab him so cheap ass, dime store or supermarket cigars. Always generous with charities and came to conventions for his fans even up to the last year of his life. A true legend (like Charlton Heston, who also died of Alzheimer's but at age 84) and will never be forgotten, hell he has a statue in Hungary and a plaque in his backyard.
me too
@@davsny5 Thank you for so much information about this wonderful gentleman. My mother is his biggest fan and I really like him very much. Fortunately for us, here in Portugal, in one TV channel called Memory channel, every weekend we can watch Columbo.It's at lunch time and also repeats at dinner time. I just love to watch all his ways, his talking. I didn't knew that was cancer that damage his eye at such tender age. So glad to know that he went on so wonderfully in his career. Yesterday the episode was "Death hits the jackpot".
I just knew that he was an animal lover (like me) because it shows in his face each time he sees one, the glow in his face comes from the joy in his heart. I do wish his peace in all eternity.
Thank you again. Best wishes.
@@Harry-mp1tf Debbiedowner
I wrote to Peter Folk explaining how much joy his Columbo series was helping my grandfather cope during his last months as it brought him so much joy. Peter Falk sent my grandad a lovely letter plus a get well tape recording which meant so much to my grandpa and my family. What a beautiful thing to do, a special man who brought so much joy to the world. We miss you Mr Falk, we love you ❤️
class act
I love Columbo and to hear Peter Falk was that kind of guy just increases my love for the series and the man. He must have had so much fan mail and while I am sure people sorted through it for him, he didn't have to take the time to do that for your grandfather. The fact he did demonstrates the man had a kind heart.
My sympathies for the loss of your grandfather. I know it must have been some time back as Peter Falk passed away some years ago, but still I offer my condolences as I know from experience the pain of a lost grandparent.
@@laughingachilles Thank you for your kind wishes. Never once did I think Mr Falk would reply. Like you say, he must have received thousands of letters. It was just one of those things you do when a teenager & I and my family were astonished when the package arrived. Grandad was so happy. I have the full collection of Columbo, never get tired of watching him, he makes me smile.
Great work columbo!! Such a hella good cop! Sorry for you loss
Touching story about your grandfather and Mr. Faulk as well.🌹
He was an incredible actor. He is terribly missed.
Yes, Peter Falk was the best.
If you haven't seen A woman Under The Influence please watch he is very good in it along with Gena Rowlands
My Wife and I went to see his grave last year on a visit to LA from England, we thanked him for entertaining us on many a Sunday afternoon, just as I walked away I turned around and said…”Just one more thing” 😊
epic!
So touching.. thank you
It's moments & memories like that, which make life worth living.
Very touching.
I love that
Perfect! 👌🏻
Let’s be honest. We all could seat and watch and re-watch and re-re-watch any single Columbo’s episode and enjoy it like the first time :)
..damn right. The last true classic. He is truly missed❤️
I was born the year falk accepted that award . Can’t count the number of times I’ve seen them all , over and over again . Priceless .
I do rewatch all the episodes of Columbo, Thank you Peter Faulk, RIP 💝
Still do! Never gets old.
Just one more thing....
*According to my uncle, who was a cameraman in Hollywood and worked with Peter Falk on many of the Columbo episodes, Mr Falk was a great guy. Very genuine, extremely humble, and down-to-earth. Although he's (understandably) remembered for the character of Columbo, it's easy to forget that he was also an accomplished theatre actor in his early days, and for years before that, he'd also had a few **_'regular blue collar'_** jobs. I imagine that time of his life, was the reason why he always kept his feet on the ground, and was so relatable to the people who met him and worked with him.*
*It's also often overlooked that he made over 50 movies through his career in Hollywood. His first being a small role in the 1958 movie, **_"Wind Across The Everglades"_** at the relatively late age of 30. As a kind of semi-detached member and good friend of **_'The Rat Pack',_** (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr. and Joey Bishop), it was often (wrongly) assumed, that Falk must have also had mafia connections, and that he lost his right eye in some kind of fight or brawl. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. His right eye was surgically removed when he was just 3-years-old, as the result of cancer.*
*As an actor, his high intelligence and intellect rarely got the opportunity to shine. For example, he obtained a BA degree in arts and sciences, and a second BA in literature and political science. He was also a very accomplished chess player, artist, pianist and saxophone player. All of which he enjoyed during the many breaks in filming, and at his home in Beverly Hills, with 2nd wife Shera, and his two adopted daughters, Jackie and Catherine.*
*Sadly, Falk was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in late 2008, and subsequently died at home as a result of that, and a heavy bout of pneumonia. To end on a little lighthearted trivia, did you know that the very first episode of Columbo in 1971, was directed by a (then unknown) 24-year-old from Cincinnati, named Steven A. Spielberg! I offer my very best wishes from England to those who are still reading, and I wish you all a healthy and peaceful 2021.*
Many thanks for all that great info. :-)
Spielberg 😖
@@EYE_GOTCHA Aww, but he did direct E.T.😊
Cheers! Great information. Really well written and informative. He's still so interesting to watch. I hadn't realised he died as long ago as 2008. Same year my mother died.May they RIP
*Many thanks for your kindness and the compliments folks. My Uncle Ian (who was the cameraman in Hollywood's heyday and beyond), along with his lovely wife (my Auntie Jean), both kept diaries and journals throughout their adult lives, all of which they left to me when they passed on. Auntie Jean also worked in Hollywood as a makeup artist in the big studios, which is how they both met and fell in love.*
*As a result, I have literally hundreds, maybe even thousands of stories about who was secretly doing what with whom, who were the nicest Hollywood stars, along with first-hand stories about those who were perhaps... not so nice! Who were friends with each other, which ones were enemies, fist fights that broke out on-set (and not just by the men!), and so on. It reads like a gossip magazine, except you know these things really happened, because Auntie Jean and Uncle Ian actually witnessed them in front of their own eyes.*
*Some of the tales recounted are (hysterically) funny, while others are quite sad really. But it all gives a great insight into what went on when the cameras weren't rolling. Some of which is surprising, while other things are truly shocking. I'd love to compile a book of it all someday, but I need to know about boring things first, such as the rules regarding international copyright laws, and how much I can tell without the risk of being sued etcetera. Plus of course, I need to know how to word everything correctly.*
*So the comments above help to encourage me to carry on with the idea. Seriously, thanks very much again for your kind words so far. All the best to you, and as they say in Dublin, **_"When your time comes, may you be sittin' up in heaven with yer feet up, 30 minutes before the devil knows you're dead!"_** 😊 I just love the Irish!!! Take care all.*
My mother in the UK is turning 90 this year and still loves all the re runs of Columbo. She knows every one by heart. Gives her a lot of comfort
Blessings to her!
My granny (not that I knew, was much too young) loved the show. It wasn't until this year I mentioned it to my dad how much I loved this show that he told me how she watched every episode (we're Belfast based).
Due to the "Sunday" feeling older shows and movies gave off, I hated them. But after eventually growing up on Star Trek, I watched shorts of Columbo on this that I really developed a love for the show.
He was my mother’s first cousin and they were very close even though they were 15 years apart. My memories of him are fond. he would talk about getting letters from his fans and writing back and the joy it brought to him
Peter's humility is what made him so popular. He was a breath of fresh air among his Hollywood peers.
He had his diva moments like any other actor if you read the history of production on Columbo. He was a great guy in life tho, agreed.
@@WickedScott Peter Faulk was unlike many of his peers, he was definitely no diva… HE WAS HIS OWN MAN
@@IKUFL He was a man and therefore imperfect. He would early on hold up production on Columbo if he didn't get his way, much to the consternation of his piers. He was a great actor and a lovely man, but very imperfect like the rest of us.
@@WickedScottThat’s not what diva means, if he demanded a certain type of food before going on set every morning then you’d be right. Holding up production due to quality control is an amazing thing and it’s good he kept those people in their place. In the end he was correct and one of the only reasons the series didn’t end up like the abomination that is Mrs. Columbo. That show was so bad and there were no quality standards that even Donald Pleasence was horrible in it.
“And just one more thing” this man was just brilliant , such a great loss to both film and television.
RIP Peter Falk …..
Right on! In this acceptance speech, he gives credit to others who wrote and created the character but its Peter himself who brought the character to life!
I knew someone quote that.
it was fantastic writers,
Sometimes I think Columbo was real, and Peter Falk was the character he played.
I saw Peter Falk in a production of "The Balconey", either on RUclips or a rerun on TV (back in the days when I still watched TV). He truly was a fine actor.
Great TV show characters are often an exaggeration of the actor. They take his basic attributes and traits and blow them up. For example Alan from Two and a half men - Jon Cryer really is this dorky type.
And Falk too was a bit of a mumbly, bit dorkish type, with similar gestures and body language. That's why it's actually insulting when people laugh as he tries to speak thinking he is putting on a Columbo show, when he is in fact himself.
It's unbelievable how most people can't see this or understand this.
I’m like that with Darth Vader
Me too 🤣🤣🤣
Because Peter Falk died, but Columbo will live forever. :(
The one tv show I can remember sitting and watching with my whole family. It crossed all age barriers. Columbo was smart, clever, funny and extremely entertaining.
And to think I first heard about him and the show only a couple of years ago. It wasn’t until I rewatched Undisputed (2002) that I realized that Peter Falk was the old man in the prison the whole time, and that was one of my childhood movies
Half a century later, the man still radiates raw meme energy with the intensity of a thousand suns.
So true
As he was walking away at the end he should have turned and said "One more thing..."
+The True Fizz LOL, so true!!!
OMG YES ❤️❤️❤️
Jim Moriarty in a saloon before the brawl " Give the man some elbow room boys!" Larry Storch
Too easy.
Agreed!
Here we are nearly 50 years later and Columbo is still compelling TV. Thank you, Mr Falk.
Yes on October 3rd on 5 USA 10.00am until 23.05 PM columbo in the UK get your food ,and drinks and congratulations if you watch all with out switching channels ,
Oh, geez, you're right! It's been 50 years. Where has the time gone?
People love Columbo in UK .... Peter Falk's acting was so classy that the show was compelling even though we all knew the perpetrator at the very start .... not many actors could manage that .... brilliant .... great legacy
I just discovered it and it's more interesting and funny than 99% of shows today
I love Peter Falk and have all the Columbo DVDs in my candle making workshop. I play them all the time as well as Columbo Sunday on the TV. Wonderful actor. How many other actors would have you loving their work all these years later?
Colombo taught me one thing, never underestimate one by the appearance
What a humble person. He thanked everyone who worked with him.
For me, Columbo was one of the all-time best TV detectives. Absolutely brilliant.
Colombo was good, as was Matlock. Many people will probably say Angela Lansbury was the top show, but I liked Matlock once I started watching it. As a little kid when it still aired on TV, you knew that if you were still at your aunts house and the Matlock theme started to play, you had to sit through an hour and a half of torture. Now that I'm a lot older, I really appreciate what I couldn't then.
My Mother was a big fan. Now I am 60 years old and wondering if I could find an episode to watch?
Thank you Joel.
nobody will debate you on that one.
I downloaded the complete episodes all seasons :-)
I love that he gives so much credit to the creators of Columbo, but I think we all know that it was Falk that brought that character to life. No one else could have played Columbo like that. RIP Peter.
You never know. I'm sure someone could have, but nobody would be Falk's Columbo, that's for sure. Lucky to have had him in such a great role.
And don't forget the great contribution by his family to that wonderful acceptance speech.
It’s true. Someone else could’ve play Columbo- but it would never had that same magic that he brought that made it so worth our time.
Brilliantly said.
@@christianbarnay2499 And the wife of course! Even forgot to say hi to her on television.
Still one of the most compelling and stylish shows ever.
Very true
Columbo was my Dad’s favourite TV show, and he looked forward to every episode. I bought him the full series on DVD, and he watched it over and over. Sadly I began to notice he was developing dementia. I lost him in 2013. Also so sad to hear that Mr Falk also had dementia. RIP both of you.
When he died, there was an article in the local paper wondering why this guy was held in such high esteem. I wrote to the paper saying, "He has been entertaining me all of my life. He's family."
Have you seen him in Roommates?
@@dirigoelectric No, I haven't. I rented the series "Naked City" (well worth watching) a while back and he's in one episode, he's not in the credits but it's him- from about 1957 I think.
He’s family? That’s cheesy as hell.
@@fortnitepros8025 The expression "cheesy as hell" is cheesy as hell too.
tzenophile bullshit👎
I M STILL WATCHING COLUMBO DURING COVID , YEAR 2020 PETER VERY THANKS , GOD BLESS YOU.
Always love Columbo. I have Covid and am in quarantine and watching Columbo. So far so good. Just feel like I have a light flu. Knock on wood.
I’m on season 8 right now, and I’ll be sorry when I’m finished!
drServitis Be well very soon. Sorry you have it at all but hope it stays mild. 2020 is a very nasty year.
@@jvallas How can you stand it? I don't mean Peter Falk or his character Colombo. But most of the others, innocent or guilty, are w/o interest as people. Fortunately, there are a few, v few, happy exceptions. It soon becomes an exercise in repetition. But I love the actor!
mckavitt13 I thoroughly enjoy it, but I also flip it on when I go to bed, so I don’t want anything so riveting that I can’t go to sleeP!😏
This was back when the Hollywood actors had class.
yeah now we got lizzo
That's William Corad and Mitzi Gaynor presenting the award to Peter Falk.
Mitzi is simply ravishing in that gown.
It's interesting seeing both Columbo and Cannon on the same stage...imagine THAT crossover.
@@beakedmonk3981 Yeah!
I'm still watching Columbo episodes in 2019, and still enjoying it a lot. I used to watch Columbo with my grandpa, as a kid, in the late 80s on Canadian television, and it reminds me of him.
Every Sunday man without fail on channel 5usa, the great race film 1965 is a must see with him in it and Tony cutus
I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one
Me too. On Cozy TV... Great series.
Same! On Season 3, right now. Unfortunately, in India, it is not available on any of the streaming apps (Netflix etc.)
Double bill every Sunday in the UK!
Still watching Columbo. oh yeah “one more thing “ 😎
"You know what bothers me?"
I love how he is often gifted nice cigars, yet you only see him rocking the cheep greens
"Sorry, I hate to bother you..."
About a month ago, someone from work called me about a problem, and after I solved it for them they said "Oh, yeah - one more thing..." and I said "what's this, Columbo?"
They may not have been born when the show hit the air, but they got the reference. Great show, brilliant writing, terrific actor.
That's right! I loved the "oh and one more thing" - genius. 70s classic.
Grew up in a Catholic boarding school and we only get to watch TV on Saturday evenings and Sunday throughout. It was always a treat watching a disheveled Columbo in his raincoat, yet always brilliantly solving cases. He was a good role model for us that we should not judge people by their appearances.
This is exactly how an awards speech should go! 🙌💗
A very handsome man, charming, funny, talented, gracious and a fine actor. May he rest in peace.
@I Date Only Feminists! ?
Peter Falk was a gem. And his show - it wasn't a "who done it" (because we knew from the beginning), but a "how catch 'em."
For the most part yes... but there were 2 or 3 "who done it" episodes as well.
I loved the show never missed it BUT it was that crucial part where silence is required and EVERY time he'd trip, drop or bump into something and I'd be right there beside him, angry at him for being so clumsy and scared we'd be caught! It was brilliant.
Most crime shows and mysteries are how catch 'ems.
No, most are "who done it." Columbo pioneered "how catch 'ems" because we saw the crime at the beginning of each episode.
@@GaiaOne That's not new. Cop shows did that before Columbo. Remember Ironside?
The comments section is a treasure trove of information, admiration, & positive stories about Peter Falk. I extremely rarely look into famous peoples' personal lives. If they're terrible, I don't want that unnecessary disappointment. I always liked him & am happy to find out he was a decent man who did people kindnesses at times.
I love Columbo. I have boxsets from all seasons and watch Columbo every Sunday RIP Columbo.
I met him once. My friend worked at Universal, and he invited me to join him for lunch at the executive dining room. I was a little early, and as I waited, in came Falk. He made all the gestures and body language just like Columbo--I really think he internalized the character. Later, my friend encouraged me to go to his table and say hello. Did. Falk was very gracious.
Great story. There are very few, if any, TV characters we can talk about like they were "family".
Or externalised his own?
How nice for you - I would've loved that !
@@mckavitt13 That’s what I’m thinking... and that the creators of the character had him in mind when they created it, and “created it in his image”. 🙂
Wow truly a wonderful memory
I met Peter on location of The Brink's Job. I was just a kid, but had grown up with Columbo. He was incredibly humble when i asked for an autograph and quite willing to give it. Nice fellow. Rest in Peace man.
Nice comment, thanks !
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The crowd looks so elegant. There was a real classiness about formal televised events like this back then. Not so much now I think.
Ya THINK?? TV and 99% of the entertainment media is a complete and disgusting "joke"! I'll leave it at that or I'll go on so long you won't have enough time in your life to read it!
Certainly not as much slapping...
We see what they are now, apparently - immature self-indulgent degenerate savages...
Very little now.
My 84 year old mothers comment regarding this years Oscar’s, which I refused to watch.”why are they all so naked and slutty?”
IN MY VIEW
Peter Falk MADE Columbo real on the screen. I will love him forever for this bringing us so much joy watching each Columbo mystery we had the privilege to see.
Back in the day when the television/entertainment industry still had intelligence, charm, and class.
Indeed & rightly, so...
Beat me to it mangore with all the star power there, the 70's was the last decade of the Golden Years of Hollywood. I'm a massive Peter Falk/Columbo fan and apparently when tourists went on one of those "tour the homes of the stars" Peter Falk and his wife used to come out and talk to them, he loved it, even bringing drinks, a true gentleman. What a pity he died through Alzheimers not knowing he'd even played Columbo.
The only place in the universe that has a reputation worse than Mos Eisley Spaceport is of course Hollywood which is beyond saving nothing but a fate similar to Sodom and Gomorrah wiped off the face of the earth and start over will do. As for Peter Falk a genuine legend RIP
When I think of how Hollywood is behaving now, it has made me boycott them and their movies.
Robert de Nero is the worst when he childishly burst out with "Trump is stupid"!
And alcohol...
Got a time machine? I'll go back with you.
Watched the whole series during COVID lockdown last year. I was a kid in the 70's so I missed it. That show is like comfort food, it really is. "Just one more thing...", Dog the dog, the genius of never seeing his wife, thinking we JUST MIGHT during the episode set on a cruise, how he effortlessly pulls off a character that lulls the killers into a false sense of security before becoming their worst nightmare (seriously, bad guys, the second you meet Columbo, just confess!). I think this will be my go-to show going forward when I'm a certain kind of stressed. Peter Falk as Columbo, he just hits the spot when you need to escape.
And the thing about it Stacy is that I can enjoy it with my son in his early thirties. He just loves Columbo. And we also both love the movie The In-Laws (1979) and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963). We love Peter Falk. Take care. Be safe.
@@Perly53 I love both of those movies! Yep.
I still occasionally catch an episode of Columbo 2021. Peter Falk was brilliant in that role.
Try "The Great Race" for a great comedy with Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk.
@ Stacy D. I was a kid as well growing up in the 70's. Columbo is the next best to a time machine in my book esp as the series spanned 3 decades. Peter Falk (and James Garner) were class acts with stellar shows and movies. One of the best comments I've read on RUclips - IF YOU EVER FEEL NOSTALGIC LONELY BROKEN HEARTED JUST WATCH COLUMBO THIS SERIES IS GOOD TO HEAL THE SOUL IT TAKES YOU BACK IN TIME. So true!
A channel in UK has been playing Columbo marathons every Sunday for about 18 months now.
It’s the best way to spend a Sunday before facing the week ahead.
5 USA channel 21 on Freeview. Yes that's my Sundays all sewn up!
I love Columbo on Sundays, but get very frustrated with 5USA always repeating the same episodes when there are 69 to choose from. I have it on now, and this episode was on last Sunday. I don't mind an episode I've seen before, but not so soon after. Please 5USA, mix em up a bit. :o)
Greatly missed and such a cruel ending that a man so fluent and so funny was taken by dementia. RIP sir you were such a joy to watch and a constant on our TV as I grew up viewing you and loving you in Columbo.
yes, it's a pity...cruel illnesses for people as you say so fluent and funny and talented
As a kid, I looked forward to each new episode of Columbo that I could watch with my mom. Years later, Peter Falk graciously signed an autograph for me to give to her. When she passed away, I found that autograph was one of the cherished mementos Mom had saved.
what a sweet and memorable story; thanks for sharing that with us all. betty gordon, ames, iowa, usa
i am very touch by your comment. I am sure you should sent this comment to Mr.Falk, he would be very honoured by that, maybe even more than the trophee he got here...
@@jessikapiche6097 Sadly, Peter Falk passed away in 2011. Perhaps now Mom can tell him, in person, what a big fan she was of his acting.
@@dad4ever-c90 So sad... yes indeed.
It wasn't because it was Peter Falks autograph that she cherished it. She cherished it because you got it for her.
Columbo was,and still is the best written script ever,so entertaining.
I've been watching the episodes, the writing was exceptional
It was really good for that period of time. I think House was one of the best written TV shows. Would love to see that come back.
I need to find where it's streaming in Australia. I also loved Monk. Good shows just don't happen anymore
AGREE 💯
Not to mention that was a who's who of stars of the 70:s.
You never knew who was going to show up next!
Guy from Italy: Italian Tv still airs ColOmbo, mostly on Sundays and it's an evergreen. I grew up with him and it's always a pleasure to re-watch
Also in Germany
Columbo.
Columbo is one of the best shows ever made! Peter Falk is so talented. Oh, and just one more thing … 😉 lol
I'm so happy to see columbo still on TV, l watch it over and over all the time when I see it listed, never will stop watching Peter Faulk, it always was a great show 👍
Columbo was transcendental acting and writing. Watching it today is like watching the lost historical record of greatness.
I can't believe he didn't end that with "Oh, and one more thing...".
I was expecting that too!
ahahahah
tuvoksg1... Before I leave a comment I scroll down to see how far away a comment is that's too similar to what I want to say.
Didn't have to go far this time.
That's the name of his auto-biography..
Should have started with "aw jeez, sorry to bother you"
I was somewhat expecting Peter Falk to solve murder whilst accepting the award! Started watching Columbo now. Took a bit of time to get used to the format of the show but hell it's masterful! Probably one of the best, if not the best detective show I've seen! Saw an episode with Leslie Nielsen on it, was very pleased!!
I used to watch Columbo all the time, and I still do whenever I get the chance. Peter Falk was one of the true greats.
I’m still so obsessed with Columbo.
When there’s nothing on tv to watch, I just pop in a 📀 as if I haven’t watched every episode like a trillion times.
I wish Peter was still alive and well, I need more Columbo episodes..
Rip😢
I hope they do not do a modern day reboot.
I do the same thing! I binge watch all of the episodes once and sometimes twice a year, with an episode thrown in here and there for good measure! One of the greatest shows ever!
Considering that there is no longer anything worth watching on TV, you must be watching Colombo all of the time.
Yup. Greatest TV show ever. On all day on channel 5
I had the genuine pleasure of selling him a book in San Francisco. I was working in a bookstore, he was in the touring company of "Glengarry Glen Ross," he walked in and we talked about David Mamet, who wrote the play. He wasn't Columbo in real life, but he was definitely the Peter Falk you see in this video: a wonderful, real, and intelligent person.
Ah, I used to watch the Emmy's every year and I can remember this acceptance speech done in character. A trip down Memory Lane to back in the time when you could not only actually stand to watch the Emmy's but also be immensely entertained.
I wrote to him to tell him I liked Columbo. He came to see me, helped me decorate the kitchen & looked after the kids so me & the mrs could enjoy a rare night out. Great bloke, very down to earth.
Yeah, me too, and he cooked dinner.
The man just exudes kindness. What a lucky family he must had.
Not really he continually cheated on both wives. Fierce fights and arguements.
In his death, his family viciously fought over his belongings. Sad
He is the only man alive that could make that character not only believable but real.
He’s actually dead. Ooops.
NO ONE BUT HIM!
Such a huge fan of this man Peter aka Columbo love this show still to this day! Rest easy talented sir! What a gentleman
It is too bad. The 2 writers of the show wrote out a few more episodes in case Peter decided to do another one. They even chose one they thought would be good for him, but by this point his Alzheimer's had advanced to the point that he could no longer act, and indeed had never even heard of Columbo by this point in his life.
My mom and I used to watch them on DVD during my days off. She told me how much she likes it and looks forwards to watching it with me. Eventually she did not know who Columbo was either and now she is in a nursing home with advanced Dementia.
The best detective in the History of American TV.
Look at Columbo in the 60's 70's,80's,90's and still enjoy looking at reruns today in the 2017
Nathan Timeless
And 2019 :)
And 2003 too. Last movie
Literally watching Columbo now on tv reading and seeing this XD
2019... 😀👍... still watching..
Peter Falk was one of those people of whom it can be said that he left the world a better place than if he would have never have lived at all. RIP Mr Falk, your Columbo was a masterpiece of acting and suspense, and I enjoyed every episode.
R.I.P Mr Falk, you were an Icon of the "Golden Age" of television. From a big fan in the UK. I have every episode on dvd.
he was such a fine actor way beyond Columbo and an interesting and interested human being his whole life
I still enjoy watching the show. Loved him so very much. Can not get enough Columbo it never gets old!!
I do! A 3x2 footer! Even made the frame myself :D
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I still binge on marathon's of Columbo that remain in re-runs. This man was not only a brilliant actor, but Columbo was the perfect vehicle for him to express his talents. As for the character, IMO it's captured in one very old adage: "You can't out-fox the fox unless you play the fool." Falk brought that to life with Columbo.
Quite possibly the most complete character in the history of television.
So few shows, but so many great moments.
RIP Mr. Falk
This was back when the Emmy Awards were actually enjoyable!
Exactly! Done with the US grammys etc. I saw the SE Asia Grammy and music awards! Top Notch! Puts the US shows to shame!
All reward shows are boring now. Too political, I do not watch any award shows anymore
And when most of the shows that were nominated or won were shows people actually watched or heard of lol.
Unwoke?
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👍🏿Yep, proud to be!!
One of the all time greatest characters from the golden age of television. Nobody ever had a bad word to say about Peter Falk the man either
I really do love this guy. One of the all time greats.
Loved Peter Falk. Fine actor, with comedic timing. I’m always delighted when I come across an old movie that i haven’t seen before, and he’s in it. He’s much missed.
The time when actors were humble and respected.
Peter Falk is a legend and Columbo is a timeless series that you can watch over and over again.
A great sense of humor. On his tombstone it says, "I'm not here. I'm home with Shera". His wife.
Dear John L, Shera was perfect for him, in the show and as his wife. They were both lucky to have found each other! Maralah
@@maralacopeland8 Thanks for that info.
Thanks for that info.
I didn't know that. Thnx!! Great Falk fan.
I loved when Columbo would breakdown to the criminals how he caught them, he was so smooth. Such a great show.
I love Columbo. Never even still miss it on Sat and Sun nights. Love Peter Falk.
Three things in life are a certain, taxes, death, and Sunday reruns of Columbo.
Not without good reason ( ALL three ! :)) )
Unless your Trump.. no taxes. Sorry, had to. 🤣🤣
And hopefully they will continue for a long time to come 👍
Let me rephrase that.
Two things in life are certain: Death and Taxes
Oh, and one more thing: Sunday reruns of Columbo
wish we had replays here in the uk was such a great show,intresting ,intelligent and witty
So cool and funny in real life too. He deserved his 4 Emmys for creating one of the most memorable characters in tv history.
+Shane Anthony he sure did a great actor
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don't you mean was a great actor.
Gary, imagine ANY other actor in the role, then I think you'll get Shane's point ;-)
Great actor
Peter Falk, a talented and great actor ! One of the best TV series main character of all time ! We miss him so !
I am watching Columbo on IMDB tv right now. I used to sort of watch it when I was a kid in the 70’s. It’s so nostalgic for me. My dad would get so tickled at whenColumbo would turn back with the “oh…one more thing”line. Love it
I enjoyed the chemistry between Falk and Patrick McGoohan. They played several shows together and were friends in real life. They were comical together.
@@dr.slingnasty4174 I loved the one where Mr. McGoohan played the senator "What am I going to do, what am I going to do....Jesus" and Columbo replies "Oh, he said that, too>"
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I grew up watching Peter Falk in "Columbo" and always appreciated how he caught those smug snobs in the end! They NEVER saw it coming! I also adored his performance in "The Princess Bride"! He was a class act all the way and acting has lost a lot of its shine without him.
@Bendijester - Agreed, now we’ve just got foul mouthed tossers like Robert De Niro.
@@richarddavis3239 Hey now. Loved Peter Falk and also love Robert De Niro along with Al Pacino
If ever there is someone who isnt shy to give a speech, it must be Peter Falk. I guess he just gets up there and grabs everybodys attention by the art of how to tell a story. A unique personality, authentic, intelligent and talented in many ways.
I find Dustin Hoffman to also be able to craft a great story.
It would have be an HONOUR to meet him personally. Greetings from Spain!!
Im glad when we finally got to see mrs columbo, he talked about his wife for so many years but we never saw her! lol
This event occurred 50 years ago, and I still watch the show on Sundance channel.
I've seen him in several movies and shows through the years and not once have I been disappointed.
The man is a true legend.
Peter Falk was a legend. Love Columbo, one of the best tv programmes ever!
I still watch he shows....What is on here...I think it's WETV or METV, by CHARTER CABLE. Unfortunately I see all the cars on the show and wonder why I had to sell mine. They don't make them with the chrome and style no more for sure!!
Back in 1991 used to come on reruns Saturday at 11 on Channel 5 KTLA and I would start sweating bullets 3 days before I was so excited
Growing up in the 60s and 70s there were a lot of disagreements in my family about what to watch on TV. Except for when it came to Columbo. We all loved Columbo and watched it every chance we could. We were so absorbed in the show you could hear a pin drop in our living room. Kudos to Peter Falk and to the writers of "Columbo." They truly don't write them like that anymore.
No they don't! The greatest crime shows in my book are Columbo, Murder, she wrote, Rockford Files, Perry Mason, Matlock, Magnum, PI and In the heat of the night they just don't make great mystery series with great quirky characters anymore, Columbo being the gold standard that I now base every other mystery series quality on. Is it close to Columbo? Is the writing as strong or character as lovable as Columbo?
I have to disagree with you on one thing here - In the Heat of the Night was a complete disgrace to one of the greatest movies ever made.
I would put Perry Mason above Murder, She Wrote (and I pvr Murder, She Wrote every night and watch it first thing in the morning) but am otherwise in agreement. Hawaii 5-0, Remington Steele shhould be added maybe to the end.
2019 and nothing changed
@@kendallrivers1119 also i love The old Mission Impossible the best!!!!
I used to watch with my parents growing up. I'm now watching at 45 years old on Peacock. I got my husband hooked. I started at the beginning. I love Peter and Columbo. Rip Mr. Falk.
I'm still watch Columbo. It continues to get better as time goes by. He was brilliant and no one else could've played that part. Peter Faulk was Columbo. Always will be.
I read about how he used drive to NYC for acting classes. He drove a junk box, worked his butt off. An American original.
The thing I'll always remember about Columbo is that old Peugeot he drove everywhere. That car always looked like it was about to fall apart. If some rich old bat in Beverly Hills got whacked, here would come Columbo in that old rattletrap and park next to a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. I used to laugh my head off. RIP, Peter Falk. You were one of the great ones.
1959 Peugeot 403 Cabriolet (with I believe - column change manual gearbox).
There's a great scene in Murder By The Book when this wealthy suspect is surprised when Columbo
turns up at his house. The guy says how did you get here, I didn't see your car, and Columbo says "I pulled around back and put it in the shade, you know the sun raises hell with the paint."
My whole family fell about laughing when we heard this, way back, and it had the same effect on me when I watched it last night. Its all in the delivery. Classic.
He would sometimes take his dog to work with him.
Did you know they used 2 cars for columbo, one is a little darker than the other.
It was nothing fancy. Just for transportation, you understand.
I just discovered Columbo...what a lovable character...and what a great actor. I rank him up there with the others:
Jeremy Brett - Sherlock Holmes
David Suchet - Hercule Poirot
Peter Falk - Columbo
It was one of our favorite shows growing up and yes I watch the reruns to this day. He deserved the award and I would think he received more in his career,
My mum always watched Columbo. She loved it. We used to ask her why. Years' later and I watch, and watch again, and see what she saw. She must be laughing, in Heaven. I hope she has met Peter Falk. 😄
MY MOTHER TOO, NOW I WATCH COLUMBO EVERYDAY WITH MY FATHER WHO IS 96!
GRETINGS FROM SAPIN
"Peter would fight every day with Levinson and Link but he'd always come to my office and tell me how good I was doing. When he won the emmy he thanked me by name which put me on the map and I was somebody. He really meant a lot to me"
Steven Bochco
Steven Bochco was a great writer as he proved.
@gerard henry I'll pay you back, what is the amount and your bank account no.?
@gerard henry I didn't know Columbo was a hit in Nigeria, but there you go. I should have known. Lucky you!
@gerard henry If you're going to hit him up for payback, get to the back of the line.
Loved your work. Thank you.
It was fun and joy to watch academy awards back then. Not anymore. He was a cool guy.
RIP dear Peter Falk. You being missed a lot.
What an utter legend Peter Falk has been. Watched all episodes. Tremendous. So fantastic.
ahhhhhhhh there is it legend for a devil minion i see!!!
There's one consistency in television that I've returned to for over 40 years now, and that is Columbo. I don't know quite how to describe why I love this show...but of course it must be the cadence of Peter Falk, and just how calm everything is...despite the murder investigations...Columbo somehow soothes...it's unlike any other show produced before or since. I sometimes just watch an episode on a rainy Sunday afternoon...it feels right. It reminds me when the world wasn't in such a big hurry, and I don't think I'll ever stop loving this show.
I am Spanish and I love it because i remember seeing my parents watching Columbo every Sunday afternoon when I was a child and now I watch it with my father who is 96 everyday on Paramount Channel at 18:15!
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My father was the double of this man. Same height, hair everything about him. Both have passed now but will never be forgotten by me. Love from Scotland.
William Conrad and Peter Falk - two top legends of 70ies televison. I loved them when I growing up and I loved them today. They are not here anymore, but there will not be forgotten.
Two of my favorites
Also 2 of my favorites. Conrad did an amazing acting job.
@@RatBoi-tk2zb And it is completely impossible to imagine other actors in their roles.
Always enjoyed Peter Falk.. Thank You Sir for displaying your wonderful talent for my generation and many others to come.
God bless you.. R.I.P.
no problem
Peter Falk was so great! Colombo is my hands down favorite detective series.
Peter actually starred in many films across his career and as everyone knows he was an accomplished actor,but let’s be honest it’s Columbo who we always think of when someone mentions Peter Falk! Fantastic personality 😘
I think of Murder Inc despite admiring his work as Columbo.
And his great performance in The Princess Bride. Don't forget that.
@@arekpetrosian4965 He will be remembered for two films: It's a mad mad mad mad world as a cab driver with Rochester it was hilarious and in the great classic film with Bette Davis an Glenn Ford in Pocketful of Miracles!!!!!
@@scottmiller6495 You know...the more people that chime in, the clearer it becomes that Peter was greatly loved, and that he will be remembered for a rather large body of fantastic work. Both of those you mention are awesome, by the way...
He was amazing as himself in Wim Wenders “Wings of Desire”.
I never missed an episode. Peter Falk was brilliant and Columbo was the precursor of so many subsequent detective characters of the genre - including Kojack! His talent, his presence, his voice, in so many films, his humility and humor - he is missed.
Watching Columbo today in England, it's repeated every weekend with back to back shows, god bless you man.
PETER FAULK..LEGENDARY.. AIWAYS ORIGINAL- EVEN IN CHARACTER, NEVER DUPLICATED, CANNOT BE COPIED. RIP LT. COLOMBO!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU PF!!!
I grew up watching Columbo every Sunday morning. I still adore Peter Falk and watch those episodes to this day. The only difference is that I can now recite nearly every word. What a treasure he was ❤
Funny and charming and Peter mentions his thanks and includes the late Steven Bochco, one of my favorite creative people.
We love COLUMBO, bought my husband the series for christmas. He was thrilled.
Your Husband has great taste!