Peter Falk: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: Independent - Peter Falk: Actor famous for playing scruffy TV detective Columbo, a role for which he won four Emmys. Oct 20, 2026
Anniversary information added. Sep 12, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 20, 2026
Add new Web site: Golden Globes - Peter Falk - An Appreciation. Mar 27, 2026
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Peter Falk. Oct 24, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR Illinois - 'Just One More Thing' about Falk, TV's 'Columbo'. Sep 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Reuters - Peter Falk comes clean in folksy memoir. Mar 27, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Poland - Zoom in on America - A Perfect Cop (PDF). Jan 16, 2025
Add new Web site: Independent - Peter Falk: Actor famous for playing scruffy TV detective Columbo, a role for which he won four Emmys. Oct 21, 2024
Cross-reference added. Aug 21, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 30, 2024
Changed “HusbandsHusbands” to “Husbands.” Added material about his role in Wings of Desire. Sep 17, 2020
Add new Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame - Biography of Peter Falk. Apr 06, 2020
Article revised and updated. Jan 06, 2020
Added photograph. Jan 04, 2016
Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Peter Falk. Sep 17, 2013
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Peter Falk. Sep 17, 2013
Add new Web site: MoMA - Post Modernism. Aug 24, 2011
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Peter Falk. Aug 24, 2011
Add new Web site: Official Site of Peter Falk. Aug 24, 2011
Added various updates, including his Oscar nominations and his last film, American Cowslip (2009). Jul 14, 2011
He died on June 23, 2011. Jun 24, 2011
New article added. Apr 29, 2009
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