The actor who played Columbo has died
American actor Peter Falk, who played Inspector Columbo, died on Thursday evening at his home in Beverly Hills at the age of 84. Born on September 16, 1927 in New York City, Falk was best known as Lieutenant Columbo from the television series of the same name, which ran from 1968 to 2003. Falk experienced health problems all his life: at the age of three he was diagnosed with a tumor and his right eye was removed; in old age he suffered from Alzheimer's disease, RIA Novosti reports.