Comments | mariole: Miss you, Lieutenant

mariole

Miss you, Lieutenant

Jun 25, 2011 11:55

I'm spending the morning grazing YouTube, looking for Columbo and other clips of dear Mr. Falk. I have to say, his performances have given me plenty of pleasure ( Read more... )

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hawkmoth June 25 2011, 18:35:05 UTC

I loved him as Columbo, but here's a quick clip from that silliest of movies, "Murder by Death":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N40VGd1cgiE

mariole June 25 2011, 23:50:44 UTC

That's a good one. "Murder by Death" is one of those silly movies like "Top Secret"-- I saw it ages ago and still remember it fondly for the sheer magnitude of ridiculousness jammed into the timeframe.

So many good flicks and roles. I'm still wallowing in clips. I'm listening to an audio commentary where Link and Levinson barred him from the set before the first series began because he was giving them so much commentary on the scripts they couldn't get anything done!

hawkmoth June 26 2011, 00:02:19 UTC

Falk grew up in a town not far from mine. He also attended the New School, Hamilton College, and Syracuse University. He earned a Bachelor's in literature and political science, and a Masters in Public Administration. As I said to my brother over the phone today when we were discussing this--he was one smart cookie!

mariole June 26 2011, 04:12:36 UTC

Brilliant. And his acting was "natural", too. He just sort of took it up-- and excelled. Amazing.

shirebound June 26 2011, 00:03:41 UTC

OMG, that roast is hysterical. I had no idea he was so funny.

Safe passage into the West for you, dear Peter.

mariole June 26 2011, 04:12:07 UTC

What lovely good wishes. Ditto.

singeaddams June 26 2011, 02:10:20 UTC

BWA! And we also get a great bonus from Johnny Carson. What a loss, both of them.

mariole June 26 2011, 04:11:45 UTC

I know. It breaks the heart. I'm so glad we could enjoy their talent -- what a gift.

baranduin June 26 2011, 06:16:48 UTC

Have you ever seen Wings of Desire? He's really wonderful in it.

mariole June 26 2011, 16:52:59 UTC

I have. Weird and creative movie.

beagle_agent June 26 2011, 12:46:49 UTC

Never saw these in the original version...just the German one. He was a great actor and a terrific man.
Knowing that his last years were spend in a demented state of mind makes it a bit easier to cope with this loss.

Farewell to a great man!

Astrid

mariole June 26 2011, 16:54:21 UTC

I knew he'd been fading for several years. There's a sense of relief of having him go peacefully at last. Still, it's hard not to feel the loss. He's only 3 years older than my mother.