Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died

LOS ANGELES — Peter Falk, the stage and movie actor who became identified as the squinty, rumpled detective in "Columbo," which spanned 30 years in prime-time television and established one of the most iconic characters in movie police work, has died. He was 83.

Falk died Thursday in his Beverly Hills home, according to a statement released Friday by family friend Larry Larson.

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In this Sept. 16, 1990 file photo, actor Peter Falk gestures as he accepts his the Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama for his role in the "Columbo" series at the 42nd annual Emmy A...