Twitter Condolences for Peter Falk

Five-time Emmy award winner, Peter Falk, passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 24, 2011, according to an announcement from his family. The 83-year-old actor had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia for several years.

The 5′ 6″ actor, who had one glass eye, will continue to be known for his role as Detective Columbo forever, and many tweets went out to thank him for the countless hours of entertainment he provided in the role:

actressMing-Na (@MingNa)
“RIP Peter Falk aka Columbo. The most original & fun detective ever created!! Thank you! xoxo,” wrote late of Stargate Universe.

Infostrada Sports (@InfostradaLive)
“RIP #PeterFalk. Became #Columbo in ’68 and had #golf to thank.Nr 1 choice Bing Crosby turned talks with NBC down because of golf tournament.”

thewarrenreport (thewarrenreport)
I like to think #PeterFalk is at the Pearly Gates, about to enter Heaven, then turns back to Gabriel and says “… just one more thing…”

Others remembered Peter Falk for his many other roles:

Fred Willard ((@Fred_Willard) said:
“Sad day indeed. Peter Falk, that funny, cheerful guy. ‘Serpentine Shelley, Serpentine.'”

Dana Delany (@DanaDelaney) tweeted:
“I wrote my first fan letter to Peter Falk after seeing him in Prisoner of 2nd Ave on Bway when I was 15. No actor like him. Thank you sir.”

Jack Tyler (JackofKitemanTV)
Such a good but underrated movie RT @JamesGRickards Sad news on #PeterFalk. My favorite was “The In Laws” imdb.to/l6sr7b. “Join the CIA…

Since “Columbo” ended in 2003, Falk appeared in 9 more films, but before Columbo, the actor’s imdb profile goes all the way back to 1957, with TV appearances in the westerns like “Have Gun Will Travel” and “Wagon Train,” an uncredited appearance in “The Great Muppet Caper,” and one we remember fondly, as Polo Pope, in the 1968 TV movie “Hatful of Rain.”

Peter Falk is survived by his wife Shera Danese and two daughters, Catherine and Jackie.