Peter Falk

Birth Name:

Peter Michael Falk

Birth Date:

September 16, 1927

Birth Place:

New York City, New York

Death Date:

June 23, 2011

Place of Death:

1004 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California

Age:

Cause of Death:

Pneumonia with complications of Alzheimer's disease

Cemetery Name:

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park

Claim to Fame:

Show Business

American actor and comedian, known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo, for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 1996, TV Guide ranked Falk No. 21 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list. He received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.

Fun Fact

As an infant, Peter Falk had his right eye removed due to a tumor. While playing a game of softball in high school, he handed his prosthetic eye to an umpire who had made what Falk considered a bad call, telling the umpire he thought he could use this more than he did, to the umpire’s astonishment.

Falk was an accomplished artist, and has had an exhibition of his work held at The Butler Institute of American Art.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park

1218 Glendon Avenue

Los Angeles, California, 90024

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Chapel Garden Estate

Grave Location Description

As you drive into the cemetery go straight and turn left at the office and park near the chapel. Peter Falk’s grave is located in the area directly next to the chapel on the right side along with Merv Griffin, Farrah Fawcett and Rodney Dangerfield.