When Catherine was just 5, Falk divorced his first wife and remarried a year later to his second wife, Shera, who was 22 years his junior. As often happens in blended families, Catherine did not get along with her step-mother, and eventually, Peter Falk and his daughter Catherine also became estranged.
Danese met Peter Falk on the set of the movie Mikey and Nicky and became his second wife on December 7, 1977. They were married for 33 years until Falk's death on June 23, 2011, at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia.
So, "Columbo" fans are welcome to enjoy the Kate Mulgrew show on its own merits, or as an amusing footnote in "Columbo" history. But do not be fooled -- the real Mrs Columbo has never been seen, and probably never will be.
In one episode ("Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo”) he does claim in conversation with the killer that he and his wife never had any children, but it was part of a deception in which he staged a “home” at a house other than his own which included false pictures of his wife, because the killer had targeted his wife.
Death. On the evening of June 23, 2011, Falk died at his longtime home on Roxbury Drive in Beverly Hills at the age of 83. His death was caused primarily by pneumonia, with complications of Alzheimer's being a secondary and underlying cause. His daughters said they would remember his "wisdom and humor".
In December 2008, it was reported that Falk had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. On the evening of June 23, 2011, Falk died at his longtime home on Roxbury Drive in Beverly Hills at the age of 83. His death was primarily caused by pneumonia, with complications of Alzheimer's disease.
Kate Columbo (later renamed Kate Callahan after an off-screen divorce) is the wife of Lieutenant Columbo, the title character from the television series Columbo. Kate is a news reporter who solves crimes while raising her daughter.
Columbo's famous one-eyed squint wasn't an acting choice, but rather a condition of Falk's glass eye he had from childhood cancer. He was often told he wouldn't be able to work in television or film because of it, and set his sights on theatre previous to being cast as Columbo.
Also NBC/Universal Pictures sold the Columbo Peugeot after its last episode, and it turned up in Ohio. During Columbo's second run, Falk and ABC collected three 403 convertibles for series use, one of them a 1960. Peter Falk was blind in his right eye, losing it to cancer at age three.
Further, Rick Finny from the Transportation Department at Universal Studios told us we indeed 100% own the car Peter Falk picked out himself to drive on the show.
Even though Falk wanted to take care of his daughter Catherine in his will with a six-figure inheritance, he nevertheless created a clause that stated that she would lose her entire inheritance if she were to contest his instructions.
Falk bought the famous raincoat, which first appeared in "Prescription: Murder (1968)," for $15 in 1967, when he got caught in a New York City rainstorm. A life-long cigarette smoker, Falk added the cigar as a personal touch.
It was introduced in the episode "Any Old Port in a Storm" in 1973 and the detective can be heard humming or whistling it often in subsequent films. Falk said it was a melody he personally enjoyed and one day it became a part of his character.
Best known for his starring role as Number 6 in the surreal science fiction allegory series, The Prisoner (1967). He was considered for Hardy Krüger's role in Hatari! (1962). Became close friends with Peter Falk after working with him on "Columbo".
Columbo, a character he played on television for more than 30 years, died June 23 at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., according to a family statement. He was 83 and had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Levinson and Link's first choices to play Columbo on a longer-term basis were 12 Angry Men's Lee J Cobb and Bing Crosby, who liked the script but declined the role on the basis that it would require too much time away from his beloved golf course.
She had sued her father to force him to pay her tuition and expenses while attending Syracuse University. Her attorney used postcards and telegrams Falk sent to his daughter when she was a child to illustrate a closer relationship than the actor's wife was willing to admit.
Falk died at his longtime Roxbury Drive Beverly Hills home. The cause of death was later revealed as cardiorespiratory arrest, with pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease as underlying causes. Falk is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
