Document: Peter Falk has Alzheimer's

Document: Peter Falk has Alzheimer's
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A court document filed by Peter Falk's daughter says the Emmy-winning actor is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Catherine Falk is seeking a court's approval for a conservatorship of her 81-year-old father, who she claims no longer recognizes people. A hearing has been scheduled for late January.

Falk is familiar to most audiences as the star of the television series "Columbo," for which he won four Emmys. He was also nominated twice for Academy Awards for movie roles in 1959 and 1960.

The petition filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court states Falk lives in Beverly Hills with his wife and recently had hip surgery and requires constant care.

A phone message left for Falk's manager was not immediately returned Tuesday.

Published 12/16/08 by


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  • PLEASE LEAVE COLUMBO ALONE HIS WIFE HAS HIS BEST INTREST AT HEART, HOW IS HIS FIRST WIFE DOING. SHE NEED TO TELL HER DAUGHTER TO LEAVE SHERA ALONE I LIKE HER TOO SHE PLAYED IN COLUMBO TOO THAT IS MY GIRL. THEA NUMBER ONE FAN OF COLUMBO BALTIMORE MD.
    thea11 1/25/09 Reply
  • Life is just too short
    Anonymous 12/16/08 Reply