Columbo
1971
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Falk's right eye was surgically removed when he was three because of a retinoblastoma. [a] He wore an artificial eye for most of his life. [7] The artificial eye was the cause of his trademark squint . [8]
Oct 6, 2020 · Peter Falk lost his eye when he was three years old after being diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer. Falk’s right eye was removed and he was fitted with a prosthetic. He lived a further 80 years as a cancer survivor, most famously starring in “Columbo” from 1968 to 2003.
Aug 18, 2018 · One distinctive factor about Falk was his artificial eye, which replaced the cancerous one that had to be removed when he was just three years old. Despite this traumatic experience with retinoblastoma, he found ways to turn the new eye to his advantage, especially when it came to pranks and putting people at ease.
Mar 9, 2023 · American actor Peter Falk, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo, poses for a photograh during a visit to Michel Drucker's TV Show 'Champs-Elysees' in 1982 in Paris, France. | Source: Getty Images
Mar 22, 2021 · Peter Falk of Columbo fame lost his eye at a young age. Here's why that happened, how it affected his life, and whether it's referenced in one of his movies.
Jun 25, 2011 · He had one of the great loopy stares in movie history, courtesy of a glass eye that was the trophy from a childhood disease. But Falk’s ocular eccentricity would not relegate him to weird comic...
Aug 20, 2018 · For more than 40 years, Peter Falk entered living rooms around the world as Lieutenant Columbo, an unconventional L.A. homicide detective known for his rumpled raincoat and trademark cigar.
