Peter Falk (RIP) in Wings of Desire

Peter Falk made his career play­ing a quirky detec­tive in the 1960s and 70s tele­vi­sion show Colum­bo. But the art world will remem­ber a moment when Falk played him­self in Wim Wen­ders’ 1987 film, Wings of Desire. In the cred­its, he was list­ed sim­ply as ‘Der Film­star.’ This is our 1:46 trib­ute to Falk, who passed away Fri­day at age 83. H/T @SteveSilberman

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  • So sad he is gone, I loved his act­ing and per­son­al­i­ty.

  • Earth Angel says:

    PETER FALK PUT HIS HEART AND SOUL INTO EVERY PART HE TOOK AND TOOK IT TO A VERY HIGH LEVEL TO ACTING ..IN COLUMBO OR MIKEY AND NICKY ..OR HUSBANDS OR EVEN IN WINGS OF DESIRE FOR ME PERSONALLY I THINK PETER FALK HAS A VERY WARM NATURE AND PERSONALITY AND WAS A HIT WITH THE FANS WOH HOLD PETER DEEP WITHIN THEIR HEARTS AND MEMORYS ..TO REMEMBER PETER AT HIS BEST ARE IN THESE FILMS WHERE HE LOVED ACTING AS IT WAS ACTING THAT IS PART OF HIM …

    AS ACTING WAS HIS CALLING HE WAS A VERY TOP ACTOR AND A LEGEND ALSO A LOT OF YOUNG ACTORS CAN LEARN A LOT OF HIM BY WATCHING HIS DVDS AND A LEGACY PETER LEFT
    HE WILL BE WELL LOVED AND MISSED BY ALL
    ESP BY ME HE WON MY HEART WHEN I WAS 18 NEALY 40 YRS NOW HE OGT A BEAUTIFUL SMILE
    WARM PERSONAILTY AND NATURE AND VERY ATTRACTIVE …AND I ALWAYS CARRY A TORCH FOR PETER XX

    LOVE AND LIGHT
    EARTH ANGEL

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