RIP, Peter Falk
He’ll always be remembered as Lt. Columbo, but Peter Falk did some terrific work in a number of movies over the years. He also guest-starred in several TV shows, including one we all know and love: The Twilight Zone.
Falk plays a banana-republic revolutionary (with a strong resemblance to Fidel Castro) in a Season 3 episode called “The Mirror.” It’s no Zone classic, but it doesn’t deserve to be entirely dismissed, as some critics suggest. I hope to post a review soon, but in the meantime, here’s the episode itself. RIP, Mr. Falk.
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Posted on 06/24/2011, in Twilight Zone and tagged Peter Falk, The Mirror, Twilight Zone. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Oh, dear. I’m certainly NOT a Columbo fan, and I’m not a fan of “The Mirror” either. But as I said over on your other post, Falk’s performance and the way Serling wrote the character and the story is definitely worthy of praise. All TZ stars are sadly missed. :(
Yes, performers such as Falk and Klugman and Meredith belong to a different era, one filled with interesting character actors. They are sadly missed, indeed. :(
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