{"id":169,"date":"2026-04-29T16:19:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/columbo-star-peter-falks-daughter-dead-by-suicide-at-60\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:19:46","slug":"columbo-star-peter-falks-daughter-dead-by-suicide-at-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/columbo-star-peter-falks-daughter-dead-by-suicide-at-60\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Columbo&#8217; star Peter Falk&#8217;s daughter dead by suicide at 60"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/falk-93.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Peter Falk\u2019s daughter Jacqueline Falk died by suicide on Monday. She was 60.<\/p>\n<p>Jacqueline hanged herself in a Los Angeles home, according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/29\/peter-falk-daughter-jacqueline-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ was the first to break the news<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peter Falk\u2019s daughter Jacquelin Falk (pictured above in September 1998) died Monday. <span class=\"credit\">NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 60-year-old (pictured above in 2002) died by suicide in a Los Angeles home. <span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The outlet noted it is unclear whether Jacqueline left a note.<\/p>\n<p>She and sister Catherine were adopted by the \u201cColombo\u201d alum and his wife, Alyce Mayo, after the couple\u2019s 1960 wedding.<\/p>\n<p>Jacqueline largely remained out of the public eye.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Catherine, for her part, was a private investigator who campaigned for legislation for familial visitation rights after becoming estranged from Falk near the end of his life.<\/p>\n<p>Falk and Mayo, who met while attending Syracuse University, were married until 1976.<\/p>\n<p>The following year, Falk married Shera Danese.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">WireImage for Guccio Gucci Spa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They were together until the \u201cPrincess Bride\u201d star\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2011\/06\/24\/columbo-actor-peter-falk-dies\/\">death in June 2011<\/a>, and the actor\u2019s headstone reads, \u201cI\u2019m not here. I\u2019m home with Shera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Danese, 76, became her partner\u2019s conservator in 2009 after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>The actress frequently worked on \u201cColumbo\u201d alongside her husband, making the most guest appearances of anyone in the series.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9NBC\/Courtesy Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The show premiered on NBC in 1971, three years after the titular character, Lieutenant Columbo, first appeared in the \u201cPrescription: Murder\u201d pilot movie.<\/p>\n<p>While the series\u2019 NBC run ended in 1978, the ABC revival lasted from 1989 to 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline at 988.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/29\/celebrity-news\/columbo-star-peter-falks-daughter-dead-by-suicide-at-60\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Falk\u2019s daughter Jacqueline Falk died by suicide on Monday. She was 60. 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