Daughter claims Columbo star has Alzheimer’s

COLUMBO actor Peter Falk suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and is no longer competent to run his own life, his daughter said in papers filed with a Los Angeles court.

Catherine Falk said her Oscar-nominated father “requires full-time custodial care for his health and safety” as she started the legal process of asking for a conservatorship — a type of legal guardianship — at the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

She said the 81-year-old Hollywood legend “can easily be deceived into transferring away property” and added that a conservatorship would protect him from “fraud or undue influence”.