The Insignificant Man…
without first name, with an old car and a coat. // My Internet was cut when he died (June 23). Because of that I couldn’t immediately tribute to the great human and artist, who really inspired me back then all the way to now. That’s not only for his Colombo part, but also for his very special sense of what perhaps may be called “the ability to stay kind and fair for everyone, although “insignificant” oneself”. It may sound queer, but here is a proof:
1)
Peter Falk (1927-2011) thanks Oscar-winning Director Frank Capra:
<< …Frank Capra said “I treat all actors big and small the same way. I treat them like stars”. And that was true… He treated them with dignity >>.
2)
Lieutenant Colombo likes his job as a homicide detective:
<< …And I’ll tell you something else. Even with some of the murderers that I meet - I even like them too. Sometimes - like them and even respect. Not for what they did, certainly not for that. But for that part of them which is intelligent or funny or just nice, because there is niceness in everyone. A little bit anyhow. >>
… A minute ago I learned from Wiki that his family was Jewish, his father of Russian ancestry and his mother of Polish descent with Hungarian and Czech roots. // “Insignificant (small, unimportant) man” used to be a classical theme in Russian literature, what his Colombo recalls. Rest in Peace.
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