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Peter Falk

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1927-09-16

Day of Death

2011-06-23

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Peter Falk

Biography

Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo on the NBC/ABC series Columbo (1968–1978, 1989–2003), for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards (1972, 1975, 1976, 1990) and a Golden Globe Award (1973). In 1996, TV Guide ranked Falk No. 21 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list. He received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013. He first starred as Columbo in two 2-hour "World Premiere" TV pilots; the first with Gene Barry in 1968 and the second with Lee Grant in 1971. The show then aired as part of The NBC Mystery Movie series from 1971 to 1978, and again on ABC from 1989 to 2003. Falk was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Murder, Inc. (1960) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961), and won his first Emmy Award in 1962 for The Dick Powell Theatre. He was the first actor to be nominated for an Academy Award and an Emmy Award in the same year, achieving the feat twice (1961 and 1962). He went on to appear in such films as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), alongside Frank Sinatra in Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), The Great Race (1965), Anzio (1968), Murder by Death (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), The Brink's Job (1978), The In-Laws (1979), The Princess Bride (1987), Wings of Desire (1987), The Player (1992), and Next (2007), as well as many television guest roles. Falk was also known for his collaborations with filmmaker, actor, and personal friend John Cassavetes, acting in films such as Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Big Trouble (1986), Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky (1976) and the Columbo episode "Étude in Black" (1972). He cameoed as a theatergoer in Cassavetes' 1977 film Opening Night. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Falk, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (98)

⭐ 7.1 Role: Self (archive footage)

My Darling Vivian

2020
⭐ 7.2 Role: Self (archive footage)

Peter Falk versus Columbo

2019
⭐ 7.1 Role: Self (archive footage)

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017
⭐ 0 Role: Columbo (archive footage)

Lost Case

2014
⭐ 4.0 Role: Self

Char·ac·ter

2012
⭐ 5.1 Role: Father Randolph

American Cowslip

2009
⭐ 6.1 Role: Irv

Next

2007
⭐ 3.9 Role: Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald

Three Days to Vegas

2007
⭐ 6.7 Role: Morris Applebaum

Checking Out

2006
⭐ 5.8 Role: Self

Edge of Outside

2006
⭐ 6.5 Role: Sam Kleinman

The Thing About My Folks

2005
⭐ 6.2 Role: Max

When Angels Come to Town

2004
⭐ 6.0 Role: Don Feinberg (voice)

Shark Tale

2004
⭐ 6.5 Role: Max

Finding John Christmas

2003
⭐ 6.2 Role: James 'Pop Up' Morse

Wilder Days

2003