1927-09-16 New York City, New York, USA
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.
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My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) | 2020-04-27 |
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Peter Falk versus Columbo | Self (archive footage) | 2019-03-31 |
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Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-08 |
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Ztracený případ | Columbo (archive footage) | 2014-12-01 |
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Char·ac·ter | Self | 2012-11-30 |
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American Cowslip | Father Randolph | 2009-07-24 |
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Three Days to Vegas | Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald | 2007-02-02 |
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Next | Irv | 2007-04-25 |
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Checking Out | Morris Applebaum | 2006-09-15 |
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Edge of Outside | Self | 2006-06-11 |
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The Thing About My Folks | Sam Kleinman | 2005-06-02 |
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Shark Tale | Don Feinberg (voice) | 2004-09-20 |
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When Angels Come to Town | Max | 2004-11-28 |
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Wilder Days | James 'Pop Up' Morse | 2003-10-19 |
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ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration | Self /Self - Columbo | 2003-05-19 |
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Finding John Christmas | Max | 2003-11-30 |
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Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us | Self | 2003-07-01 |
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Three Days of Rain | Waldo | 2002-05-12 |
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Undisputed | Mendy Ripstein | 2002-07-17 |
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002-05-05 |
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Made | Max | 2001-07-13 |
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The Lost World | Theo Kerr | 2001-12-25 |
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Hubert's Brain | Bailey (voice) | 2001-03-31 |
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A Town Without Christmas | Max | 2001-12-16 |
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Corky Romano | Francis A. 'Pops' Romano | 2001-10-12 |
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Enemies of Laughter | Paul's Father | 2000-11-10 |
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A Constant Forge | Self | 2000-10-01 |
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From Where I Sit | Abe | 2000-01-01 |
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Lakeboat | Pierman | 2000-04-13 |
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A Storm in Summer | Abel Shaddick | 2000-01-18 |
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Money Kings | Vinnie | 1998-12-04 |
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Frank Capra's American Dream | Self | 1997-05-18 |
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Pronto | Harry Arno | 1997-06-08 |
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The Sunshine Boys | Willie Clark | 1996-08-08 |
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John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All | Self | 1996-01-28 |
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Roommates | Rocky Holzeck | 1995-03-03 |
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Cops n Roberts | Salvatore Santini | 1995-01-01 |
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The World of Jim Henson | Tramp (archive footage) | 1994-11-23 |
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Anything for John | Self | 1993-09-06 |
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Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes | Self | 1993-10-02 |
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In weiter Ferne, so nah! | Peter Falk | 1993-09-01 |
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The Player | Peter Falk | 1992-05-08 |
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Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1991-01-01 |
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Tune in Tomorrow... | Pedro Carmichael | 1990-10-26 |
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In the Spirit | Roger Flan | 1990-04-06 |
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Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Self | 1990-08-27 |
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Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders | Self | 1990-04-25 |
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Cookie | Dominick 'Dino' Capisco | 1989-08-02 |
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Arena - John Cassavetes | Self | 1989-02-24 |
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Vibes | Harry Buscafusco | 1988-08-05 |
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The Princess Bride | The Grandfather | 1987-09-25 |
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Der Himmel über Berlin | The Filmstar | 1987-09-23 |
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Happy New Year | Nick | 1987-08-07 |
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Big Trouble | Steve Rickey | 1986-05-30 |
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I Love Liberty | Self | 1982-03-21 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | 1982-08-16 | |
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Shoot Don't Shoot | host | 1982-01-01 |
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...All the Marbles | Harry Sears | 1981-03-01 |
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The Great Muppet Caper | Tramp | 1981-06-26 |
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The In-Laws | Vincent J. Ricardo | 1979-06-15 |
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The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
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All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman | Self | 1979-12-06 |
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Scared Straight! | Narration (voice) | 1978-11-02 |
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The Cheap Detective | Lou Peckinpaugh | 1978-06-23 |
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The Brink's Job | Tony Pino | 1978-12-08 |
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Opening Night | Self (uncredited) | 1977-12-22 |
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Murder by Death | Sam Diamond | 1976-06-23 |
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Mikey and Nicky | Mikey | 1976-12-21 |
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Griffin and Phoenix | Geoffrey Griffin | 1976-02-27 |
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A Woman Under the Influence | Nick Longhetti | 1974-11-18 |
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Ransom for a Dead Man | Columbo | 1972-10-09 |
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A Step Out of Line | Harry Connors | 1971-02-26 |
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The Making of 'Husbands' | Self | 1971-03-28 |
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Rosolino Paternò, soldato... | Peter Pawney | 1970-03-03 |
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Husbands | Archie Black | 1970-12-08 |
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Gli intoccabili | Charlie Adamo | 1969-04-01 |
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Castle Keep | Sgt. Rossi | 1969-07-23 |
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A Hatful of Rain | Polo Pope | 1968-03-03 |
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Prescription: Murder | Columbo | 1968-02-20 |
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Lo sbarco di Anzio | Cpl. Jack Rabinoff | 1968-07-24 |
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Luv | Milt Manville | 1967-07-26 |
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Penelope | Lt. Horatio Bixbee | 1966-11-10 |
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Too Many Thieves | Danny | 1966-10-13 |
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Brigadoon | Jeff Douglas | 1966-10-15 |
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The Great Race | Max | 1965-07-01 |
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Italiani brava gente | lieutenant Mario | 1964-09-16 |
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Robin and the 7 Hoods | Guy Gisborne | 1964-06-24 |
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The Balcony | Police Chief | 1963-03-21 |
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Third Cab Driver | 1963-11-07 |
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Pressure Point | Young Psychiatrist | 1962-10-10 |
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Pocketful of Miracles | Joy Boy | 1961-12-18 |
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The Million Dollar Incident | Sammy | 1961-04-21 |
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Murder, Inc. | Abe Reles | 1960-06-28 |
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Pretty Boy Floyd | Shorty Walters | 1960-01-01 |
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The Secret of the Purple Reef | Tom Weber | 1960-12-11 |
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The Bloody Brood | Nico | 1959-10-26 |
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Wind Across the Everglades | Writer | 1958-09-11 |
