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