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