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