Peter Falk
Known for Acting · 166 credits
- Born
- 1927-09-16
- Died
- 2011-06-23
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Пітер Фальк · 彼得·法尔克 · Peter Michael Falk · Peter Faulk · پیتر فالک
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.
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Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Surprise Appearance / Self (archive footage)
Columbo
1971
as Lt. Columbo
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Audience Member / Self - Nominee / Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
TV Shows (68)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Surprise Appearance / Self (archive footage)
Columbo
1971
as Lt. Columbo
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Audience Member / Self - Nominee / Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Wagon Train
1957
as Gus Morgan
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Robert Evans
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Ramos Clementine
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Waller - Gambler
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Matt Gunderson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Bert Graumann / Bara / Mike Galway
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Self - Host
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Ben Casey
1961
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Naked City
1958
as Extortionist / Lee Staunton / Gimpy (uncredited) / Frankie O'Hearn
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Colonel Hush-Hush
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
The Untouchables
1959
as Duke Mullen / Nate Selko
Studio One
1948
as Carmen's Assistant / Jack
American Masters
1986
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Peter Falk
The Name of the Game
1968
as Lewis Corbett
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
1994
as self
Omnibus
1952
as Charlie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Meyer Fine
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Radar Operator / Izzy
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Joe
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
87th Precinct
1961
as Greg Brovane
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
as Petar Porovic
Decoy
1957
as Fred Dana
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Martin / Aristede Fresco / Dr. Alan Keegan
30 millions d'amis
1976
as Self
The New Breed
1961
as Lopez
Seitenblicke
1987
as self
The Islanders
1960
as Hooker
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
1962
as Sammy / Cameo
The Aquanauts
1960
as Jeremiah Wilson / Angel
The Trials of O'Brien
1965
as Daniel O'Brien
Deadline
1959
as Box
Play of the Week
1959
as Mestizo
Movies (98)
...All the Marbles
1981
as Harry Sears
The Princess Bride
1987
as The Grandfather
Shark Tale
2004
as Don Feinberg (voice)
Next
2007
as Irv
Undisputed
2002
as Mendy Ripstein
The Player
1992
as Peter Falk
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Third Cab Driver
Wings of Desire
1987
as The Filmstar
The Great Race
1965
as Max
Murder by Death
1976
as Sam Diamond
Opening Night
1977
as Self (uncredited)
A Woman Under the Influence
1974
as Nick Longhetti
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Joy Boy
Prescription: Murder
1968
as Columbo
Corky Romano
2001
as Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Vibes
1988
as Harry Buscafusco
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Castle Keep
1969
as Sgt. Rossi
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Guy Gisborne
Roommates
1995
as Rocky Holzeck
The In-Laws
1979
as Vincent J. Ricardo
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Lou Peckinpaugh
Made
2001
as Max
Penelope
1966
as Lt. Horatio Bixbee
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self
Faraway, So Close!
1993
as Peter Falk
Anzio
1968
as Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Mikey and Nicky
1976
as Mikey
Wind Across the Everglades
1958
as Writer
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
as Tramp
A Town Without Christmas
2001
as Max
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
Big Trouble
1986
as Steve Rickey
The Brink's Job
1978
as Tony Pino
The Lost World
2001
as Theo Kerr
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ransom for a Dead Man
1972
as Columbo
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990
as Self
The Sunshine Boys
1996
as Willie Clark
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self /Self - Columbo
The Thing About My Folks
2005
as Sam Kleinman
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Tramp (archive footage)
Money Kings
1998
as Vinnie
Checking Out
2006
as Morris Applebaum
Cookie
1989
as Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
Lakeboat
2000
as Pierman
In the Spirit
1990
as Roger Flan
A Constant Forge
2000
as Self
Murder, Inc.
1960
as Abe Reles
Husbands
1970
as Archie Black
American Cowslip
2009
as Father Randolph
Peter Falk versus Columbo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Operation Snafu
1970
as Peter Pawney
Pressure Point
1962
as Young Psychiatrist
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Luv
1967
as Milt Manville
Machine Gun McCain
1969
as Charlie Adamo
Arena - John Cassavetes
1989
as Self
Edge of Outside
2006
as Self
Happy New Year
1987
as Nick
Attack and Retreat
1964
as lieutenant Mario
Enemies of Laughter
2000
as Paul's Father
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
as Pedro Carmichael
Griffin and Phoenix
1976
as Geoffrey Griffin
From Where I Sit
2000
as Abe
A Step Out of Line
1971
as Harry Connors
Finding John Christmas
2003
as Max
Pronto
1997
as Harry Arno
Three Days of Rain
2002
as Waldo
A Storm in Summer
2000
as Abel Shaddick
Brigadoon
1966
as Jeff Douglas
The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960
as Tom Weber
Three Days to Vegas
2007
as Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
Anything for John
1993
as Self
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
1996
as Self
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003
as Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
The Bloody Brood
1959
as Nico
Too Many Thieves
1966
as Danny
The Balcony
1963
as Police Chief
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
1990
as Self
A Hatful of Rain
1968
as Polo Pope
Hubert's Brain
2001
as Bailey (voice)
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
as Self
Cops n Roberts
1995
as Salvatore Santini
When Angels Come to Town
2004
as Max
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
1993
as Self
Pretty Boy Floyd
1960
as Shorty Walters
The Million Dollar Incident
1961
as Sammy
Scared Straight!
1978
as Narration (voice)
Wilder Days
2003
as James 'Pop Up' Morse
Char·ac·ter
2012
as Self
The Making of 'Husbands'
1971
as Self
Shoot Don't Shoot
1982
as host
Lost Case
2014
as Columbo (archive footage)
About Peter Falk
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 th… With 166 credits spanning from 1944 to 2020, Peter Falk has appeared in 98 films and 68 TV shows.
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- Shark Tale (2004) — as Don Feinberg (voice)
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- Undisputed (2002) — as Mendy Ripstein
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