Peter Falk
77 movies · 31 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 16, 1927
- Died
- Jun 23, 2011 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Пітер Фальк · 彼得·法尔克 · Peter Michael Falk · Peter Faulk
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.
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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
Peter Falk: movies and TV shows
Acting (108)
- Upcoming A Trace of Murder
as Columbo
- Upcoming Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot
as Colombo
- 2014 Lost Case
as Columbo (archive footage)
- 2009 American Cowslip
as Father Randolph
- 2007 Next
as Irv
- 2007 Three Days to Vegas
as Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
- 2006 Checking Out
as Morris Applebaum
- 2005 The Thing About My Folks
as Sam Kleinman
- 2004 When Angels Come to Town
as Max
- 2004 Shark Tale
as Don Feinberg (voice)
- 2003 Finding John Christmas
as Max
- 2003 Wilder Days
as James 'Pop Up' Morse
- 2002 Undisputed
as Mendy Ripstein
- 2002 Three Days of Rain
as Waldo
- 2001 The Lost World
as Theo Kerr
- 2001
- 2001 A Town Without Christmas
as Max
- 2001 Corky Romano
as Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
- 2001 Made
as Max
- 2001 Hubert's Brain
as Bailey (voice)
- 2000 Enemies of Laughter
as Paul's Father
- 2000 Lakeboat
as Pierman
- 2000 A Storm in Summer
as Abel Shaddick
- 2000 From Where I Sit
as Abe
- 1998 Money Kings
as Vinnie
- 1997 Pronto
as Harry Arno
- 1996 The Sunshine Boys
as Willie Clark
- 1995 Roommates
as Rocky Holzeck
- 1995 Cops n Roberts
as Salvatore Santini
- 1994 The World of Jim Henson
as Tramp (archive footage)
- 1993 Faraway, So Close!
as Peter Falk
- 1992
- 1992 The Player
as Peter Falk
- 1990 Tune in Tomorrow...
as Pedro Carmichael
- 1990 In the Spirit
as Roger Flan
- 1989 Cookie
as Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
- 1988 Vibes
as Harry Buscafusco
- 1987 The Princess Bride
as The Grandfather
- 1987 Wings of Desire
as The Filmstar
- 1987 Happy New Year
as Nick
- 1986 Big Trouble
as Steve Rickey
- 1981 The Great Muppet Caper
as Tramp (uncredited)
- 1981 ...All the Marbles
as Harry Sears
- 1979 The In-Laws
as Vincent J. Ricardo
- 1978 The Brink's Job
as Tony Pino
- 1978 Scared Straight!
as Narration (voice)
- 1978 The Cheap Detective
as Lou Peckinpaugh
- 1976 Mikey and Nicky
as Mikey
- 1976 Murder by Death
as Sam Diamond
- 1976 Griffin and Phoenix
as Geoffrey Griffin
- 1974 A Woman Under the Influence
as Nick Longhetti
- 1974 Swan Song
as Columbo
- 1972 Ransom for a Dead Man
as Columbo
- 1971 Murder By The Book
as Columbo
- 1971
- 1971 A Step Out of Line
as Harry Connors
- 1970 Husbands
as Archie Black
- 1970 Operation Snafu
as Peter Pawney
- 1969 Castle Keep
as Sgt. Rossi
- 1969 Machine Gun McCain
as Charlie Adamo
- 1968
- 1968 Anzio
as Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
- 1968 A Hatful of Rain
as Polo Pope
- 1968 Prescription: Murder
as Columbo
- 1967 Luv
as Milt Manville
- 1966 Penelope
as Lt. Horatio Bixbee
- 1966 Brigadoon
as Jeff Douglas
- 1966 Too Many Thieves
as Danny
- 1965
- 1965 The Great Race
as Max
- 1964 Attack and Retreat
as Medic Captain
- 1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Guy Gisborne
- 1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Third Cab Driver
- 1963 The Balcony
as Police Chief
- 1962 Pressure Point
as Young Psychiatrist
- 1962
- 1961 Pocketful of Miracles
as Joy Boy
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961 The Million Dollar Incident
as Sammy
- 1960 The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tom Weber
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960 Murder, Inc.
as Abe Reles
- 1960 Pretty Boy Floyd
as Shorty Walters
- 1959 The Bloody Brood
as Nico
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958 Wind Across the Everglades
as Writer
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1955
- 1950
- 1950
- 1948
- 1947
Behind the camera (1)
- 1971
Talk shows and appearances (62)
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018 Basketball: A Love Story
1 episode
- 2017
- 2012
- 2006
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2 episodes
- 2002
- 2001 Good Day Live
1 episode
- 2000
- 1998 Vivement dimanche
1 episode
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio
1 episode
- 1994 Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
1 episode
- 1993
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2 episodes
- 1993
- 1991
- 1990
- 1990
- 1989
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1987 Seitenblicke
2 episodes
- 1986 American Masters
1 episode
- 1983 Reading Rainbow
1 episode
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 Champs-Elysées
1 episode
- 1982
- 1981 Wetten, dass..?
1 episode
- 1979
- 1979
- 1977
- 1976 30 millions d'amis
1 episode
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1 episode
- 1974 Dinah!
2 episodes
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1 episode
- 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ...
2 episodes
- 1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
1 episode
- 1971
- 1970 Treffpunkte
1 episode
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1 episode
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
2 episodes
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
3 episodes
- 1963 The Danny Kaye Show
3 episodes
- 1963 The Jerry Lewis Show
1 episode
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
3 episodes
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
10 episodes
- 1962
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
8 episodes
- 1961 The Dick Powell Show
3 episodes
- 1956 Tony Awards
3 episodes
- 1952 Omnibus
1 episode
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show
1 episode
- 1948 Bambi
2 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
8 episodes