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