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. 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.

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
Checking Out as Morris Applebaum

2005

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
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self /Self - Columbo
Wilder Days as James 'Pop Up' Morse
Finding John Christmas as Max
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us as Self

2002

Undisputed as Mendy Ripstein
Three Days of Rain as Waldo
NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self

2001

Good Day Live as Self
Corky Romano as Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
The Lost World as Theo Kerr
The Lost World as Theo Kerr
Made as Max
Hubert's Brain as Bailey (voice)
A Town Without Christmas as Max

2000

Lakeboat as Pierman
From Where I Sit as Abe
A Constant Forge as Self
A Storm in Summer as Abel Shaddick
Enemies of Laughter as Paul's Father

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) (uncredited)

1990

Tune in Tomorrow... as Pedro Carmichael
In the Spirit as Roger Flan
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret as Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders as Self

1989

Arena - John Cassavetes as Self
Cookie as Dominick 'Dino' Capisco

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Vibes as Harry Buscafusco

1987

The Princess Bride as The Grandfather
Seitenblicke as self
Wings of Desire as The Filmstar
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
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
I Love Liberty as Self
Shoot Don't Shoot as host

1981

Wetten, dass..? as Self
...All the Marbles as Harry Sears
The Great Muppet Caper as Tramp (uncredited)

1979

The In-Laws as Vincent J. Ricardo
The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman as Self

1978

The Cheap Detective as Lou Peckinpaugh
The Brink's Job as Tony Pino
Scared Straight! as Narration (voice)

1977

Opening Night as Self (uncredited)

1976

30 millions d'amis as Self
Murder by Death as Sam Diamond
Mikey and Nicky as Mikey
Griffin and Phoenix as Geoffrey Griffin

1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self

1974

Dinah! as Self
A Woman Under the Influence as Nick Longhetti

1973

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self

1972

Ransom for a Dead Man as Columbo

1971

Columbo as Lt. Columbo
V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
The Making of 'Husbands' as Self
A Step Out of Line as Harry Connors

1970

Treffpunkte as Self
Husbands as Archie Black
Operation Snafu as Peter Pawney

1969

Machine Gun McCain as Charlie Adamo
Castle Keep as Sgt. Rossi

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
The Name of the Game as Lewis Corbett
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
Anzio as Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
Prescription: Murder as Columbo
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 Jerry Lewis Show as Self
The Balcony as Police Chief

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 Sammy
Pressure Point as Young Psychiatrist

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare as Dr. Matt Gunderson
87th Precinct as Greg Brovane
The New Breed as Lopez
The Dick Powell Show as Martin
Target: The Corruptors!
The DuPont Show of the Week as Collucci
Pocketful of Miracles as Joy Boy
The Million Dollar Incident as Sammy

1960

The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Joe
The Islanders as Hooker
The Aquanauts as Jeremiah Wilson
The Law and Mr. Jones as Carbell Carney
Murder, Inc. as Abe Reles
The Witness as Abe Reles
Pretty Boy Floyd as Shorty Walters
The Secret of the Purple Reef as Tom Weber

1959

The Twilight Zone as Ramos Clementine
The Untouchables as Duke Mullen
Play of the Week as Mestizo
Deadline as Box
New York Confidential
The Bloody Brood as Nico

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