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Peter Falk
Born · September 16, 1927
Died · June 23, 2011 (83 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Bio
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).
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2020
Peter Falk Versus Columbo
Self (archive footage)
7.4
2019
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.0
2018
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
7.1
2017
Everyday Miracles
Restaurant Customer
3.7
2015
Lost Case
Columbo (archive footage)
0.0
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2014
Char·ac·ter
Self
4.0
2012
American Cowslip
Father Randolph
5.4
2009
Next
Irv
6.1
2007
Three Days to Vegas
Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
3.8
2007
Edge of Outside
Self
5.8
2006
The Thing About My Folks
Sam Kleinman
6.3
2005
Checking Out
Morris Applebaum
6.6
2005
When Angels Come to Town
Max
6.0
2004
Shark Tale
Don Feinberg (voice)
6.0
2004
Finding John Christmas
Max
6.3
2003
Wilder Days
James 'Pop Up' Morse
5.0
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Self
8.3
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
5.5
2003
Undisputed
Mendy Ripstein
6.5
2002
Three Days of Rain
Waldo
5.0
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
0.0
2002
The Lost World
Theo Kerr
5.9
2001
The Lost World
Theo Kerr · (2 episodes)
7.6
2001
A Town Without Christmas
Max
5.8
2001
Corky Romano
Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
4.3
2001
Good Day Live
Self · (1 episode)
3.0
2001
Made
Max
5.8
2001
Hubert's Brain
Bailey (voice)
6.0
2001
Enemies of Laughter
Paul's Father
5.5
2000
Lakeboat
Pierman
5.1
2000
A Storm in Summer
Abel Shaddick
5.8
2000
A Constant Forge
Self
6.5
2000
From Where I Sit
Abe
0.0
2000
Money Kings
Vinnie
6.1
1998
Ashes to Ashes
7.0
1998
Vivement dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
3.2
1998
The View
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
1997
Pronto
Harry Arno
5.3
1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
6.2
1997
The Sunshine Boys
Willie Clark
4.9
1996
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Self
0.0
1996
Roommates
Rocky Holzeck
6.2
1995
Cops n Roberts
Salvatore Santini
0.0
1995
The World of Jim Henson
Tramp (archive footage)
7.3
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1994
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
self · (1 episode)
3.3
1994
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Self
0.0
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
7.1
1993
Anything for John
Self
6.0
1993
Faraway, So Close!
Peter Falk
6.9
1993
The Larry Sanders Show
Peter Falk · (1 episode)
7.7
1992
The Player
Peter Falk
7.2
1992
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1991
Tune in Tomorrow...
Pedro Carmichael
5.3
1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
0.0
1990
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Self
0.0
1990
In the Spirit
Roger Flan
3.3
1990
Cookie
Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
5.2
1989
Arena - John Cassavetes
Self
0.0
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
5.2
1988
Vibes
Harry Buscafusco
5.7
1988
Seitenblicke
self · (2 episodes)
0.0
1987
The Princess Bride
The Grandfather
7.7
1987
Wings of Desire
The Filmstar
7.8
1987
Happy New Year
Nick
5.5
1987
American Masters
Self · (1 episode)
7.1
1986
Big Trouble
Steve Rickey
5.3
1986
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
1983
I Love Liberty
Self
0.0
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
6.5
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
1982
Shoot Don't Shoot
host
0.0
1982
The Great Muppet Caper
Tramp
6.8
1981
...All the Marbles
Harry Sears
6.2
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1981
The In-Laws
Vincent J. Ricardo
6.6
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
6.3
1979
The Brink's Job
Tony Pino
6.0
1978
Scared Straight!
Narration (voice)
7.3
1978
The Cheap Detective
Lou Peckinpaugh
6.2
1978
Opening Night
Self (uncredited)
7.5
1977
Mikey and Nicky
Mikey
6.8
1976
Murder by Death
Sam Diamond
7.2
1976
Griffin and Phoenix
Geoffrey Griffin
5.3
1976
30 millions d'amis
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
1976
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1975
A Woman Under the Influence
Nick Longhetti
7.8
1974
Dinah!
Self · (2 episodes)
6.5
1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (2 episodes)
6.3
1973
Ransom for a Dead Man
Columbo
7.2
1972
Columbo
Columbo · (67 episodes)
8.1
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1971
The Making of 'Husbands'
Self
0.0
1971
A Step Out of Line
Harry Connors
7.0
1971
Husbands
Archie Black
6.8
1970
Treffpunkte
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1970
Operation Snafu
Peter Pawney
5.5
1970
Castle Keep
Sgt. Rossi
5.7
1969
Machine Gun McCain
Charlie Adamo
6.1
1969
The Name of the Game
Lewis Corbett · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
Anzio
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
5.8
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
A Hatful of Rain
Polo Pope
0.0
1968
Prescription: Murder
Columbo
7.8
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (2 episodes)
6.4
1967
Luv
Milt Manville
4.2
1967
Penelope
Lt. Horatio Bixbee
5.6
1966
Brigadoon
Jeff Douglas
7.0
1966
Too Many Thieves
Danny
4.5
1966
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
(2 episodes)
0.0
1966
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1966
The Trials of O'Brien
Daniel O'Brien · (22 episodes)
6.8
1965
The Great Race
Max
7.1
1965
Attack and Retreat
lieutenant Mario
6.7
1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Guy Gisborne
6.0
1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Third Cab Driver
7.0
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bert Graumann · (1 episode)
5.5
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bara · (1 episode)
5.5
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Mike Galway · (1 episode)
5.5
1963
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · (3 episodes)
6.3
1963
The Jerry Lewis Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1963
The Balcony
Police Chief
5.2
1963
Pressure Point
Young Psychiatrist
6.6
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (2 episodes)
5.6
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (9 episodes)
7.4
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Surprise Appearance · (1 episode)
7.4
1962
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Cameo · (1 episode)
5.0
1962
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Sammy · (1 episode)
5.0
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Robert Evans · (1 episode)
7.8
1962
Pocketful of Miracles
Joy Boy
7.3
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (5 episodes)
5.1
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (3 episodes)
5.1
1961
The New Breed
Lopez · (1 episode)
7.0
1961
Ben Casey
(1 episode)
5.7
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
(1 episode)
3.5
1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Matt Gunderson · (1 episode)
5.4
1961
The Dick Powell Show
Aristede Fresco · (1 episode)
5.0
1961
The Dick Powell Show
Dr. Alan Keegan · (1 episode)
5.0
1961
The Dick Powell Show
Martin · (1 episode)
5.0
1961
87th Precinct
Greg Brovane · (1 episode)
7.5
1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
Collucci · (1 episode)
6.0
1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
Danilo Diaz · (1 episode)
6.0
1961
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Tom Weber
2.5
1960
The Law and Mr. Jones
Carbell Carney · (1 episode)
5.3
1960
The Islanders
Hooker · (1 episode)
8.0
1960
The Witness
Abe Reles · (1 episode)
0.0
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Joe · (1 episode)
6.2
1960
The Aquanauts
Jeremiah Wilson · (1 episode)
5.5
1960
The Aquanauts
Angel · (1 episode)
5.5
1960
Murder, Inc.
Abe Reles
6.4
1960
Pretty Boy Floyd
Shorty Walters
6.3
1960
The Bloody Brood
Nico
4.5
1959
The Untouchables
Duke Mullen · (1 episode)
7.9
1959
The Untouchables
Nate Selko · (1 episode)
7.9
1959
Play of the Week
Mestizo · (1 episode)
0.0
1959
Play of the Week
(1 episode)
0.0
1959
The Twilight Zone
Ramos Clementine · (1 episode)
8.4
1959
Deadline
Box · (1 episode)
6.0
1959
New York Confidential
(1 episode)
0.0
1959
Naked City
Extortionist · (2 episodes)
5.3
1958
Naked City
Gimpy (uncredited) · (1 episode)
5.3
1958
Naked City
Lee Staunton · (1 episode)
5.3
1958
Naked City
Frankie O'Hearn · (1 episode)
5.3
1958
Wind Across the Everglades
Writer
6.1
1958
Decoy
Fred Dana · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
Wagon Train
Gus Morgan · (1 episode)
6.4
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Waller - Gambler · (1 episode)
7.4
1957
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (2 episodes)
5.0
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Meyer Fine · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
The Red Skelton Show
Colonel Hush-Hush · (1 episode)
7.4
1951
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Petar Porovic · (1 episode)
3.0
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
(1 episode)
5.2
1950
Studio One
Carmen's Assistant · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
Studio One
Jack · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
Bambi Awards
Self · (2 episodes)
9.0
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
Radar Operator · (1 episode)
7.3
1947
Kraft Television Theatre
Izzy · (1 episode)
7.3
1947
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (5 episodes)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member · (1 episode)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter · (1 episode)
6.8
1944