Peter Falk
Born September 16, 1927 (Age: 98)
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New York City, New York, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Next
2007
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as Irv
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Age: 79
When Angels Come to Town
2004
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as Max
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Age: 77
Shark Tale
2004
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as Don Feinberg (voice)
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Age: 77
Undisputed
2002
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as Mendy Ripstein
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Age: 74
Three Days of Rain
2002
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as Waldo
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Age: 74
Corky Romano
2001
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as Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
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Age: 74
Made
2001
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as Max
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Age: 73
Enemies of Laughter
2000
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as Paul's Father
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Age: 73
A Constant Forge
2000
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as Self
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Age: 73
Lakeboat
2000
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as Pierman
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Age: 72
A Storm in Summer
2000
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as Abel Shaddick
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Age: 72
No Image
From Where I Sit
2000
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as Abe
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Age: 72
Money Kings
1998
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as Vinnie
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Age: 71
Pronto
1997
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as Harry Arno
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Age: 69
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
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as Self
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Age: 69
The Sunshine Boys
1996
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as Willie Clark
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Age: 68
No Image
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
1996
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as Self
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Age: 68
Roommates
1995
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as Rocky Holzeck
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Age: 67
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
1993
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as Self
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Age: 66
Anything for John
1993
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as Self
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Age: 65
Faraway, So Close!
1993
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as Peter Falk
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Age: 65
The Player
1992
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as Peter Falk
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Age: 64
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 63
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
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as Pedro Carmichael
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Age: 63
No Image
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990
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as Self
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Age: 62
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
1990
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as Self
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Age: 62
In the Spirit
1990
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as Roger Flan
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Age: 62
Cookie
1989
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as Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
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Age: 61
No Image
Arena - John Cassavetes
1989
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as Self
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Age: 61
Vibes
1988
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as Harry Buscafusco
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Age: 60
The Princess Bride
1987
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as The Grandfather
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Age: 60
Wings of Desire
1987
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as The Filmstar
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Age: 60
Happy New Year
1987
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as Nick
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Age: 59
No Image
Shoot Don't Shoot
1982
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as host
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Age: 54
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
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as Tramp
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Age: 53
...All the Marbles
1981
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as Harry Sears
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Age: 53
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
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as Self
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Age: 52
The In-Laws
1979
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as Vincent J. Ricardo
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Age: 51
The Brink's Job
1978
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as Tony Pino
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Age: 51
Scared Straight!
1978
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as Narration (voice)
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Age: 51
The Cheap Detective
1978
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as Lou Peckinpaugh
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Age: 50
Murder by Death
1976
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as Sam Diamond
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Age: 48
A Woman Under the Influence
1974
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as Nick Longhetti
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Age: 47
Ransom for a Dead Man
1972
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as Columbo
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Age: 45
The Making of 'Husbands'
1971
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as Self
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Age: 43
Castle Keep
1969
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as Sgt. Rossi
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Age: 41
Machine Gun McCain
1969
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as Charlie Adamo
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Age: 41
A Hatful of Rain
1968
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as Polo Pope
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Age: 40
Prescription: Murder
1968
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as Columbo
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Age: 40
The Great Race
1965
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as Max
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Age: 37
Attack and Retreat
1964
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as lieutenant Mario
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Age: 37
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
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as Guy Gisborne
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Age: 36
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
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as Third Cab Driver
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Age: 36
The Balcony
1963
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as Police Chief
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Age: 35
Pressure Point
1962
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as Young Psychiatrist
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Age: 35
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
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as Joy Boy
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Age: 34
No Image
The Million Dollar Incident
1961
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as Sammy
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Age: 33
The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960
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as Tom Weber
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Age: 33
Murder, Inc.
1960
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as Abe Reles
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Age: 32
Pretty Boy Floyd
1960
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as Shorty Walters
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Age: 32
The Bloody Brood
1959
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as Nico
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Age: 32
Wind Across the Everglades
1958
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as Writer
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Age: 30