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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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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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Peter Falk's Filmography
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My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Falk versus Columbo
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
Lost Case
as Columbo (archive footage)
Char·ac·ter
as Self
American Cowslip
as Father Randolph
Next
as Irv
Three Days to Vegas
as Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
Checking Out
as Morris Applebaum
Edge of Outside
as Self
The Thing About My Folks
as Sam Kleinman
When Angels Come to Town
as Max
Shark Tale
as Don Feinberg (voice)
Finding John Christmas
as Max
Wilder Days
as James 'Pop Up' Morse
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self /Self - Columbo
Undisputed
as Mendy Ripstein
Three Days of Rain
as Waldo
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
The Lost World
as Theo Kerr
A Town Without Christmas
as Max
Corky Romano
as Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
Made
as Max
Hubert's Brain
as Bailey (voice)
Enemies of Laughter
as Paul's Father
A Constant Forge
as Self
Lakeboat
as Pierman
A Storm in Summer
as Abel Shaddick
No Poster
From Where I Sit
as Abe
Money Kings
as Vinnie
Pronto
as Harry Arno
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self
The Sunshine Boys
as Willie Clark
No Poster
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
as Self
Roommates
as Rocky Holzeck
Cops n Roberts
as Salvatore Santini
The World of Jim Henson
as Tramp (archive footage)
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
as Self
Anything for John
as Self
Faraway, So Close!
as Peter Falk
The Player
as Peter Falk
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tune in Tomorrow...
as Pedro Carmichael
No Poster
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
as Self
In the Spirit
as Roger Flan
Cookie
as Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
No Poster
Arena - John Cassavetes
as Self
Vibes
as Harry Buscafusco
The Princess Bride
as The Grandfather
Wings of Desire
as The Filmstar
Happy New Year
as Nick
Big Trouble
as Steve Rickey
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
as Self
I Love Liberty
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
No Poster
Shoot Don't Shoot
as host
The Great Muppet Caper
as Tramp (uncredited)
...All the Marbles
as Harry Sears
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
as Self
The In-Laws
as Vincent J. Ricardo
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
The Brink's Job
as Tony Pino
Scared Straight!
as Narration (voice)
The Cheap Detective
as Lou Peckinpaugh
Opening Night
as Self (uncredited)
Mikey and Nicky
as Mikey
Murder by Death
as Sam Diamond
Griffin and Phoenix
as Geoffrey Griffin
A Woman Under the Influence
as Nick Longhetti
Swan Song
as Columbo
Ransom for a Dead Man
as Columbo
The Making of 'Husbands'
as Self
A Step Out of Line
as Harry Connors
Husbands
as Archie Black
Operation Snafu
as Peter Pawney
Castle Keep
as Sgt. Rossi
Machine Gun McCain
as Charlie Adamo
Anzio
as Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
A Hatful of Rain
as Polo Pope
Prescription: Murder
as Columbo
Luv
as Milt Manville
Penelope
as Lt. Horatio Bixbee
Brigadoon
as Jeff Douglas
Too Many Thieves
as Danny
The Great Race
as Max
Attack and Retreat
as Medic Captain
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Guy Gisborne
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Third Cab Driver
The Balcony
as Police Chief
Pressure Point
as Young Psychiatrist
Pocketful of Miracles
as Joy Boy
No Poster
The Million Dollar Incident
as Sammy
The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tom Weber
Murder, Inc.
as Abe Reles
Pretty Boy Floyd
as Shorty Walters
The Bloody Brood
as Nico
Wind Across the Everglades
as Writer