Peter Falk
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Surprise Appearance
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
Columbo
Lt. Columbo
1971
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
Series
Wagon Train
Gus Morgan
1957
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Robert Evans
1962
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Waller - Gambler
1957
Series
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Matt Gunderson
1961
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Series
The Twilight Zone
Ramos Clementine
1959
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Colonel Hush-Hush
1951
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bert Graumann
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bara
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Mike Galway
1963
Series
Studio One
Carmen's Assistant
1948
Series
Studio One
Jack
1948
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Series
Naked City
Extortionist
1958
Series
Naked City
Lee Staunton
1958
Series
Naked City
Gimpy (uncredited)
1958
Series
Naked City
Frankie O'Hearn
1958
Series
The Untouchables
Duke Mullen
1959
Series
The Untouchables
Nate Selko
1959
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
The Name of the Game
Lewis Corbett
1968
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Peter Falk
1992
Series
Omnibus
Charlie
1952
Series
American Masters
Self
1986
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Meyer Fine
1955
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
Radar Operator
1947
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
Izzy
1947
Series
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
self
1994
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Series
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Petar Porovic
1950
Series
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
2018
Series
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
Series
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Joe
1960
Film
The Princess Bride
The Grandfather
1987
Series
30 millions d'amis
Self
1976
Series
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Film
Shark Tale
Don Feinberg (voice)
2004
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Series
The New Breed
Lopez
1961
Series
87th Precinct
Greg Brovane
1961
Series
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Series
The Dick Powell Show
Martin
1961
Series
The Dick Powell Show
Aristede Fresco
1961
Series
The Dick Powell Show
Dr. Alan Keegan
1961
Seitenblicke
self
1987
Series
Play of the Week
Mestizo
1959
Series
Play of the Week
1959
Series
Decoy
Fred Dana
1957
Series
The Aquanauts
Jeremiah Wilson
1960
Series
The Aquanauts
Angel
1960
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Film
Wings of Desire
The Filmstar
1987
Series
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Sammy
1962
Series
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Cameo
1962
Film
Undisputed
Mendy Ripstein
2002
Film
Next
Irv
2007
Series
The Islanders
Hooker
1960
Series
The Trials of O'Brien
Daniel O'Brien
1965
Film
The Player
Peter Falk
1992
Film
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Third Cab Driver
1963
Series
New York Confidential
1959
Film
A Woman Under the Influence
Nick Longhetti
1974
Series
The DuPont Show of the Week
Collucci
1961
Series
The DuPont Show of the Week
Danilo Diaz
1961
Series
The Law and Mr. Jones
Carbell Carney
1960
Film
The Great Race
Max
1965
Series
Deadline
Box
1959
Film
Anzio
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
1968
Film
Murder by Death
Sam Diamond
1976
Film
Corky Romano
Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
2001
Treffpunkte
Self
1970
Film
The In-Laws
Vincent J. Ricardo
1979
Film
The Great Muppet Caper
Tramp (uncredited)
1981
Series
The Jerry Lewis Show
Self
1963
Film
The Brink's Job
Tony Pino
1978
Film
Faraway, So Close!
Peter Falk
1993
Series
The Lost World
Theo Kerr
2001
Film
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Guy Gisborne
1964
Film
Mikey and Nicky
Mikey
1976
Film
...All the Marbles
Harry Sears
1981
Film
Opening Night
Self (uncredited)
1977
Film
The Cheap Detective
Lou Peckinpaugh
1978
Film
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Film
Pocketful of Miracles
Joy Boy
1961
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Film
Made
Max
2001
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Machine Gun McCain
Charlie Adamo
1969
Film
The Lost World
Theo Kerr
2001
Film
The World of Jim Henson
Tramp (archive footage)
1994
Film
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self /Self - Columbo
2003
Film
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
1979
Film
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Film
Vibes
Harry Buscafusco
1988
Film
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
1997
Film
Lakeboat
Pierman
2000
Film
Luv
Milt Manville
1967
Film
Castle Keep
Sgt. Rossi
1969
Film
Roommates
Rocky Holzeck
1995
Film
Tune in Tomorrow...
Pedro Carmichael
1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
1990
Film
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Ransom for a Dead Man
Columbo
1972
Film
Prescription: Murder
Columbo
1968
Film
When Angels Come to Town
Max
2004
Film
Husbands
Archie Black
1970
Film
Peter Falk versus Columbo
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Three Days of Rain
Waldo
2002
Film
I Love Liberty
Self
1982
Film
Murder, Inc.
Abe Reles
1960
Film
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
1982
Film
Wind Across the Everglades
Writer
1958
Film
A Town Without Christmas
Max
2001
Film
Penelope
Lt. Horatio Bixbee
1966
Film
Big Trouble
Steve Rickey
1986
Film
The Thing About My Folks
Sam Kleinman
2005
Film
Three Days to Vegas
Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
2007
Film
Cookie
Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
1989
Film
A Hatful of Rain
Polo Pope
1968
Film
A Constant Forge
Self
2000
Film
Scared Straight!
Narration (voice)
1978
From Where I Sit
Abe
2000
Film
Money Kings
Vinnie
1998
Film
The Sunshine Boys
Willie Clark
1996
Film
A Storm in Summer
Abel Shaddick
2000
The Witness
Abe Reles
1960
Film
Attack and Retreat
Medic Captain
1964
Film
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
1979
Film
A Step Out of Line
Harry Connors
1971
Film
Too Many Thieves
Danny
1966
Film
Cops n Roberts
Salvatore Santini
1995
Film
Wilder Days
James 'Pop Up' Morse
2003
Film
Finding John Christmas
Max
2003
Film
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Self
2003
The Million Dollar Incident
Sammy
1961
Film
Char·ac·ter
Self
2012
Film
The Making of 'Husbands'
Self
1971
Film
In the Spirit
Roger Flan
1990
Film
Pressure Point
Young Psychiatrist
1962
Film
American Cowslip
Father Randolph
2009
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Self
1996
Film
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Tom Weber
1960
Film
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Self
1990
Film
Edge of Outside
Self
2006
Film
Griffin and Phoenix
Geoffrey Griffin
1976
Film
Happy New Year
Nick
1987
Arena - John Cassavetes
Self
1989
Film
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Self
1993
Film
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
2017
Shoot Don't Shoot
host
1982
Film
Enemies of Laughter
Paul's Father
2000
Film
Checking Out
Morris Applebaum
2006
Film
A Trace of Murder
Columbo
Film
Brigadoon
Jeff Douglas
1966
Film
Lost Case
Columbo (archive footage)
2014
Film
Pretty Boy Floyd
Shorty Walters
1960
Film
Pronto
Harry Arno
1997
Film
The Bloody Brood
Nico
1959
Film
Hubert's Brain
Bailey (voice)
2001
Film
Operation Snafu
Peter Pawney
1970
Film
The Balcony
Police Chief
1963
Film
Anything for John
Self
1993
Film
Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot
Colombo