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 (1968–1978, 1989–2003), which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
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 (1968–1978, 1989–2003), 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).
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Filmography (Movies)
My Darling Vivian
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/04/2020
Peter Falk Versus Columbo
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/03/2019
Arthur Miller: Writer
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/12/2017
Lost Case
Character:Columbo (archive footage)
Release Date:01/12/2014
Char·ac·ter
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/2012
American Cowslip
Character:Father Randolph
Release Date:24/07/2009
Next
Character:Irv
Release Date:25/04/2007
Three Days to Vegas
Character:Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
Release Date:02/02/2007
Checking Out
Character:Morris Applebaum
Release Date:15/09/2006
Edge of Outside
Character:Self
Release Date:11/06/2006
The Thing About My Folks
Character:Sam Kleinman
Release Date:02/06/2005
When Angels Come to Town
Character:Max
Release Date:28/11/2004
Shark Tale
Character:Don Feinberg (voice)
Release Date:20/09/2004
Finding John Christmas
Character:Max
Release Date:30/11/2003
Wilder Days
Character:James 'Pop Up' Morse
Release Date:19/10/2003
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/2003
Undisputed
Character:Mendy Ripstein
Release Date:17/07/2002
Three Days of Rain
Character:Waldo
Release Date:12/05/2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2002
The Lost World
Character:Theo Kerr
Release Date:25/12/2001
A Town Without Christmas
Character:Max
Release Date:16/12/2001
Corky Romano
Character:Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
Release Date:12/10/2001
Made
Character:Max
Release Date:13/07/2001
Hubert's Brain
Character:Bailey (voice)
Release Date:31/03/2001
Enemies of Laughter
Character:Paul's Father
Release Date:10/11/2000
A Constant Forge
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2000
Lakeboat
Character:Pierman
Release Date:13/04/2000
A Storm in Summer
Character:Abel Shaddick
Release Date:18/01/2000
From Where I Sit
Character:Abe
Release Date:01/01/2000
Money Kings
Character:Vinnie
Release Date:04/12/1998
Pronto
Character:Harry Arno
Release Date:08/06/1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1997
The Sunshine Boys
Character:Willie Clark
Release Date:08/08/1996
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Character:Self
Release Date:28/01/1996
Roommates
Character:Rocky Holzeck
Release Date:03/03/1995
Cops n Roberts
Character:Salvatore Santini
Release Date:01/01/1995
The World of Jim Henson
Character:Tramp (archive footage)
Release Date:23/11/1994
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Character:Self
Release Date:02/10/1993
Anything for John
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/1993
Faraway, So Close!
Character:Peter Falk
Release Date:01/09/1993
The Player
Character:Peter Falk
Release Date:08/05/1992
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1991
Tune in Tomorrow...
Character:Pedro Carmichael
Release Date:26/10/1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Character:Self
Release Date:27/08/1990
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/1990
In the Spirit
Character:Roger Flan
Release Date:06/04/1990
Cookie
Character:Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
Release Date:02/08/1989
Arena - John Cassavetes
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/1989
Vibes
Character:Harry Buscafusco
Release Date:05/08/1988
The Princess Bride
Character:The Grandfather
Release Date:25/09/1987
Wings of Desire
Character:The Filmstar
Release Date:23/09/1987
Happy New Year
Character:Nick
Release Date:07/08/1987
Big Trouble
Character:Steve Rickey
Release Date:30/05/1986
I Love Liberty
Character:Self
Release Date:21/03/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
Shoot Don't Shoot
Character:host
Release Date:01/01/1982
The Great Muppet Caper
Character:Tramp
Release Date:26/06/1981
...All the Marbles
Character:Harry Sears
Release Date:01/03/1981
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/1979
The In-Laws
Character:Vincent J. Ricardo
Release Date:15/06/1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/1979
The Brink's Job
Character:Tony Pino
Release Date:08/12/1978
Scared Straight!
Character:Narration (voice)
Release Date:02/11/1978
The Cheap Detective
Character:Lou Peckinpaugh
Release Date:23/06/1978
Opening Night
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1977
Mikey and Nicky
Character:Mikey
Release Date:21/12/1976
Murder by Death
Character:Sam Diamond
Release Date:23/06/1976
Griffin and Phoenix
Character:Geoffrey Griffin
Release Date:27/02/1976
A Woman Under the Influence
Character:Nick Longhetti
Release Date:18/11/1974
Ransom for a Dead Man
Character:Columbo
Release Date:09/10/1972
The Making of 'Husbands'
Character:Self
Release Date:28/03/1971
A Step Out of Line
Character:Harry Connors
Release Date:26/02/1971
Husbands
Character:Archie Black
Release Date:08/12/1970
Operation Snafu
Character:Peter Pawney
Release Date:03/03/1970
Castle Keep
Character:Sgt. Rossi
Release Date:23/07/1969
Machine Gun McCain
Character:Charlie Adamo
Release Date:01/04/1969
Anzio
Character:Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
Release Date:24/07/1968
A Hatful of Rain
Character:Polo Pope
Release Date:03/03/1968
Prescription: Murder
Character:Columbo
Release Date:20/02/1968
Luv
Character:Milt Manville
Release Date:26/07/1967
Penelope
Character:Lt. Horatio Bixbee
Release Date:10/11/1966
Brigadoon
Character:Jeff Douglas
Release Date:15/10/1966
Too Many Thieves
Character:Danny
Release Date:13/10/1966
The Great Race
Character:Max
Release Date:01/07/1965
Attack and Retreat
Character:lieutenant Mario
Release Date:16/09/1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Character:Guy Gisborne
Release Date:24/06/1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Character:Third Cab Driver
Release Date:07/11/1963
The Balcony
Character:Police Chief
Release Date:21/03/1963
Pressure Point
Character:Young Psychiatrist
Release Date:10/10/1962
Pocketful of Miracles
Character:Joy Boy
Release Date:18/12/1961
The Million Dollar Incident
Character:Sammy
Release Date:21/04/1961
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Character:Tom Weber
Release Date:11/12/1960
Murder, Inc.
Character:Abe Reles
Release Date:28/06/1960
Pretty Boy Floyd
Character:Shorty Walters
Release Date:01/01/1960
The Bloody Brood
Character:Nico
Release Date:26/10/1959
Wind Across the Everglades
Character:Writer
Release Date:11/09/1958
Television Appearances
Basketball: A Love Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
The Lost World
Character:Theo Kerr
Good Day Live
Character:Self
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
Character:self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Peter Falk
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
Seitenblicke
Character:self
American Masters
Character:Self
Reading Rainbow
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
30 millions d'amis
Character:Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
Columbo
Character:Columbo
V.I.P. Schaukel
Character:Self
Treffpunkte
Character:Self
The Name of the Game
Character:Lewis Corbett
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self (uncredited)
The Trials of O'Brien
Character:Daniel O'Brien
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Bert Graumann
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Bara
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Mike Galway
The Danny Kaye Show
Character:Self
The Jerry Lewis Show
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self - Surprise Appearance
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Character:Sammy
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Character:Cameo
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Robert Evans
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The New Breed
Character:Lopez
Ben Casey
Character:
Target: The Corruptors!
Character:
Dr. Kildare
Character:Dr. Matt Gunderson
The Dick Powell Show
Character:Martin
The Dick Powell Show
Character:Aristede Fresco
The Dick Powell Show
Character:Dr. Alan Keegan
87th Precinct
Character:Greg Brovane
The DuPont Show of the Week
Character:Collucci
The DuPont Show of the Week
Character:Danilo Diaz
The Law and Mr. Jones
Character:Carbell Carney
The Islanders
Character:Hooker
The Witness
Character:Abe Reles
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Character:Joe
The Aquanauts
Character:Jeremiah Wilson
The Aquanauts
Character:Angel
The Untouchables
Character:Duke Mullen
The Untouchables
Character:Nate Selko
Play of the Week
Character:Mestizo
Play of the Week
Character:
The Twilight Zone
Character:Ramos Clementine
Deadline
Character:Box
New York Confidential
Character:
Naked City
Character:Extortionist
Naked City
Character:Lee Staunton
Naked City
Character:Gimpy (uncredited)
Naked City
Character:Frankie O'Hearn
Decoy
Character:Fred Dana
Wagon Train
Character:Gus Morgan
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Waller - Gambler
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Meyer Fine
Omnibus
Character:Charlie
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Colonel Hush-Hush
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Character:Petar Porovic
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
Studio One
Character:Carmen's Assistant
Studio One
Character:Jack
Bambi
Character:Self
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:Radar Operator
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:Izzy
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Audience Member
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
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