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

• 2014Lost Case — Columbo (archive footage)
• 2009American Cowslip — Father Randolph
• 2007Next — Irv
• 2007Three Days to Vegas — Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
• 2006Checking Out — Morris Applebaum
• 2005The Thing About My Folks — Sam Kleinman
• 2004Shark Tale — Don Feinberg (voice)
• 2004When Angels Come to Town — Max
• 2003Finding John Christmas — Max
• 2003Wilder Days — James 'Pop Up' Morse
• 2002Three Days of Rain — Waldo
• 2002Undisputed — Mendy Ripstein
• 2001A Town Without Christmas — Max
• 2001Corky Romano — Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
• 2001Hubert's Brain — Bailey (voice)
• 2001Made — Max
• 2001The Lost World — Theo Kerr
• The Lost World — Theo Kerr
• 2000A Storm in Summer — Abel Shaddick
• 2000Enemies of Laughter — Paul's Father
• 2000From Where I Sit — Abe
• 2000Lakeboat — Pierman
• 1998Money Kings — Vinnie
• 1997Pronto — Harry Arno
• 1996The Sunshine Boys — Willie Clark
• 1995Cops n Roberts — Salvatore Santini
• 1995Roommates — Rocky Holzeck
• 1994The World of Jim Henson — Tramp (archive footage)
• 1993Faraway, So Close! — Peter Falk
• The Larry Sanders Show — Peter Falk
• 1992The Player — Peter Falk
• 1990In the Spirit — Roger Flan
• 1990Tune in Tomorrow... — Pedro Carmichael
• 1989Cookie — Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark
• 1988Vibes — Harry Buscafusco
• 1987Happy New Year — Nick
• 1987The Princess Bride — The Grandfather
• 1987Wings of Desire — The Filmstar
• 1986Big Trouble — Steve Rickey
• 1982Shoot Don't Shoot — host
• 1981...All the Marbles — Harry Sears
• 1981The Great Muppet Caper — Tramp (uncredited)
• 1979The In-Laws — Vincent J. Ricardo
• 1978Scared Straight! — Narration (voice)
• 1978The Brink's Job — Tony Pino
• 1978The Cheap Detective — Lou Peckinpaugh
• 1976Griffin and Phoenix — Geoffrey Griffin
• 1976Mikey and Nicky — Mikey
• 1976Murder by Death — Sam Diamond
• 1974A Woman Under the Influence — Nick Longhetti
• 1972Ransom for a Dead Man — Columbo
• 1971A Step Out of Line — Harry Connors
• Columbo — Lt. Columbo, Director, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
• 1970Husbands — Archie Black
• 1970Operation Snafu — Peter Pawney
• 1969Castle Keep — Sgt. Rossi
• 1969Machine Gun McCain — Charlie Adamo
• 1968A Hatful of Rain — Polo Pope
• 1968Anzio — Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
• 1968Prescription: Murder — Columbo
• The Name of the Game — Lewis Corbett
• 1967Luv — Milt Manville
• 1966Brigadoon — Jeff Douglas
• 1966Penelope — Lt. Horatio Bixbee
• 1966Too Many Thieves — Danny
• 1965The Great Race — Max
• The Trials of O'Brien — Daniel O'Brien
• 1964Attack and Retreat — Medic Captain
• 1964Robin and the 7 Hoods — Guy Gisborne
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre — Bert Graumann, Bara, Mike Galway
• 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World — Third Cab Driver
• 1963The Balcony — Police Chief
• Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine — Cameo, Sammy
• 1962Pressure Point — Young Psychiatrist
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — Robert Evans
• 87th Precinct — Greg Brovane
• Ben Casey
• Dr. Kildare — Dr. Matt Gunderson
• 1961Pocketful of Miracles — Joy Boy
• Target: The Corruptors!
• The Dick Powell Show — Aristede Fresco, Martin, Dr. Alan Keegan
• The DuPont Show of the Week — Danilo Diaz, Collucci
• 1961The Million Dollar Incident — Sammy
• The New Breed — Lopez
• 1960Murder, Inc. — Abe Reles
• 1960Pretty Boy Floyd — Shorty Walters
• The Aquanauts — Jeremiah Wilson, Angel
• The Barbara Stanwyck Show — Joe
• The Islanders — Hooker
• The Law and Mr. Jones — Carbell Carney
• 1960The Secret of the Purple Reef — Tom Weber
• The Witness — Abe Reles
• Deadline — Box
• New York Confidential
• Play of the Week — Mestizo
• 1959The Bloody Brood — Nico
• The Twilight Zone — Ramos Clementine
• The Untouchables — Duke Mullen, Nate Selko
• Naked City — Extortionist, Lee Staunton, Gimpy (uncredited), Frankie O'Hearn
• 1958Wind Across the Everglades — Writer
• Decoy — Fred Dana
• Have Gun, Will Travel — Waller - Gambler
• Wagon Train — Gus Morgan
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Meyer Fine
• Omnibus — Charlie
• The Red Skelton Show — Colonel Hush-Hush
• Armstrong Circle Theatre — Petar Porovic
• Robert Montgomery Presents
• Studio One — Carmen's Assistant, Jack
• Kraft Television Theatre — Radar Operator, Izzy
• A Trace of Murder — Columbo
• Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot — Colombo

Appearances as themselves (55)

• 2020My Darling Vivian — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Peter Falk versus Columbo — Self (archive footage)
• Basketball: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)
• 2017Arthur Miller: Writer — Self (archive footage)
• 2012Char·ac·ter — Self
• 2006Edge of Outside — Self
• 2003ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration — Self /Self - Columbo
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2003Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us — Self
• 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special — Self
• Good Day Live — Self
• 2000A Constant Forge — Self
• Vivement dimanche — Self
• 1997Frank Capra's American Dream — Self
• The View — Self
• 1996John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All — Self
• Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin — self
• Inside the Actors Studio — Self
• 1993Anything for John — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• 1993Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes — Self
• 1991Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1990Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders — Self
• 1990Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret — Self
• 1989Arena - John Cassavetes — Self
• Seitenblicke — self
• American Masters — Self
• Reading Rainbow — Self - Narrator (voice)
• Champs-Elysées — Self
• 1982I Love Liberty — Self
• 1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady — Self
• 1982Night of 100 Stars — Self
• Wetten, dass..? — Self
• 1979All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman — Self
• 1979The Muppets Go Hollywood — Self (uncredited)
• 1977Opening Night — Self (uncredited)
• 30 millions d'amis — Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
• Dinah! — Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... — Self
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts — Self
• 1971The Making of 'Husbands' — Self
• V.I.P. Schaukel — Self
• Treffpunkte — Self
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self (uncredited)
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• The Danny Kaye Show — Self
• The Jerry Lewis Show — Self
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self, Self - Surprise Appearance
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self - Co-Host
• Tony Awards — Self - Presenter, Self - Host
• Bambi — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter, Self - Audience Member, Self - Nominee / Presenter