Peter Falk
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 16, 1927
- Died
- June 23, 2011
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
My Darling Vivian 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Falk versus Columbo 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Lost Case 2014
as Columbo (archive footage)
Char·ac·ter 2012
as Self
American Cowslip 2009
as Father Randolph
Next 2007
as Irv
Three Days to Vegas 2007
as Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
Checking Out 2006
as Morris Applebaum
Edge of Outside 2006
as Self
The Thing About My Folks 2005
as Sam Kleinman
When Angels Come to Town 2004
as Max
Shark Tale 2004
as Don Feinberg (voice)
Finding John Christmas 2003
as Max
Wilder Days 2003
as James 'Pop Up' Morse
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us 2003
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration 2003
as Self /Self - Columbo
Undisputed 2002
as Mendy Ripstein
Three Days of Rain 2002
as Waldo
NBC 75th Anniversary Special 2002
as Self
The Lost World 2001
as Theo Kerr
A Town Without Christmas 2001
as Max
Corky Romano 2001
as Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
Made 2001
as Max
Hubert's Brain 2001
as Bailey (voice)
Enemies of Laughter 2000
as Paul's Father
A Constant Forge 2000
as Self
Lakeboat 2000
as Pierman
A Storm in Summer 2000
as Abel Shaddick
- From Where I Sit
From Where I Sit 2000
as Abe
Money Kings 1998
as Vinnie
Pronto 1997
as Harry Arno
Frank Capra's American Dream 1997
as Self
The Sunshine Boys 1996
as Willie Clark
- John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All 1996
as Self
Roommates 1995
as Rocky Holzeck
Cops n Roberts 1995
as Salvatore Santini
The World of Jim Henson 1994
as Tramp (archive footage)
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes 1993
as Self
Anything for John 1993
as Self
Faraway, So Close! 1993
as Peter Falk
The Player 1992
as Peter Falk
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' 1991
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tune in Tomorrow... 1990
as Pedro Carmichael
- Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret 1990
as Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders 1990
as Self
In the Spirit 1990
as Roger Flan
Cookie 1989
as Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
- Arena - John Cassavetes
Arena - John Cassavetes 1989
as Self
Vibes 1988
as Harry Buscafusco
The Princess Bride 1987
as The Grandfather
Wings of Desire 1987
as The Filmstar
Happy New Year 1987
as Nick
Big Trouble 1986
as Steve Rickey
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady 1982
as Self
I Love Liberty 1982
as Self
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
- Shoot Don't Shoot
Shoot Don't Shoot 1982
as host
The Great Muppet Caper 1981
as Tramp (uncredited)
...All the Marbles 1981
as Harry Sears
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman 1979
as Self
The In-Laws 1979
as Vincent J. Ricardo
The Muppets Go Hollywood 1979
as Self (uncredited)
The Brink's Job 1978
as Tony Pino
Scared Straight! 1978
as Narration (voice)
The Cheap Detective 1978
as Lou Peckinpaugh
Opening Night 1977
as Self (uncredited)
Mikey and Nicky 1976
as Mikey
Murder by Death 1976
as Sam Diamond
Griffin and Phoenix 1976
as Geoffrey Griffin
A Woman Under the Influence 1974
as Nick Longhetti
Swan Song 1974
as Columbo
Ransom for a Dead Man 1972
as Columbo
The Making of 'Husbands' 1971
as Self
A Step Out of Line 1971
as Harry Connors
Husbands 1970
as Archie Black
Operation Snafu 1970
as Peter Pawney
Castle Keep 1969
as Sgt. Rossi
Machine Gun McCain 1969
as Charlie Adamo
Anzio 1968
as Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
A Hatful of Rain 1968
as Polo Pope
Prescription: Murder 1968
as Columbo
Luv 1967
as Milt Manville
Penelope 1966
as Lt. Horatio Bixbee
Brigadoon 1966
as Jeff Douglas
Too Many Thieves 1966
as Danny
The Great Race 1965
as Max
Attack and Retreat 1964
as Medic Captain
Robin and the 7 Hoods 1964
as Guy Gisborne
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
as Third Cab Driver
The Balcony 1963
as Police Chief
Pressure Point 1962
as Young Psychiatrist
Pocketful of Miracles 1961
as Joy Boy
- The Million Dollar Incident
The Million Dollar Incident 1961
as Sammy
The Secret of the Purple Reef 1960
as Tom Weber
Murder, Inc. 1960
as Abe Reles
Pretty Boy Floyd 1960
as Shorty Walters
The Bloody Brood 1959
as Nico
Wind Across the Everglades 1958
as Writer
Credits from TMDB.