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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 16, 1927
Died
June 23, 2011
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Пітер Фальк
- 彼得·法尔克
- Peter Michael Falk
- Peter Faulk
- پیتر فالک
Peter Falk
2.8 Popularity
Biography
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 (1968–2003), 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).
Known For
6.8
Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020
7.3
Self (archive footage)
Peter Falk Versus Columbo
2019
7.3
Self (archive footage)
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
7.1
Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
0.0
Columbo (archive footage)
Lost Case
2014
4.0
Self
Char·ac·ter
2012
5.1
Father Randolph
American Cowslip
2009
6.1
Irv
Next
2007
3.4
Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
Three Days to Vegas
2007
5.8
Self
Edge of Outside
2006
Credits
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
2020
6.8
Peter Falk Versus Columbo
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.3
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
2018
7.3
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
2017
7.1
Lost Case
as Columbo (archive footage)
2014
0.0
Char·ac·ter
as Self
2012
4.0
American Cowslip
as Father Randolph
2009
5.1
Next
as Irv
2007
6.1
Three Days to Vegas
as Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
2007
3.4
Edge of Outside
as Self
2006
5.8
The Thing About My Folks
as Sam Kleinman
2005
6.3
Checking Out
as Morris Applebaum
2005
6.5
When Angels Come to Town
as Max
2004
6.0
Shark Tale
as Don Feinberg (voice)
2004
6.0
Finding John Christmas
as Max
2003
6.2
Wilder Days
as James 'Pop Up' Morse
2003
5.0
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
as Self
2003
8.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Undisputed
as Mendy Ripstein
2002
6.5
Three Days of Rain
as Waldo
2002
4.6
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
0.0
The Lost World
as Theo Kerr
2001
6.0
The Lost World
as Theo Kerr
2001
7.5
A Town Without Christmas
as Max
2001
5.8
Corky Romano
as Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
2001
4.3
🎬
Good Day Live
as Self
2001
3.0
Made
as Max
2001
5.8
Hubert's Brain
as Bailey (voice)
2001
6.0
Enemies of Laughter
as Paul's Father
2000
5.5
A Constant Forge
as Self
2000
6.6
Lakeboat
as Pierman
2000
4.5
A Storm in Summer
as Abel Shaddick
2000
5.8
🎬
From Where I Sit
as Abe
2000
0.0
Money Kings
as Vinnie
1998
5.5
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
3.0
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Pronto
as Harry Arno
1997
5.3
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self
1997
6.3
The Sunshine Boys
as Willie Clark
1996
4.7
🎬
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
as Self
1996
0.0
Roommates
as Rocky Holzeck
1995
5.7
Cops n Roberts
as Salvatore Santini
1995
0.0
The World of Jim Henson
as Tramp (archive footage)
1994
7.3
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
7.5
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
as self
1994
2.8
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
as Self
1993
0.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Anything for John
as Self
1993
6.0
Faraway, So Close!
as Peter Falk
1993
6.9
The Larry Sanders Show
as Peter Falk
1992
7.7
The Player
as Peter Falk
1992
7.2
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
as Self (archive footage)
1991
0.0
Tune in Tomorrow...
as Pedro Carmichael
1990
5.2
🎬
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
1990
0.0
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
as Self
1990
0.0
In the Spirit
as Roger Flan
1990
3.3
Cookie
as Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
1989
5.2
🎬
Arena - John Cassavetes
as Self
1989
0.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
5.4
Vibes
as Harry Buscafusco
1988
5.7
🎬
Seitenblicke
as self
1987
0.0
The Princess Bride
as The Grandfather
1987
7.7
Wings of Desire
as The Filmstar
1987
7.8
Happy New Year
as Nick
1987
5.5
American Masters
as Self
1986
7.5
Big Trouble
as Steve Rickey
1986
5.3
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
8.3
I Love Liberty
as Self
1982
0.0
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
6.7
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
6.3
🎬
Shoot Don't Shoot
as host
1982
0.0
The Great Muppet Caper
as Tramp
1981
6.9
...All the Marbles
as Harry Sears
1981
6.2
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
5.3
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
as Self
1979
0.0
The In-Laws
as Vincent J. Ricardo
1979
6.7
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1979
6.2
The Brink's Job
as Tony Pino
1978
6.1
Scared Straight!
as Narration (voice)
1978
7.3
The Cheap Detective
as Lou Peckinpaugh
1978
6.3
Opening Night
as Self (uncredited)
1977
7.6
Mikey and Nicky
as Mikey
1976
6.8
Murder by Death
as Sam Diamond
1976
7.2
Griffin and Phoenix
as Geoffrey Griffin
1976
4.9
30 millions d'amis
as Self
1976
5.8
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
6.0
A Woman Under the Influence
as Nick Longhetti
1974
7.8
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.7
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
1973
5.4
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
Ransom for a Dead Man
as Columbo
1972
7.3
Columbo
as Columbo
1971
8.1
🎬
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
1971
7.5
The Making of 'Husbands'
as Self
1971
0.0
A Step Out of Line
as Harry Connors
1971
7.0
Husbands
as Archie Black
1970
6.7
🎬
Treffpunkte
as Self
1970
0.0
Operation Snafu
as Peter Pawney
1970
5.5
Castle Keep
as Sgt. Rossi
1969
5.7
Machine Gun McCain
as Charlie Adamo
1969
6.0
The Name of the Game
as Lewis Corbett
1968
6.8
Anzio
as Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
1968
5.6
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
A Hatful of Rain
as Polo Pope
1968
0.0
Prescription: Murder
as Columbo
1968
7.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
6.6
Luv
as Milt Manville
1967
4.1
Penelope
as Lt. Horatio Bixbee
1966
5.4
Brigadoon
as Jeff Douglas
1966
7.0
Too Many Thieves
as Danny
1966
4.5
The Trials of O'Brien
as Daniel O'Brien
1965
6.8
The Great Race
as Max
1965
7.1
Attack and Retreat
as lieutenant Mario
1964
6.6
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Guy Gisborne
1964
6.1
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Third Cab Driver
1963
7.0
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Bert Graumann
1963
5.7
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Bara
1963
5.7
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Mike Galway
1963
5.7
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963
6.3
The Jerry Lewis Show
as Self
1963
7.0
The Balcony
as Police Chief
1963
5.0
Pressure Point
as Young Psychiatrist
1962
6.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Surprise Appearance
1962
7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
as Cameo
1962
5.0
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
as Sammy
1962
5.0
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Robert Evans
1962
7.8
Pocketful of Miracles
as Joy Boy
1961
7.3
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The New Breed
as Lopez
1961
7.0
Ben Casey
1961
5.6
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
3.5
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Matt Gunderson
1961
5.5
The Dick Powell Show
as Aristede Fresco
1961
5.5
The Dick Powell Show
as Martin
1961
5.5
The Dick Powell Show
as Dr. Alan Keegan
1961
5.5
87th Precinct
as Greg Brovane
1961
7.5
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Danilo Diaz
1961
6.0
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Collucci
1961
6.0
🎬
The Million Dollar Incident
as Sammy
1961
0.0
The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Tom Weber
1960
2.5
The Law and Mr. Jones
as Carbell Carney
1960
6.0
The Islanders
as Hooker
1960
8.0
🎬
The Witness
as Abe Reles
1960
0.0
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Joe
1960
6.2
The Aquanauts
as Jeremiah Wilson
1960
5.5
The Aquanauts
as Angel
1960
5.5
Murder, Inc.
as Abe Reles
1960
6.4
Pretty Boy Floyd
as Shorty Walters
1960
6.3
The Bloody Brood
as Nico
1959
4.7
The Untouchables
as Duke Mullen
1959
7.8
The Untouchables
as Nate Selko
1959
7.8
Play of the Week
1959
0.0
Play of the Week
as Mestizo
1959
0.0
The Twilight Zone
as Ramos Clementine
1959
8.5
Deadline
as Box
1959
6.0
New York Confidential
1959
0.0
Naked City
as Extortionist
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Lee Staunton
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Gimpy (uncredited)
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Frankie O'Hearn
1958
5.5
Wind Across the Everglades
as Writer
1958
5.9
Decoy
as Fred Dana
1957
6.4
Wagon Train
as Gus Morgan
1957
6.6
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Waller - Gambler
1957
7.3
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
1956
5.9
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Meyer Fine
1955
7.8
Omnibus
as Charlie
1952
6.0
The Red Skelton Show
as Colonel Hush-Hush
1951
7.4
Armstrong Circle Theatre
as Petar Porovic
1950
3.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.6
Studio One
as Carmen's Assistant
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Jack
1948
5.0
Bambi
as Self
1948
9.0
Kraft Television Theatre
as Radar Operator
1947
7.5
Kraft Television Theatre
as Izzy
1947
7.5
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
7.2