Peter Falk

Known For: Acting
Born: September 16, 1927
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Died: June 23, 2011

Peter Falk

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 …

Filmography

My Darling Vivian

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Peter Falk versus Columbo

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Basketball: A Love Story

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Lost Case

2014 · Columbo (archive footage)

Char·ac·ter

2012 · Self

American Cowslip

2009 · Father Randolph

Next

2007 · Irv

Three Days to Vegas

2007 · Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald

Checking Out

2006 · Morris Applebaum

Edge of Outside

2006 · Self

The Thing About My Folks

2005 · Sam Kleinman

When Angels Come to Town

2004 · Max

Shark Tale

2004 · Don Feinberg (voice)

Finding John Christmas

2003 · Max

Wilder Days

2003 · James 'Pop Up' Morse

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Self

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

2003 · Self

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003 · Self /Self - Columbo

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self

Undisputed

2002 · Mendy Ripstein

Three Days of Rain

2002 · Waldo

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002 · Self

The Lost World

2001 · Theo Kerr

The Lost World

2001 · Theo Kerr

A Town Without Christmas

2001 · Max

Corky Romano

2001 · Francis A. 'Pops' Romano

Good Day Live

2001 · Self

Made

2001 · Max

Hubert's Brain

2001 · Bailey (voice)

Enemies of Laughter

2000 · Paul's Father

A Constant Forge

2000 · Self

Lakeboat

2000 · Pierman

A Storm in Summer

2000 · Abel Shaddick

From Where I Sit

From Where I Sit

2000 · Abe

Money Kings

1998 · Vinnie

Vivement dimanche

1998 · Self

The View

1997 · Self

Pronto

1997 · Harry Arno

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997 · Self

The Sunshine Boys

1996 · Willie Clark

John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

1996 · Self

Roommates

1995 · Rocky Holzeck

Cops n Roberts

1995 · Salvatore Santini

The World of Jim Henson

1994 · Tramp (archive footage)

Inside the Actors Studio

1994 · Self

Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

1994 · self

Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

1993 · Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

Anything for John

1993 · Self

Faraway, So Close!

1993 · Peter Falk

The Larry Sanders Show

1992 · Peter Falk

The Player

1992 · Peter Falk

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

1991 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tune in Tomorrow...

1990 · Pedro Carmichael

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

1990 · Self

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

1990 · Self

In the Spirit

1990 · Roger Flan

Cookie

1989 · Dominick 'Dino' Capisco

Arena - John Cassavetes

Arena - John Cassavetes

1989 · Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Vibes

1988 · Harry Buscafusco

Seitenblicke

1987 · self

The Princess Bride

1987 · The Grandfather

Wings of Desire

1987 · The Filmstar

Happy New Year

1987 · Nick

American Masters

1986 · Self

Big Trouble

1986 · Steve Rickey

Reading Rainbow

1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982

I Love Liberty

1982 · Self

Night of 100 Stars

1982 · Self

Champs-Elysées

1982 · Self

Shoot Don't Shoot

Shoot Don't Shoot

1982 · host

The Great Muppet Caper

1981 · Tramp (uncredited)

...All the Marbles

1981 · Harry Sears

Wetten, dass..?

1981 · Self

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

1979 · Self

The In-Laws

1979 · Vincent J. Ricardo

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979 · Self

The Brink's Job

1978 · Tony Pino

Scared Straight!

1978 · Narration (voice)

The Cheap Detective

1978 · Lou Peckinpaugh

Opening Night

1977 · Self (uncredited)

Mikey and Nicky

1976 · Mikey

Murder by Death

1976 · Sam Diamond

Griffin and Phoenix

1976 · Geoffrey Griffin

30 millions d'amis

1976 · Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975 · Self

A Woman Under the Influence

1974 · Nick Longhetti

Dinah!

1974 · Self

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973 · Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 · Self

Ransom for a Dead Man

1972 · Columbo

Columbo

1971 · Lt. Columbo, Director, Writer, Co-Executive Producer

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971 · Self

The Making of 'Husbands'

1971 · Self

A Step Out of Line

1971 · Harry Connors

Husbands

1970 · Archie Black

Treffpunkte

1970 · Self

Operation Snafu

1970 · Peter Pawney

Castle Keep

1969 · Sgt. Rossi

Machine Gun McCain

1969 · Charlie Adamo

The Name of the Game

1968 · Lewis Corbett

Anzio

1968 · Cpl. Jack Rabinoff

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

A Hatful of Rain

1968 · Polo Pope

Prescription: Murder

1968 · Columbo

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968 · Self (uncredited)

Luv

1967 · Milt Manville

Penelope

1966 · Lt. Horatio Bixbee

Brigadoon

1966 · Jeff Douglas

Too Many Thieves

1966 · Danny

The Trials of O'Brien

1965 · Daniel O'Brien

The Great Race

1965 · Max

Attack and Retreat

1964 · lieutenant Mario

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964 · Guy Gisborne

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963 · Third Cab Driver

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 · Bert Graumann, Bara, Mike Galway

The Danny Kaye Show

1963 · Self

The Jerry Lewis Show

1963 · Self

The Balcony

1963 · Police Chief

Pressure Point

1962 · Young Psychiatrist

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self, Self - Surprise Appearance, Self (archive footage)

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

1962 · Cameo, Sammy

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · Robert Evans

Pocketful of Miracles

1961 · Joy Boy

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self - Co-Host

The New Breed

1961 · Lopez

Ben Casey

1961

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Dr. Matt Gunderson

The Dick Powell Show

1961 · Aristede Fresco, Dr. Alan Keegan, Martin

87th Precinct

1961 · Greg Brovane

The DuPont Show of the Week

1961 · Collucci, Danilo Diaz

The Million Dollar Incident

The Million Dollar Incident

1961 · Sammy

The Secret of the Purple Reef

1960 · Tom Weber

The Law and Mr. Jones

1960 · Carbell Carney

The Islanders

1960 · Hooker

The Witness

1960 · Abe Reles

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960 · Joe

The Aquanauts

1960 · Jeremiah Wilson, Angel

Murder, Inc.

1960 · Abe Reles

Pretty Boy Floyd

1960 · Shorty Walters

The Bloody Brood

1959 · Nico

The Untouchables

1959 · Duke Mullen, Nate Selko

Play of the Week

1959 · Mestizo

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Ramos Clementine

Deadline

1959 · Box

New York Confidential

1959

Naked City

1958 · Extortionist, Gimpy (uncredited), Lee Staunton, Frankie O'Hearn

Wind Across the Everglades

1958 · Writer

Decoy

1957 · Fred Dana

Wagon Train

1957 · Gus Morgan

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 · Waller - Gambler

Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Presenter, Self - Host

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Meyer Fine

Omnibus

1952 · Charlie

The Red Skelton Show

1951 · Colonel Hush-Hush

Armstrong Circle Theatre

1950 · Petar Porovic

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Studio One

1948 · Carmen's Assistant, Jack

Bambi

1948 · Self

Kraft Television Theatre

1947 · Radar Operator, Izzy

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter, Self - Audience Member, Self - Nominee / Presenter

A Trace of Murder

— · Columbo

Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot

— · Colombo

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