Peter Falk

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

184

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-09-16

Day of death

2011-06-23 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Peter Falk

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • The View

    The View

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Basketball: A Love Story

    Basketball: A Love Story

  • Shark Tale

    Shark Tale

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • 30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Undisputed

    Undisputed

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Princess Bride

    The Princess Bride

  • Seitenblicke

    Seitenblicke

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

    Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Ransom for a Dead Man

    Ransom for a Dead Man

  • Robin and the 7 Hoods

    Robin and the 7 Hoods

  • Next

    Next

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Murder by Death

    Murder by Death

  • Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

    Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

  • Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

    Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

  • The Lost World

    The Lost World

  • Pocketful of Miracles

    Pocketful of Miracles

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

  • The Aquanauts

    The Aquanauts

  • The Aquanauts

    The Aquanauts

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • Corky Romano

    Corky Romano

  • Decoy

    Decoy

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • The Thing About My Folks

    The Thing About My Folks

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

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

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • Treffpunkte

    Treffpunkte

  • Checking Out

    Checking Out

  • The Player

    The Player

  • A Storm in Summer

    A Storm in Summer

  • Tune in Tomorrow...

    Tune in Tomorrow...

  • The Great Muppet Caper

    The Great Muppet Caper

  • Prescription: Murder

    Prescription: Murder

  • Wings of Desire

    Wings of Desire

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • Big Trouble

    Big Trouble

  • Made

    Made

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • A Woman Under the Influence

    A Woman Under the Influence

  • A Step Out of Line

    A Step Out of Line

  • The Bloody Brood

    The Bloody Brood

  • When Angels Come to Town

    When Angels Come to Town

  • Frank Capra's American Dream

    Frank Capra's American Dream

  • Murder, Inc.

    Murder, Inc.

  • The Trials of O'Brien

    The Trials of O'Brien

  • Play of the Week

    Play of the Week

  • Play of the Week

    Play of the Week

  • New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

  • Penelope

    Penelope

  • Griffin and Phoenix

    Griffin and Phoenix

  • Operation Snafu

    Operation Snafu

  • The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Husbands

    Husbands

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • Happy New Year

    Happy New Year

  • Luv

    Luv

  • Enemies of Laughter

    Enemies of Laughter

  • Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

  • Char·ac·ter

    Char·ac·ter

  • The Law and Mr. Jones

    The Law and Mr. Jones

  • The Secret of the Purple Reef

    The Secret of the Purple Reef

  • ...All the Marbles

    ...All the Marbles

  • Castle Keep

    Castle Keep

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Balcony

    The Balcony

  • A Town Without Christmas

    A Town Without Christmas

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • Lakeboat

    Lakeboat

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • Wind Across the Everglades

    Wind Across the Everglades

  • In the Spirit

    In the Spirit

  • Cookie

    Cookie

  • From Where I Sit

    From Where I Sit

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • Roommates

    Roommates

  • Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

    Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

  • Edge of Outside

    Edge of Outside

  • Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

  • The Lost World

    The Lost World

  • Finding John Christmas

    Finding John Christmas

  • The In-Laws

    The In-Laws

  • Faraway, So Close!

    Faraway, So Close!

  • Machine Gun McCain

    Machine Gun McCain

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • The Jerry Lewis Show

    The Jerry Lewis Show

  • Pronto

    Pronto

  • Pretty Boy Floyd

    Pretty Boy Floyd

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Too Many Thieves

    Too Many Thieves

  • Vibes

    Vibes

  • The Witness

    The Witness

  • Anzio

    Anzio

  • Three Days to Vegas

    Three Days to Vegas

  • John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

    John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

  • Mikey and Nicky

    Mikey and Nicky

  • Attack and Retreat

    Attack and Retreat

  • A Hatful of Rain

    A Hatful of Rain

  • Peter Falk Versus Columbo

    Peter Falk Versus Columbo

  • Anything for John

    Anything for John

  • The Brink's Job

    The Brink's Job

  • American Cowslip

    American Cowslip

  • Pressure Point

    Pressure Point

  • Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

    Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

  • The Making of 'Husbands'

    The Making of 'Husbands'

  • Wilder Days

    Wilder Days

  • Money Kings

    Money Kings

  • All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

  • Hubert's Brain

    Hubert's Brain

  • The Million Dollar Incident

    The Million Dollar Incident

  • Arena - John Cassavetes

    Arena - John Cassavetes

  • Three Days of Rain

    Three Days of Rain

  • Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

    Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

  • Brigadoon

    Brigadoon

  • Lost Case

    Lost Case

  • Scared Straight!

    Scared Straight!

  • Shoot Don't Shoot

    Shoot Don't Shoot

  • Cops n Roberts

    Cops n Roberts