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 (1968–1978, 1989–2003), 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 Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • 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

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Undisputed

    Undisputed

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Princess Bride

    The Princess Bride

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • Basketball: A Love Story

    Basketball: A Love Story

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Roommates

    Roommates

  • Money Kings

    Money Kings

  • Shark Tale

    Shark Tale

  • Tune in Tomorrow...

    Tune in Tomorrow...

  • Pronto

    Pronto

  • The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • 30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Happy New Year

    Happy New Year

  • Luv

    Luv

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Play of the Week

    Play of the Week

  • Play of the Week

    Play of the Week

  • The Great Muppet Caper

    The Great Muppet Caper

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Robin and the 7 Hoods

    Robin and the 7 Hoods

  • Lakeboat

    Lakeboat

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Seitenblicke

    Seitenblicke

  • Next

    Next

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Attack and Retreat

    Attack and Retreat

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • Husbands

    Husbands

  • Machine Gun McCain

    Machine Gun McCain

  • 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 Aquanauts

    The Aquanauts

  • The Aquanauts

    The Aquanauts

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • Arena - John Cassavetes

    Arena - John Cassavetes

  • Decoy

    Decoy

  • Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

    Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

  • Too Many Thieves

    Too Many Thieves

  • Mikey and Nicky

    Mikey and Nicky

  • Wings of Desire

    Wings of Desire

  • Wilder Days

    Wilder Days

  • Penelope

    Penelope

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Murder by Death

    Murder by Death

  • Vibes

    Vibes

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • Char·ac·ter

    Char·ac·ter

  • In the Spirit

    In the Spirit

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

  • A Woman Under the Influence

    A Woman Under the Influence

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • Treffpunkte

    Treffpunkte

  • Prescription: Murder

    Prescription: Murder

  • Pocketful of Miracles

    Pocketful of Miracles

  • The Law and Mr. Jones

    The Law and Mr. Jones

  • Corky Romano

    Corky Romano

  • The Trials of O'Brien

    The Trials of O'Brien

  • Made

    Made

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • The In-Laws

    The In-Laws

  • Murder, Inc.

    Murder, Inc.

  • Castle Keep

    Castle Keep

  • Scared Straight!

    Scared Straight!

  • The Lost World

    The Lost World

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Anzio

    Anzio

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Faraway, So Close!

    Faraway, So Close!

  • The Lost World

    The Lost World

  • From Where I Sit

    From Where I Sit

  • ...All the Marbles

    ...All the Marbles

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • The Brink's Job

    The Brink's Job

  • Anything for John

    Anything for John

  • Hubert's Brain

    Hubert's Brain

  • Cookie

    Cookie

  • Ransom for a Dead Man

    Ransom for a Dead Man

  • Edge of Outside

    Edge of Outside

  • The Jerry Lewis Show

    The Jerry Lewis Show

  • Cops n Roberts

    Cops n Roberts

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

  • American Cowslip

    American Cowslip

  • Frank Capra's American Dream

    Frank Capra's American Dream

  • 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'

  • Big Trouble

    Big Trouble

  • All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

  • A Step Out of Line

    A Step Out of Line

  • When Angels Come to Town

    When Angels Come to Town

  • ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

    ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

  • Checking Out

    Checking Out

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

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

  • Pressure Point

    Pressure Point

  • The Balcony

    The Balcony

  • Peter Falk Versus Columbo

    Peter Falk Versus Columbo

  • Three Days of Rain

    Three Days of Rain

  • Brigadoon

    Brigadoon

  • Wind Across the Everglades

    Wind Across the Everglades

  • The Bloody Brood

    The Bloody Brood

  • The Witness

    The Witness

  • Enemies of Laughter

    Enemies of Laughter

  • Operation Snafu

    Operation Snafu

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • The Making of 'Husbands'

    The Making of 'Husbands'

  • Three Days to Vegas

    Three Days to Vegas

  • Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

    Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

  • Griffin and Phoenix

    Griffin and Phoenix

  • The Thing About My Folks

    The Thing About My Folks

  • Finding John Christmas

    Finding John Christmas

  • John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

    John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

  • A Storm in Summer

    A Storm in Summer

  • A Hatful of Rain

    A Hatful of Rain

  • Shoot Don't Shoot

    Shoot Don't Shoot

  • Lost Case

    Lost Case

  • The Secret of the Purple Reef

    The Secret of the Purple Reef

  • A Town Without Christmas

    A Town Without Christmas

  • Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

    Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

  • Pretty Boy Floyd

    Pretty Boy Floyd

  • Columbo Pilot: Murder by the Book

    Columbo Pilot: Murder by the Book

  • The Million Dollar Incident

    The Million Dollar Incident

  • Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

    Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes