Peter Falk

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

185

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

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • 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

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

    Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Shark Tale

    Shark Tale

  • 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

  • Undisputed

    Undisputed

  • The Princess Bride

    The Princess Bride

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • 30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Next

    Next

  • Made

    Made

  • Penelope

    Penelope

  • Basketball: A Love Story

    Basketball: A Love Story

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • Prescription: Murder

    Prescription: Murder

  • Murder, Inc.

    Murder, Inc.

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Husbands

    Husbands

  • Corky Romano

    Corky Romano

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Seitenblicke

    Seitenblicke

  • Castle Keep

    Castle Keep

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • The Great Muppet Caper

    The Great Muppet Caper

  • Decoy

    Decoy

  • The Trials of O'Brien

    The Trials of O'Brien

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

  • Wings of Desire

    Wings of Desire

  • The Balcony

    The Balcony

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • 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

  • Big Trouble

    Big Trouble

  • Roommates

    Roommates

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • A Woman Under the Influence

    A Woman Under the Influence

  • Wind Across the Everglades

    Wind Across the Everglades

  • Checking Out

    Checking Out

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Murder by Death

    Murder by Death

  • Pronto

    Pronto

  • Wilder Days

    Wilder Days

  • Lakeboat

    Lakeboat

  • Cookie

    Cookie

  • The Player

    The Player

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • Money Kings

    Money Kings

  • Pocketful of Miracles

    Pocketful of Miracles

  • The Aquanauts

    The Aquanauts

  • The Aquanauts

    The Aquanauts

  • Machine Gun McCain

    Machine Gun McCain

  • The Lost World

    The Lost World

  • Robin and the 7 Hoods

    Robin and the 7 Hoods

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • Scared Straight!

    Scared Straight!

  • 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'

  • Play of the Week

    Play of the Week

  • Play of the Week

    Play of the Week

  • Ransom for a Dead Man

    Ransom for a Dead Man

  • A Step Out of Line

    A Step Out of Line

  • Anzio

    Anzio

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • ...All the Marbles

    ...All the Marbles

  • The Thing About My Folks

    The Thing About My Folks

  • A Storm in Summer

    A Storm in Summer

  • Luv

    Luv

  • Edge of Outside

    Edge of Outside

  • The Law and Mr. Jones

    The Law and Mr. Jones

  • Finding John Christmas

    Finding John Christmas

  • Frank Capra's American Dream

    Frank Capra's American Dream

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • Peter Falk Versus Columbo

    Peter Falk Versus Columbo

  • The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

  • Faraway, So Close!

    Faraway, So Close!

  • Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

    Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

  • New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

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

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

  • A Hatful of Rain

    A Hatful of Rain

  • Mikey and Nicky

    Mikey and Nicky

  • A Town Without Christmas

    A Town Without Christmas

  • Too Many Thieves

    Too Many Thieves

  • Pretty Boy Floyd

    Pretty Boy Floyd

  • Tune in Tomorrow...

    Tune in Tomorrow...

  • Happy New Year

    Happy New Year

  • Griffin and Phoenix

    Griffin and Phoenix

  • Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

  • When Angels Come to Town

    When Angels Come to Town

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • Vibes

    Vibes

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • Char·ac·ter

    Char·ac·ter

  • The Lost World

    The Lost World

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • American Cowslip

    American Cowslip

  • The In-Laws

    The In-Laws

  • The Bloody Brood

    The Bloody Brood

  • Arena - John Cassavetes

    Arena - John Cassavetes

  • Attack and Retreat

    Attack and Retreat

  • Enemies of Laughter

    Enemies of Laughter

  • Three Days to Vegas

    Three Days to Vegas

  • In the Spirit

    In the Spirit

  • From Where I Sit

    From Where I Sit

  • Treffpunkte

    Treffpunkte

  • The Brink's Job

    The Brink's Job

  • Operation Snafu

    Operation Snafu

  • The Jerry Lewis Show

    The Jerry Lewis Show

  • Pressure Point

    Pressure Point

  • Cops n Roberts

    Cops n Roberts

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Secret of the Purple Reef

    The Secret of the Purple Reef

  • Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

    Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes

  • The Witness

    The Witness

  • Anything for John

    Anything for John

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • Hubert's Brain

    Hubert's Brain

  • All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

  • Three Days of Rain

    Three Days of Rain

  • Brigadoon

    Brigadoon

  • Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

    Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

  • Columbo likes the Nighlife

    Columbo likes the Nighlife

  • The Million Dollar Incident

    The Million Dollar Incident

  • The Making of 'Husbands'

    The Making of 'Husbands'

  • Lost Case

    Lost Case

  • John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

    John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

  • Shoot Don't Shoot

    Shoot Don't Shoot