
Peter Falk
0 FOLLOWERS • 45 CREDITS • SEP 16, 1927 - JUN 23, 2011 • 83
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

Studio One

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Dr. Kildare

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Tony Awards

The Merv Griffin Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Omnibus

Golden Globe Awards

The Danny Kaye Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

87th Precinct

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Kraft Television Theatre

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Dick Powell Show

The Twilight Zone

The Larry Sanders Show

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Aquanauts

Armstrong Circle Theatre

The DuPont Show of the Week

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Name of the Game

The Red Skelton Show

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

Wagon Train

The Witness

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

Shark Tale

The Princess Bride

From Where I Sit

The Lost World

The Lost World

Arthur Miller: Writer

Mikey and Nicky

Columbo

When Angels Come to Town

The Trials of O'Brien
Production Credits
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