Peter Falk
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-09-16
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Peter Falk
Biography
Peter Michael Falk 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).
Also Known For
Wings of Desire
Sep 23, 1987
Pocketful of Miracles
Dec 18, 1961
The Lost World
Dec 25, 2001
Next
Apr 25, 2007
Arthur Miller: Writer
Dec 08, 2017
The Princess Bride
Sep 25, 1987
The Player
May 08, 1992
Faraway, So Close!
Sep 01, 1993
Vibes
Aug 05, 1988
...All the Marbles
Mar 01, 1981
Murder by Death
Jun 23, 1976
The Great Race
Jul 01, 1965
The Thing About My Folks
Jun 02, 2005
The Brink's Job
Dec 08, 1978
Pressure Point
Oct 10, 1962
A Town Without Christmas
Dec 16, 2001
Anzio
Jul 24, 1968
I Love Liberty
Mar 21, 1982
A Woman Under the Influence
Nov 18, 1974
Tune in Tomorrow...
Oct 26, 1990
The Cheap Detective
Jun 23, 1978
Undisputed
Jul 17, 2002
Murder, Inc.
Jun 28, 1960
American Cowslip
Jul 24, 2009
Made
Jul 13, 2001
Machine Gun McCain
Apr 01, 1969
Castle Keep
Jul 23, 1969
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Jun 24, 1964
Corky Romano
Oct 12, 2001
Finding John Christmas
Nov 30, 2003
The In-Laws
Jun 15, 1979
Husbands
Dec 08, 1970
Checking Out
Apr 10, 2005
Three Days of Rain
May 12, 2002
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Oct 02, 1993
Money Kings
Dec 04, 1998
Cookie
Aug 02, 1989
Mikey and Nicky
Dec 21, 1976
Big Trouble
May 30, 1986
Shoot Don't Shoot
Jan 01, 1982
The Bloody Brood
Oct 26, 1959
Anything for John
Sep 06, 1993
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Jan 28, 1996
Happy New Year
Aug 07, 1987
The Sunshine Boys
Aug 08, 1996
The Balcony
Mar 21, 1963
Luv
Jul 26, 1967
In the Spirit
Apr 06, 1990
A Storm in Summer
Jan 18, 2000
When Angels Come to Town
Nov 28, 2004
Lakeboat
Apr 13, 2000
Penelope
Nov 10, 1966
Attack and Retreat
Sep 16, 1964
Wilder Days
Oct 19, 2003
Griffin and Phoenix
Feb 27, 1976
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Dec 11, 1960
Enemies of Laughter
Nov 10, 2000
Char·ac·ter
Nov 30, 2012
The Making of 'Husbands'
Mar 28, 1971
Operation Snafu
Mar 03, 1970
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
May 05, 2002
Three Days to Vegas
Feb 02, 2007
A Step Out of Line
Feb 26, 1971
Edge of Outside
Jun 11, 2006
Roommates
Mar 03, 1995
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Aug 27, 1990
Too Many Thieves
Oct 13, 1966
Pronto
Jun 08, 1997
Lost Case
Dec 01, 2014
Shark Tale
Sep 20, 2004
Brigadoon
Oct 15, 1966
Arena - John Cassavetes
Feb 24, 1989
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Jul 01, 2003
The Great Muppet Caper
Jun 26, 1981
Opening Night
Dec 22, 1977
Ransom for a Dead Man
Oct 09, 1972
Hubert's Brain
Mar 31, 2001
A Constant Forge
Jan 01, 2000
Prescription: Murder
Feb 20, 1968
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Jan 01, 1991
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Apr 25, 1990
From Where I Sit
Jan 01, 2000
Pretty Boy Floyd
Jan 01, 1960
Wind Across the Everglades
Sep 11, 1958
A Hatful of Rain
Mar 03, 1968
Cops n Roberts
Jan 01, 1995
Peter Falk Versus Columbo
Mar 31, 2019
Scared Straight!
Nov 02, 1978
Frank Capra's American Dream
Jan 01, 1997
And the Oscar Goes To...
Feb 01, 2014
The World of Jim Henson
Nov 23, 1994
My Darling Vivian
Apr 27, 2020
The Muppets Go Hollywood
May 16, 1979
Night of 100 Stars
Mar 08, 1982
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Nov 07, 1963
Inside the Actors Studio
Aug 14, 1994
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Naked City
Sep 30, 1958
The Merv Griffin Show
Oct 01, 1962
Studio One
Nov 07, 1948
The Islanders
Oct 02, 1960
The Twilight Zone
Oct 02, 1959
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Oct 02, 1955
Target: The Corruptors!
Sep 29, 1961
Have Gun, Will Travel
Sep 14, 1957
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Jan 22, 1968
The Aquanauts
Sep 14, 1960
Decoy
Oct 14, 1957
Ben Casey
Oct 02, 1961
The New Breed
Oct 03, 1961
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jan 30, 1950
Dr. Kildare
Sep 27, 1961
Good Day Live
Sep 17, 2001
Basketball: A Love Story
Sep 18, 2018
The Untouchables
Oct 15, 1959
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Sep 19, 1960
Naked City
Sep 30, 1958
Naked City
Sep 30, 1958
Wetten, dass..?
Feb 14, 1981
The Aquanauts
Sep 14, 1960
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Apr 02, 1973
Reading Rainbow
Jun 06, 1983
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
Studio One
Nov 07, 1948
V.I.P. Schaukel
May 09, 1971
The Lost World
Dec 25, 2001
American Masters
Jun 23, 1986
The Larry Sanders Show
Aug 15, 1992
The Trials of O'Brien
Sep 18, 1965
The Name of the Game
Sep 20, 1968
The Red Skelton Show
Sep 30, 1951
The DuPont Show of the Week
Sep 17, 1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
Sep 17, 1961
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Sep 29, 1962
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Sep 29, 1962
Wagon Train
Sep 18, 1957
The Dick Powell Show
Sep 26, 1961
The Dick Powell Show
Sep 26, 1961
The Dick Powell Show
Sep 26, 1961
The Witness
Sep 29, 1960
Play of the Week
Oct 12, 1959
Play of the Week
Oct 12, 1959
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Jun 06, 1950
Deadline
Sep 17, 1959
87th Precinct
Sep 25, 1961
Columbo
Sep 15, 1971
Bambi-Verleihung
Jan 01, 1948
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Jan 12, 1975
Champs-Elysées
Jan 16, 1982
The Law and Mr. Jones
Oct 07, 1960
The Dick Cavett Show
Jun 06, 1968
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Sep 14, 1973
Naked City
Sep 30, 1958
The Jerry Lewis Show
Sep 21, 1963
Treffpunkte
May 26, 1970
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sep 20, 1962
Seitenblicke
Oct 07, 1987
The Danny Kaye Show
Sep 25, 1963
30 millions d'amis
Jan 06, 1976
Vivement dimanche
Sep 20, 1998
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
Mar 01, 1994
The Untouchables
Oct 15, 1959
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Dinah!
Oct 21, 1974
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Oct 04, 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Oct 04, 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Oct 04, 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
Kraft Television Theatre
May 07, 1947
Kraft Television Theatre
May 07, 1947
Omnibus
Nov 09, 1952
