
Peter Falk
Known for: Acting
Born: September 16, 1927
Died: June 23, 2011
Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo on the NBC/ABC series Columbo (1968–1978, 1989–2003), for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards (1972, 1975, 1976, 1990) and a Golden Globe Award (1973). In 1996, TV Guide ranked Falk No. 21 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list. He received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013. He first starred as Columbo in two 2-hour "World Premiere" T…
Known for

...All the Marbles
1981

The Thing About My Folks
2005

The Brink's Job
1978

The Cheap Detective
1978

The In-Laws
1979

Checking Out
2006

Three Days of Rain
2002

Money Kings
1998

Cookie
1989

Mikey and Nicky
1976
Shoot Don't Shoot
1982

Happy New Year
1987

A Storm in Summer
2000

When Angels Come to Town
2004

Griffin and Phoenix
1976

Wilder Days
2003

Three Days to Vegas
2007

A Step Out of Line
1971

Roommates
1995

Too Many Thieves
1966

Pronto
1997

Lost Case
2014

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003

Ransom for a Dead Man
1972

Prescription: Murder
1968

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
1990

Peter Falk versus Columbo
2019

Scared Straight!
1978
The Million Dollar Incident
1961

A Trace of Murder

Anzio
1968

A Woman Under the Influence
1974

Husbands
1970

Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
1993
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
1996

The Sunshine Boys
1996

The Balcony
1963

Luv
1967

Lakeboat
2000

The Making of 'Husbands'
1971

Brigadoon
1966

Hubert's Brain
2001

Vibes
1988

Pressure Point
1962

Tune in Tomorrow...
1990

Undisputed
2002

Murder, Inc.
1960

Machine Gun McCain
1969

Castle Keep
1969

Corky Romano
2001

Big Trouble
1986

The Bloody Brood
1959

Anything for John
1993

In the Spirit
1990

Char·ac·ter
2012
Arena - John Cassavetes
1989

A Hatful of Rain
1968

Arthur Miller: Writer
2017

Faraway, So Close!
1993

The Great Race
1965

American Cowslip
2009

Finding John Christmas
2003

Penelope
1966

The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960

Operation Snafu
1970

Cops n Roberts
1995

Wings of Desire
1987

Pocketful of Miracles
1961

Made
2001

Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990

The Lost World
2001

Enemies of Laughter
2000

A Constant Forge
2000

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979

Next
2007

Murder by Death
1976
From Where I Sit
2000

A Town Without Christmas
2001

Wind Across the Everglades
1958

The Princess Bride
1987

I Love Liberty
1982

Pretty Boy Floyd
1960

My Darling Vivian
2020

Attack and Retreat
1964

Shark Tale
2004

Frank Capra's American Dream
1997

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991

Edge of Outside
2006

The World of Jim Henson
1994

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982

Opening Night
1977

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979

The Player
1992

Night of 100 Stars
1982

The Great Muppet Caper
1981

Inside the Actors Studio
1994

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

The View
1997

Naked City
1958

The Merv Griffin Show
1962

Studio One
1948

The Islanders
1960

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

The Twilight Zone
1959

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955

Target: The Corruptors!
1961

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968

The Aquanauts
1960

Decoy
1957

Ben Casey
1961

The New Breed
1961

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Dr. Kildare
1961
Good Day Live
2001

Basketball: A Love Story
2018

The Untouchables
1959

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960

Wetten, dass..?
1981

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973

Reading Rainbow
1983

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971

The Lost World
2001

American Masters
1986

The Larry Sanders Show
1992

The Trials of O'Brien
1965

The DuPont Show of the Week
1961

The Name of the Game
1968

Wagon Train
1957

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
1962

The Dick Powell Show
1961

The Red Skelton Show
1951

Play of the Week
1959
The Witness
1960

Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950

Deadline
1959

87th Precinct
1961

Columbo
1971

Bambi
1948

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975

Champs-Elysées
1982

The Law and Mr. Jones
1960

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973

The Jerry Lewis Show
1963
Treffpunkte
1970

Golden Globe Awards
1944

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Seitenblicke
1987

The Danny Kaye Show
1963

30 millions d'amis
1976

Vivement dimanche
1998

Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
1994

Dinah!
1974
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Kraft Television Theatre
1947

Omnibus
1952

New York Confidential
1959

Tony Awards
1956