Acting
Peter Falk
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" TV pilots; the first with Gene Barry in 1968 and the second with Lee Grant in 1971. The show then aired as part of The NBC Mystery Movie series from 1971 to 1978, and again on ABC from 1989 to 2003. Falk was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Murder, Inc. (1960) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961), and won his first Emmy Award in 1962 for The Dick Powell Theatre. He was the first actor to be nominated for an Academy Award and an Emmy Award in the same year, achieving the feat twice (1961 and 1962). He went on to appear in such films as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), alongside Frank Sinatra in Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), The Great Race (1965), Anzio (1968), Murder by Death (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), The Brink's Job (1978), The In-Laws (1979), The Princess Bride (1987), Wings of Desire (1987), The Player (1992), and Next (2007), as well as many television guest roles. Falk was also known for his collaborations with filmmaker, actor, and personal friend John Cassavetes, acting in films such as Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Big Trouble (1986), Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky (1976) and the Columbo episode "Étude in Black" (1972). He cameoed as a theatergoer in Cassavetes' 1977 film Opening Night. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Falk, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
My Darling Vivian
Film · 2020
Peter Falk versus Columbo
Film · 2019
Basketball: A Love Story
Series · 2018
Arthur Miller: Writer
Film · 2017
Lost Case
Film · 2014
Char·ac·ter
Film · 2012
American Cowslip
Film · 2009
Next
Film · 2007
Three Days to Vegas
Film · 2007
Checking Out
Film · 2006
Edge of Outside
Film · 2006
The Thing About My Folks
Film · 2005
When Angels Come to Town
Film · 2004
Shark Tale
Film · 2004
Finding John Christmas
Film · 2003
Wilder Days
Film · 2003
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Film · 2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Undisputed
Film · 2002
Three Days of Rain
Film · 2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Film · 2002
The Lost World
Film · 2001
A Town Without Christmas
Film · 2001
Made
Film · 2001
Corky Romano
Film · 2001
Hubert's Brain
Film · 2001
Good Day Live
Series · 2001
The Lost World
Series · 2001
A Storm in Summer
Film · 2000
Lakeboat
Film · 2000
Enemies of Laughter
Film · 2000
A Constant Forge
Film · 2000
From Where I Sit
Film · 2000
Money Kings
Film · 1998
Vivement dimanche
Series · 1998
Pronto
Film · 1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Film · 1996
The Sunshine Boys
Film · 1996
Roommates
Film · 1995
Cops n Roberts
Film · 1995
The World of Jim Henson
Film · 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
Series · 1994
Faraway, So Close!
Film · 1993
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Film · 1993
Anything for John
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
The Player
Film · 1992
The Larry Sanders Show
Series · 1992
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Film · 1991
Tune in Tomorrow...
Film · 1990
In the Spirit
Film · 1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Film · 1990
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Film · 1990
Cookie
Film · 1989
Arena - John Cassavetes
Film · 1989
Vibes
Film · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Wings of Desire
Film · 1987
The Princess Bride
Film · 1987
Happy New Year
Film · 1987
Seitenblicke
Series · 1987
Big Trouble
Film · 1986
American Masters
Series · 1986
Reading Rainbow
Series · 1983
I Love Liberty
Film · 1982
Shoot Don't Shoot
Film · 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Film · 1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Film · 1982
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
...All the Marbles
Film · 1981
The Great Muppet Caper
Film · 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
The In-Laws
Film · 1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Film · 1979
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Film · 1979
The Brink's Job
Film · 1978
The Cheap Detective
Film · 1978
Scared Straight!
Film · 1978
Opening Night
Film · 1977
Murder by Death
Film · 1976
Mikey and Nicky
Film · 1976
Griffin and Phoenix
Film · 1976
30 millions d'amis
Series · 1976
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
A Woman Under the Influence
Film · 1974
Swan Song
Film · 1974
Dinah!
Series · 1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Series · 1973
Ransom for a Dead Man
Film · 1972
The Making of 'Husbands'
Film · 1971
A Step Out of Line
Film · 1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Series · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
Husbands
Film · 1970
Operation Snafu
Film · 1970
Treffpunkte
Series · 1970
Machine Gun McCain
Film · 1969
Castle Keep
Film · 1969
Anzio
Film · 1968
Prescription: Murder
Film · 1968
A Hatful of Rain
Film · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Luv
Film · 1967
Penelope
Film · 1966
Too Many Thieves
Film · 1966
Brigadoon
Film · 1966
The Great Race
Film · 1965
The Trials of O'Brien
Series · 1965
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Film · 1964
Attack and Retreat
Film · 1964
The Balcony
Film · 1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Film · 1963
The Jerry Lewis Show
Series · 1963
The Danny Kaye Show
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
Pressure Point
Film · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Series · 1962
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Pocketful of Miracles
Film · 1961
The Million Dollar Incident
Film · 1961
Target: The Corruptors!
Series · 1961
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
The New Breed
Series · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
Series · 1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
Series · 1961
The Dick Powell Show
Series · 1961
The Dick Powell Show
Series · 1961
The Dick Powell Show
Series · 1961
87th Precinct
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Murder, Inc.
Film · 1960
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Film · 1960
Pretty Boy Floyd
Film · 1960
The Islanders
Series · 1960
The Aquanauts
Series · 1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Series · 1960
The Aquanauts
Series · 1960
The Witness
Series · 1960
The Law and Mr. Jones
Series · 1960
The Bloody Brood
Film · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
The Untouchables
Series · 1959
Play of the Week
Series · 1959
Play of the Week
Series · 1959
Deadline
Series · 1959
The Untouchables
Series · 1959
New York Confidential
Series · 1959
Wind Across the Everglades
Film · 1958
Naked City
Series · 1958
Naked City
Series · 1958
Naked City
Series · 1958
Naked City
Series · 1958
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Decoy
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
Omnibus
Series · 1952
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Series · 1950
Studio One
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
Bambi
Series · 1948
Kraft Television Theatre
Series · 1947
Kraft Television Theatre
Series · 1947
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944