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).
Acting (90 movies)
Wings of Desire
1987
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
The Lost World
2001
Next
2007
The Princess Bride
1987
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
The Player
1992
Faraway, So Close!
1993
Vibes
1988
...All the Marbles
1981
Murder by Death
1976
The Great Race
1965
The Thing About My Folks
2005
The Brink's Job
1978
Pressure Point
1962
A Town Without Christmas
2001
Anzio
1968
I Love Liberty
1982
A Woman Under the Influence
1974
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
The Cheap Detective
1978
Undisputed
2002
Murder, Inc.
1960
American Cowslip
2009
Made
2001
Machine Gun McCain
1969
Castle Keep
1969
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
Corky Romano
2001
Finding John Christmas
2003
The In-Laws
1979
Husbands
1970
Checking Out
2005
Three Days of Rain
2002
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
1993
Money Kings
1998
Cookie
1989
Mikey and Nicky
1976
Big Trouble
1986
The Bloody Brood
1959
Anything for John
1993
Happy New Year
1987
The Sunshine Boys
1996
The Balcony
1963
Luv
1967
In the Spirit
1990
A Storm in Summer
2000
When Angels Come to Town
2004
Lakeboat
2000
Penelope
1966
Attack and Retreat
1964
Griffin and Phoenix
1976
Wilder Days
2003
The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960
Enemies of Laughter
2000
Char·ac·ter
2012
The Making of 'Husbands'
1971
Operation Snafu
1970
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Three Days to Vegas
2007
A Step Out of Line
1971
Edge of Outside
2006
Roommates
1995
Too Many Thieves
1966
Pronto
1997
Lost Case
2014
Shark Tale
2004
Brigadoon
1966
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
Opening Night
1977
Ransom for a Dead Man
1972
Hubert's Brain
2001
A Constant Forge
2000
Prescription: Murder
1968
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
1990
Pretty Boy Floyd
1960
Wind Across the Everglades
1958
A Hatful of Rain
1968
Cops n Roberts
1995
Peter Falk Versus Columbo
2019
Scared Straight!
1978
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
The World of Jim Henson
1994
My Darling Vivian
2020
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Night of 100 Stars
1982
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
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