
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Michael Falk (born September 16, 1927, height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is a retired American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo. He appeared in numerous films and television guest roles, and has been nominated for an Academy Award twice (for 1960's Murder, Inc. and 1961's Pocketful of Miracles), and won the Emmy Award on five occasions (four for Columbo) and the Golden Globe award once. Director William Friedkin, when discussing Falk's role in his 1978 film The Brink's Job said that "Peter has a great range from comedy to drama. He could break your heart or he could make you laugh." In 1968 he starred with Gene Berry in a ninety-minute TV pilot about a highly-skilled, laid-back detective. Columbo eventually became part of an anthology series entitled, "The NBC Mystery Movie", along with "McCloud" and "McMillan And Wife". The detective series stayed on NBC from 1971-1978, took a five year respite, and returned occasionally on ABC from 1983-2003. He was "everyone's favorite rumpled television detective", writes historian David Fantle. Describing his role, Variety columnist Howard Prouty writes, "The joy of all this is watching Columbo dissemble the fiendishly clever cover stories of the loathsome rats who consider themselves his better."
Series | NBC Mystery Movie | Lieutenant Columbo | 2016 |
Movie | Char·ac·ter | 2012-11-30 | |
Movie | American Cowslip | Father Randolph | 2010-09-07 |
Movie | Three Days To Vegas | Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald | 2008-04-22 |
Movie | Next | Irv | 2007-04-24 |
Movie | Three Days of Rain | 2007-10-09 | |
Movie | Checking Out | Morris Applebaum | 2006-09-15 |
Movie | The Thing About My Folks | Sam Kleinman | 2005-01-01 |
Movie | Shark Tale | Don Feinberg | 2004-09-20 |
Movie | When Angels Come to Town | Max | 2004-11-28 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Finding John Christmas | Max | 2003-11-30 |
Movie | Wilder Days | James 'Pop Up' Morse | 2003-10-23 |
Movie | Undisputed | Mendy Ripstein | 2002-08-23 |
Series | Good Day Live | Unknown | 2001-09-17 |
Movie | Made | Max | 2001-07-13 |
Movie | A Town Without Christmas | Max | 2001-12-16 |
Movie | Corky Romano | Francis A. 'Pops' Romano | 2001-10-12 |
Movie | The Lost World | Theo Kerr | 2001-12-25 |
Movie | Lakeboat | The Pierman | 2000-04-13 |
Movie | A Storm in Summer | Abel Shaddick | 2000-02-27 |
Movie | Enemies of Laughter | Paul's Father | 2000-11-09 |
Movie | Vig | Vinnie | 1998-12-04 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All | 1996-01-01 | |
Movie | The Sunshine Boys | Willie Clark | 1996-02-15 |
Movie | Roommates | Rocky Holzeck | 1995-03-01 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
Movie | Anything for John | 1993-09-06 | |
Movie | Faraway, So Close! | sich | 1993-09-09 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | The Player | Himself | 1992-04-03 |
Movie | Tune in Tomorrow... | Pedro Carmichael | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | In the Spirit | Roger Flan | 1990-04-06 |
Movie | Cookie | Dominick Capisco | 1989-08-23 |
Movie | Vibes | Harry Buscafusco | 1988-08-05 |
Movie | Happy New Year | Nick | 1987-08-07 |
Movie | Wings of Desire | Peter Falk | 1987-05-17 |
Movie | The Princess Bride | The Grandfather / Narrator | 1987-09-18 |
Movie | Big Trouble | Steve Rickey | 1986-05-30 |
Series | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Unknown | 1983-04-04 |
Movie | ...All the Marbles | Harry Sears | 1981-10-16 |
Movie | The Great Muppet Caper | Tramp | 1981-06-26 |
Movie | The In-Laws | Vincent J. Ricardo | 1979-06-15 |
Movie | The Cheap Detective | Lou Peckinpaugh | 1978-06-23 |
Movie | The Brink's Job | Tony Pino | 1978-12-08 |
Movie | Opening Night | Peter Falk | 1977-12-22 |
Movie | Griffin and Phoenix | Geoffrey Griffin | 1976-02-27 |
Movie | Mikey and Nicky | Mikey | 1976-12-21 |
Movie | Murder by Death | Sam Diamond | 1976-06-23 |
Movie | A Woman Under the Influence | Nick Longhetti | 1974-09-19 |
Series | Columbo | Columbo | 1971-09-15 |
Movie | A Step Out of Line | Harry Connors | 1971-02-26 |
Movie | Murder by the Book | Columbo | 1971-09-15 |
Movie | Operation Snafu | Peter Pawney | 1970-03-03 |
Movie | Husbands | Archie Black | 1970-12-08 |
Movie | Machine Gun McCain | Charlie Adamo | 1969-04-01 |
Movie | Castle Keep | Sgt. Rossi | 1969-10-01 |
Movie | Anzio | Cpl. Jack Rabinoff | 1968-07-24 |
Series | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Unknown | 1968-01-22 |
Movie | Luv | Milt Manville | 1967-07-26 |
Movie | Too Many Thieves | Danny | 1966-01-01 |
Movie | Penelope | Lt. Horatio Bixbee | 1966-11-10 |
Movie | The Great Race | Max | 1965-07-01 |
Series | The Trials of O'Brien | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
Movie | Robin and the 7 Hoods | Guy Gisborne | 1964-06-24 |
Movie | Attack and Retreat | Medic Captain | 1964-09-16 |
Movie | The Balcony | Police Chief | 1963-03-21 |
Series | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-04 |
Movie | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Third Cab Driver | 1963-11-07 |
Movie | Pressure Point | Young Psychiatrist | 1962-01-01 |
Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
Series | 87th Precinct | Unknown | 1961-09-25 |
Series | Target: The Corruptors! | Unknown | 1961-09-29 |
Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
Series | The New Breed | Unknown | 1961-10-03 |
Movie | Pocketful of Miracles | Joy Boy | 1961-12-18 |
Series | The Aquanauts | Unknown | 1960-09-14 |
Movie | Murder, Inc. | Abe 'Kid Twist' Reles | 1960-06-28 |
Series | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Unknown | 1960-09-19 |
Series | The Islanders | Unknown | 1960-10-02 |
Movie | The Secret Of The Purple Reef | Tom Weber | 1960-12-11 |
Series | The Law and Mr. Jones | 1960-10-07 | |
Movie | The Bloody Brood | Nico | 1959-01-01 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
Series | New York Confidential | Unknown | 1959-01-01 |
Series | Naked City | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Series | Have Gun – Will Travel | Unknown | 1957-09-14 |
Series | Decoy | Unknown | 1957-10-14 |
Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
Series | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | 1950-01-30 |
Series | Westinghouse Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
Series | Tony Awards | Unknown | 1947-04-06 |