Peter Falk
Birthday: 1927-09-16
Deathday: 2010-08-26
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0
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.
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Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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| 1961 | 34 | Murder, Inc. (1960) | Supporting Actor | Nom | 0 | |
| 1962 | 35 | Pocketful of Miracles (1961) | Supporting Actor | Nom | 0 | |
| Career | 0 |
Transaction History
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Credits
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2009-07-24 | American Cowslip | Father Randolph |
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2007-04-25 | Next | Irv |
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2007-02-02 | Three Days to Vegas | Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald |
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2006-09-15 | Checking Out | Morris Applebaum |
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2005-06-02 | The Thing About My Folks | Sam Kleinman |
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2004-11-28 | When Angels Come to Town | Max |
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2004-09-20 | Shark Tale | Don Feinberg (voice) |
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2003-11-30 | Finding John Christmas | Max |
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2003-10-19 | Wilder Days | James 'Pop Up' Morse |
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2002-07-17 | Undisputed | Mendy Ripstein |
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2002-05-12 | Three Days of Rain | Waldo |
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2001-12-25 | The Lost World | Theo Kerr |
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2001-12-16 | A Town Without Christmas | Max |
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2001-10-12 | Corky Romano | Francis A. 'Pops' Romano |
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2001-07-13 | Made | Max |
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2001-03-31 | Hubert's Brain | Bailey (voice) |
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2000-11-10 | Enemies of Laughter | Paul's Father |
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2000-04-13 | Lakeboat | Pierman |
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2000-01-18 | A Storm in Summer | Abel Shaddick |
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2000-01-01 | From Where I Sit | Abe |
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1998-12-04 | Money Kings | Vinnie |
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1997-06-08 | Pronto | Harry Arno |
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1996-08-08 | The Sunshine Boys | Willie Clark |
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1995-03-03 | Roommates | Rocky Holzeck |
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1995-01-01 | Cops n Roberts | Salvatore Santini |
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1993-09-01 | Faraway, So Close! | Peter Falk |
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1992-05-08 | The Player | Peter Falk |
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1990-10-26 | Tune in Tomorrow... | Pedro Carmichael |
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1990-04-06 | In the Spirit | Roger Flan |
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1989-08-02 | Cookie | Dominick 'Dino' Capisco |
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1988-08-05 | Vibes | Harry Buscafusco |
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1987-09-25 | The Princess Bride | The Grandfather |
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1987-09-23 | Wings of Desire | The Filmstar |
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1987-08-07 | Happy New Year | Nick |
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1986-05-30 | Big Trouble | Steve Rickey |
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1982-08-16 | Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | |
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1982-01-01 | Shoot Don't Shoot | host |
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1981-06-26 | The Great Muppet Caper | Tramp |
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1981-03-01 | ...All the Marbles | Harry Sears |
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1979-06-15 | The In-Laws | Vincent J. Ricardo |
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1978-12-08 | The Brink's Job | Tony Pino |
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1978-11-02 | Scared Straight! | Narration (voice) |
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1978-06-23 | The Cheap Detective | Lou Peckinpaugh |
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1976-12-21 | Mikey and Nicky | Mikey |
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1976-06-23 | Murder by Death | Sam Diamond |
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1976-02-27 | Griffin and Phoenix | Geoffrey Griffin |
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1974-11-18 | A Woman Under the Influence | Nick Longhetti |
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1972-10-09 | Ransom for a Dead Man | Columbo |
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1971-02-26 | A Step Out of Line | Harry Connors |
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1970-12-08 | Husbands | Archie Black |
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1970-03-03 | Operation Snafu | Peter Pawney |
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1969-07-23 | Castle Keep | Sgt. Rossi |
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1969-04-01 | Machine Gun McCain | Charlie Adamo |
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1968-07-24 | Anzio | Cpl. Jack Rabinoff |
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1968-03-03 | A Hatful of Rain | Polo Pope |
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1968-02-20 | Prescription: Murder | Columbo |
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1967-07-26 | Luv | Milt Manville |
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1966-11-10 | Penelope | Lt. Horatio Bixbee |
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1966-10-15 | Brigadoon | Jeff Douglas |
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1966-10-13 | Too Many Thieves | Danny |
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1965-07-01 | The Great Race | Max |
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1964-09-16 | Attack and Retreat | lieutenant Mario |
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1964-06-24 | Robin and the 7 Hoods | Guy Gisborne |
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1963-11-07 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Third Cab Driver |
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1963-03-21 | The Balcony | Police Chief |
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1962-10-10 | Pressure Point | Young Psychiatrist |
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1961-12-18 | Pocketful of Miracles | Joy Boy |
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1961-04-21 | The Million Dollar Incident | Sammy |
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1960-12-11 | The Secret of the Purple Reef | Tom Weber |
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1960-06-28 | Murder, Inc. | Abe Reles |
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1960-01-01 | Pretty Boy Floyd | Shorty Walters |
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1959-10-26 | The Bloody Brood | Nico |
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1958-09-11 | Wind Across the Everglades | Writer |