Cast & creator
Peter Falk
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show
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.
Also known as: Пітер Фальк, 彼得·法尔克, Peter Michael Falk, Peter Faulk, پیتر فالک
100
film credits
91
television credits
188
1944–2020 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (191)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Surprise Appearance
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Columbo
Lt. Columbo
1971Columbo
Director
1971Columbo
Writer
1971Columbo
Co-Executive Producer
1971
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Wagon Train
Gus Morgan
1957
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Have Gun, Will Travel
Waller - Gambler
1957
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Good Day Live
Self
2001
The Red Skelton Show
Colonel Hush-Hush
1951
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Matt Gunderson
1961Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bert Graumann
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bara
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Mike Galway
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Robert Evans
1962
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Twilight Zone
Ramos Clementine
1959
Naked City
Extortionist
1958Naked City
Lee Staunton
1958Naked City
Gimpy (uncredited)
1958Naked City
Frankie O'Hearn
1958
Studio One
Carmen's Assistant
1948Studio One
Jack
1948
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
The Untouchables
Duke Mullen
1959The Untouchables
Nate Selko
1959
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Ben Casey
1961
The Name of the Game
Lewis Corbett
1968
The Larry Sanders Show
Peter Falk
1992
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
self
1994
Dinah!
Self
1974
Bambi
Self
1948
American Masters
Self
1986
Omnibus
Charlie
1952
Kraft Television Theatre
Radar Operator
1947Kraft Television Theatre
Izzy
1947
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Meyer Fine
1955
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Joe
1960
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Petar Porovic
1950
The Princess Bride
The Grandfather
1987
30 millions d'amis
Self
1976
Shark Tale
Don Feinberg (voice)
2004
87th Precinct
Greg Brovane
1961
The New Breed
Lopez
1961
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Dick Powell Show
Aristede Fresco
1961The Dick Powell Show
Martin
1961The Dick Powell Show
Dr. Alan Keegan
1961Seitenblicke
self
1987
Decoy
Fred Dana
1957
Undisputed
Mendy Ripstein
2002
Play of the Week
1959Play of the Week
Mestizo
1959
Wings of Desire
The Filmstar
1987
The Aquanauts
Jeremiah Wilson
1960The Aquanauts
Angel
1960
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Cameo
1962Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Sammy
1962
The Islanders
Hooker
1960
Next
Irv
2007
The Player
Peter Falk
1992
The Trials of O'Brien
Daniel O'Brien
1965
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Third Cab Driver
1963
New York Confidential
1959
The Law and Mr. Jones
Carbell Carney
1960
Murder by Death
Sam Diamond
1976
The Great Race
Max
1965
The DuPont Show of the Week
Danilo Diaz
1961The DuPont Show of the Week
Collucci
1961
A Woman Under the Influence
Nick Longhetti
1974
Corky Romano
Francis A. 'Pops' Romano
2001
Deadline
Box
1959Treffpunkte
Self
1970
Anzio
Cpl. Jack Rabinoff
1968
The Great Muppet Caper
Tramp (uncredited)
1981
The In-Laws
Vincent J. Ricardo
1979
The Cheap Detective
Lou Peckinpaugh
1978
The Jerry Lewis Show
Self
1963
The Lost World
Theo Kerr
2001
...All the Marbles
Harry Sears
1981
Faraway, So Close!
Peter Falk
1993
Mikey and Nicky
Mikey
1976
Opening Night
Self (uncredited)
1977
Pocketful of Miracles
Joy Boy
1961
The Brink's Job
Tony Pino
1978
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Guy Gisborne
1964
Machine Gun McCain
Charlie Adamo
1969
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Made
Max
2001
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Luv
Milt Manville
1967
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self /Self - Columbo
2003
The World of Jim Henson
Tramp (archive footage)
1994
Castle Keep
Sgt. Rossi
1969
The Lost World
Theo Kerr
2001
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Lakeboat
Pierman
2000
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
1997
Penelope
Lt. Horatio Bixbee
1966
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
1979
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
1982
Prescription: Murder
Columbo
1968
Vibes
Harry Buscafusco
1988
Murder, Inc.
Abe Reles
1960
Roommates
Rocky Holzeck
1995
Ransom for a Dead Man
Columbo
1972
Tune in Tomorrow...
Pedro Carmichael
1990
Scared Straight!
Narration (voice)
1978Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
1990
The Sunshine Boys
Willie Clark
1996
Big Trouble
Steve Rickey
1986
Three Days of Rain
Waldo
2002
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
A Storm in Summer
Abel Shaddick
2000
Peter Falk versus Columbo
Self (archive footage)
2019
Three Days to Vegas
Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald
2007
Husbands
Archie Black
1970
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
2020
The Thing About My Folks
Sam Kleinman
2005
I Love Liberty
Self
1982
Wilder Days
James 'Pop Up' Morse
2003
A Constant Forge
Self
2000
A Town Without Christmas
Max
2001
When Angels Come to Town
Max
2004The Witness
Abe Reles
1960
Cookie
Dominick 'Dino' Capisco
1989
A Hatful of Rain
Polo Pope
1968
A Step Out of Line
Harry Connors
1971
American Cowslip
Father Randolph
2009
Pressure Point
Young Psychiatrist
1962From Where I Sit
Abe
2000
Too Many Thieves
Danny
1966
Wind Across the Everglades
Writer
1958
Money Kings
Vinnie
1998
Attack and Retreat
Medic Captain
1964
Char·ac·ter
Self
2012
Happy New Year
Nick
1987
The Making of 'Husbands'
Self
1971
Finding John Christmas
Max
2003The Million Dollar Incident
Sammy
1961
Edge of Outside
Self
2006
Brigadoon
Jeff Douglas
1966
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Self
2003
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
1979
In the Spirit
Roger Flan
1990
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Tom Weber
1960
Lost Case
Columbo (archive footage)
2014
A Trace of Murder
Columbo
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Self
1996
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Self
1990
Pretty Boy Floyd
Shorty Walters
1960
The Bloody Brood
Nico
1959
Cops n Roberts
Salvatore Santini
1995
Griffin and Phoenix
Geoffrey Griffin
1976
Checking Out
Morris Applebaum
2006
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
2017
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
Self
1993Arena - John Cassavetes
Self
1989
Pronto
Harry Arno
1997Shoot Don't Shoot
host
1982
Hubert's Brain
Bailey (voice)
2001
Anything for John
Self
1993
Enemies of Laughter
Paul's Father
2000
The Balcony
Police Chief
1963
Operation Snafu
Peter Pawney
1970
Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot
Colombo