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