
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 | 2017 |
Movie | Ztracený případ | Columbo | 2015-07-05 |
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 | Esto es todo amigos | Sam Kleinman | 2005-01-01 |
Movie | El espantatiburones | Don Feinberg | 2004-09-20 |
Movie | When Angels Come to Town | Max | 2004-11-28 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us | Interviewee | 2003-07-01 |
Movie | Finding John Christmas | Max | 2003-11-30 |
Movie | Wilder Days | James 'Pop Up' Morse | 2003-10-23 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Invicto | Mendy Ripstein | 2002-08-23 |
Series | Good Day Live | Unknown | 2001-09-17 |
Movie | Crimen desorganizado | Max | 2001-07-13 |
Movie | A Town Without Christmas | Max | 2001-12-16 |
Movie | Corky Romano | Francis A. 'Pops' Romano | 2001-10-12 |
Movie | El mundo perdido | Theo Kerr | 2001-12-25 |
Movie | El buque del lago | 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 |
Movie | Pronto | Harry Arno | 1997-06-08 |
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 | ¡Tan lejos, tan cerca! | sich | 1993-09-09 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | El juego de Hollywood | Himself | 1992-04-03 |
Movie | Realidad y ficción | Pedro Carmichael | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | In the Spirit | Roger Flan | 1990-04-06 |
Movie | Mi rebelde Cookie | Dominick Capisco | 1989-08-23 |
Movie | Arena - John Cassavetes | Himself | 1989-01-24 |
Movie | El misterio de la pirámide de oro | Harry Buscafusco | 1988-08-05 |
Movie | Happy New Year | Nick | 1987-08-07 |
Movie | El cielo sobre Berlín | Peter Falk | 1987-05-17 |
Movie | La princesa prometida | The Grandfather / Narrator | 1987-09-18 |
Movie | Un hombre en apuros | Steve Rickey | 1986-05-30 |
Series | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Unknown | 1983-04-04 |
Series | Wetten, dass..? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
Movie | El gran golpe de los Teleñecos | Tramp | 1981-06-26 |
Movie | Chicas con gancho | Harry Sears | 1981-10-16 |
Movie | Los suegros | Vincent J. Ricardo | 1979-06-15 |
Movie | El mayor robo del siglo | Tony Pino | 1978-12-08 |
Movie | El detective barato | Lou Peckinpaugh | 1978-06-23 |
Movie | Noche de estreno | Peter Falk | 1977-12-22 |
Movie | Un cadáver a los postres | Sam Diamond | 1976-06-23 |
Movie | Griffin and Phoenix | Geoffrey Griffin | 1976-02-27 |
Movie | Mikey and Nicky | Mikey | 1976-12-21 |
Movie | Una mujer bajo la influencia | Nick Longhetti | 1974-09-19 |
Movie | A Step Out of Line | Harry Connors | 1971-02-26 |
Series | Colombo | Columbo | 1971-09-15 |
Movie | Operation Snafu | Peter Pawney | 1970-03-03 |
Movie | Maridos | Archie Black | 1970-12-08 |
Movie | Las Vegas, 1970 | Charlie Adamo | 1969-04-01 |
Movie | La fortaleza | Sgt. Rossi | 1969-10-01 |
Movie | La batalla de 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 | Brigadoon | Jeff Douglas | 1966-10-15 |
Movie | Too Many Thieves | Danny | 1966-01-01 |
Movie | Penelope | Lt. Horatio Bixbee | 1966-11-10 |
Movie | La carrera del siglo | Max | 1965-07-01 |
Series | The Trials of O'Brien | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
Movie | 4 Gangsters de Chicago | 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 | El mundo está loco, loco, loco | Third Cab Driver | 1963-11-07 |
Movie | La clave de la cuestión | 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 | Un gángster para un milagro | Joy Boy | 1961-12-18 |
Series | The Aquanauts | Unknown | 1960-09-14 |
Movie | El sindicato del crimen | 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 | |
Series | New York Confidential | Unknown | 1959-01-01 |
Series | La dimensión desconocida | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
Movie | The Bloody Brood | Nico | 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 presenta | 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 |