Peter Falk
Date of birth: 1927-09-16
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Пітер Фальк, 彼得·法尔克, Peter Michael Falk, Peter Faulk, پیتر فالک
Biography
Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo (1968–2003), which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Falk was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Murder, Inc. (1960) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961). He is also known for his collaborations with filmmaker and actor John Cassavetes in films such as: Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky (1976) and the Columbo episode: Étude in Black (1972). Falk's other film roles include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Great Race (1965), Anzio (1968), Murder by Death (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), The In-Laws (1979), The Princess Bride (1987), Wings of Desire (1987), The Player (1992), and Next (2007).
Movie Credits
Wings of Desire
1987-09-23
Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling populati
Pocketful of Miracles
1961-12-18
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady
The Lost World
2001-12-25
This Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure stor
Next
2007-04-25
Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes i
The Princess Bride
1987-09-25
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley mu
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017-12-08
One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as
The Player
1992-05-08
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but
Faraway, So Close!
1993-09-01
Damiel is now married to Marion, runs the pizzeria “Da Angelo” and the two have a child. The solitar
Vibes
1988-08-05
Medium Sylvia Pickel and psychometrist Nick Deezy meet at a psychic research facility in New York. N
...All the Marbles
1981-03-01
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
Murder by Death
1976-06-23
Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a b
The Great Race
1965-07-01
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto m
The Thing About My Folks
2005-06-02
Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she ha
The Brink's Job
1978-12-08
In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pi
Pressure Point
1962-10-10
An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested wh
A Town Without Christmas
2001-12-16
In the small town of Seacliff, Wash., a child's letter to Santa Claus captures the nation's attentio
Anzio
1968-07-24
American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to
I Love Liberty
1982-03-21
An all-star variety special saluting America.
A Woman Under the Influence
1974-11-18
Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Ni
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990-10-26
Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for g
The Cheap Detective
1978-06-23
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accu
Undisputed
2002-07-17
Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convict
Murder, Inc.
1960-06-28
Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusin
American Cowslip
2009-07-24
In Blythe, California, a small town in the remote California desert, Ethan Inglebrink is an eccentri
Made
2001-07-13
Two aspiring boxers and lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-lev
Machine Gun McCain
1969-04-01
After serving 12 years behind bars for armed robbery, tough guy Hank McCain finds himself the pawn o
Castle Keep
1969-07-23
During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his i
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964-06-24
Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisbor
Corky Romano
2001-10-12
Corky Romano is a bumbling, simpleton, veterinarian and the youngest, outcast son of an aging gangst
Finding John Christmas
2003-11-30
When a photojournalist photographs a mysterious stranger performing an act of bravery, the act quick
The In-Laws
1979-06-15
In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's
Husbands
1970-12-08
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives an
Checking Out
2005-04-10
A feisty octogenarian on the verge of his ninetieth birthday invites his three grown children to his
Three Days of Rain
2002-05-12
Six Anton Chekhov short stories set in modern day Cleveland during a three day rain storm.
Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes
1993-10-02
Get the scoop on the legendary actor-director-New Yorker John Cassavetes straight from the mouth of
Money Kings
1998-12-04
Vinnie's a bookie, happily married, running his operation for 30 years out of his bar in Brooklyn. T
Cookie
1989-08-02
Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen
Mikey and Nicky
1976-12-21
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob
Big Trouble
1986-05-30
Leonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has triplet
Shoot Don't Shoot
1982-01-01
An eye opening program to find out what its like to be a police officer facing the deadly force dile
The Bloody Brood
1959-10-26
Nico, a drug dealer, murders a telegram messenger-boy "for kicks", egged on by partner-in-crime, TV
Anything for John
1993-09-06
An intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius for
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
1996-01-28
Happy New Year
1987-08-07
Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Us
The Sunshine Boys
1996-08-08
Two aging comedians, who acrimoniously dissolved their act eight years earlier, must overcome their
The Balcony
1963-03-21
The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweepi
Luv
1967-07-26
Depressed by the direction his life is taking, Harry decides to take his own life by jumping off the
In the Spirit
1990-04-06
After her husband loses his job, Marianne moves from Beverly Hills to a nightmare New York City. She
A Storm in Summer
2000-01-18
Set in 1969, Abel Shaddick, a crotchety deli owner, has a grudge against virtually everyone in his u
When Angels Come to Town
2004-11-28
Max, an angel in exile, walks around the United States to help humans. In a small town in Maine, he
Lakeboat
2000-04-13
A college student befriends various crew members while working a summer internship at sea.
Penelope
1966-11-10
When Penelope gets married to banker James Elcott, she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay mu
Attack and Retreat
1964-09-16
Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during
Griffin and Phoenix
1976-02-27
Griffin has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Instead of quietly facing his death, he decides to
Wilder Days
2003-10-19
Quixotic old codger James "Pop Up" Morse (Peter Falk) enjoys spinning colorful yarns for his 11-year
The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960-12-11
When a man mysteriously vanishes on his ship in the Caribbean, his two brothers journey there to inv
Enemies of Laughter
2000-11-10
Nerdy-looking Paul is a neurotic, failed sitcom writer, with a lackluster love life. But his best pa
Char·ac·ter
2012-11-30
A raw and candid dialogue about the life and craft of acting between longtime colleagues and friends
The Making of 'Husbands'
1971-03-28
A documentary behind the scenes of John Cassavetes' 'Husbands' (1970).
Operation Snafu
1970-03-03
World War II soldiers enter Sicily to seize German arms supply only to discover there is not a gun i
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002-05-05
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
Three Days to Vegas
2007-02-02
Four grumpy old men go on a road trip from their retired life in Florida to the excitement of Las Ve
A Step Out of Line
1971-02-26
Three financially down-and-out buddies plot to pull a bank robbery to cure their financial woes.
Edge of Outside
2006-06-11
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Gri
Roommates
1995-03-03
An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-dow
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990-08-27
A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, San
Too Many Thieves
1966-10-13
When some priceless Macedonian treasures are swiped, lawyer Falk arrives to get to the bottom of thi
Pronto
1997-06-08
Harry Arno is a Miami Beach bookie who finds himself in trouble with his mob bosses for reasons he c
Lost Case
2014-12-01
A completely new story based on existing footage from the series Columbo.
Shark Tale
2004-09-20
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great
Brigadoon
1966-10-15
Every 100 years, people stumble upon the Scottish village of Brigadoon, which will never be found on
Arena - John Cassavetes
1989-02-24
Tribute to actor and director John Cassavetes who died in February 1989. Friends, associates and fel
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003-07-01
This is a documentary about the making of "Wings of Desire" (1987). The director, writer, actors, co
The Great Muppet Caper
1981-06-26
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashio
Opening Night
1977-12-22
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her lat
Ransom for a Dead Man
1972-10-09
A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom.
Hubert's Brain
2001-03-31
It tells the story of a science geek who befriends a talking brain-in-a-jar.
A Constant Forge
2000-01-01
One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of Am
Prescription: Murder
1968-02-20
In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kil
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991-01-01
A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
1990-04-25
Though very polite and British, this feature-length documentary about German filmmaker Wim Wenders o
From Where I Sit
2000-01-01
High school sex education teacher Sharon and her husband, overwhelmed family man Bob humorously deal
Pretty Boy Floyd
1960-01-01
Trying to shake his troubled past and start a new honest life, Floyd loses his job because of that p
Wind Across the Everglades
1958-09-11
Set in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce cons
A Hatful of Rain
1968-03-03
A 1968 made-for-television remake of the 1957 film, based on the disturbing 1956 Michael V. Gazzo pl
Cops n Roberts
1995-01-01
Peter Falk Versus Columbo
2019-03-31
For millions of viewers, Peter Falk is Columbo. Despite playing the quintessential blue-collar TV de
Scared Straight!
1978-11-02
The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997-01-01
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
The World of Jim Henson
1994-11-23
In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explor
My Darling Vivian
2020-04-27
The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979-05-16
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere o
Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963-11-07
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979-12-06
Frank Sinatra, Goldie Hawn, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart and many more pay tribute to Ingrid Bergman.
The Million Dollar Incident
1961-04-21
A couple of crooks made off with one of the largest hauls. The crime - they made off with Jackie Gle