Biography
Peter Michael Falk was an American actor. He played the title character Lieutenant Columbo on the NBC/ABC series Columbo, for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1990
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1976
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1972
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1962
- Golden Globe Awards
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- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1962 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1961 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Twilight Zone
Reading Rainbow
Columbo
Wings of Desire
A Woman Under the Influence
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Larry Sanders Show
The Princess Bride
Opening Night
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Ransom for a Dead Man
The Red Skelton Show
American Masters
Pocketful of Miracles
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Player
My Darling Vivian
Arthur Miller: Writer
Murder by Death
The Great Race
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Great Muppet Caper
Mikey and Nicky
The Dick Cavett Show
The In-Laws
Husbands
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Wagon Train
Undisputed
Pressure Point
Decoy
The Cheap Detective
The Brink's Job
Robin and the 7 Hoods
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The Lost World
...All the Marbles
Machine Gun McCain
Shark Tale
Made
Money Kings
Roommates
Happy New Year
Vibes
Castle Keep
Naked City
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Anzio