Biography
Peter Michael Falk was an American actor. He is best known for playing 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
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Wings of Desire
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Larry Sanders Show
The Princess Bride
A Woman Under the Influence
Opening Night
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Ransom for a Dead Man
The Red Skelton Show
Pocketful of Miracles
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Player
My Darling Vivian
Arthur Miller: Writer
Murder by Death
The Great Race
American Masters
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Great Muppet Caper
Mikey and Nicky
The Dick Cavett Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Husbands
The In-Laws
Wagon Train
Undisputed
Pressure Point
Decoy
The Cheap Detective
The Lost World
The Lost World
The Brink's Job
Robin and the 7 Hoods
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...All the Marbles
Machine Gun McCain
Shark Tale
Made
Money Kings
Roommates
Happy New Year
Vibes
Castle Keep
Naked City
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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