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Sep 16, 1927 Manhattan, New York, United States Died on 23 Jun 2011 (aged 83)
American actor (1927-2011)
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About Peter Falk
- Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor and comedian, known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo (1968–2003), for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards (1972, 1975, 1976, 1990) and a Golden Globe Award (1973).
- He first starred as Columbo in two 90-minute 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 (1961/62).
- He went on to appear in such films as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Great Race (1965), Anzio (1968), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Murder by Death (1976), Mikey and Nicky (1976), The Cheap Detective (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. Director William Friedkin said of Falk's role in his film The Brink's Job (1978): "Peter has a great range from comedy to drama.
- He could break your heart or he could make you laugh." In 1996, TV Guide ranked Falk No.
- 21 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.
- He received posthumously a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.
