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Peter Falk

Highest Rated:: 98% Wings of Desire (1987)
Lowest Rated:: 0% Vibes (1988)

Birthday:: Sep 16, 1927
Birthplace:: New York City, New York, USA
Bio:: Best known as the rumpled television detective Columbo, character actor Peter Falk also enjoyed a successful film career, often in association with the groundbreaking independent filmmaker John Cassavetes. Born September 16, 1927, in New York City, Falk lost an eye at the age of three, resulting in…

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 0% - 98%

Number of Movies: 88

Box Office Since 2001: $218.5M

Year	Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office
2009		American Cowslip	Father Randolph	--
2007		Three Days to Vegas (Retirement)	Gus Fitzgerald	--
2007	28%	Next	Irv	$18.0M
2005	44%	The Thing About My Folks	Sam Kleinman	$0.7M
2005	43%	Checking Out	Morris Applebaum	--
2004	36%	Shark Tale	Ira Feinberg Director	$160.8M
2004		When Angels Come to Town	Max	--
2003		Finding John Christmas	Max	--
2003		Wilder Days	James "Pop-Up" Morse	--
2003		Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife	Lt. Columbo	--
2002	48%	Undisputed	Emmanuel "Mendy" Ripstein	$12.3M
2002	40%	Three Days of Rain	Waldo	--
2001		The Lost World	Rev. Theo Kerr	--
2001		Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes	Lt. Columbo	--
2001		A Town Without Christmas	Actor	--
2001	71%	Made	Max	$3.7M
2001	6%	Corky Romano	Pops Romano	$23.0M
2000	83%	Lakeboat	Actor	--
2000		A Constant Forge	Actor	--
2000		A Storm in Summer	Abel Shaddick	--
2000	57%	Enemies of Laughter	Paul's Father	--
1999		Money Kings	Actor	--
1998		Columbo: Ashes to Ashes	Actor	--
1997		The Sunshine Boys	Actor	--
1997		Pronto	Actor	--
1997		Frank Capra's American Dream	Actor	--
1995	29%	Roommates	Rocky Holzcek	--
1994		Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey	Actor	--
1993	55%	Faraway, So Close! (In weiter Ferne, so nah!)	Actor	--
1993		Faraway So Close	Himself	--
1992		Player, The	Himself	--
1992		Columbo: No Time to Die	Lieutenant Columbo	--
1991		Columbo: Caution - Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health	Actor	--
1991		Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot	Lt Columbo	--
1990	45%	Tune in Tomorrow... (Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter)	Pedro Carmichael	--
1990		In The Spirit	Roger Flan	--
1989	18%	Cookie	Dominick "Dino" Capisco	--
1989		Columbo: Murder, a Self Portrait	Actor	--
1988	0%	Vibes	Harry Buscafusco	--
1987	96%	The Princess Bride	The Grandfather	--
1987	98%	Wings of Desire	Himself	--
1987		Happy New Year	Nick	--
1985		Big Trouble	Steve Rickey	--
1981	74%	The Great Muppet Caper	Tramp	--
1981		...All the Marbles (The California Dolls)	Harry	--
1979	83%	The In-Laws	Vince Ricardo	--
1978	50%	The Cheap Detective	Lou Peckinpaugh	--
1978		Scared Straight!	Host	--
1978		The Brink's Job (Big Stickup at Brink's)	Tony Pino	--
1977	95%	Opening Night	Actor	--
1977		Columbo: The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case	Actor	--
1976	82%	Mikey and Nicky	Mikey	--
1976	69%	Murder by Death	Sam Diamond	--
1974	94%	A Woman Under the Influence	Nick Longhetti	--
1973		Columbo: Requiem for a Falling Star	Actor	--
1973		Columbo: A Stitch in Crime	Actor	--
1973		Columbo: Double Shock	Actor	--
1972		Columbo: Blueprint for Murder	Director Actor	--
1972		Columbo: The Most Crucial Game	Actor	--
1972		Columbo: �tude in Black	Director Actor	--
1972		Columbo: Dagger of the Mind	Actor	--
1972		Griffin and Phoenix	Actor	--
1972		Columbo: Short Fuse	Actor	--
1972		Columbo: The Greenhouse Jungle	Actor	--
1971		Columbo: Death Lends a Hand	Actor	--
1971		Columbo: Lady in Waiting	Actor	--
1971		Columbo: Suitable for Framing	Actor	--
1971		Columbo: Dead Weight	Actor	--
1971		Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man	Actor	--
1971		Columbo: Murder by the Book	Actor	--
1970	63%	Husbands	Archie	--
1969	43%	Castle Keep	Sgt. Orlando Rossi	--
1969		Machine Gun McCain	Charlie Adamo	--
1968	67%	Anzio	Rabinoff	--
1967		Luv	Milt Manville	--
1967		Columbo: Prescription Murder	Actor	--
1966		Penelope	Lt. Bixbee	--
1965		Italiani brava gente (Attack and Retreat)	Medic Captain	--
1965	77%	The Great Race	Max	--
1964	44%	Robin and the 7 Hoods (Robin and the Seven Hoods)	Guy Gisborne	--
1963	60%	The Balcony	Police Chief	--
1963	79%	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	Cab Driver	--
1962		Dick Powell Theater - The Price of Tomatoes	Actor	--
1962		Pressure Point	Young psychiatrist	--
1961	63%	Pocketful of Miracles	Joy Boy	--
1960		Murder, Inc.	Abe Reles	--
1960		The Secret of the Purple Reef	Tom Weber	--
1959		The Bloody Brood	Nico	--

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Quotes from Peter Falk's Characters

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1. The Grandfather: Okay... Alright... Okay... Alright.
From The Princess Bride. Submitted by Ben D (8 days ago)

1. Tess Skeffington: Twain picked up Sam in a gay bar.
2. Sam Diamond: I was working on a case! Working.
3. Tess Skeffington: Every night for six months?
From Murder by Death. Submitted by Francis L (12 days ago)