Peter Falk
Highest Rated: 98% Wings of Desire (1987)
Lowest Rated: 7% Corky Romano (2001)
Birthday: Sep 16, 1927
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Permanently enshrined in the hearts of television viewers and mystery fans for his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning portrayal of the savvy Lt. Columbo, actor-director-producer Peter Falk was a much-admired star of television, film and stage for over half a century. Falk brought streetwise energy to his comic roles, which included his Oscar-nominated turn in "Pocketful of Miracles" (1961) and the enduring cult favorite "The In-Laws" (1979), but could also be searingly intense in dramas, as he proved in a string of films for his close friend, independent filmmaker John Cassavetes, including "Husbands" (1970) and "A Woman Under the Influence" (1974). After reviving "Columbo" for a string of successful television movies in the late 1980s, he remained a fixture in television movies and feature films, which frequently tapped his boundless charm to play wise grandparents and even the occasional angel. His image as the perennially trenchcoat-clad curmudgeon was an enduring one; he was always ready with an endearing quip, and he became one of the most beloved television characters of all time.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91% | 62% | Arthur Miller: Writer | Self | - | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Char-ac-ter | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 51% | American Cowslip | Father Randolph (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 28% | 53% | Next | Irv (Character) | $18.0M | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 26% | Three Days to Vegas | Gus Fitzgerald (Character) | - | 2007 |
| 45% | 52% | The Thing About My Folks | Sam Kleinman (Character) | $814.7K | 2005 |
| 38% | 58% | Checking Out | Morris Applebaum (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 35% | 44% | Shark Tale | Don Brizzi (Voice) | $160.8M | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | When Angels Come to Town | Max (Character) | - | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 53% | Wilder Days | James "Pop Up" Morse (Character) | - | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 41% | Columbo Likes the Nightlife |
Columbo (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 55% | Finding John Christmas | Max (Character) | - | 2003 |
| 40% | 25% | Three Days of Rain | Waldo (Character) | $2.8K | 2002 |
| 48% | 46% | Undisputed | Mendy Ripstein (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 7% | 39% | Corky Romano | Pops (Character) | $24.0M | 2001 |
| 71% | 66% | Made | Max (Character) | $5.3M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 52% | A Town Without Christmas | Max (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 55% | Columbo: Murder With Too Many Notes | Columbo (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 57% | A Storm in Summer | Abel Shaddick (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 57% | No Score Yet | Enemies of Laughter | Paul's Father (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 83% | 62% | Lakeboat | The Pierman (Character) | $5.2K | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | Vig | Vinnie (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 57% | Columbo: Ashes to Ashes |
Columbo (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: A Trace of Murder |
Columbo (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | The Sunshine Boys | Willie Clark (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | Pronto | Harry Arno (Character) | - | 1997 |
| 29% | 58% | Roommates | Rocky Holzcek (Character) | $12.1M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Strange Bedfellows | Columbo (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey | Columbo (Character) | - | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Undercover | Columbo (Character) | - | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: It's All in the Game | Columbo (Character) | - | 1993 |
| 58% | 87% | Faraway, So Close! | Cameo appearance (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's All in the Game | Columbo (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: A Bird in the Hand |
Columbo (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | 57% | Columbo: No Time to Die | Unknown (Character) | - | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star | Columbo (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 82% | Columbo: Caution, Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health | Columbo (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot | Columbo (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | In the Spirit | Roger Flan (Character) | $15.9K | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Agenda for Murder | Columbo (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | 72% | Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo | Columbo (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Murder in Malibu | Columbo (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo Cries Wolf | Columbo (Character) | - | 1990 |
| 50% | 52% | Tune in Tomorrow... | Pedro Carmichael (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo Goes to College | Columbo (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown | Columbo (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows | Columbo (Character) | - | 1989 |
| 13% | 38% | Cookie | Dominick Capisco (Character) | $1.4M | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Grand Deceptions | Columbo (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective | Columbo (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grand Deceptions | Columbo (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo Goes to the Guillotine | Columbo (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 70% | Columbo: Murder, A Self-Portrait | Columbo (Character) | - | 1989 |
| 13% | 61% | Vibes | Harry Buscafusco (Character) | $1.7M | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happy New Year | Nick (Character) | $30.6K | 1987 |
| 97% | 94% | The Princess Bride | Grandpa (Character) | $26.9M | 1987 |
| 98% | 93% | Wings of Desire | Self | $120.8K | 1987 |
| 17% | 27% | Big Trouble | Steve Rickey (Character) | - | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | 68% | ...All the Marbles | Harry Sears (Character) | - | 1981 |
| 75% | 78% | The Great Muppet Caper | Tramp (Character) | - | 1981 |
| 88% | 83% | The In-Laws | Vince Ricardo (Character) | - | 1979 |
| 75% | 56% | The Brink's Job | Tony Pino (Character) | - | 1978 |
| 50% | 58% | The Cheap Detective | Lou Peckinpaugh (Character) | - | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Make Me a Perfect Murder | Columbo (Character) | - | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | Scared Straight! | Unknown (Character) | - | 1978 |
| 65% | 83% | Murder by Death | Sam Diamond (Character) | - | 1976 |
| 88% | 79% | Mikey and Nicky | Mikey (Character) | - | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story | Geoffrey Griffin (Character) | - | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Forgotten Lady | Unknown (Character) | - | 1975 |
| 90% | 91% | A Woman Under the Influence | Nick Longhetti (Character) | - | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | 76% | Blueprint for Murder | Columbo (Character) | - | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | 53% | Columbo: Dagger of the Mind | Lt. Columbo (Character) | - | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Situation: Normal A.F.U. | Peter Pawney (Character) | - | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man | Unknown (Character) | - | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | Ransom for a Dead Man | Columbo (Character) | - | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Sister From Napoli | Lewis Corbett (Character) | - | 1971 |
| 65% | 80% | Husbands | Archie (Character) | - | 1970 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Operation Snafu | Peter Pawney (Character) | - | 1970 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Step Out of Line | Harry Connors (Character) | - | 1970 |
| 80% | 38% | Machine Gun McCain | Charlie Adamo (Character) | - | 1969 |
| 38% | 48% | Castle Keep | Sgt. Rossi (Character) | - | 1969 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | Columbo | Lt. Columbo (Character) | - | 1968 |
| 67% | 43% | Anzio | Cpl. Jack Rabinoff (Character) | - | 1968 |
| No Score Yet | 41% | Luv | Milt Manville (Character) | - | 1967 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dear Deductible | Mike Galway (Character) | - | 1967 |
| No Score Yet | 63% | Penelope | Lieutenant Horatio Bixbee (Character) | - | 1966 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Too Many Thieves | Danny (Character) | - | 1966 |
| 72% | 83% | The Great Race | Maximilian Meen (Character) | - | 1965 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Attack and Retreat | Medic Captain (Character) | - | 1965 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perilous Times | Bara (Character) | - | 1965 |
| 40% | 70% | Robin and the Seven Hoods | Guy Gisborne (Character) | - | 1964 |
| 60% | 43% | The Balcony | Police Chief (Character) | - | 1963 |
| No Score Yet | 77% | Pressure Point | Young Psychiatrist (Character) | - | 1962 |
| 50% | 72% | Pocketful of Miracles | Joy Boy (Character) | - | 1961 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Million Dollar Incident | Sammy (Character) | - | 1961 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Secret of the Purple Reef | Tom Weber (Character) | - | 1960 |
| No Score Yet | 48% | Murder, Inc. | Abe Reles (Character) | - | 1960 |
| No Score Yet | 25% | The Bloody Brood | Nico (Character) | - | 1959 |
| No Score Yet | 55% | Wind Across the Everglades | Writer (Character) | - | 1958 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 75% | Columbo |
Lt. Columbo (Character), Director |
1971-1978 1989-1995 1997-1998 2001 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name of the Game | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1970 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Danny Kaye Show | Guest | 1964-1965 1967 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I've Got a Secret | Guest | 1965 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Dr. Jimmy Reynolds (Guest Star) | 1964 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Kildare | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1962 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dick Powell Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 1962 |
| 82% | 95% | The Twilight Zone | Ramos Clemente (Character) | 1961 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Untouchables | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960-1961 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Naked City | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
| No Score Yet | 98% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown (Character) | 1961 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Law and Mr. Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |