Peter Falk

Falk as [[Columbo (character)|Lt. Columbo]] in 1973 Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American film and television actor, singer and television director and producer. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo on the NBC/ABC series ''Columbo'' (1968–1978, 1989–2003), for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards (1972, 1975, 1976, 1990) 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.

He first starred as Columbo in two 2-hour "World Premiere" 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 and 1962). He went on to appear in such films as ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963), ''The Great Race'' (1965), ''Anzio'' (1968), ''Murder by Death'' (1976), ''The Cheap Detective'' (1978), ''The Brink's Job'' (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.

Falk was also known for his collaborations with filmmaker, actor, and personal friend John Cassavetes, acting in films such as ''Husbands'' (1970), ''A Woman Under the Influence'' (1974), Elaine May's ''Mikey and Nicky'' (1976) and the ''Columbo'' episode "Étude in Black" (1972). Provided by Wikipedia
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