Peter Falk

American actor (1927–2011)

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Peter Falk was an American actor best known for playing the rumpled detective Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series "Columbo." His distinctive appearance, including a glass eye, and his masterful portrayal of the seemingly bumbling but brilliantly clever character made him one of the most iconic and beloved figures in television history.

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Vinony files it under 1927 births, 2011 deaths and 20th-century American male actors.

Vinony links it to 58 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Works: 13

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Baby Shower Guest Book
Client Record Book
Ledger Book
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Film & TV

Acting · New York City, New York, USA

Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor. 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…

Known for

My Darling Vivian — Self (archive footage)2020
Peter Falk versus Columbo — Self (archive footage)2019
Basketball: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)2018
Arthur Miller: Writer — Self (archive footage)2017
Lost Case — Columbo (archive footage)2014
Char·ac·ter — Self2012
American Cowslip — Father Randolph2009
Next — Irv2007
Three Days to Vegas — Gus 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald2007
Checking Out — Morris Applebaum2006

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: Germany
Active from: 1964-05-30

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 511
Total plays: 2,530

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 87,489x
A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,834x
QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,951x
RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,633x
The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,255x

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Official website: web.archive.org/web/20120306194513/http://peterfalk.com
Image: Peter Falk Colombo 1973.jpg
Number of children: 2

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Commons category: Peter Falk
date of birth: 1927-09-16
date of death: 2011-06-23
birth name: Peter Michael Falk
start of work period: 1956-00-00
end of work period: 2008-00-00
name in native language: Peter Falk

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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