Peter Falk

American actor (1927–2011)

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Peter Michael Falk (1927–2011) was an American television, film, stage actor, and autobiographer. Born in The Bronx, New York City, he began his professional work period in 1956. Falk was educated at Hamilton College, The New School, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and Syracuse University. He was married to Shera Danese and spoke English.

During his career, Falk received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. He was also a recipient of Golden Globes and holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Additionally, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Falk lived with Alzheimer's disease and was one-eyed. He died of natural causes in Beverly Hills in 2011, with Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia listed as causes of death. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 13

Top works

Photo Album
Baby Shower Guest Book
Client Record Book
Ledger Book
Activity Log 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

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

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

audiobookhas german audiobooks

Discogs

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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

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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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