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Peter Falk
American actor (1927–2011)
This article is about the American actor. For other people, see Peter Falk (disambiguation).
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.[1] He received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.[2][3]
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.[4]
Falk was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Murder, Inc. (1960) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961), a
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Murder, a Self-Portrait
Peter Falk - Birthday (1927 - )
Biography from Baseline's Encyclopaedia of Film
Occupation: Actor
Born: September 16, 1927, New York, NY
Education: Hamilton College, Clinton NY; New School For Social Research, New York NY (political science); Maxwell School of Syracuse University, NY (public administration) Gifted as both a comic and dramatic player, and best known, from 1971 to 1977, as scrubby, deceptively bumbling Lieutenant
Spouse Shera Danese (? - present)
He began his adult life as a cook with the merchant marine and, after acquiring a B.A. from the New School for Social Research and an M.B.A. from Syracuse University in public administration, became an efficiency expert for the Budget Bureau of the state of Connecticut. Bored with adding figures, he became interested in amateur dramatics and in 1955 turned professional with the encouragement of Eva Le Gallienne.He first gained attention in the off-Broadway production of `The Iceman Cometh,' which led to a busy career on Broadway and TV and in
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Peter Falk
Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011)[1] was an American actor. His best known role was Columbo in the TV series of the same name.[2]
Early life
[change | change source]Falk was born in Manhattan on September 16, 1927. He was Jewish.[3] He grew up in Ossining, New York. He earned a degree in political science from the New School for Social Research. He then earned his Master's degree in public administration at Syracuse University.[1]
Career
[change | change source]He appeared in a number of Broadway plays including: The Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Passion of Josef D, Diary of a Scoundrel, and Saint Joan. Falk won four Emmy Awards playing the police detective Columbo, and one for The Dick Powell Theatre. He was nominated for seven other Emmy awards. Falk also received two Academy Award nominations for the films Murder Inc. and Pocketful of Miracles.[2]
Death
[change | change source]Falk was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He died in his Beverly Hills, California hom
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