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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 ...
- 10 Columbo Is His Most Iconic Role
- 9 He Tried to Work For The Cia
- 8 He Was in Several Iconic Films
- 7 He Brought His Own Clothes to Set
- 6 He Played A Parody of A Detective Too
- 5 He Won 4 Emmys
- 4 He Was in A Chris Kattan Movie
- 3 He Was A Gifted Artist
- 2 He Had A Glass Eye
- 1 His Death Changed The Law
Lt. Columbo was the disheveled yet brilliant detective whose cat and mouse games with his murder suspects were both comical and intense. Columbo was not your typical policeman. He wore slovenly, unkempt clothes, most famous of which was his ratty old raincoat. Also, Columbo was rarely seen without his cigar or his dog, who was aptly named "Dog." Co...
Before Falk went into acting, starting in the theater, he applied to work for the CIA. Falk had graduated with a master's in Public Administration from Syracuse University in 1953 and wanted to put his degree to good use. He was rejected, however, because of his membership in the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, which he had joined when working wit...
Although he will always be remembered as Lt. Columbo of the LAPD, Falk was in several classic films both before and after (and during) his tenure as the cigar-huffing detective. Falk had roles in comedy classics like It's A Mad Mad Mad World, The Great Race, and The In-Laws, which is considered by many to be one of the best comedies ever written an...
Columbo's character was best visually personified by his cheap cigar and his wrinkled old raincoat. In fact, there is a whole episode of Columbowhere his famous ratty coat is replaced with a new, fashionable raincoat, and Columbo's investigation is thrown off until he puts his old coat back on. Funny enough, that famous raincoat was actually Peter ...
Another fun fact about Falk and Columbo; Columbo is one of the most famous detective characters in the history of fiction, up there with Monk, Sherlock Holmes, and Hercule Poirot. Well, in 1976, just as Columbo had become a household name, Falk parodied his detective characters in Murder By Death. The film is a parody of all of the major detective ...
Falk's portrayal of Columbo garnered him immense notoriety in Hollywood, but so did many of his other roles. Columbo however was the most recognized, and his portrayal earned him four Emmys. He also earned an Academy Award nomination before Columbo in 1961 for his role in Murder Inc, and again in 1963 for his role in Pocket Full Of Miracles.
Not every project an actor takes can be a knockout success. Although by the time he took the role, Falk had garnered a resume that any actor would be envious of, he did his share of flops. Falk played the father/mob boss in Chris Kattan's critically panned film Corky Romano. The film only made $10 million in profit at the box office (its budget was...
Everyone needs a hobby, including our favorite actors. Like Jim Carrey, Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Depp, and several others, Peter Falk was a gifted painter and artist. He regularly drew and sketched nudes, and had people model for him regularly. Pieces of Falk's art continue to pop up in auctions across the globe, usually selling for a couple of hund...
Falk had a very distinct look, and that look was caused by his glass eye. Falk lost his eye to cancer when he was only3 years old. It was because he only had one working eye that he was not allowed to join the military in WWII but was allowed to serve in the Merchant Marine Service. While it was at first a hurdle to his career, Falk's eye eventuall...
Sadly, the end of Falk's life was stained by tragedy. His second wife was acting as his conservator when he was dying and according to Peter Falk's daughter, she was banning his other family members from visiting him in his final days. She and others lobbied the New York State legislature to pass what is now known as Falk's Law, which forbids conse...
Jun 25, 2011 · W hat a mensch was Peter Falk. An average-Joe hero, he embodied the best of us on our worst day. He was best known as TV’s Lieut. Columbo, who, for 30 years, taught snooty murderers that,...
- Richard Corliss
Sep 14, 2016 · Peter Falk and his first wife, Alyce, at the Academy Awards, April 1962. Peter was up for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Pocketful of Miracles. Peter looking totally cool in 1965. Starring alongside Jack Lemmon in The Great Race in 1965. Peter with Natalie Wood, during the filming of Penelope in 1966
Sep 7, 2023 · For anyone who hasn't fallen in love with Peter Falk's mesmerising performance as the dishevelled and amiable homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo of LAPD, my sudden passion for a cult classic...
- Greg Jameson
Jun 25, 2011 · One of the most accomplished television, movie, and stage actors to ever create a pop culture icon, Peter Falk was Columbo, and he was also a helluva a lot more than that, too.
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The US series with Peter Falk in the title role – as the ramshackle, eccentric, cigar-chomping, raincoated LAPD homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo – revolutionised what a cop show could be.
