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Peter Michael Falk  (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo (1968–2003), which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Falk was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Murder, Inc. (1960) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961). He is also known for his collaborations with filmmaker and actor John Cassavetes in films such as: Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky (1976) and the Columbo episode: Étude in Black (1972). Falk's other film roles include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Great Race (1965), Anzio (1968), Murder by Death (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), The In-Laws (1979), The Princess Bride (1987), Wings of Desire (1987), The Player (1992), and Next (2007).
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Peter Michael Falk  (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo (1968–2003), which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Falk was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Murder, Inc. (1960) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961). He is also known for his collaborations with filmmaker and actor John Cassavetes in films such as: Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky (1976) and the Columbo episode: Étude in Black (1972). Falk's other film roles include It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Great Race (1965), Anzio (1968), Murder by Death (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), The In-Laws (1979), The Princess Bride (1987), Wings of Desire (1987), The Player (1992), and Next (2007).
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Studio One
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Dr. Kildare
Golden Globe Awards
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Merv Griffin Show
The Danny Kaye Show
Have Gun, Will Travel
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Aquanauts
Kraft Television Theatre
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Twilight Zone
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Larry Sanders Show
The Dick Powell Show
Armstrong Circle Theatre
The DuPont Show of the Week
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Name of the Game
The Red Skelton Show
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Wagon Train
The Witness
Tony Awards
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Shark Tale
The Princess Bride
From Where I Sit
Arthur Miller: Writer
87th Precinct
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Trials of O'Brien
When Angels Come to Town
Mikey and Nicky
Columbo
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Columbo
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