Peter Falk
1927–2011 · American actor
Peter Michael Falk was an American actor. He played the title character Lieutenant Columbo on the NBC/ABC series Columbo, for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards 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 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.
Peter Falk, in order
- 1958 Wind Across the Everglades: acted · directed by Nicholas Ray
- 1960 Murder, Inc.: acted · directed by Stuart Rosenberg
- 1960 The Secret of the Purple Reef: acted · directed by William Witney
- 1961 Pocketful of Miracles: acted · directed by Frank Capra
- 1962 Pressure Point: acted · directed by Hubert Cornfield
- 1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: acted · directed by Stanley Kramer
- 1963 The Balcony: acted · directed by Joseph Strick
- 1964 Attack and Retreat: acted · directed by Dmitri Vasilyev and Giuseppe De Santis
- 1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods: acted · directed by Gordon Douglas · critics 40%, audiences 69%
- 1965 The Great Race: acted · directed by Blake Edwards · critics 70%, audiences 83% · streaming on Kanopy, Tubi
- 1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series): acted
- 1966 Penelope: acted · directed by Arthur Hiller
- 1966 Too Many Thieves: acted · directed by Abner Biberman
- 1967 Luv: acted · directed by Clive Donner · audiences 35%
- 1968 Anzio: acted · directed by Duilio Coletti and Edward Dmytryk · critics 67%, audiences 40% · streaming on YouTube (free), Fawesome, Tubi
- 1968–2003 Columbo (TV series): directed, acted · audiences 83% · streaming on Tubi, Fandango at Home (free), Prime Video
- 1969 Castle Keep: acted · directed by Sydney Pollack
- 1969 Machine Gun McCain: acted · directed by Giuliano Montaldo
- 1970 Husbands: acted · directed by John Cassavetes
- 1970 Rosolino Paternò, soldato...: acted · directed by Nanni Loy
- 1971 A Step Out of Line (TV movie): acted · directed by Bernard McEveety
- 1971 The NBC Mystery Movie (TV series): acted
- 1974 A Woman Under the Influence: acted · directed by John Cassavetes
- 1976 Griffin and Phoenix (TV movie): acted · directed by Daryl Duke
- 1976 Mikey and Nicky: acted · directed by Elaine May · critics 88%, audiences 79% · streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy
- 1976 Murder by Death: acted · directed by Robert Moore
- 1977 Opening Night: acted · directed by John Cassavetes
- 1978 The Brink's Job: acted · directed by William Friedkin
- 1978 The Cheap Detective: acted · directed by Robert Moore
- 1979 The In-Laws: acted · directed by Arthur Hiller · critics 89%, audiences 83% · streaming on Hoopla, YouTube (free), Tubi
- 1981 ...All the Marbles: acted · directed by Robert Aldrich
- 1981 The Great Muppet Caper: acted · directed by Jim Henson
- 1986 Big Trouble: acted · directed by John Cassavetes
- 1987 Happy New Year: acted · directed by John G. Avildsen
- 1987 The Princess Bride: acted · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 93%, audiences 94% · streaming on Disney+, Hulu, Peacock
- 1987 Wings of Desire: acted · directed by Wim Wenders · critics 95%, audiences 93% · streaming on HBO Max
- 1988 Vibes: acted · directed by Ken Kwapis
- 1989 Cookie: acted · directed by Susan Seidelman
- 1990 In the Spirit: acted · directed by Julian Schlossberg and Sandra Seacat · audiences 71%
- 1990 Tune in Tomorrow: acted · directed by Jon Amiel
- 1992 The Player: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 97%, audiences 84% · streaming on HBO Max
- 1993 Faraway, So Close!: acted · directed by Wim Wenders · critics 54%, audiences 87%
- 1995 Roommates: acted · directed by Peter Yates · critics 31%, audiences 55%
- 2000 A Constant Forge: acted · directed by Charles Kiselyak
- 2000 A Storm in Summer (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Wise · audiences 57%
- 2000 Enemies of Laughter: acted · directed by Joey Travolta
- 2000 Lakeboat: acted · directed by Joe Mantegna
- 2001 A Town Without Christmas (TV movie): acted · directed by Andy Wolk
- 2001 Corky Romano: acted · directed by Rob Pritts
- 2001 Made: acted · directed by Jon Favreau
- 2001 The Lost World (TV movie): acted · directed by Stuart Orme
- 2002 Three Days of Rain: acted · directed by Michael Meredith
- 2002 Undisputed: acted · directed by Walter Hill
- 2003 Wilder Days (TV movie): acted · directed by David M. Evans
- 2005 Checking Out: acted · directed by Jeff Hare
- 2005 The Thing About My Folks: acted · directed by Raymond De Felitta
- 2007 Next: acted · directed by Lee Tamahori · critics 29%, audiences 53% · streaming on Hoopla