Peter Falk
Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo (1968–1978, 1989–2003), for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards (1972, 1975, 1976, 1990) and a Golden Globe Award (1973).
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| Full name at birth | Peter Michael Falk
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| Claim to fame | his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo, for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award
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| Date of birth | 16 September 1927
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| Place of birth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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| Date of death | 23 June 2011
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| Age | 83 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Beverly Hills, California, USA
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| Resting place | Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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| Occupation | Actor, Producer, Voice Artist
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| Height | 5' 6" (168 cm)
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| Weight | 146 lbs (66 kg)
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| Distinctive feature | Glass eye
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| Net worth | $14,000,000 USD
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| High school | Ossining High School, Ossining, New York, USA
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- Tested for the role of Ted Henderson in "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (1969).
- Peter Falk's great-grandfather was Miksa Falk, a well-known Hungarian writer and politician. He was the editor of the liberal Hungarian newspaper, the Pester Lloyd.
- In 1961, he became the first actor nominated for an Oscar and an Emmy in the same year, receiving best supporting nominations for the movie Murder, Inc. (1960) and the TV show "The Law and Mr. Jones" (1960). He followed up in 1962 by being doubly nominated again for supporting actor for the movie Pocketful of Miracles (1961) and best actor (he won) for "The Price of Tomatoes," an episode of "The Dick Powell Show" (1961).
- He has inspired at least two Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters. Muttley in "Wacky Races" (1968) was based on Falk's Max Meen from The Great Race (1965), and Mumbly, the detective dog on "The New Tom & Jerry Show" (1975) was loosely based on Columbo.
- Avatar's voice in the animated movie Wizards (1977) (voiced by Bob Holt) was modelled after Falk.
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