Peter Falk

Born

September 16, 1927

Died

June 23, 2011 (aged 83)

Known as

television actor, film actor, autobiographer, stage actor, actor, film producer

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.

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