FrameThrower · Actors · Peter Falk
Peter Falk
2 films · 99 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1974–1987
Born 16 September 1927 · New York City, New York, USA · died 23 June 2011
Peter Michael Falk was an American actor. 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 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.
He first starred as Columbo in two 2-hour "World Premiere" TV pilots; the first with Gene Barry in 1968 and the second with Lee Grant in 1971.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 99 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1974–1987
- Golden Globe Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series1990
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series1976
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series1972
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie1962
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 99 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Peter takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 64% of their frames are day, 52% natural — the look of the work Peter takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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