Peter Falk was born on September 16, 1927 in New York City, the son of Jewish parents from Russia and Poland, with other ancestors of Hungarian and Czech Jewish descent.
His
right eye was surgically removed at the age of three, because
of cancer.
Peter Falk played his first role as a detective in a high school play, as a replacement for the original actor who was sick.
After serving a stint as a cook for the merchant marines, he went back to college to earn a political sceince degree from New York's New School, and then went to Syracuse University, earning his MPA, Master of Public Administration degree, in 1953.
Peter Falk began his adult work life as a public accountant. He took a job as an efficiency expert for Connecticut's Budget Bureau. Always interested in acting, Peter began acting lessons, just five years before his first acting nominations in 1961.
In 1958 WIND ACROSS THE EVERGLADES was Peter Falk's first
feature-film.
In 1961, Peter Falk made history as the first actor to be nominated for both an Oscar and an Emmy in the same year. Falk was honored wth best supporting nominations for his guest star performance in Sy Gomberg's TV series, THE LAW AND MRS. JONES, and the mobster movie, Murder INC., where Peter Falk is outstanding in his portrayal of Abe 'Kid Twist' Reles.
IN 1960. Peter Falk won an Emmy for best actor in "THE PRICE OF TOMATOES," an episode of THE TV series, THE DICK POWELL THEATRE,(1962).
In 1996, Peter FAlk was honored with the Knight of Arts and Letters by the Ministry of culture of France, in March of 1996. French people loved the long-running series, COLUMBO.
In the 1971-2003 Series, COLUMBO, Peter Falk is best known for his brilliant character portrayal, as the dectective with many quirks, and the amazing ability to find out who dun it: The raincoat, the slouch,
the false exit, questions to suspects about their shoes, etc. endeared him to audiences all over the world.
The French people loved this long-running series, COLUMBO. In March of 1996, Peter Falk was honored with the Knight of Arts and Letters by the Ministry of Culture of France.
In 2008, Peter Falk was diagnosed with dementia, probably the first phase of Alzheiner's disease. In May, 2009, his wife, Shera, was awarded conservatorship of his affairs, after a year battle with Peter's adopted daughter in court, who wanted the conservatorship.
Peter Falk's other notable credits include...
Peter Falk - MovieActors.com
