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Peter Falk

1927 - 2011

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Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Falk is the 111th most popular actor (up from 117th in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from United States (down from 230th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Actor.

Peter Falk is most famous for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the TV series Columbo.

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Among actors, Peter Falk ranks 111 out of 13,578. Before him are John Holmes, Ben Affleck, James Mason, Johnny Depp, Diane Keaton, and Charlotte Rampling. After him are Gary Cooper, Samuel L. Jackson, Roger Moore, Cary Grant, Jane Fonda, and Burt Lancaster.

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Among people born in 1927, Peter Falk ranks 10. Before him are Bhumibol Adulyadej, Günter Grass, Olof Palme, Gina Lollobrigida, K. Alex Müller, and F. Sherwood Rowland. After him are Roger Moore, Samuel P. Huntington, Kim Young-sam, Robert Shaw, Vladimir Komarov, and Turgut Özal. Among people deceased in 2011, Peter Falk ranks 11. Before him are Václav Havel, Elizabeth Taylor, Osama bin Laden, Otto von Habsburg, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., and Cesária Évora. After him are Burhanuddin Rabbani, Sócrates, Sathya Sai Baba, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, and Simon van der Meer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Falk ranks 272 out of 20,380. Before him are O. J. Simpson (1947), Kanye West (1977), Diane Keaton (1946), Robert K. Merton (1910), Margaret Sanger (1879), and Beyoncé (1981). After him are Gary Cooper (1901), Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Barbra Streisand (1942), Edward Tatum (1909), Carl David Anderson (1905), and Joe Jackson (1928).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Peter Falk ranks 61. Before him are Charlton Heston (1923), Sigourney Weaver (1949), John Holmes (1944), Ben Affleck (1972), Johnny Depp (1963), and Diane Keaton (1946). After him are Gary Cooper (1901), Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Jane Fonda (1937), Burt Lancaster (1913), Bill Paxton (1955), and John Travolta (1954).

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