“Children ran up to me shouting, 'Columbo!' At first, it gave me great pleasure, but later, I said to myself that those children should have had their own heroes instead of admiring a cop from Los Angeles.”

American actor

Peter Michael Falk was an American actor, best known for playing Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo. Born in 1927 and active across film and television, he became closely identified with the role that made him a familiar face to viewers for years. Falk won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Columbo and a Golden Globe Award in 1973. TV Guide later ranked him No. 21 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list in 1996, and he received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.