“I had two ambitions: One was to be in The Actors Studio, and the other was to walk into a bar where actors hung out, and everyone would know that I was a professional actor and I would be accepted.”

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.