“When I was a kid, the idea of gettin' paid to paint your face... listen, I grew up in Ossining, New York, a nice little town by the Hudson, and nothin' ever interested me except being your usual high school big shot, which I was an' loved it, played all the sports and goofed around, always out on the street with the guys, everything was funny t'me.”

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.