Peter Falk

Actor, Peter Falk, was born Peter Michael Falk on Sep 16, 1927 in New York City, NY. Falk died at the age of 83 on Jun 23, 2011 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles .

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Although Falk was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

Year	Award	Film name	Role	Result
1960	Best Supporting Actor	Murder, Inc. (1960)	Abe Reles	Nominated
1961	Best Supporting Actor	Pocketful of Miracles (1961)	Joy Boy	Nominated

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Seven Things to Know About

By Rick29 on Nov 2, 2026 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

1. Surgeons removed 's right eye, along with a malignant tumor, when he was three years old. In a 1997 interview in Cigar Aficionado, Falk famously shared a baseball anecdote: "I remember once in high school the umpire called me out at third base when I was sure I was safe. I got so mad I ... Read full article

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Channels Bogie in Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective

By Rick29 on Apr 26, 2021 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

A befuddled Lou Peckinpah.Following the success of his romantic comedy The Goodbye Girl (1977), Neil Simon returned to the zany spoof formula of Murder By Death (1976). Indeed, The Cheap Detective could have been a sequel to Murder By Death with reprising his role of Sam Diamond--a knock-... Read full article

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Castle Keep (1969) with Burt Lancaster and (2)

By Greg Orypeck on Jul 30, 2015 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! ?My purpose is madness.? It?s the only way you can really tell what happens in war.? By lying, you can open the door a little crack on the truth.??? Private Benjamin (Al Freeman, Jr.) If you happen to wander into Castle Keep by accident, or by some ill-fated wrong turn, as do the eight A... Read full article

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Castle Keep (1969) with Burt Lancaster and (1)

By Greg Orypeck on Jul 30, 2015 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! ?My purpose is madness.? It?s the only way you can really tell what happens in war.? By lying, you can open the door a little crack on the truth.??? Private Benjamin (Al Freeman, Jr.) If you happen to wander into Castle Keep by accident, or by some ill-fated wrong turn, as do the eight A... Read full article

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The Time I Saw in Person

By KC on Jun 28, 2011 From Classic Movies

When the news broke of ’s passing, I remembered that I’d seen him in person many years ago. I was thirteen years old and I was with my family in Hollywood. We were on a big California vacation. I was about a year into my classic Hollywood obsession and was very impressed by t... Read full article

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