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Date of Birth : Sep 16th 1927

American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo. He appeared in numerous films and television guest roles, and has been nominated for an Academy Award twice, and won the Emmy Award on five occasions and the Golden Globe award once. In his 1997 interview with Arthur Marx, Falk said “One evening when I arrived late, she looked at me and asked, ‘Young man, why are you always late?’ and I said, ‘I have to drive down from Hartford.'” She looked down her nose and said, “What do you do in Hartford? There’s no theater there. How do you make a living acting?” Falk confessed he wasn’t a professional actor. According to Falk, she looked at him sternly and said, “Well, you should be.” He drove back to Hartford and quit his job.

Falk stayed with the La Gallienne group for a few months more, and obtained a letter of recommendation from La Galliene to an agent at the William Morris Agency in New York. In 1956, he left his job with the Budget Bureau and moved to Greenwich Village to pursue an acting career.

His first New York stage role was in a flop—an off-Broadway production of Molière’s Don Juan at the Fourth Street Theatre that closed after its only performance on January 3, 1956. Falk played the second lead, Sganarelle. His next theater role proved far better for his career. In May he appeared at Circle in the Square in a revival of The Iceman Cometh with Jason Robards, playing the bartender.


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Checking Out ( 2006 )

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Shark Tale ( 2004 )

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The Player ( 1992 )

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California Dolls ( 1981 )

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