Peter Falk
Peter Falk was an American actor best known for playing the rumpled, seemingly absent-minded detective Columbo in the long-running television series of the same name.
His signature portrayal—the shabby raincoat, the cigar, the disarming "just one more thing"—made Columbo an iconic figure in crime drama.
Falk also appeared in films by John Cassavetes and Wim Wenders.
Waterproof outer garment
- cigarWrapped tobacco for smoking
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- homicideCausing another's death
- Los AngelesSouthern California metropolis
bumbling · disheveled · Peugeot · hound dog · glass eye · gotcha moment · interrogation · suspect
American film industry center
- method actingPerformance through lived emotion
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- stageRaised performance platform
character actor · ensemble · independent film · comedy · drama
Prosthetic ocular replacement
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- cigarWrapped tobacco for smoking
- everymanOrdinary representative person
- self-deprecatingBelittling one's own abilities
charm · wit · New York · Jewish American · raconteur · talk show guest · anecdotes · humility
Father's or mother's father
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- bedtime storyTale told at tuck-in
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- framing deviceStructure enclosing main story
Fred Savage · Rob Reiner · voiceover · storybook · warmth · nostalgia
Ordered set of related items
- Emmy AwardTelevision excellence recognition
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- NBCAmerican television network
- episodeSerialized content unit
guest star · syndication · rerun · TV movie · made-for-TV · pilot · ratings · Nielsen
raincoat
Waterproof outer garment
- cigarWrapped tobacco for smoking
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- homicideCausing another's death
Los Angeles · bumbling · disheveled · Peugeot · hound dog · glass eye · gotcha moment · interrogation · suspect · alibi
Hollywood
American film industry center
- method actingPerformance through lived emotion
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
stage · character actor · ensemble · independent film · comedy · drama
glass eye
Prosthetic ocular replacement
self-deprecating · charm · wit · New York · Jewish American · raconteur · talk show guest · anecdotes · humility
grandfather
Father's or mother's father
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- bedtime storyTale told at tuck-in
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
Fred Savage · Rob Reiner · framing device · voiceover · storybook · warmth · nostalgia
series
Ordered set of related items
- Emmy AwardTelevision excellence recognition
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- NBCAmerican television network
episode · guest star · syndication · rerun · TV movie · made-for-TV · pilot · ratings · Nielsen · broadcast
Peter FalkCary Grant
Gregory Peck · Rock Hudson · George Clooney · Clark Gable · Laurence Olivier
Peter FalkBrad Pitt
Tom Cruise · Robert Redford · Paul Newman · Cary Grant · Warren Beatty