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unusual facts about Peter Falk


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Some actors are also known for their ability or tendency to ad-lib, such as Peter Falk (of the series Columbo), who would ad-lib such mannerisms as absent-mindedness while in character.


Arlene Golonka

In addition to acting on Broadway and television, Golonka has also had supporting roles in some 30 films, including Hang 'Em High, Airport '77, The In-Laws (starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin), and The End of Innocence.

Claus Biederstaedt

Among the actors for whom he has dubbed have been Yves Montand, Peter Falk, Marlon Brando, Vittorio Gassman, and James Garner.

Giampiero Albertini

As voice actor, he was best known as the official Italian dubbing voice of Peter Falk in Columbo.

Jeremy Kagan

He has also been a prolific television director, starting already in 1972 at the age of 26, directing The Most Crucial Game (starring Peter Falk, Robert Culp, Valerie Harper, Val Avery, Susan Howard, Dean Stockwell among others), a dynamic and intriguing episode in the second Columbo season.

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Presenting the story as a dream was the only way that Wylie's science fiction tale could be fitted into the peculiar format of The Name of the Game, a show about the magazine business set in the present and rotating between Gene Barry, Tony Franciosa, and Robert Stack (and in the third season also featuring Peter Falk, Robert Wagner, and Robert Culp).

Noel Behn

Behn's non-fiction The Big Stick-Up at Brink's was adapted into a 1978 movie starring Peter Falk and Peter Boyle.

Peggy Pope

She has made her many acting appearances memorable—even in the smallest roles—beginning in 1966 with the television show The Trials of O'Brien, starring Peter Falk and Elaine Stritch.

The Passion of Josef D.

It only had a short run on Broadway in 1964 despite being directed by Chayefksy himself and featuring a cast including Luther Adler and Peter Falk.


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La Conner Trading and Transportation Company

The La Conner Trading and Transportation Company was formed in the early 1890s by four officers of the steamer Henry Bailey, Joshua Green, purser, Sam Denny, master, Peter Falk, mate, and Frank Zickmund, second engineer.