Peter Falk is best known for the title role in the long-running TV series "Columbo". His character solved his cases by being attentive to inconsistencies in a suspect's story.

The role Falk played won him 5 Emmys and a Golden Globe award.

Falk is also loved for his parts in several films, including a brilliant performance in the high-brow comedy "The In-Laws". Falk played a crazed ex-CIA agent who lures his in-law, a New York City dentist, into joining a scheme to rob the U.S. Treasury.

Peter also gave memorable performances in John Cassavetes' "A Woman Under the Influence", and in Wim Wenders' "Wings of Desire".

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