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Actor · 1927–2011

Peter Falk

Peter Falk was an American actor. Born on 16 September 1927, this profile follows Peter Falk through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Columbo (1968) and Wings of Desire (1987). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Greystone Mansion and Santa Monica Pier, with existing stories in Berlin. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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Peter Falk
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CHAPTER 01

Life and work

Peter Falk was an American actor. Born: 16 September 1927. Died: 23 June 2011. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.

Peter Falk — biographical record ↗︎

CHAPTER 02

Columbo · The Biltmore Los Angeles

Peter Falk is credited as cast member on Columbo. The work’s existing location story leads to The Biltmore Los Angeles. The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Columbo (1968). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.

Columbo — credits ↗︎Millennium Biltmore Hotel ↗︎

THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY

A life on the map.

Explore 9 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.

IN THE STORY

Explore a shared connection.

Browse all people →

WORKS

Culture, connected.

Follow the work through its real places.

TV · 1968

Columbo

Richard Levinson and William Link

KEEP EXPLORING

Cities and Worlds.

CITY

Los Angeles ↗︎

Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.

CITY

Berlin ↗︎

Divided streets, studio rooms and dance floors. Trace the films and records that learned to use Berlin's fractures.

WORLD · Movies

Wings of Desire ↗︎

Sky: look down over a parapet at 1986 West Berlin and rest a hand on each place until it speaks and goes into the angels’ record; walk the Lohmühlenbrücke to the Wall or on into Treptow, and look for Potsdamer Platz in 1924, 1986 and today.

PEOPLE IN THE STORY

Creative connections.

Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.

Director · Writer/Creator · Producer

Wim Wenders ↗︎

Wim Wenders is a German filmmaker. Born on 14 August 1945, this profile follows Wim Wenders through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Wings of Desire (1987) and Perfect Days (2023). The location trail reaches Berlin Victory Column, Potsdamer Platz and Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, with existing stories in Berlin and Tokyo. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Bruno Ganz ↗︎

Bruno Ganz was a Swiss actor. Born on 22 March 1941, this profile follows Bruno Ganz through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Wings of Desire (1987). The location trail reaches Berlin Victory Column, Potsdamer Platz and Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, with existing stories in Berlin. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Musician

Henry Mancini ↗︎

Henry Mancini was an American film composer. Born on 16 April 1924, this profile follows Henry Mancini through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Columbo (1968). The location trail reaches Tiffany & Co. — The Landmark, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building and The Biltmore Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Otto Sander ↗︎

Otto Sander was a German film, theater, and voice actor. Born on 30 June 1941, this profile follows Otto Sander through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Wings of Desire (1987). The location trail reaches Berlin Victory Column, Potsdamer Platz and Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, with existing stories in Berlin. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Julie Newmar ↗︎

Julie Newmar is an American actress. Born on 16 August 1933, this profile follows Julie Newmar through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Columbo (1968). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Greystone Mansion and Santa Monica Pier. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Musician

Dave Grusin ↗︎

Dave Grusin is an American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist. Born on 26 June 1934, this profile follows Dave Grusin through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Columbo (1968) and The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). The location trail reaches The Biltmore Los Angeles, Greystone Mansion and Santa Monica Pier. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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