What is Peter Falk?
{{Infobox person | image = Columbo Peter Falk 1973.JPG | imagesize = 200px | caption = Falk as Columbo (June 1973) | birth_name = Peter Michael Falk | birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|09|16}} | birth_place = [[The Bronx, New York]], [[United States]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|06|23|1927|09|16}} | death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], United States | death_cause = [[Pneumonia]] and [[Alzheimer's disease]] | nationality = [[United States|American]] | residence = | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1956–2009 | spouse = Alyce Mayo<br>(m. 1960–1976, [[divorce]]d)<br>Shera Danese<br>(m. 1977–2011; his death) | children = 2 daughters | relatives = | education = [[Bachelor's degree]], [[Master's degree]] | alma mater = [[Syracuse University]] | website = {{URL|www.peterfalk.com/}} | signature = Peter Falk sign.gif }} '''Peter Michael Falk''' (September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011)<ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/arts/television/peter-falk-columbo-actor-dies-at-83.html |title=Peter Falk, Rumpled and Crafty Actor In Television's 'Columbo,' Dies at 83 |first=Bruce |last=Weber |date=2011-06-24 |accessdate=2011-06-24 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] }}</ref> was an [[Americans|American]] actor. His best known role was [[Columbo]] in the TV series of the same name.<ref name=TM>{{cite web |url=http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/06-2011/actor-peter-falk-has-died_38458.html |title=Actor Peter Falk Has Died |date=2011-06-24 |accessdate=2011-06-24 |last=Propst |first=Andy |work=TheaterMania.com |publisher=TheaterMania.com, Inc }}</ref> ==Early life== Falk was born in [[Manhattan]] on September 16, 1927. He was Jewish.<ref>[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/10357 Arutz Sheva]</ref> He grew up in [[Ossining, New York]]. He earned a [[Degree (school)|degree]] in [[political science]] from the New School for Social Research. He then earned his [[Master's degree]] in [[public administration]]