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These actors totally transform for their roles. See them in some of their most memorable moments.

The Greatest Character Actors of All Time

From [link=/name/nm6180088/]Young Mazino[/link] in "[link=/title/tt3581920]The Last of Us[/link]" to [link=/name/nm12043107]Sarah Bock[/link] in "[link=/title/tt11280740]Severance[/link]," check out these popular and up-and-coming stars who are taking Hollywood by storm.

Asian Hollywood Stars to Watch

From <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm6180088/?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Young Mazino</a> in &quot;<a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt3581920?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">The Last of Us</a>&quot; to <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm12043107?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Sarah Bock</a> in &quot;<a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt11280740?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Severance</a>,&quot; check out these popular and up-and-coming stars who are taking Hollywood by storm.

Peter Falk and Henry Gibson in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)

Peter Falk, Ruth Buzzi, and Judy Carne in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)

Peter Falk in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)

Peter Falk and Leonard Nimoy in A Stitch in Crime (1973)

Peter Falk and José Ferrer in Mind Over Mayhem (1974)

Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Falk, and Howard McGillin in The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case (1977)

Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, and Ben Gazzara in Husbands (1970)

Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, and Jenny Runacre in Husbands (1970)

Peter Falk in America's Top Sleuths (2006)

Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

Peter Falk and Janet Leigh in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

Peter Falk and Lauren Holly in Vig (1998)

Peter Falk and Freddie Prinze Jr. in Vig (1998)

Peter Falk and Frank Vincent in Vig (1998)

Peter Falk, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Frank Vincent in Vig (1998)

Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Sid Caesar, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Sid Caesar, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Sid Caesar, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

Peter Falk and Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

Peter Falk and Ivan Savkin in Italiano brava gente (1964)

Peter Falk, Elza Lezhdey, and Danuta Stolyarskaya in Italiano brava gente (1964)

Peter Falk in Italiano brava gente (1964)

Peter Falk in Wind Across the Everglades (1958)

Peter Falk, May Britt, and Stuart Whitman in Murder, Inc. (1960)

Peter Falk and Starlee Kine in Conan (2010)

Tony Curtis, Peter Falk, Jack Lemmon, Blake Edwards, and Keenan Wynn in The Great Race (1965)

Peter Falk and Jack Lemmon in The Great Race (1965)

Natalie Wood and Peter Falk in Penelope (1966)

Peter Falk and Bruno Ganz in Wings of Desire (1987)

Peter Michael Falk was born on September 16, 1927, in New York City, New York. At the age of 3, his right eye was surgically removed due to cancer. He graduated from Ossining High School, where he was president of his class. His early career choices involved becoming a certified public accountant, and he worked as an efficiency expert for the Budget Bureau of the state of Connecticut before becoming an actor. On choosing to change careers, he studied the acting art with Eva Le Gallienne and Sanford Meisner. His most famous role is that of the detective Columbo (1971); however, this was not his first foray into acting the role of a detective. During a high school play, he stood in for such a role when the original student actor fell sick. He has been married twice, and is the father of two children:Catherine, a private detective in real life, and Jackie. He was diagnosed with dementia in 2008, which was most likely brought on by Alzheimer's disease, from which he died on June 23, 2011.

Peter Falk at an event for Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003)

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