what nationality was the actor that was famous for his role in detective Columbo?
Peter Falk Peter Michael Falk ( ; September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series "Columbo" (1968-2003), for which he received four Primetime Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe Award. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for "Murder, Inc." (1960) and again for "Pocketful of Miracles" (1961). Falk further appeared in films such as "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963), "The Great Race" (1965), "Anzio" (1968), "A Woman Under the Influence" (1974), "Murder by Death" (1976), "The Cheap Detective" (1978), "The Princess Bride" (1987), "The Player" (1992), "Corky Romano" (2001) and "Next" (2007), as well as many television guest roles. Director William Friedkin said of Falk's role in his film "The Brink's Job" (1978): "Peter has a great range from comedy to drama. He could break your heart or he could make you laugh."
Gyula Szabó Gyula Szabó (15 July 1930 – 4 April 2014) was a Hungarian actor. He won two Mari Jászai Prizes. He appeared in forty movies between 1953 and 2002. He is best known for appearing in movies such as "Ifjú szívvel" (1953), "Kiskrajcár" (1953), "Hintónjáró szerelem" (1955), "Egy pikoló világos" (1955), "Kölyök" (1959), "Két emelet boldogság" (1960), "A tizedes meg a többiek" (1965), "Hahó, Öcsi!" (1971), "Defekt" (1977), and "A Hídember" (2002). He was Buga Jakab in the "Tenkes Kapitánya", the Hungarian voice of Columbo and the narrator of the "Magyar népmesék" ("Hungarian Folktales") TV series. He was born in Kunszentmárton, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.