Actor and director Sam Wanamaker was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Molly (Babell) and Maurice Wattenmaker, a tailor. He studied at Drake University, IA, then trained at Goodman Theatre, Chicago, worked with summer stock companies in Chicago as an actor and director, and made his London debut in 1952.
美国电视界的传奇人物。出演的《神探科伦坡》在六、七十年代大受欢迎，而法尔克一共获得过12次艾美奖提名，其中5次获奖。法尔克扮演的嗓音嘶哑、衣冠不整的警探科伦坡看似迟钝，却总能在最后时刻将坏蛋绳之于法。这个角色也是对亨弗莱·鲍嘉在一系列侦探片中塑造的机警马洛形象的戏仿。
