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。
A grand, well-respected actor of stage, film and television, most people think New Zealander Clive Revill is British. Although most people think of the curly, red-haired gent as a comic eccentric best known for his sterling work on the musical stage, he has been highly regarded for his formidable dramatic work in Shakespearean roles.
