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Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Acting December 7, 1915 (98 years old) June 24, 2014 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Eli Herschel Wallach (December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television and stage actor, who gained fame in the late 1950s. For his performance in Baby Doll he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe nomination. One of his most famous roles is that of Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Other roles include his portrayal of Don Altobello in The Godfather Part III, Calvera in The Magnificent Seven, and Arthur Abbott in The Holiday. Wallach has received BAFTA Awards, Tony Awards and Emmy Awards for his work. Wallach also has a cameo as a liquor store owner in Clint Eastwood's Mystic River. Wallach received an Honorary Academy Award at the 2nd Annual Governors Awards, presented on November 13, 2010.

Movies 160

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 8.5

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

as Tuco Ramirez

1966
The Godfather Part III 7.4

The Godfather Part III

as Don Altobello

1990
The Holiday 7.1

The Holiday

as Arthur

2006
Mystic River 7.7

Mystic River

as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)

2003
The Magnificent Seven 7.5

The Magnificent Seven

as Calvera

1960
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 6.1

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

as Julie Steinhardt

2010
How the West Was Won 7.0

How the West Was Won

as Charlie Gant

1962
The Ghost Writer 6.8

The Ghost Writer

as Old man

2010
New York, I Love You 6.0

New York, I Love You

as Abe

2008
How to Steal a Million 7.5

How to Steal a Million

as Davis Leland

1966
The Misfits 7.0

The Misfits

as Guido

1961
The Deep 6.1

The Deep

as Adam Coffin

1977
The Brain 7.3

The Brain

as Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia

1969
Mackenna's Gold 6.6

Mackenna's Gold

as Ben Baker

1969
The Sentinel 6.1

The Sentinel

as Detective Gatz

1977
The Two Jakes 6.0

The Two Jakes

as Cotton Weinberger

1990
The Hoax 6.3

The Hoax

as Noah Dietrich

2006
Ace High 6.5

Ace High

as Cacopoulos

1968
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 8.9

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

as Don Altobello

1992
Keeping the Faith 6.1

Keeping the Faith

as Rabbi Ben Lewis

2000
The Associate 6.2

The Associate

as Donald Fallon

1996
Lord Jim 6.8

Lord Jim

as The General

1965
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 7.0

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

as Self

2003
The People Next Door 5.9

The People Next Door

as Arthur Mason

1970
Tough Guys 6.0

Tough Guys

as Leon B. Little

1986
Girlfriends 6.7

Girlfriends

as Rabbi Gold

1978
Baby Doll 7.0

Baby Doll

as Silva Vacarro

1956
The Hunter 5.9

The Hunter

as Ritchie Blumenthal

1980
The Executioner's Song 5.7

The Executioner's Song

as Vern Damico

1982
Article 99 6.1

Article 99

as Sam Abrams

1992
Genghis Khan 5.7

Genghis Khan

as Shah of Khwarezm

1965
Winter Kills 5.7

Winter Kills

as Joe Diamond

1979
Don't Turn the Other Cheek 5.6

Don't Turn the Other Cheek

as Maz Lozoya

1971
The Adventures of Gerard 5.9

The Adventures of Gerard

as Napoleon Bonaparte

1970
Mistress 5.4

Mistress

as George Lieberhof

1992
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 7.2

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as Other Voices (voice)

2004
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man 5.6

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

as John

1962
Mama's Boy 4.6

Mama's Boy

as Seymour Warburton

2007
Movie Movie 6.1

Movie Movie

as Vince Marlow / Pop

1978
Circle of Iron 5.6

Circle of Iron

as Man-in-Oil

1978
Plot of Fear 5.6

Plot of Fear

as Peter Struwwel

1976
Brando 6.8

Brando

as Self

2007
Nuts 6.4

Nuts

as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison

1987
Brand Upon the Brain! 6.6

Brand Upon the Brain!

as Narrator (live recording)

2007
The White, The Yellow, and The Black 5.8

The White, The Yellow, and The Black

as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack

1975
The Domino Principle 5.8

The Domino Principle

as Gen. Reser

1977
Night and the City 5.7

Night and the City

as Peck

1992
The Poppy Is Also a Flower 5.8

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

as 'Happy' Locarno

1966
Two Much 5.5

Two Much

as Sheldon

1995
Seven Thieves 6.6

Seven Thieves

as Poncho

1960
A Lovely Way to Die 4.8

A Lovely Way to Die

as Tennessee Fredericks

1968
Murder: By Reason of Insanity 5.7

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

as Dr. Huffman

1985
Hollywood Uncensored 5.4

Hollywood Uncensored

as Self

1987
The Lineup 7.1

The Lineup

as Dancer

1958
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life 5.7

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

as Harry Hunter

1968
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things 9.6

Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

as Self

2006
The Salamander 5.2

The Salamander

as General Leporello

1981
Kisses for My President 7.6

Kisses for My President

as Raphael Valdez Jr.

1964
The Moon-Spinners 5.9

The Moon-Spinners

as Stratos

1964
A Cold Night's Death 6.0

A Cold Night's Death

as Frank Enari

1973
Crazy Joe 6.7

Crazy Joe

as Don Vittorio

1974
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet 4.2

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

as Deluca

1998
Romance of a Horsethief 4.0

Romance of a Horsethief

as Kifke

1971
Cinderella Liberty 6.7

Cinderella Liberty

as Lynn Forshay

1973
The Pride of Jesse Hallam 5.4

The Pride of Jesse Hallam

as Sal Galucci

1981
Stateline Motel 5.3

Stateline Motel

as Joe

1973
Skokie 6.0

Skokie

as Bert Silverman

1981
The Victors 6.2

The Victors

as Sgt. Craig

1963
Firepower 5.0

Firepower

as Sal Hyman

1979
The Easter Egg Adventure 7.0

The Easter Egg Adventure

as Narrator (voice)

2004
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein 7.7

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

as Narrator

1994
Coney Island 8.0

Coney Island

as Self - Actor

1991
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation 6.3

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

as Father

2005
James Dean: Sense Memories

James Dean: Sense Memories

as Self

2005
Something in Common 6.0

Something in Common

as Norman Voss

1986
An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

as Anti-Federalist Spokesman

1988
King of the Corner 5.9

King of the Corner

as Sol Spivak

2004
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool 5.9

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

as Self

2005
The Plot to Kill Stalin

The Plot to Kill Stalin

as Poskrebyshev

1958
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside 7.8

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

as Self / Don Altobello

1990
Act One 6.3

Act One

as Warren Stone

1963
Anatomy of an Illness 7.0

Anatomy of an Illness

as Dr. William Hitzig

1984
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story 5.8

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

as Bill Presser

1992
A Taste Of Jupiter 4.2

A Taste Of Jupiter

as Arturo

2005
Il falso bugiardo

Il falso bugiardo

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems 8.0

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

as (voice)

1992
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters 7.5

The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1994
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip 7.7

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

as Other Voices (voice)

2003
Rat Pack 9.0

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

2022
James Dean: A Portrait 7.0

James Dean: A Portrait

as Self

1995
O. Henry's Christmas 5.0

O. Henry's Christmas

as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")

1996
Little Italy 6.2

Little Italy

as Don Gerolamo Giarra

1978
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years 7.3

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

as Self

1997
The Wall 6.6

The Wall

as Mauritzi Apt

1982
Rita 8.3

Rita

as Self

2003
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' 7.0

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

as Self

2000
Hello Actors Studio 6.7

Hello Actors Studio

as Self

1988
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 7.2

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

as Self

2000
Indict and Convict 5.0

Indict and Convict

as DeWitt Foster

1974
Showing Up 9.2

Showing Up

as Self

2014
Zig Zag 7.7

Zig Zag

as Mario Gambretti

1970
Legacy of Lies 8.0

Legacy of Lies

as Moses Resnick

1992
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann 5.6

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)

1997
Houston, We've Got a Problem 7.5

Houston, We've Got a Problem

as Narrator (voice)

1974
The Education of Gore Vidal 8.7

The Education of Gore Vidal

as Self

2003
Eye of the Cat 4.3

Eye of the Cat

as Cesare

1975
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King 9.0

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

as Self / Narrator

2003
Embassy 4.0

Embassy

as Joe Verga

1985
Nasty Habits 5.0

Nasty Habits

as Monsignor

1977
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey 6.1

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

as Narrator

1995
The Tiger Makes Out 5.0

The Tiger Makes Out

as Ben Harris

1967
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes 8.0

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

as (voice)

1992
The Bookfair Murders 5.6

The Bookfair Murders

as Erich Schmidt

2000
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess 6.9

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

as Self

1994
The Real James Dean

The Real James Dean

as Self

2006
Fugitive Family 8.0

Fugitive Family

as Olan Vacio

1980
Rocket to the Moon 10.0

Rocket to the Moon

as Mr. Prince

1986
Monday Night Mayhem 6.2

Monday Night Mayhem

as Leonard Goldenson

2002
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush

Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1980
Vote and Die: Liszt for President 1.0

Vote and Die: Liszt for President

as Joe Nightingale

2008
The Gift of the Magi 8.0

The Gift of the Magi

as Narrator

1958
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome 9.0

Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

as Self

1996
The Toe Tactic 4.0

The Toe Tactic

as Maestro

2009
Baby Doll: See No Evil

Baby Doll: See No Evil

as Self

2006
The Reason Why 10.0

The Reason Why

as Charles

1970
For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

as Rafael

1959
The Donner Party 7.0

The Donner Party

as voice

1992
The Lark

The Lark

as Dauphin

1957
Uninvited 5.3

Uninvited

as Alan Strasser

2000
Lincoln 7.3

Lincoln

as William Crook (voice)

1992
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'

Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'

as Self

2004
Eve and Marilyn 8.0

Eve and Marilyn

as Self (archive photo)

1987
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'

The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'

as Self

2006
Funny 8.0

Funny

as Self

1988
Independence 7.5

Independence

as Benjamin Franklin

1976
Por un puñado de sueños

Por un puñado de sueños

as Self - Interviewee

2004
The Train 7.0

The Train

as Andre

2015
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed 5.7

Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed

as Self

1994
The Angel Levine 5.4

The Angel Levine

as Delicatessen Clerk

1970
Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Prime Time TV

Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Prime Time TV

as Self - Host

1987
Sam's Son 6.5

Sam's Son

as Sam Orowitz

1984
The Impossible Spy 5.9

The Impossible Spy

as Yacov

1987
Leone's West 7.0

Leone's West

as Self

2004
Making 'The Misfits' 7.0

Making 'The Misfits'

as Self

2002
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King 8.5

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

as Self

1995
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber 8.0

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

as Mordechai Rossman (voice)

2010
In the Name of Democracy

In the Name of Democracy

as Narrator

2009
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

as Self

1990
The Typists 8.0

The Typists

as Paul Cunningham

1971
Cinerama Adventure 7.7

Cinerama Adventure

as Self

2002
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot

The Owl Who Gave a Hoot

as Mr. Owl (voice)

1967
Honey Sweet Love 9.0

Honey Sweet Love

as Don Siro

1996
Paradise Lost 9.0

Paradise Lost

as Leo Gordon

1971
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland 7.0

Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland

as Narrator (voice)

1987
Guri

Guri

1980
Lullaby 7.0

Lullaby

as Johnny Horton

1960
I, Don Quixote 10.0

I, Don Quixote

as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant

1959
Terezin Diary

Terezin Diary

as Narrator

1991
The Yidishe Gauchos

The Yidishe Gauchos

as Narrator

The Search for Dracula 8.3

The Search for Dracula

as Narrator

1996

TV Shows 61

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Simon Vilanis

1990
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
ER 7.8

ER

as Mr. Langston

1994
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self

1971
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Salvatore Gambini

1984
What's My Line? 7.1

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1950
Wogan 5.6

Wogan

as Self

1982
Batman 7.3

Batman

as Mister Freeze

1966
Tonight Starring Jack Paar 7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

1957
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Ozep

1948
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Peter Hendon

1948
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Mr. Prince

1982
Climax! 3.8

Climax!

as Albert Anastasia

1954
Naked City 5.7

Naked City

as Det. Peter Bane

1958
Naked City 5.7

Naked City

as Georgie

1958
The Philco Television Playhouse 6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse 6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Nacho

1948
Highway to Heaven 7.4

Highway to Heaven

as Timothy Charles

1984
Highway to Heaven 7.4

Highway to Heaven

as Gene Malloy

1984
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Gerry Williams

1979
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Yacov

1985
Nurse Jackie 7.1

Nurse Jackie

as Bernard Zimberg

2009
Reading Rainbow 8.4

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1983
Kojak 7.3

Kojak

as Lee Curtin

1973
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 7.2

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Yosef Kandinsky

1985
Omnibus 7.0

Omnibus

1952
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

1968
Lights Out 6.0

Lights Out

as Giovanni

1949
Playhouse 90 7.5

Playhouse 90

as Rafael

1956
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 6.3

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as Raymond Perez

1958
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 7.5

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

as Eli Weinraub

2006
Outlaws 6.7

Outlaws

1960
Shirley Temple's Storybook 6.5

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Simon

1958
The Dick Powell Show 5.7

The Dick Powell Show

as Manny Jacobs

1961
Suspicion 6.2

Suspicion

1957
Baseball 7.6

Baseball

as Various (voice)

1994
Baseball 7.6

Baseball

as (voice)

1994
The Job 6.8

The Job

as Mr. Weiss

2001
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries 6.8

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

as Fuzzy

1973
The David Susskind Show 7.0

The David Susskind Show

as Self

1959
Whoopi 8.4

Whoopi

as Norman

2003
Stroker and Hoop 5.9

Stroker and Hoop

as Narrator (voice)

2004
CBS Playhouse 7.0

CBS Playhouse

as Douglas Lambert

1966
The Hollywood Greats 4.7

The Hollywood Greats

as Self

1977
Veritas: The Quest 6.7

Veritas: The Quest

as Rabbi

2003
The War 8.2

The War

as Narrator (voice)

2007
The West 8.4

The West

as Self

1996
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dauphin

1951
Our Family Honor 7.7

Our Family Honor

as Vincent Danzig

1985
Christopher Columbus 6.2

Christopher Columbus

as Padre Fernando De Talavera

1985
Worlds Beyond 5.8

Worlds Beyond

as Charles Burgess

1986
Seventh Avenue 7.0

Seventh Avenue

as Gus Farber

1977
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

1994
The Pirate 5.0

The Pirate

as Ben Ezra

1977
The Executioner's Song 7.0

The Executioner's Song

as Vern Damico

1982
Vendetta II: The New Mafia

Vendetta II: The New Mafia

as Frank Latella

1993

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