Eli Wallach
ActingBorn Dec 7, 1915Died Jun 24, 2014
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Rocket to the Moon
movie1986
The Reason Why
movie1970
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
movie2006
Showing Up
movie2014
Rat Pack
movie2022
Paradise Lost
movie1971
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
movie2003
Honey Sweet Love
movie1996
Independence
movie1976
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
movie1996
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
movie1994
Hallmark Hall of Fame
tv1951
Filmography
2022Rat Packas Self (archive footage)movie2020The Godfather, Coda: The death of Michael Corleoneas Osvaldo Altobellomovie2015The Trainas Andremovie2014Showing Upas Selfmovie2010Wall Street: Money Never Sleepsas Julie Steinhardtmovie2010Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruberas Mordechai Rossman (voice)movie2010The Ghost Writeras Old manmovie2009Nurse Jackieas Bernard Zimbergtv2009In the Name of Democracyas Narratormovie2009The Toe Tacticas Maestromovie2008New York, I Love Youas Abemovie2008Il falso bugiardoas Self (archive footage)movie2008Vote and Die: Liszt for Presidentas Joe Nightingalemovie2007Mama's Boyas Seymour Warburtonmovie2007The Waras Narrator (voice)tv2007Brandoas Selfmovie2006The Holidayas Arthur Abbottmovie2006The Hoaxas Noah Dietrichmovie2006Studio 60 on the Sunset Stripas Eli Weinraubtv2006The Real James Deanas Selfmovie2006Baby Doll: See No Evilas Selfmovie2006Sergio Leone: The Way I See Thingsas Selfmovie2006The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'as Selfmovie2005A Taste Of Jupiteras Arturomovie2005Steve McQueen: The Essence of Coolas Selfmovie2005James Dean: Sense Memoriesas Selfmovie2005The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversationas Fathermovie2004The Easter Egg Adventureas Narrator (voice)movie2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnsonas Other Voices (voice)movie2004Stroker and Hoopas Narrator (voice)tv2004King of the Corneras Sol Spivakmovie2004Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'as Selfmovie2004Leone's Westas Selfmovie2004Por un puñado de sueñosas Self - Intervieweemovie2003Mystic Riveras Mr. Loonie (uncredited)movie2003Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Tripas Other Voices (voice)movie2003Ritaas Selfmovie2003Whoopias Normantv2003The Education of Gore Vidalas Selfmovie2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas Selfmovie2003Veritas: The Questas Rabbitv2003Time Machine: When Cowboys Were Kingas Self / Narratormovie2002Making 'The Misfits'as Selfmovie2002Cinerama Adventureas Selfmovie2002Monday Night Mayhemas Leonard Goldensonmovie2001The Jobas Mr. Weisstv2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadowsas Selfmovie2000Uninvitedas Alan Strassermovie2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'as Selfmovie2000Keeping the Faithas Rabbi Ben Lewismovie2000The Bookfair Murdersas Erich Schmidtmovie1998Naked City: Justice with a Bulletas Delucamovie1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmannas Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)movie1997Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Yearsas Selfmovie1996The Associateas Donald Fallonmovie1996The Westas Selftv1996O. Henry's Christmasas Behrman ("The Last Leaf")movie1996Honey Sweet Loveas Don Siromovie1996Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsomeas Selfmovie1996The Search for Draculaas Narratormovie1995Two Muchas Sheldonmovie1995James Dean: A Portraitas Selfmovie1995Elia Kazan: A Director's Journeyas Narratormovie1995Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was Kingas Selfmovie1994It's Alive: The True Story of Frankensteinas Narratormovie1994Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddessas Selfmovie1994ERas Mr. Langstontv1994Baseballas (voice)tv1994Inside the Actors Studioas Selftv1994Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealedas Selfmovie1994The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monstersas Self - Narrator (voice)movie1993Vendetta II: The New Mafiaas Frank Latellamovie1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guesttv1992Lincolnas William Crook (voice)movie1992The Donner Partyas voicemovie1992Night and the Cityas Peckmovie1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Storyas Bill Pressermovie1992Mistressas George Lieberhofmovie1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poemsas (voice)movie1992Legacy of Liesas Moses Resnickmovie