Eli Wallach
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1915-12-07
Day of Death
2014-06-24 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Eli Wallach
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2022)
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
The Train
as Andre
(2014)
Showing Up
as Self
(2010)
The Ghost Writer
as Old man
(2010)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
as Julie Steinhardt
(2010)
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
(2009)
The Toe Tactic
as Maestro
(2008)
New York, I Love You
as Abe
(2008)
Il falso bugiardo
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
as Joe Nightingale
(2007)
Mama's Boy
as Seymour Warburton
(2007)
Brando
as Self
(2006)
The Holiday
as Arthur
(2006)
The Hoax
as Noah Dietrich
(2006)
(2006)
The Real James Dean
as Self
(2006)
Baby Doll: See No Evil
as Self
(2006)
(2005)
A Taste Of Jupiter
as Arturo
(2005)
(2005)
(2005)
James Dean: Sense Memories
as Self
(2004)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
(2004)
King of the Corner
as Sol Spivak
(2004)
The Easter Egg Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
(2004)
Leone's West
as Self
(2004)
(2004)
Por un puñado de sueños
as Self - Interviewee
(2003)
Mystic River
as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
(2003)
(2003)
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
as Other Voices (voice)
(2003)
Rita
as Self
(2003)
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
as Self / Narrator
(2003)
The Education of Gore Vidal
as Self
(2002)
Monday Night Mayhem
as Leonard Goldenson
(2002)
Making 'The Misfits'
as Self
(2002)
Cinerama Adventure
as Self
(2000)
Keeping the Faith
as Rabbi Ben Lewis
(2000)
(2000)
Uninvited
as Alan Strasser
(2000)
The Bookfair Murders
as Erich Schmidt
(2000)
(1998)
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Deluca
(1997)
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
(1997)
(1996)
The Associate
as Donald Fallon
(1996)
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Quote Reader
(1996)
O. Henry's Christmas
as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
(1996)
(1996)
The Search for Dracula
as Narrator
(1996)
Honey Sweet Love
as Don Siro
(1995)
Two Much
as Sheldon
(1995)
American Cinema
as Narrator
(1995)
(1995)
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
as Narrator
(1994)
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
as Narrator
(1994)
(1994)
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1994)
(1993)
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
as Frank Latella
(1992)
Article 99
as Sam Abrams
(1992)
Mistress
as George Lieberhof
(1992)
Night and the City
as Peck
(1992)
Lincoln
as William Crook (voice)
(1992)
The Donner Party
as voice
(1992)
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
as Bill Presser
(1992)
Legacy of Lies
as Moses Resnick
(1992)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
as (voice)
(1992)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
as (voice)
(1991)
Coney Island
as Self - Actor
(1991)
Terezin Diary
as Narrator
(1990)
The Godfather Part III
as Don Altobello
(1990)
The Two Jakes
as Cotton Weinberger
(1990)
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self / Don Altobello
(1990)
(1988)
An Empire of Reason
as Anti-Federalist Spokesman
(1988)
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
(1988)
Funny
as Self
(1987)
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self
(1987)
Nuts
as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
(1987)
The Impossible Spy
as Yacov
(1987)
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland
as Narrator (voice)
(1986)
Tough Guys
as Leon B. Little
(1986)
Something in Common
as Norman Voss
(1986)
Rocket to the Moon
as Mr. Prince
(1985)
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Dr. Huffman
(1985)
Embassy
as Joe Verga
(1984)
Anatomy of an Illness
as Dr. William Hitzig
(1984)
Sam's Son
as Sam Orowitz
(1982)
The Executioner's Song
as Vern Damico
(1982)
The Wall
as Mauritzi Apt
(1981)
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
as Sal Galucci
(1981)
The Salamander
as General Leporello
(1981)
Skokie
as Bert Silverman
(1980)
The Hunter
as Ritchie Blumenthal
(1980)
Fugitive Family
as Olan Vacio
(1980)
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1980)
(1979)
Winter Kills
as Joe Diamond
(1979)
Firepower
as Sal Hyman
(1978)
Movie Movie
as Vince Marlow / Pop
(1978)
Circle of Iron
as Man-in-Oil
(1978)
The Pirate
as Ben Ezra
(1978)
Girlfriends
as Rabbi Gold
(1978)
Little Italy
as Don Gerolamo Giarra
(1977)
The Deep
as Adam Coffin
(1977)
The Domino Principle
as Gen. Reser
(1977)
The Sentinel
as Detective Gatz
(1977)
Nasty Habits
as Monsignor
(1976)
Plot of Fear
as Peter Struwwel
(1976)
Independence
as Benjamin Franklin
(1975)
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
(1975)
Eye of the Cat
as Cesare
(1974)
Crazy Joe
as Don Vittorio
(1974)
Houston, We've Got a Problem
as Narrator (voice)
(1974)
Indict and Convict
as DeWitt Foster
(1973)
A Cold Night's Death
as Frank Enari
(1973)
Cinderella Liberty
as Lynn Forshay
(1973)
Stateline Motel
as Joe
(1971)
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
as Maz Lozoya
(1971)
Romance of a Horsethief
as Kifke
(1971)
Paradise Lost
as Leo Gordon
(1971)
The Typists
as Paul Cunningham
(1970)
The People Next Door
as Arthur Mason
(1970)
The Angel Levine
as Delicatessen Clerk
(1970)
Zig Zag
as Mario Gambretti
(1970)
The Adventures of Gerard
as Napoleon Bonaparte
(1970)
The Reason Why
as Charles
(1969)
Mackenna's Gold
as Ben Baker
(1969)
The Brain
as Frankie Scannapieco, godfather of the Italian mafia
(1968)
Ace High
as Cacopoulos
(1968)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
as Harry Hunter
(1968)
A Lovely Way to Die
as Tennessee Fredericks
(1967)
The Tiger Makes Out
as Ben Harris
(1967)
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
as Mr. Owl (voice)
(1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
as Tuco Ramirez
(1966)
How to Steal a Million
as Davis Leland
(1966)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as 'Happy' Locarno
(1965)
Genghis Khan
as Shah of Khwarezm
(1965)
Lord Jim
as The General
(1964)
The Moon-Spinners
as Stratos
(1964)
Kisses for My President
as Raphael Valdez Jr.
(1963)
The Victors
as Sgt. Craig
(1963)
Act One
as Warren Stone
(1962)
How the West Was Won
as Charlie Gant
(1962)
(1961)
The Misfits
as Guido
(1960)
The Magnificent Seven
as Calvera
(1960)
Seven Thieves
as Poncho
(1960)
Lullaby
as Johnny Horton
(1959)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Rafael
(1959)
I, Don Quixote
as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
(1958)
The Lineup
as Dancer
(1958)
The Gift of the Magi
as Narrator
(1958)
The Plot to Kill Stalin
as Poskrebyshev
(1957)
The Lark
as Dauphin
(1956)
Baby Doll
as Silva Vacarro
Crew
(1967)
The Tiger Makes Out
Producer