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Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

ActingBorn December 7, 1915Died June 24, 2014 (age 98)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.

Filmography

2022
Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2015
The Train

as Andre

Movie
2014
Showing Up

as Self

Movie
2010Movie
2010Movie
2010Movie
2009
Nurse Jackie

as Bernard Zimberg

TV
2009Movie
2009
The Toe Tactic

as Maestro

Movie
2008Movie
2008
Il falso bugiardo

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2008Movie
2007
Mama's Boy

as Seymour Warburton

Movie
2007
The War

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2007
Brando

as Self

Movie
2006
The Holiday

as Arthur

Movie
2006
The Hoax

as Noah Dietrich

Movie
2006TV
2006Movie
2006Movie
2005Movie
2004
The Easter Egg Adventure

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2004
Stroker and Hoop

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2004
King of the Corner

as Sol Spivak

Movie
2004Movie
2004
Por un puñado de sueños

as Self - Interviewee

Movie
2003
Mystic River

as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)

Movie
2003Movie
2003
Rita

as Self

Movie
2003
Whoopi

as Norman

TV
2003TV
2003Movie
2002Movie
2002Movie
2002
Monday Night Mayhem

as Leonard Goldenson

Movie
2001
The Job

as Mr. Weiss

TV
2000
Uninvited

as Alan Strasser

Movie
2000
Keeping the Faith

as Rabbi Ben Lewis

Movie
2000
The Bookfair Murders

as Erich Schmidt

Movie
1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)

Movie
1996
The Associate

as Donald Fallon

Movie
1996
The West

as Self

TV
1996
O. Henry's Christmas

as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")

Movie
1996
Honey Sweet Love

as Don Siro

Movie
1996Movie
1995
Two Much

as Sheldon

Movie
1995Movie
1994
ER

as Mr. Langston

TV
1994
Baseball

as Various (voice)

TV
1994
Baseball

as (voice)

TV
1994
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
1993Movie
1993TV
1992
Lincoln

as William Crook (voice)

Movie
1992Movie
1992Movie
1992
Mistress

as George Lieberhof

Movie
1992
Legacy of Lies

as Moses Resnick

Movie
1992
Article 99

as Sam Abrams

Movie
1991
Terezin Diary

as Narrator

Movie
1991
Coney Island

as Self - Actor

Movie
1990
The Godfather Part III

as Don Altobello

Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Simon Vilanis

TV
1990
The Two Jakes

as Cotton Weinberger

Movie
1990Movie
1988Movie
1988
An Empire of Reason

as Anti-Federalist Spokesman

Movie
1988
Funny

as Self

Movie
1987Movie
1987Movie
1987
Nuts

as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison

Movie
1986
Something in Common

as Norman Voss

Movie
1986
Worlds Beyond

as Charles Burgess

TV
1986
Tough Guys

as Leon B. Little

Movie
1986
Rocket to the Moon

as Mr. Prince

Movie
1985Movie
1985TV
1985
Our Family Honor

as Vincent Danzig

TV
1985
Embassy

as Joe Verga

Movie
1985
Christopher Columbus

as Padre Fernando De Talavera

TV
1985
Screen Two

as Yacov

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Salvatore Gambini

TV
1984
Highway to Heaven

as Timothy Charles

TV
1984
Highway to Heaven

as Gene Malloy

TV
1984
Sam's Son

as Sam Orowitz

Movie
1984
Anatomy of an Illness

as Dr. William Hitzig

Movie
1983
Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
1982TV
1982Movie
1982
Wogan

as Self

TV
1982
The Wall

as Mauritzi Apt

Movie
1982
American Playhouse

as Mr. Prince

TV
1981
Skokie

as Bert Silverman

Movie
1981
The Salamander

as General Leporello

Movie
1981Movie
1980
Fugitive Family

as Olan Vacio

Movie
1980Movie
1980
The Hunter

as Ritchie Blumenthal

Movie
1980Movie
1979
Winter Kills

as Joe Diamond

Movie
1979
Firepower

as Sal Hyman

Movie
1979
Tales of the Unexpected

as Gerry Williams

TV
1978
The Pirate

as Ben Ezra

Movie
1978
Movie Movie

as Vince Marlow / Pop

Movie
1978
Little Italy

as Don Gerolamo Giarra

Movie
1978
Girlfriends

as Rabbi Gold

Movie
1978
Circle of Iron

as Man-in-Oil

Movie
1977
The Pirate

as Ben Ezra

TV
1977
The Deep

as Adam Coffin

Movie
1977Movie
1977
Seventh Avenue

as Gus Farber

TV
1977
Nasty Habits

as Monsignor

Movie
1977
The Sentinel

as Detective Gatz

Movie
1976
Plot of Fear

as Peter Struwwel

Movie
1976
Independence

as Benjamin Franklin

Movie
1975Movie
1975
The White, The Yellow, and The Black

as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack

Movie
1974
Houston, We've Got a Problem

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1974
Crazy Joe

as Don Vittorio

Movie
1974
Indict and Convict

as DeWitt Foster

Movie
1973
Cinderella Liberty

as Lynn Forshay

Movie
1973
Kojak

as Lee Curtin

TV
1973Movie
1973
A Cold Night's Death

as Frank Enari

Movie
1971Movie
1971
The Typists

as Paul Cunningham

Movie
1971Movie
1971
Paradise Lost

as Leo Gordon

Movie
1971TV
1970
The People Next Door

as Arthur Mason

Movie
1970
The Angel Levine

as Delicatessen Clerk

Movie
1970
The Adventures of Gerard

as Napoleon Bonaparte

Movie
1970
Zig Zag

as Mario Gambretti

Movie
1970
The Reason Why

as Charles

Movie
1969
Mackenna's Gold

as Ben Baker

Movie
1969
The Brain

as Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia

Movie
1968
Ace High

as Cacopoulos

Movie
1968
A Lovely Way to Die

as Tennessee Fredericks

Movie
1967
The Tiger Makes Out

as Ben Harris

Movie
1967
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot

as Mr. Owl (voice)

Movie
1966Movie
1966
CBS Playhouse

as Douglas Lambert

TV
1966
How to Steal a Million

as Davis Leland

Movie
1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower

as 'Happy' Locarno

Movie
1966
Batman

as Mister Freeze

TV
1965
Genghis Khan

as Shah of Khwarezm

Movie
1965
Lord Jim

as The General

Movie
1964
Kisses for My President

as Raphael Valdez Jr.

Movie
1964Movie
1963
Act One

as Warren Stone

Movie
1963
The Victors

as Sgt. Craig

Movie
1962
How the West Was Won

as Charlie Gant

Movie
1961
The Dick Powell Show

as Manny Jacobs

TV
1961
The Misfits

as Guido

Movie
1960Movie
1960TV
1960
Seven Thieves

as Poncho

Movie
1960
Lullaby

as Johnny Horton

Movie
1959
I, Don Quixote

as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant

Movie
1959Movie
1958Movie
1958TV
1958
Naked City

as Det. Peter Bane

TV
1958
Naked City

as Georgie

TV
1958Movie
1958
The Lineup

as Dancer

Movie
1957TV
1957
The Lark

as Dauphin

Movie
1956
Baby Doll

as Silva Vacarro

Movie
1956
Playhouse 90

as Rafael

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1954
Climax!

as Albert Anastasia

TV
1952TV
1951TV
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

TV
1949
Lights Out

as Giovanni

TV
1948
Studio One

as Peter Hendon

TV
1948
Studio One

as Ozep

TV
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 7, 1915
Day of DeathJune 24, 2014
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity1.7
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