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Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Acting

Born: December 7, 1915Brooklyn, 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
Filmography
Rat Pack

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage)

2022
The Train

The Train

Andre

2015
Showing Up

Showing Up

Self

2014
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Julie Steinhardt

2010
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

Mordechai Rossman (voice)

2010
The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer

Old man

2010
In the Name of Democracy

In the Name of Democracy

Narrator

2009
The Toe Tactic

The Toe Tactic

Maestro

2009
New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You

Abe

2008
Il falso bugiardo

Il falso bugiardo

Self (archive footage)

2008
Vote and Die: Liszt for President

Vote and Die: Liszt for President

Joe Nightingale

2008
Mama's Boy

Mama's Boy

Seymour Warburton

2007
Brando

Brando

Self

2007
The Holiday

The Holiday

Arthur Abbott

2006
The Hoax

The Hoax

Noah Dietrich

2006
The Real James Dean

The Real James Dean

Self

2006
Baby Doll: See No Evil

Baby Doll: See No Evil

Self

2006
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

Self

2006
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'

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

Self

2006
A Taste Of Jupiter

A Taste Of Jupiter

Arturo

2005
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Self

2005
James Dean: Sense Memories

James Dean: Sense Memories

Self

2005
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

Father

2005
The Easter Egg Adventure

The Easter Egg Adventure

Narrator (voice)

2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Other Voices (voice)

2004
King of the Corner

King of the Corner

Sol Spivak

2004
Leone's West

Leone's West

Self

2004
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'

Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'

Self

2004
Por un puñado de sueños

Por un puñado de sueños

Self - Interviewee

2004
Mystic River

Mystic River

Mr. Loonie (uncredited)

2003
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Other Voices (voice)

2003
Rita

Rita

Self

2003
The Education of Gore Vidal

The Education of Gore Vidal

Self

2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

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

Self

2003
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

Self / Narrator

2003
Making 'The Misfits'

Making 'The Misfits'

Self

2002
Cinerama Adventure

Cinerama Adventure

Self

2002
Monday Night Mayhem

Monday Night Mayhem

Leonard Goldenson

2002
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Self

2000
Uninvited

Uninvited

Alan Strasser

2000
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

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

Self

2000
Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

Rabbi Ben Lewis

2000
The Bookfair Murders

The Bookfair Murders

Erich Schmidt

2000
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

Deluca

1998
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)

1997
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Self

1997
The Associate

The Associate

Donald Fallon

1996
O. Henry's Christmas

O. Henry's Christmas

Behrman ("The Last Leaf")

1996
Honey Sweet Love

Honey Sweet Love

Don Siro

1996
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

Self

1996
The Search for Dracula

The Search for Dracula

Narrator

1996

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Quote Reader

1996
Two Much

Two Much

Sheldon

1995
James Dean: A Portrait

James Dean: A Portrait

Self

1995
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

Narrator

1995
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Self

1995
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

Narrator

1994
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

Self

1994

Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed

Self

1994
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

Self - Narrator (voice)

1994
Vendetta II: The New Mafia

Vendetta II: The New Mafia

Frank Latella

1993

Lincoln

William Crook (voice)

1992
The Donner Party

The Donner Party

voice

1992
Night and the City

Night and the City

Peck

1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

Bill Presser

1992
Mistress

Mistress

George Lieberhof

1992
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

(voice)

1992
Legacy of Lies

Legacy of Lies

Moses Resnick

1992
Article 99

Article 99

Sam Abrams

1992
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

(voice)

1992

Terezin Diary

Narrator

1991
Coney Island

Coney Island

Self - Actor

1991
The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

Don Altobello

1990

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

Self

1990
The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

Cotton Weinberger

1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

Self / Don Altobello

1990
Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

Self

1988
An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason

Anti-Federalist Spokesman

1988
Funny

Funny

Self

1988
Hollywood Uncensored

Hollywood Uncensored

Self

1987
The Impossible Spy

The Impossible Spy

Yacov

1987
Nuts

Nuts

Dr. Herbert A. Morrison

1987

Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland

Narrator (voice)

1987
Something in Common

Something in Common

Norman Voss

1986
Tough Guys

Tough Guys

Leon B. Little

1986
Rocket to the Moon

Rocket to the Moon

Mr. Prince

1986
Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Dr. Huffman

1985
Embassy

Embassy

Joe Verga

1985
Sam's Son

Sam's Son

Sam Orowitz

1984
Anatomy of an Illness

Anatomy of an Illness

Dr. William Hitzig

1984
The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

Vern Damico

1982
The Wall

The Wall

Mauritzi Apt

1982
Skokie

Skokie

Bert Silverman

1981
The Salamander

The Salamander

General Leporello

1981
The Pride of Jesse Hallam

The Pride of Jesse Hallam

Sal Galucci

1981
Fugitive Family

Fugitive Family

Olan Vacio

1980
Guri

Guri

1980
The Hunter

The Hunter

Ritchie Blumenthal

1980
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush

Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush

Self - Narrator (voice)

1980
Winter Kills

Winter Kills

Joe Diamond

1979
Firepower

Firepower

Sal Hyman

1979
The Pirate

The Pirate

Ben Ezra

1978
Movie Movie

Movie Movie

Vince Marlow / Pop

1978
Little Italy

Little Italy

Don Gerolamo Giarra

1978
Girlfriends

Girlfriends

Rabbi Gold

1978
Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

Man-in-Oil

1978
The Deep

The Deep

Adam Coffin

1977
The Domino Principle

The Domino Principle

Gen. Reser

1977
Nasty Habits

Nasty Habits

Monsignor

1977
The Sentinel

The Sentinel

Detective Gatz

1977
Plot of Fear

Plot of Fear

Peter Struwwel

1976
Independence

Independence

Benjamin Franklin

1976
Eye of the Cat

Eye of the Cat

Cesare

1975
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later

Shoot First… Ask Questions Later

Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack

1975
Houston, We've Got a Problem

Houston, We've Got a Problem

Narrator (voice)

1974
Crazy Joe

Crazy Joe

Don Vittorio

1974
Indict and Convict

Indict and Convict

DeWitt Foster

1974
Cinderella Liberty

Cinderella Liberty

Lynn Forshay

1973
Stateline Motel

Stateline Motel

Joe

1973
A Cold Night's Death

A Cold Night's Death

Frank Enari

1973
Don't Turn the Other Cheek

Don't Turn the Other Cheek

Maz Lozoya

1971
The Typists

The Typists

Paul Cunningham

1971
Romance of a Horsethief

Romance of a Horsethief

Kifke

1971
Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

Leo Gordon

1971
The People Next Door

The People Next Door

Arthur Mason

1970
The Angel Levine

The Angel Levine

Delicatessen Clerk

1970
The Adventures of Gerard

The Adventures of Gerard

Napoleon Bonaparte

1970
Zig Zag

Zig Zag

Mario Gambretti

1970
The Reason Why

The Reason Why

Charles

1970
Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

Ben Baker

1969
The Brain

The Brain

Frankie Scannapieco, godfather of the Italian mafia

1969
Ace High

Ace High

Cacopoulos

1968
A Lovely Way to Die

A Lovely Way to Die

Tennessee Fredericks

1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

Harry Hunter

1968
The Tiger Makes Out

The Tiger Makes Out

Ben Harris

1967

The Owl Who Gave a Hoot

Mr. Owl (voice)

1967
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Tuco Ramirez

1966
How to Steal a Million

How to Steal a Million

Davis Leland

1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

'Happy' Locarno

1966
Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

Shah of Khwarezm

1965
Lord Jim

Lord Jim

The General

1965
Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President

Raphael Valdez Jr.

1964
The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners

Stratos

1964
Act One

Act One

Warren Stone

1963
The Victors

The Victors

Sgt. Craig

1963
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

Charlie Gant

1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

John

1962
The Misfits

The Misfits

Guido

1961
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

Calvera

1960
Seven Thieves

Seven Thieves

Poncho

1960
Lullaby

Lullaby

Johnny Horton

1960

I, Don Quixote

Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant

1959
For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Rafael

1959
The Gift of the Magi

The Gift of the Magi

Narrator

1958
The Plot to Kill Stalin

The Plot to Kill Stalin

Poskrebyshev

1958
The Lineup

The Lineup

Dancer

1958
The Lark

The Lark

Dauphin

1957
Baby Doll

Baby Doll

Silva Vacarro

1956