Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

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.

Acting

2022

Rat Pack
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2020

The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
Movie

Osvaldo Altobello

2014

Showing Up
Movie

Self

2010

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Movie

Julie Steinhardt

2010

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Movie

Mordechai Rossman (voice)

2010

The Ghost Writer
Movie

Old man

2009

In the Name of Democracy
Movie

Narrator

2009

The Toe Tactic
Movie

Maestro

2008

New York, I Love You
Movie

Abe

2007

Mama's Boy
Movie

Seymour Warburton

2007

The War
Tv

Narrator (voice)

2007

Brando
Movie

Self

2006

The Holiday
Movie

Arthur

2006

The Hoax
Movie

Noah Dietrich

2006

The Real James Dean
Movie

Self

2006

The Real James Dean
Movie

Self

2006

Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
Movie

Self

2006

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

Self

2005

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Movie

Self

2005

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
Movie

Father

2004

The Easter Egg Adventure
Movie

Narrator (voice)

2004

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Movie

Other Voices (voice)

2004

Stroker and Hoop
Tv

Narrator (voice)

2004

Stroker and Hoop
Tv

Narrator (voice)

2003

Mystic River
Movie

Mr. Loonie (uncredited)

2003

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

Other Voices (voice)

2003

Rita
Movie

Self

2003

The Education of Gore Vidal
Movie

Self

2003

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

Self

2003

Veritas: The Quest
Tv

Rabbi

2002

Monday Night Mayhem
Movie

Leonard Goldenson

2000

Uninvited
Movie

Alan Strasser

2000

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

Self

2000

Keeping the Faith
Movie

Rabbi Ben Lewis

2000

The Bookfair Murders
Movie

Erich Schmidt

1998

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Movie

Deluca

1997

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Movie

Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)

1997

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Movie

Self

1996

The Associate
Movie

Donald Fallon

1996

The West
Tv

Self

1996

O. Henry's Christmas
Movie

Behrman ("The Last Leaf")

1996

Honey Sweet Love
Movie

Don Siro

1996

Honey Sweet Love
Movie

Don Siro

1996

Honey Sweet Love
Movie

Don Siro

1996

The Search for Dracula
Movie

Narrator

1995

Two Much
Movie

Sheldon

1995

James Dean: A Portrait
Movie

Self

1995

James Dean: A Portrait
Movie

Self

1995

James Dean: A Portrait
Movie

Self

1995

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
Movie

Narrator

1994

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Movie

Narrator

1994

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Movie

Self

1994

ER
Tv

Mr. Langston

1994

Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
Movie

Self

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Tv

Self - Guest

1992

The Donner Party
Movie

voice

1992

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Movie

Don Altobello

1992

Night and the City
Movie

Peck

1992

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Movie

Bill Presser

1992

Mistress
Movie

George Lieberhof

1992

Article 99
Movie

Sam Abrams

1990

The Godfather Part III
Movie

Don Altobello

1990

Law & Order
Tv

Simon Vilanis

1990

The Two Jakes
Movie

Cotton Weinberger

1990

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Movie

Self / Don Altobello

1988

An Empire of Reason
Movie

Anti-Federalist Spokesman

1987

Hollywood Uncensored
Movie

Self

1987

The Impossible Spy
Movie

Yacov

1987

Nuts
Movie

Dr. Herbert A. Morrison

1987

Eve and Marilyn
Movie

Self (archive photo)

1987

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

Self - Host

1986

Something in Common
Movie

Norman Voss

1986

Tough Guys
Movie

Leon B. Little

1985

Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Movie

Dr. Huffman

1985

Embassy
Movie

Joe Verga

1985

Christopher Columbus
Tv

Padre Fernando De Talavera

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Tv

Salvatore Gambini

1982

The Executioner's Song
Movie

Vern Damico

1982

Wogan
Tv

Self

1982

The Wall
Movie

Mauritzi Apt

1981

The Salamander
Movie

General Leporello

1981

The Pride of Jesse Hallam
Movie

Sal Galucci

1980

Fugitive Family
Movie

Olan Vacio

1980

The Hunter
Movie

Ritchie Blumenthal

1979

Winter Kills
Movie

Joe Diamond

1979

Firepower
Movie

Sal Hyman

1978

The Pirate
Movie

Ben Ezra

1978

Movie Movie
Movie

Vince Marlow / Pop

1978

Little Italy
Movie

Don Gerolamo Giarra

1978

Girlfriends
Movie

Rabbi Gold

1978

Circle of Iron
Movie

Man-in-Oil

1977

The Pirate
Tv

Ben Ezra

1977

The Deep
Movie

Adam Coffin

1977

The Domino Principle
Movie

Gen. Reser

1977

Nasty Habits
Movie

Monsignor

1977

The Sentinel
Movie

Detective Gatz

1976

Plot of Fear
Movie

Peter Struwwel

1976

Independence
Movie

Benjamin Franklin

1975

Eye of the Cat
Movie

Cesare

1975

The White, The Yellow, and The Black
Movie

Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack

1974

Houston, We've Got a Problem
Movie

Narrator (voice)

1974

Crazy Joe
Movie

Don Vittorio

1974

Indict and Convict
Movie

DeWitt Foster

1974

Indict and Convict
Movie

DeWitt Foster

1974

Indict and Convict
Movie

DeWitt Foster

1974

Indict and Convict
Movie

DeWitt Foster

1973

Cinderella Liberty
Movie

Lynn Forshay

1973

Kojak
Tv

Lee Curtin

1973

Stateline Motel
Movie

Joe

1973

A Cold Night's Death
Movie

Frank Enari

1971

Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Movie

Maz Lozoya

1971

The Typists
Movie

Paul Cunningham

1971

The Typists
Movie

Paul Cunningham

1971

Paradise Lost
Movie

Leo Gordon

1971

Great Performances
Tv

Self

1970

The People Next Door
Movie

Arthur Mason

1970

The Angel Levine
Movie

Delicatessen Clerk

1970

The Adventures of Gerard
Movie

Napoleon Bonaparte

1970

Zig Zag
Movie

Mario Gambretti

1970

The Reason Why
Movie

Charles

1970

The Reason Why
Movie

Charles

1969

Mackenna's Gold
Movie

Ben Baker

1969

The Brain
Movie

Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia

1968

Ace High
Movie

Cacopoulos

1968

A Lovely Way to Die
Movie

Tennessee Fredericks

1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Tv

Self

1968

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Movie

Harry Hunter

1967

The Tiger Makes Out
Movie

Ben Harris

1966

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Movie

Tuco Ramirez

1966

How to Steal a Million
Movie

Davis Leland

1966

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Movie

'Happy' Locarno

1965

Genghis Khan
Movie

Shah of Khwarezm

1965

Lord Jim
Movie

The General

1964

Kisses for My President
Movie

Raphael Valdez Jr.

1964

The Moon-Spinners
Movie

Stratos

1963

Act One
Movie

Warren Stone

1963

The Victors
Movie

Sgt. Craig

1962

How the West Was Won
Movie

Charlie Gant

1962

The Merv Griffin Show
Tv

Self

1962

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Movie

John

1961

The Misfits
Movie

Guido

1960

The Magnificent Seven
Movie

Calvera

1960

Seven Thieves
Movie

Poncho

1960

Lullaby
Movie

Johnny Horton

1960

Lullaby
Movie

Johnny Horton

1959

The David Susskind Show
Tv

Self

1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Tv

Raymond Perez

1958

The Lineup
Movie

Dancer

1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tv

Self

1957

The Lark
Movie

Dauphin

1957

The Lark
Movie

Dauphin

1957

The Lark
Movie

Dauphin

1956

Baby Doll
Movie

Silva Vacarro

1956

Playhouse 90
Tv

Rafael

1952

Omnibus
Tv

Unknown

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Tv

Dauphin

1948

Studio One
Tv

Peter Hendon

1948

Studio One
Tv

Ozep

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
Tv

Self

Production

1967

The Tiger Makes Out
Movie

Producer

Infos

Full Name
Eli Wallach
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
12/7/1915
Date of Death
6/24/2014
Also Known As

Ely Wallach

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Eli Herschel Wallach

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