Eli Wallach
Acting
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.
Born: December 7, 1915 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Filmography (124)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010
The Ghost Writer
2010
Nurse Jackie
2009
New York, I Love You
2008
Mama's Boy
2007
The War
2007
Brando
2007
The Holiday
2006
The Hoax
2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2005
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
Stroker and Hoop
2004
King of the Corner
2004
Mystic River
2003
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
2003
Whoopi
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Veritas: The Quest
2003
Cinerama Adventure
2002
Monday Night Mayhem
2002
The Job
2001
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Keeping the Faith
2000
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997
The Associate
1996
The West
1996
Two Much
1995
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
1995
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
1994
ER
1994
Baseball
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Donner Party
1992
Night and the City
1992
Mistress
1992
Article 99
1992
The Godfather Part III
1990
Law & Order
1990
The Two Jakes
1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
Hollywood Uncensored
1987
The Impossible Spy
1987
Nuts
1987
Tough Guys
1986
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Christopher Columbus
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
Reading Rainbow
1983
The Executioner's Song
1982
Wogan
1982
American Playhouse
1982
The Salamander
1981
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
1981
The Hunter
1980
Winter Kills
1979
Firepower
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
The Pirate
1978
Movie Movie
1978
Little Italy
1978
Girlfriends
1978
Circle of Iron
1978
The Deep
1977
The Domino Principle
1977
Nasty Habits
1977
The Sentinel
1977
Plot of Fear
1976
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
1975
Crazy Joe
1974
Cinderella Liberty
1973
Kojak
1973
Stateline Motel
1973
A Cold Night's Death
1973
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971
Great Performances
1971
The People Next Door
1970
The Angel Levine
1970
The Adventures of Gerard
1970
Zig Zag
1970
Mackenna's Gold
1969
The Brain
1969
Ace High
1968
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
How to Steal a Million
1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
Batman
1966
Genghis Khan
1965
Lord Jim
1965
Kisses for My President
1964
The Moon-Spinners
1964
The Victors
1963
How the West Was Won
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Dick Powell Show
1961
The Misfits
1961
The Magnificent Seven
1960
Outlaws
1960
Seven Thieves
1960
The David Susskind Show
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Naked City
1958
The Lineup
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
Suspicion
1957
Baby Doll
1956
Playhouse 90
1956
Climax!
1954
Omnibus
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
What's My Line?
1950
Lights Out
1949
Studio One
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948