Eli Wallach
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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
Credits
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
as Tuco Ramirez
The Godfather Part III (1990)
as Don Altobello
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
as Calvera
Mystic River (2003)
as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
The Holiday (2006)
as Arthur
How the West Was Won (1962)
as Charlie Gant
New York, I Love You (2008)
as Abe
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
as Julie Steinhardt
The Ghost Writer (2010)
as Old man
Lord Jim (1965)
as The General
How to Steal a Million (1966)
as Davis Leland
The Domino Principle (1977)
as Gen. Reser
Keeping the Faith (2000)
as Rabbi Ben Lewis
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
as Ben Baker
Girlfriends (1978)
as Rabbi Gold
The Deep (1977)
as Adam Coffin
The Two Jakes (1990)
as Cotton Weinberger
Winter Kills (1979)
as Joe Diamond
Mama's Boy (2007)
as Seymour Warburton
The Pirate (1978)
as Ben Ezra
Rita (2003)
as Self
The Brain (1969)
as Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
Mistress (1992)
as George Lieberhof
The Misfits (1961)
as Guido
The Sentinel (1977)
as Detective Gatz
The Executioner's Song (1982)
as Vern Damico
Tough Guys (1986)
as Leon B. Little
Baby Doll (1956)
as Silva Vacarro
Ace High (1968)
as Cacopoulos
The Associate (1996)
as Donald Fallon
The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
as 'Happy' Locarno
Coney Island (1991)
as Self - Actor
Terezin Diary (1991)
as Narrator
The Train (2015)
as Andre
Article 99 (1992)
as Sam Abrams
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (2020)
as Osvaldo Altobello
The Bookfair Murders (2000)
as Erich Schmidt
Nuts (1987)
as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
as Self
Act One (1963)
as Warren Stone
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (1992)
as (voice)
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
as Lynn Forshay
Seven Thieves (1960)
as Poncho
The Hunter (1980)
as Ritchie Blumenthal
Two Much (1995)
as Sheldon
Movie Movie (1978)
as Vince Marlow / Pop
Genghis Khan (1965)
as Shah of Khwarezm
The Easter Egg Adventure (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
The Salamander (1981)
as General Leporello
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
O. Henry's Christmas (1996)
as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
The Donner Party (1992)
as voice
Crazy Joe (1974)
as Don Vittorio
The Moon-Spinners (1964)
as Stratos
Circle of Iron (1978)
as Man-in-Oil
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)
as Self / Don Altobello
The People Next Door (1970)
as Arthur Mason
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
as Don Altobello
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005)
as Self
Firepower (1979)
as Sal Hyman
The Lineup (1958)
as Dancer
The Impossible Spy (1987)
as Yacov
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
as John
The White, The Yellow, and The Black (1975)
as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
Plot of Fear (1976)
as Peter Struwwel
A Cold Night's Death (1973)
as Frank Enari
King of the Corner (2004)
as Sol Spivak
The Victors (1963)
as Sgt. Craig
Little Italy (1978)
as Don Gerolamo Giarra
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
as Tennessee Fredericks
The Search for Dracula (1996)
as Narrator
Brando (2007)
as Self
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King (2003)
as Self / Narrator
James Dean: A Portrait (1995)
as Self
Honey Sweet Love (1996)
as Don Siro
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1997)
as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
as Other Voices (voice)
Showing Up (2014)
as Self
The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981)
as Sal Galucci
Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
as Kifke
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems (1992)
as (voice)
James Dean: Sense Memories (2005)
as Self
The Toe Tactic (2009)
as Maestro
Lincoln (1992)
as William Crook (voice)
Anatomy of an Illness (1984)
as Dr. William Hitzig
Lullaby (1960)
as Johnny Horton
Stateline Motel (1973)
as Joe
Rocket to the Moon (1986)
as Mr. Prince
Don't Turn the Other Cheek (1971)
as Maz Lozoya
Sam's Son (1984)
as Sam Orowitz
The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Zig Zag (1970)
as Mario Gambretti
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)
as Self
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994)
as Narrator
Eye of the Cat (1975)
as Cesare
Monday Night Mayhem (2002)
as Leonard Goldenson
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)
as Deluca
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
as Other Voices (voice)
Indict and Convict (1974)
as DeWitt Foster
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1990)
as Self
Vendetta II: The New Mafia (1993)
as Frank Latella
The Hoax (2006)
as Noah Dietrich
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005)
as Father
Kisses for My President (1964)
as Raphael Valdez Jr.
Skokie (1981)
as Bert Silverman
An Empire of Reason (1988)
as Anti-Federalist Spokesman
The Angel Levine (1970)
as Delicatessen Clerk
Rat Pack (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Education of Gore Vidal (2003)
as Self
Nasty Habits (1977)
as Monsignor
A Taste Of Jupiter (2005)
as Arturo
Night and the City (1992)
as Peck
Fugitive Family (1980)
as Olan Vacio
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome (1996)
as Self
Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Prime Time TV (1987)
as Self - Host
I, Don Quixote (1959)
as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
as Ben Harris
Por un puñado de sueños (2004)
as Self - Interviewee
The Plot to Kill Stalin (1958)
as Poskrebyshev
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
as Harry Hunter
Funny (1988)
as Self
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1959)
as Rafael
The Gift of the Magi (1958)
as Narrator
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber (2010)
as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
Legacy of Lies (1992)
as Moses Resnick
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
as Bill Presser
The Typists (1971)
as Paul Cunningham
Embassy (1985)
as Joe Verga
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000)
as Self
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
as Self
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (1995)
as Self
Baby Doll: See No Evil (2006)
as Self
Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)
as Dr. Huffman
Something in Common (1986)
as Norman Voss
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot (1967)
as Mr. Owl (voice)
The Wall (1982)
as Mauritzi Apt
The Real James Dean (2006)
as Self
Making 'The Misfits' (2002)
as Self
The Lark (1957)
as Dauphin
In the Name of Democracy (2009)
as Narrator
Guri (1980)
Actor
Cinerama Adventure (2002)
as Self
Uninvited (2000)
as Alan Strasser
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (1995)
as Narrator
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven' (2006)
as Self
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things (2006)
as Self
Paradise Lost (1971)
as Leo Gordon
Il falso bugiardo (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974)
as Narrator (voice)
Independence (1976)
as Benjamin Franklin
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland (1987)
as Narrator (voice)
Vote and Die: Liszt for President (2008)
as Joe Nightingale
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush (1980)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' (2004)
as Self
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess (1994)
as Self
The Yidishe Gauchos (—)
as Narrator
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed (1994)
as Self
The Reason Why (1970)
as Charles
Leone's West (2004)
as Self
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters (1994)
as Self - Narrator (voice)