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