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Eli Wallach

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Date of birth
Dec 7, 1915
Date of death
Jun 24, 2014(aged 98)
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Eli Wallach

Biography of 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.

Eli Wallach has acted in:

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

Additional credits for Eli Wallach:

The Tiger Makes Out(1967)(Producer)

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