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
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
How to Steal a Million (1966)
as Davis Leland
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
as Ben Baker
The Associate (1996)
as Donald Fallon
The Misfits (1961)
as Guido
The Deep (1977)
as Adam Coffin
Tough Guys (1986)
as Leon B. Little
The Sentinel (1977)
as Detective Gatz
Lord Jim (1965)
as The General
The Two Jakes (1990)
as Cotton Weinberger
The Hoax (2006)
as Noah Dietrich
Keeping the Faith (2000)
as Rabbi Ben Lewis
The Domino Principle (1977)
as Gen. Reser
Ace High (1968)
as Cacopoulos
The Brain (1969)
as Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
Genghis Khan (1965)
as Shah of Khwarezm
Showing Up (2014)
as Self
Mama's Boy (2007)
as Seymour Warburton
The Hunter (1980)
as Ritchie Blumenthal
Night and the City (1992)
as Peck
Baby Doll (1956)
as Silva Vacarro
Article 99 (1992)
as Sam Abrams
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (2020)
as Osvaldo Altobello
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
as Don Altobello
Girlfriends (1978)
as Rabbi Gold
Mistress (1992)
as George Lieberhof
The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
as 'Happy' Locarno
Two Much (1995)
as Sheldon
The Moon-Spinners (1964)
as Stratos
Winter Kills (1979)
as Joe Diamond
The Salamander (1981)
as General Leporello
Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
Seven Thieves (1960)
as Poncho
Nuts (1987)
as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
Act One (1963)
as Warren Stone
Movie Movie (1978)
as Vince Marlow / Pop
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
as John
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
as Lynn Forshay
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
as Tennessee Fredericks
The Executioner's Song (1982)
as Vern Damico
The White, The Yellow, and The Black (1975)
as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
as Other Voices (voice)
Circle of Iron (1978)
as Man-in-Oil
Rita (2003)
as Self
Rat Pack (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
as Harry Hunter
Brando (2007)
as Self
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)
as Self / Don Altobello
The Victors (1963)
as Sgt. Craig
The Easter Egg Adventure (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
The Lineup (1958)
as Dancer
Don't Turn the Other Cheek (1971)
as Maz Lozoya
Crazy Joe (1974)
as Don Vittorio
The People Next Door (1970)
as Arthur Mason
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
as Other Voices (voice)
Plot of Fear (1976)
as Peter Struwwel
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (1992)
as (voice)
Nasty Habits (1977)
as Monsignor
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)
as Self
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005)
as Father
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000)
as Self
Coney Island (1991)
as Self - Actor
The Train (2015)
as Andre
The Lark (1957)
as Dauphin
Little Italy (1978)
as Don Gerolamo Giarra
The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Guri (1980)
Actor
Firepower (1979)
as Sal Hyman
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
as Self
Lincoln (1992)
as William Crook (voice)
An Empire of Reason (1988)
as Anti-Federalist Spokesman
Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)
as Dr. Huffman
The Plot to Kill Stalin (1958)
as Poskrebyshev
The Donner Party (1992)
as voice
Stateline Motel (1973)
as Joe
Kisses for My President (1964)
as Raphael Valdez Jr.
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005)
as Self
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1997)
as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
Monday Night Mayhem (2002)
as Leonard Goldenson
Eve and Marilyn (1987)
as Self (archive photo)
Eye of the Cat (1975)
as Cesare
A Taste Of Jupiter (2005)
as Arturo
A Cold Night's Death (1973)
as Frank Enari
The Wall (1982)
as Mauritzi Apt
O. Henry's Christmas (1996)
as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
Skokie (1981)
as Bert Silverman
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994)
as Narrator
James Dean: Sense Memories (2005)
as Self
The Typists (1971)
as Paul Cunningham
Lullaby (1960)
as Johnny Horton
The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981)
as Sal Galucci
Indict and Convict (1974)
as DeWitt Foster
Something in Common (1986)
as Norman Voss
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)
as Deluca
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
as Bill Presser
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome (1996)
as Self
The Angel Levine (1970)
as Delicatessen Clerk
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1959)
as Rafael
Cinerama Adventure (2002)
as Self
Zig Zag (1970)
as Mario Gambretti
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1990)
as Self
The Impossible Spy (1987)
as Yacov
Anatomy of an Illness (1984)
as Dr. William Hitzig
Paradise Lost (1971)
as Leo Gordon
King of the Corner (2004)
as Sol Spivak
Fugitive Family (1980)
as Olan Vacio
Honey Sweet Love (1996)
as Don Siro
Independence (1976)
as Benjamin Franklin
Vendetta II: The New Mafia (1993)
as Frank Latella
Sam's Son (1984)
as Sam Orowitz
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King (2003)
as Self / Narrator
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (1995)
as Self
Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
as Kifke
Rocket to the Moon (1986)
as Mr. Prince
Making 'The Misfits' (2002)
as Self
Il falso bugiardo (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Vote and Die: Liszt for President (2008)
as Joe Nightingale
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems (1992)
as (voice)
The Bookfair Murders (2000)
as Erich Schmidt
The Education of Gore Vidal (2003)
as Self
Terezin Diary (1991)
as Narrator
Embassy (1985)
as Joe Verga
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
as Ben Harris
Legacy of Lies (1992)
as Moses Resnick
The Toe Tactic (2009)
as Maestro
The Real James Dean (2006)
as Self
Leone's West (2004)
as Self
Uninvited (2000)
as Alan Strasser
Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Prime Time TV (1987)
as Self - Host
I, Don Quixote (1959)
as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974)
as Narrator (voice)
James Dean: A Portrait (1995)
as Self
The Search for Dracula (1996)
as Narrator
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things (2006)
as Self
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (1995)
as Narrator
The Reason Why (1970)
as Charles
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland (1987)
as Narrator (voice)
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush (1980)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Funny (1988)
as Self
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters (1994)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed (1994)
as Self
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess (1994)
as Self
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot (1967)
as Mr. Owl (voice)
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber (2010)
as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' (2004)
as Self
Baby Doll: See No Evil (2006)
as Self
The Gift of the Magi (1958)
as Narrator
Por un puñado de sueños (2004)
as Self - Interviewee
The Yidishe Gauchos (—)
as Narrator
In the Name of Democracy (2009)
as Narrator
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven' (2006)
as Self