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