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