Eli Wallach
Known for
Acting
Life
1915 – 2014 (aged 98)
Born in
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
View on IMDb163 acting credits
Biography
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
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
23 Dec 1966
Mystic River
08 Oct 2003
The Godfather Part III
25 Dec 1990
The Holiday
05 Dec 2006
The Ghost Writer
12 Feb 2010
The Magnificent Seven
12 Oct 1960
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
20 Sep 2010
ER
19 Sep 1994
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Filmography
2020
- The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleoneas Osvaldo Altobello
2015
- The Trainas Andre
2010
- Wall Street: Money Never Sleepsas Julie Steinhardt
- Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruberas Mordechai Rossman (voice)
- The Ghost Writeras Old man
2009
- Nurse Jackieas Bernard Zimberg1 episode
- In the Name of Democracyas Narrator
- The Toe Tacticas Maestro
2008
- New York, I Love Youas Abe
- Vote and Die: Liszt for Presidentas Joe Nightingale
2007
- Mama's Boyas Seymour Warburton
- The Waras Narrator (voice)7 episodes
2006
- The Holidayas Arthur
- The Hoaxas Noah Dietrich
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Stripas Eli Weinraub1 episode
2005
- A Taste Of Jupiteras Arturo
- The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversationas Father
2004
- The Easter Egg Adventureas Narrator (voice)
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnsonas Other Voices (voice)
- Stroker and Hoopas Narrator (voice)1 episode
- King of the Corneras Sol Spivak
2003
- Mystic Riveras Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
- Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Tripas Other Voices (voice)
- Whoopias Norman1 episode
- Veritas: The Questas Rabbi1 episode
2002
- Monday Night Mayhemas Leonard Goldenson
2001
- The Jobas Mr. Weiss1 episode
2000
- Uninvitedas Alan Strasser
- Keeping the Faithas Rabbi Ben Lewis
- The Bookfair Murdersas Erich Schmidt
1998
- Naked City: Justice with a Bulletas Deluca
1997
- The Trial of Adolf Eichmannas Pinchas Freudiger
1996
- The Associateas Donald Fallon
- O. Henry's Christmasas Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
- Honey Sweet Loveas Don Siro
- The Search for Draculaas Narrator
1995
- Two Muchas Sheldon
- Elia Kazan: A Director's Journeyas Narrator
1994
- It's Alive: The True Story of Frankensteinas Narrator
- ERas Mr. Langston1 episode
- Baseballas (voice)7 episodes
1993
- Vendetta II: The New Mafiaas Frank Latella
1992
- Lincolnas William Crook (voice)
- The Donner Partyas voice
- The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980as Don Altobello
- Night and the Cityas Peck
- Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Storyas Bill Presser
- Mistressas George Lieberhof
- Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poemsas (voice)
- Legacy of Liesas Moses Resnick
- Article 99as Sam Abrams
- Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymesas (voice)
1991
- Terezin Diaryas Narrator
1990
- The Godfather Part IIIas Don Altobello
- Law & Orderas Simon Vilanis1 episode
- The Two Jakesas Cotton Weinberger
1988
- An Empire of Reasonas Anti-Federalist Spokesman
1987
- The Impossible Spyas Yacov
- Nutsas Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
- Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Polandas Narrator (voice)
1986
- Something in Commonas Norman Voss
- Worlds Beyondas Charles Burgess1 episode
- Tough Guysas Leon B. Little
- Rocket to the Moonas Mr. Prince
1985
- Murder: By Reason of Insanityas Dr. Huffman
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Yosef Kandinsky1 episode
- Our Family Honoras Vincent Danzig13 episodes
- Embassyas Joe Verga
- Christopher Columbusas Padre Fernando De Talavera4 episodes
- Screen Twoas Yacov1 episode
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Salvatore Gambini1 episode
- Highway to Heavenas Gene Malloy1 episode
- Sam's Sonas Sam Orowitz
- Anatomy of an Illnessas Dr. William Hitzig
1982
- The Executioner's Songas Vern Damico2 episodes
- The Executioner's Songas Vern Damico
- The Wallas Mauritzi Apt
- American Playhouseas Mr. Prince1 episode
1981
- Skokieas Bert Silverman
- The Salamanderas General Leporello
- The Pride of Jesse Hallamas Sal Galucci
1980
- Fugitive Familyas Olan Vacio
- Guri
- The Hunteras Ritchie Blumenthal
1979
- Winter Killsas Joe Diamond
- Firepoweras Sal Hyman
- Tales of the Unexpectedas Gerry Williams1 episode
1978
- Movie Movieas Vince Marlow
- Little Italyas Don Gerolamo Giarra
- Girlfriendsas Rabbi Gold
- Circle of Ironas Man-in-Oil
1977
- The Pirateas Ben Ezra2 episodes
- The Deepas Adam Coffin
- The Domino Principleas Gen. Reser
- Seventh Avenueas Gus Farber3 episodes
- Nasty Habitsas Monsignor
- The Sentinelas Detective Gatz
1976
- Plot of Fearas Peter Struwwel
- Independenceas Benjamin Franklin
1975
- Eye of the Catas Cesare
- The White, The Yellow, and The Blackas Sheriff Edward Gideon
1974
- Houston, We've Got a Problemas Narrator (voice)
- Crazy Joeas Don Vittorio
- Indict and Convictas DeWitt Foster
1973
- Cinderella Libertyas Lynn Forshay
- Kojakas Lee Curtin2 episodes
- Stateline Motelas Joe
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteriesas Fuzzy1 episode
- A Cold Night's Deathas Frank Enari
1971
- Don't Turn the Other Cheekas Maz Lozoya
- The Typistsas Paul Cunningham
- Romance of a Horsethiefas Kifke
- Paradise Lostas Leo Gordon
1970
- The People Next Dooras Arthur Mason
- The Angel Levineas Delicatessen Clerk
- The Adventures of Gerardas Napoleon Bonaparte
- Zig Zagas Mario Gambretti
- The Reason Whyas Charles
1969
- Mackenna's Goldas Ben Baker
- The Brainas Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
1968
- Ace Highas Cacopoulos
- A Lovely Way to Dieas Tennessee Fredericks
- How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Lifeas Harry Hunter
1967
- The Tiger Makes Outas Ben Harris
- The Owl Who Gave a Hootas Mr. Owl (voice)
1966
- The Good, the Bad and the Uglyas Tuco Ramirez
- CBS Playhouseas Douglas Lambert1 episode
- How to Steal a Millionas Davis Leland
- The Poppy Is Also a Floweras 'Happy' Locarno
- Batmanas Mister Freeze2 episodes
1965
- Genghis Khanas Shah of Khwarezm
- Lord Jimas The General
1964
- Kisses for My Presidentas Raphael Valdez Jr.
- The Moon-Spinnersas Stratos
1963
- Act Oneas Warren Stone
- The Victorsas Sgt. Craig
1962
- How the West Was Wonas Charlie Gant
- Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Manas John
1961
- The Dick Powell Showas Manny Jacobs1 episode
- The Misfitsas Guido
1960
- The Magnificent Sevenas Calvera
- Outlaws1 episode
- Seven Thievesas Poncho
- Lullabyas Johnny Horton
1959
- I, Don Quixoteas Sancho Panza
- For Whom the Bell Tollsas Rafael
1958
- The Gift of the Magias Narrator
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseas Raymond Perez1 episode
- Naked Cityas Georgie1 episode
- The Plot to Kill Stalinas Poskrebyshev
- The Lineupas Dancer
- Shirley Temple's Storybookas Simon1 episode
1956
- Baby Dollas Silva Vacarro
- Playhouse 90as Rafael2 episodes
1954
- Climax!as Albert Anastasia1 episode
1952
- Omnibus1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dauphin1 episode
1949
- Lights Outas Giovanni1 episode
1948
- Studio Oneas Ozep1 episode
- The Philco Television Playhouseas Nacho1 episode