Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Deceased · Born: Dec 7, 1915 · Died: Jun 24, 2014

Personal Details

Born Dec 7, 1915 Brooklyn, New York, USA
Parents
  • Bertha Wallach (Schorr)
  • Abraham Wallach
Relatives
  • Tyler Wallach (Grandchild)

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eli Wallach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as Julie Steinhardt
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Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
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2009
In the Name of Democracy: The Story of Lt. Ehren Watada
2008
Constantine's Sword
Constantine's Sword as Piero Terracina
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Vote and Die: Liszt for President
Vote and Die: Liszt for President as Joe Nightingale
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The War
The War as Narrator
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2007
Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy as Seymour Warburton
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2006
The Hoax
The Hoax as Noah Dietrich
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The Holiday
The Holiday as Arthur Abbott
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2005
A Taste of Jupiter
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2004
King of the Corner
King of the Corner as Sol Spivak
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2003
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip as Other Voices (voice)
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2002
American Experience
American Experience as Voice-overs
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2000
The Bookfair Murders
The Bookfair Murders as Erich Schmidt
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Uninvited
Uninvited as Alan Strasser
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Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith as Rabbi Ben Lewis
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1998
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
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1996
O. Henry's Christmas
O. Henry's Christmas as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
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The Associate
The Associate as Donald Fallon
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The Search for Dracula
The Search for Dracula as Narrator
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Honey Sweet Love...
Honey Sweet Love... as Don Siro
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1995
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey as Narrator
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American Cinema
American Cinema as Narrator
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Two Much
Two Much as Sheldon
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1994
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Baseball
Baseball as Various (voice)
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1993
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Vendetta II: The New Mafia as Frank Latella
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1992
Nonesense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
Article 99
Article 99 as Sam Abrams
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Mistress
Mistress as George Lieberhof
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Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems
Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems as (voice)
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Legacy of Lies
Legacy of Lies as Moses Resnick
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Night and the City
Night and the City as Peck
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story as Bill Presser
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1991
Law & Order
Law & Order as Simon Vilanis
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1990
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III as Don Altobello
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The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes as Cotton Weinberger
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1987
The Impossible Spy
The Impossible Spy as Yacov
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Nuts
Nuts as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
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Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote as Salvatore Gambini
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1986
Something in Common
Something in Common as Norman Voss
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Tough Guys
Tough Guys as Leon B. Little
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American Playhouse
American Playhouse as Mr. Prince
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1985
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Murder: By Reason of Insanity as Dr. Huffman
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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus as Padre Fernando De Talavera
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Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven as Timothy Charles
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1984
Anatomy of an Illness
Anatomy of an Illness as Dr. William Hitzig
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Sam's Son
Sam's Son as Sam Orowitz
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1982
The Wall
The Wall as Mauritzi Apt
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The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song as Vern Damico
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1981
Skokie
Skokie as Bert Silverman
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The Pride of Jesse Hallam
The Pride of Jesse Hallam as Sal Galucci
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The Salamander
The Salamander as General Leporello
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Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected as Gerry Williams
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1980
Fugitive Family
Fugitive Family as Olan Vacio
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The Hunter
The Hunter as Ritchie Blumenthal
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1979
Firepower
Firepower as Sal Hyman
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Winter Kills
Winter Kills as Joe Diamond
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1978
Circle of Iron
Circle of Iron as Man-in-Oil
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Movie Movie
Movie Movie as Vince Marlow / Pop
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Little Italy
Little Italy as Don Gerolamo Giarra
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Girlfriends
Girlfriends as Rabbi Gold
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The Pirate
The Pirate as Ben Ezra
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1977
The Deep
The Deep as Adam Coffin
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The Domino Principle
The Domino Principle as Gen. Reser
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Seventh Avenue
Seventh Avenue as Gus Farber
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1975
Shoot First... Ask Questions Later
Shoot First... Ask Questions Later as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
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Kojak
Kojak as Lee Curtin
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1974
Indict and Convict
Indict and Convict as DeWitt Foster
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1973
A Cold Night's Death
A Cold Night's Death as Frank Enari
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Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty as Lynn Forshay
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1971
The Typists
The Typists as Paul Cunningham
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Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief as Kifke
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Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Don't Turn the Other Cheek as Maz Lozoya
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1970
The Adventures of Gerard
The Adventures of Gerard as Napoleon Bonaparte
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The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine as Delicatessen Clerk
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The People Next Door
The People Next Door as Arthur Mason
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Zig Zag
Zig Zag as Mario Gambretti
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1968
A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die as Tennessee Fredericks
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How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life as Harry Hunter
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Ace High
Ace High as Cacopoulos
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1967
The Tiger Makes Out
The Tiger Makes Out as Ben Harris
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1966
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as Tuco Ramirez
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How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million as Davis Leland
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Batman
Batman as Mister Freeze
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1965
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan as Shah of Khwarezm
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Lord Jim
Lord Jim as The General
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1964
The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners as Stratos
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Kisses for My President
Kisses for My President as Raphael Valdez Jr.
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1963
Act One
Act One as Warren Stone
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The Victors
The Victors as Sgt. Craig
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1961
The Misfits
The Misfits as Guido
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1960
Lullaby
Lullaby as Johnny Horton
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The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven as Calvera
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Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves as Poncho
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1959
The DuPont Show of the Month
The DuPont Show of the Month as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
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1958
The Lineup
The Lineup as Dancer
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1957
Climax!
Climax! as Albert Anastasia
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1956
Baby Doll
Baby Doll as Silva Vacarro
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1949
The Philco Television Playhouse
2014
Showing Up
Showing Up
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2006
Baby Doll: See No Evil
Real James Dean
Real James Dean
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2005
American Masters
American Masters
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2004
Leone's West
Leone's West
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2003
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
2002
Great Performances
Great Performances
1997
1996
The West
The West
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1994
Biography
Biography
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The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
1991
American Experience
1986
Wogan
Wogan
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1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In