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Eli Wallach
Actor

Eli Wallach

7 Dec 1915Born
24 Jun 2014Died
98Age at death
160Credits

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.

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Wallach received an Honorary Academy Award at the 2nd Annual Governors Awards, presented on November 13, 2010.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 160 credits.

  1. TBAThe Yidishe GauchosFilm: Narrator
  2. 2015The TrainFilm: Andre
  3. 2010Wall Street: Money Never SleepsFilm: Julie Steinhardt
  4. 2010Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth GruberFilm: Mordechai Rossman (voice)
  5. 2010The Ghost WriterFilm: Old man
  6. 2009Nurse JackieSeries: Bernard Zimberg (1 episode)
  7. 2009In the Name of DemocracyFilm: Narrator
  8. 2009The Toe TacticFilm: Maestro
  9. 2008New York, I Love YouFilm: Abe
  10. 2008Vote and Die: Liszt for PresidentFilm: Joe Nightingale
  11. 2007Mama's BoyFilm: Seymour Warburton
  12. 2007The WarSeries: Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)
  13. 2006The HolidayFilm: Arthur
  14. 2006The HoaxFilm: Noah Dietrich
  15. 2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripSeries: Eli Weinraub (1 episode)
  16. 2005A Taste Of JupiterFilm: Arturo
  17. 2005The Moon and the Son: An Imagined ConversationFilm: Father
  18. 2004The Easter Egg AdventureFilm: Narrator (voice)
  19. 2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonFilm: Other Voices (voice)
  20. 2004Stroker and HoopSeries: Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
  21. 2004King of the CornerFilm: Sol Spivak
  22. 2003Mystic RiverFilm: Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
  23. 2003Horatio's Drive: America's First Road TripFilm: Other Voices (voice)
  24. 2003WhoopiSeries: Norman (1 episode)
  25. 2003Veritas: The QuestSeries: Rabbi (1 episode)
  26. 2002Monday Night MayhemFilm: Leonard Goldenson
  27. 2001The JobSeries: Mr. Weiss (1 episode)
  28. 2000UninvitedFilm: Alan Strasser
  29. 2000Keeping the FaithFilm: Rabbi Ben Lewis
  30. 2000The Bookfair MurdersFilm: Erich Schmidt
  31. 1998Naked City: Justice with a BulletFilm: Deluca
  32. 1997The Trial of Adolf EichmannFilm: Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
  33. 1996The AssociateFilm: Donald Fallon
  34. 1996O. Henry's ChristmasFilm: Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
  35. 1996Honey Sweet LoveFilm: Don Siro
  36. 1996The Search for DraculaFilm: Narrator
  37. 1995Two MuchFilm: Sheldon
  38. 1995Elia Kazan: A Director's JourneyFilm: Narrator
  39. 1994It's Alive: The True Story of FrankensteinFilm: Narrator
  40. 1994ERSeries: Mr. Langston (1 episode)
  41. 1994BaseballSeries: Various (voice)
  42. 1993Vendetta II: The New MafiaSeries: Frank Latella (2 episodes)
  43. 1992LincolnFilm: William Crook (voice)
  44. 1992The Donner PartyFilm: voice
  45. 1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980Film: Don Altobello
  46. 1992Night and the CityFilm: Peck
  47. 1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryFilm: Bill Presser
  48. 1992MistressFilm: George Lieberhof
  49. 1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: PoemsFilm: (voice)
  50. 1992Legacy of LiesFilm: Moses Resnick
  51. 1992Article 99Film: Sam Abrams
  52. 1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery RhymesFilm: (voice)
  53. 1991Terezin DiaryFilm: Narrator
  54. 1990The Godfather Part IIIFilm: Don Altobello
  55. 1990Law & OrderSeries: Simon Vilanis (1 episode)
  56. 1990The Two JakesFilm: Cotton Weinberger
  57. 1988An Empire of ReasonFilm: Anti-Federalist Spokesman
  58. 1987The Impossible SpyFilm: Yacov
  59. 1987NutsFilm: Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
  60. 1987Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in PolandFilm: Narrator (voice)
  61. 1986Something in CommonFilm: Norman Voss
  62. 1986Worlds BeyondSeries: Charles Burgess (1 episode)
  63. 1986Tough GuysFilm: Leon B. Little
  64. 1986Rocket to the MoonFilm: Mr. Prince
  65. 1985Murder: By Reason of InsanityFilm: Dr. Huffman
  66. 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries: Yosef Kandinsky (1 episode)
  67. 1985Our Family HonorSeries: Vincent Danzig (13 episodes)
  68. 1985EmbassyFilm: Joe Verga
  69. 1985Christopher ColumbusSeries: Padre Fernando De Talavera (4 episodes)
  70. 1985Screen TwoSeries: Yacov (1 episode)
  71. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Salvatore Gambini (1 episode)
  72. 1984Highway to HeavenSeries: Timothy Charles, Gene Malloy (1 episode)
  73. 1984Sam's SonFilm: Sam Orowitz
  74. 1984Anatomy of an IllnessFilm: Dr. William Hitzig
  75. 1982The Executioner's SongSeries: Vern Damico (2 episodes)
  76. 1982The Executioner's SongFilm: Vern Damico
  77. 1982The WallFilm: Mauritzi Apt
  78. 1982American PlayhouseSeries: Mr. Prince (1 episode)
  79. 1981SkokieFilm: Bert Silverman
  80. 1981The SalamanderFilm: General Leporello

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