Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

🎂 7th December 1915 (110 yrs) 📍 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Eli Wallach

🎬 Movies Featuring Eli Wallach

Rat Pack

Rat Pack (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
The Train

The Train (2015)

as Andre
Showing Up

Showing Up (2014)

as Self
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

as Julie Steinhardt
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber (2010)

as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer (2010)

as Old man
In the Name of Democracy

In the Name of Democracy (2009)

as Narrator
The Toe Tactic

The Toe Tactic (2009)

as Maestro
New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You (2008)

as Abe
Il falso bugiardo

Il falso bugiardo (2008)

as Self (archive footage)
Vote and Die: Liszt for President

Vote and Die: Liszt for President (2008)

as Joe Nightingale
Mama's Boy

Mama's Boy (2007)

as Seymour Warburton
Brando

Brando (2007)

as Self
The Holiday

The Holiday (2006)

as Arthur Abbott
The Hoax

The Hoax (2006)

as Noah Dietrich
The Real James Dean

The Real James Dean (2006)

as Self
Baby Doll: See No Evil

Baby Doll: See No Evil (2006)

as Self
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things (2006)

as Self
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'

The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven' (2006)

as Self
A Taste Of Jupiter

A Taste Of Jupiter (2005)

as Arturo
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005)

as Self
James Dean: Sense Memories

James Dean: Sense Memories (2005)

as Self
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005)

as Father
The Easter Egg Adventure

The Easter Egg Adventure (2004)

as Narrator (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

as Other Voices (voice)
King of the Corner

King of the Corner (2004)

as Sol Spivak
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'

Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' (2004)

as Self
Leone's West

Leone's West (2004)

as Self
Por un puñado de sueños

Por un puñado de sueños (2004)

as Self - Interviewee
Mystic River

Mystic River (2003)

as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)

as Other Voices (voice)
Rita

Rita (2003)

as Self
The Education of Gore Vidal

The Education of Gore Vidal (2003)

as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

as Self
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King (2003)

as Self / Narrator
Making 'The Misfits'

Making 'The Misfits' (2002)

as Self
Cinerama Adventure

Cinerama Adventure (2002)

as Self
Monday Night Mayhem

Monday Night Mayhem (2002)

as Leonard Goldenson
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)

as Self
Uninvited

Uninvited (2000)

as Alan Strasser
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000)

as Self
Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith (2000)

as Rabbi Ben Lewis
The Bookfair Murders

The Bookfair Murders (2000)

as Erich Schmidt
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)

as Deluca
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1997)

as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)

as Self
The Associate

The Associate (1996)

as Donald Fallon
O. Henry's Christmas

O. Henry's Christmas (1996)

as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
Honey Sweet Love

Honey Sweet Love (1996)

as Don Siro
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome (1996)

as Self
No Image

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996)

as Quote Reader
The Search for Dracula

The Search for Dracula (1996)

as Narrator
Two Much

Two Much (1995)

as Sheldon
James Dean: A Portrait

James Dean: A Portrait (1995)

as Self
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (1995)

as Narrator
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (1995)

as Self
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994)

as Narrator
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess (1994)

as Self
No Image

Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed (1994)

as Self
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters (1994)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Vendetta II: The New Mafia

Vendetta II: The New Mafia (1993)

as Frank Latella
No Image

Lincoln (1992)

as William Crook (voice)
The Donner Party

The Donner Party (1992)

as voice
Night and the City

Night and the City (1992)

as Peck
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)

as Bill Presser
Mistress

Mistress (1992)

as George Lieberhof
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems (1992)

as (voice)
Legacy of Lies

Legacy of Lies (1992)

as Moses Resnick
Article 99

Article 99 (1992)

as Sam Abrams
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (1992)

as (voice)
No Image

Terezin Diary (1991)

as Narrator
Coney Island

Coney Island (1991)

as Self - Actor
The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III (1990)

as Don Altobello
No Image

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1990)

as Self
The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes (1990)

as Cotton Weinberger
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)

as Self / Don Altobello
Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio (1988)

as Self
An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason (1988)

as Anti-Federalist Spokesman
Funny

Funny (1988)

as Self
Hollywood Uncensored

Hollywood Uncensored (1987)

as Self
The Impossible Spy

The Impossible Spy (1987)

as Yacov
Nuts

Nuts (1987)

as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
No Image

Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland (1987)

as Narrator (voice)
Something in Common

Something in Common (1986)

as Norman Voss
Tough Guys

Tough Guys (1986)

as Leon B. Little
Rocket to the Moon

Rocket to the Moon (1986)

as Mr. Prince
Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)

as Dr. Huffman
Embassy

Embassy (1985)

as Joe Verga
Sam's Son

Sam's Son (1984)

as Sam Orowitz
Anatomy of an Illness

Anatomy of an Illness (1984)

as Dr. William Hitzig
The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song (1982)

as Vern Damico
The Wall

The Wall (1982)

as Mauritzi Apt
Skokie

Skokie (1981)

as Bert Silverman
The Salamander

The Salamander (1981)

as General Leporello
The Pride of Jesse Hallam

The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981)

as Sal Galucci
Fugitive Family

Fugitive Family (1980)

as Olan Vacio
Guri

Guri (1980)

The Hunter

The Hunter (1980)

as Ritchie Blumenthal
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush

Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush (1980)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Winter Kills

Winter Kills (1979)

as Joe Diamond
Firepower

Firepower (1979)

as Sal Hyman
The Pirate

The Pirate (1978)

as Ben Ezra
Movie Movie

Movie Movie (1978)

as Vince Marlow / Pop
Little Italy

Little Italy (1978)

as Don Gerolamo Giarra
Girlfriends

Girlfriends (1978)

as Rabbi Gold
Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron (1978)

as Man-in-Oil
The Deep

The Deep (1977)

as Adam Coffin
The Domino Principle

The Domino Principle (1977)

as Gen. Reser
Nasty Habits

Nasty Habits (1977)

as Monsignor
The Sentinel

The Sentinel (1977)

as Detective Gatz
Plot of Fear

Plot of Fear (1976)

as Peter Struwwel
Independence

Independence (1976)

as Benjamin Franklin
Eye of the Cat

Eye of the Cat (1975)

as Cesare
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later

Shoot First… Ask Questions Later (1975)

as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
Houston, We've Got a Problem

Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974)

as Narrator (voice)
Crazy Joe

Crazy Joe (1974)

as Don Vittorio
Indict and Convict

Indict and Convict (1974)

as DeWitt Foster
Cinderella Liberty

Cinderella Liberty (1973)

as Lynn Forshay
Stateline Motel

Stateline Motel (1973)

as Joe
A Cold Night's Death

A Cold Night's Death (1973)

as Frank Enari
Don't Turn the Other Cheek

Don't Turn the Other Cheek (1971)

as Maz Lozoya
The Typists

The Typists (1971)

as Paul Cunningham
Romance of a Horsethief

Romance of a Horsethief (1971)

as Kifke
Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost (1971)

as Leo Gordon
The People Next Door

The People Next Door (1970)

as Arthur Mason
The Angel Levine

The Angel Levine (1970)

as Delicatessen Clerk
The Adventures of Gerard

The Adventures of Gerard (1970)

as Napoleon Bonaparte
Zig Zag

Zig Zag (1970)

as Mario Gambretti
The Reason Why

The Reason Why (1970)

as Charles
Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold (1969)

as Ben Baker
The Brain

The Brain (1969)

as Frankie Scannapieco, godfather of the Italian mafia
Ace High

Ace High (1968)

as Cacopoulos
A Lovely Way to Die

A Lovely Way to Die (1968)

as Tennessee Fredericks
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)

as Harry Hunter
The Tiger Makes Out

The Tiger Makes Out (1967)

as Ben Harris
No Image

The Owl Who Gave a Hoot (1967)

as Mr. Owl (voice)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

as Tuco Ramirez
How to Steal a Million

How to Steal a Million (1966)

as Davis Leland
The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)

as 'Happy' Locarno
Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan (1965)

as Shah of Khwarezm
Lord Jim

Lord Jim (1965)

as The General
Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President (1964)

as Raphael Valdez Jr.
The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners (1964)

as Stratos
Act One

Act One (1963)

as Warren Stone
The Victors

The Victors (1963)

as Sgt. Craig
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1962)

as Charlie Gant
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)

as John
The Misfits

The Misfits (1961)

as Guido
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

as Calvera
Seven Thieves

Seven Thieves (1960)

as Poncho
Lullaby

Lullaby (1960)

as Johnny Horton
No Image

I, Don Quixote (1959)

as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls (1959)

as Rafael
The Gift of the Magi

The Gift of the Magi (1958)

as Narrator
The Plot to Kill Stalin

The Plot to Kill Stalin (1958)

as Poskrebyshev
The Lineup

The Lineup (1958)

as Dancer
The Lark

The Lark (1957)

as Dauphin
Baby Doll

Baby Doll (1956)

as Silva Vacarro
No Image

The Yidishe Gauchos (N/A)

as Narrator