Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 • as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 • as Self - Guest

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Simon Vilanis

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

Wogan

Wogan

1982 • as Self

Filmography

2022

Rat Pack
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/11/2022

2015

The Train
The Train
as Andre
Movie - Released: 8/6/2015

2014

Showing Up
Showing Up
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/25/2014

2010

The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer
as Old man
Movie - Released: 2/12/2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
as Julie Steinhardt
Movie - Released: 9/20/2010
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/10/2010

2009

Movie
The Toe Tactic
as Maestro
Movie - Released: 1/29/2009

2008

New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You
as Abe
Movie - Released: 9/6/2008
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
as Joe Nightingale
Movie - Released: 3/7/2008
Il falso bugiardo
Il falso bugiardo
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/3/2008
The War
The War
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 3/5/2008

2007

Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy
as Seymour Warburton
Movie - Released: 12/14/2007
Brando
Brando
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/1/2007

2006

The Holiday
The Holiday
as Arthur
Movie - Released: 12/5/2006
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/10/2006
The Hoax
The Hoax
as Noah Dietrich
Movie - Released: 10/14/2006
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/8/2006
The Real James Dean
The Real James Dean
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/1/2006
Baby Doll: See No Evil
Baby Doll: See No Evil
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/2/2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Eli Weinraub
TV - Released: 9/18/2006

2005

A Taste Of Jupiter
A Taste Of Jupiter
as Arturo
Movie - Released: 9/15/2005
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/1/2005
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
as Father
Movie - Released: 1/5/2005
James Dean: Sense Memories
James Dean: Sense Memories
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/11/2005

2004

The Easter Egg Adventure
The Easter Egg Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/5/2004
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/7/2004
Leone's West
Leone's West
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/7/2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/4/2004
Por un puñado de sueños
Por un puñado de sueños
as Self - Interviewee
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
King of the Corner
King of the Corner
as Sol Spivak
Movie - Released: 6/8/2004
Stroker and Hoop
Stroker and Hoop
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 8/1/2004

2003

Mystic River
Mystic River
as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/7/2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/3/2003
The Education of Gore Vidal
The Education of Gore Vidal
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/30/2003
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
as Self / Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
as Other Voices (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/6/2003
Rita
Rita
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/9/2003
Veritas: The Quest
Veritas: The Quest
as Rabbi
TV - Released: 1/27/2003
Whoopi
Whoopi
as Norman
TV - Released: 9/9/2003

2002

Monday Night Mayhem
Monday Night Mayhem
as Leonard Goldenson
Movie - Released: 1/14/2002
Cinerama Adventure
Cinerama Adventure
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/30/2002
Making 'The Misfits'
Making 'The Misfits'
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/2/2002

2001

The Job
The Job
as Mr. Weiss
TV - Released: 3/14/2001

2000

Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith
as Rabbi Ben Lewis
Movie - Released: 4/14/2000
Uninvited
Uninvited
as Alan Strasser
Movie - Released: 5/19/2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/27/2000
Movie
The Bookfair Murders
as Erich Schmidt
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/13/2000

1998

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Deluca
Movie - Released: 10/4/1998

1997

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/21/1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
Movie - Released: 4/30/1997

1996

The Associate
The Associate
as Donald Fallon
Movie - Released: 10/25/1996
Movie
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Quote Reader
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
Honey Sweet Love
Honey Sweet Love
as Don Siro
Movie - Released: 5/8/1996
The Search for Dracula
The Search for Dracula
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
O. Henry's Christmas
O. Henry's Christmas
as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
Movie - Released: 6/3/1996
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/4/1996
The West
The West
as Self
TV - Released: 9/15/1996

1995

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Two Much
Two Much
as Sheldon
Movie - Released: 12/1/1995
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/14/1995
American Cinema
American Cinema
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/23/1995

1994

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/25/1994
Movie
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/13/1994
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/17/1994
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/12/1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/1994
Baseball
Baseball
as Various (voice)
TV - Released: 9/18/1994
ER
ER
as Mr. Langston
TV - Released: 9/19/1994
Baseball
Baseball
as (voice)
TV - Released: 9/18/1994

1993

Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
as Frank Latella
Movie - Released: 11/28/1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/1993

1992

Article 99
Article 99
as Sam Abrams
Movie - Released: 3/13/1992
Night and the City
Night and the City
as Peck
Movie - Released: 10/16/1992
Mistress
Mistress
as George Lieberhof
Movie - Released: 7/24/1992
The Donner Party
The Donner Party
as voice
Movie - Released: 10/28/1992
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/1/1992
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/10/1992
Legacy of Lies
Legacy of Lies
as Moses Resnick
Movie - Released: 4/22/1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
as Bill Presser
Movie - Released: 9/12/1992
Movie
Lincoln
as William Crook (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/26/1992

1991

Coney Island
Coney Island
as Self - Actor
Movie - Released: 2/4/1991
Movie
Terezin Diary
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/4/1991

1990

The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III
as Don Altobello
Movie - Released: 12/25/1990
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes
as Cotton Weinberger
Movie - Released: 8/10/1990
Movie
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/27/1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self / Don Altobello
Movie - Released: 7/12/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Simon Vilanis
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1988

Funny
Funny
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/1/1988
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/9/1988
An Empire of Reason
An Empire of Reason
as Anti-Federalist Spokesman
Movie - Released: 7/3/1988

1987

Nuts
Nuts
as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
Movie - Released: 11/20/1987
The Impossible Spy
The Impossible Spy
as Yacov
Movie - Released: 11/28/1987
Hollywood Uncensored
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/1/1987
Movie
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987

1986

Tough Guys
Tough Guys
as Leon B. Little
Movie - Released: 10/3/1986
Rocket to the Moon
Rocket to the Moon
as Mr. Prince
Movie - Released: 5/5/1986
Something in Common
Something in Common
as Norman Voss
Movie - Released: 11/2/1986

1985

Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Dr. Huffman
Movie - Released: 10/1/1985
Embassy
Embassy
as Joe Verga
Movie - Released: 4/21/1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Yosef Kandinsky
TV - Released: 9/29/1985
Our Family Honor
Our Family Honor
as Vincent Danzig
TV - Released: 9/17/1985
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
as Padre Fernando De Talavera
TV - Released: 3/7/1985

1984

Sam's Son
Sam's Son
as Sam Orowitz
Movie - Released: 8/17/1984
Anatomy of an Illness
Anatomy of an Illness
as Dr. William Hitzig
Movie - Released: 5/15/1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
as Timothy Charles
TV - Released: 9/19/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Salvatore Gambini
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 6/6/1983

1982

The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
as Vern Damico
Movie - Released: 9/10/1982
The Wall
The Wall
as Mauritzi Apt
Movie - Released: 2/16/1982
Wogan
Wogan
as Self
TV - Released: 5/4/1982
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
as Mr. Prince
TV - Released: 1/12/1982
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
as Vern Damico
TV - Released: 11/28/1982

1981

Skokie
Skokie
as Bert Silverman
Movie - Released: 11/17/1981
The Salamander
The Salamander
as General Leporello
Movie - Released: 4/25/1981
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
as Sal Galucci
Movie - Released: 3/3/1981

1980

The Hunter
The Hunter
as Ritchie Blumenthal
Movie - Released: 8/1/1980
Guri
Guri
Movie - Released: 8/9/1980
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/1/1980
Fugitive Family
Fugitive Family
as Olan Vacio
Movie - Released: 10/1/1980

1979

Winter Kills
Winter Kills
as Joe Diamond
Movie - Released: 5/11/1979
Firepower
Firepower
as Sal Hyman
Movie - Released: 4/27/1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Gerry Williams
TV - Released: 3/24/1979

1978

Circle of Iron
Circle of Iron
as Man-in-Oil
Movie - Released: 7/25/1978
Movie Movie
Movie Movie
as Vince Marlow / Pop
Movie - Released: 11/1/1978
Girlfriends
Girlfriends
as Rabbi Gold
Movie - Released: 8/11/1978
The Pirate
The Pirate
as Ben Ezra
Movie - Released: 11/21/1978
Little Italy
Little Italy
as Don Gerolamo Giarra
Movie - Released: 10/10/1978

1977

The Deep
The Deep
as Adam Coffin
Movie - Released: 6/17/1977
The Domino Principle
The Domino Principle
as Gen. Reser
Movie - Released: 3/23/1977
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
as Detective Gatz
Movie - Released: 1/7/1977
Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits
as Monsignor
Movie - Released: 1/28/1977
The Hollywood Greats
The Hollywood Greats
as Self
TV - Released: 8/4/1977
Seventh Avenue
Seventh Avenue
as Gus Farber
TV - Released: 2/10/1977

1976

Plot of Fear
Plot of Fear
as Peter Struwwel
Movie - Released: 9/17/1976
Independence
Independence
as Benjamin Franklin
Movie - Released: 7/4/1976

1975

Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
Movie - Released: 1/17/1975
Eye of the Cat
Eye of the Cat
as Cesare
Movie - Released: 10/19/1975

1974

Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe
as Don Vittorio
Movie - Released: 2/8/1974
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Houston, We've Got a Problem
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/2/1974
Indict and Convict
Indict and Convict
as DeWitt Foster
Movie - Released: 1/6/1974

1973

Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty
as Lynn Forshay
Movie - Released: 12/18/1973
A Cold Night's Death
A Cold Night's Death
as Frank Enari
Movie - Released: 1/30/1973
Stateline Motel
Stateline Motel
as Joe
Movie - Released: 9/14/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Lee Curtin
TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1971

Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
as Maz Lozoya
Movie - Released: 12/22/1971
Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief
as Kifke
Movie - Released: 8/11/1971
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
as Leo Gordon
Movie - Released: 2/25/1971
The Typists
The Typists
as Paul Cunningham
Movie - Released: 10/7/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

Zig Zag
Zig Zag
as Mario Gambretti
Movie - Released: 5/1/1970
The People Next Door
The People Next Door
as Arthur Mason
Movie - Released: 8/26/1970
The Adventures of Gerard
The Adventures of Gerard
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Movie - Released: 7/3/1970
The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine
as Delicatessen Clerk
Movie - Released: 7/28/1970
The Reason Why
The Reason Why
as Charles
Movie - Released: 1/2/1970

1969

Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
as Ben Baker
Movie - Released: 3/18/1969
The Brain
The Brain
as Frankie Scannapieco, godfather of the Italian mafia
Movie - Released: 3/7/1969

1968

Ace High
Ace High
as Cacopoulos
Movie - Released: 10/2/1968
A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die
as Tennessee Fredericks
Movie - Released: 4/19/1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
as Harry Hunter
Movie - Released: 1/17/1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
TV - Released: 1/22/1968

1967

The Tiger Makes Out
The Tiger Makes Out
as Ben Harris
Movie - Released: 8/18/1967
Movie
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
as Mr. Owl (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1967

1966

How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million
as Davis Leland
Movie - Released: 7/13/1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as 'Happy' Locarno
Movie - Released: 5/20/1966
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
as Tuco Ramirez
Movie - Released: 12/22/1966
Batman
Batman
as Mister Freeze
TV - Released: 1/12/1966
TV
CBS Playhouse
as Douglas Lambert
TV - Released: 12/8/1966

1965

Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
as Shah of Khwarezm
Movie - Released: 4/15/1965
Lord Jim
Lord Jim
as The General
Movie - Released: 2/15/1965

1964

The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners
as Stratos
Movie - Released: 7/8/1964
Kisses for My President
Kisses for My President
as Raphael Valdez Jr.
Movie - Released: 8/21/1964

1963

The Victors
The Victors
as Sgt. Craig
Movie - Released: 11/22/1963
Act One
Act One
as Warren Stone
Movie - Released: 12/26/1963

1962

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
as Charlie Gant
Movie - Released: 11/2/1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
as John
Movie - Released: 7/25/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Misfits
The Misfits
as Guido
Movie - Released: 2/1/1961
The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show
as Manny Jacobs
TV - Released: 9/26/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
as Calvera
Movie - Released: 10/12/1960
Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves
as Poncho
Movie - Released: 3/11/1960
Lullaby
Lullaby
as Johnny Horton
Movie - Released: 1/18/1960
Outlaws
Outlaws
TV - Released: 9/26/1960

1959

For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Rafael
Movie - Released: 3/12/1959
Movie
I, Don Quixote
as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
Movie - Released: 11/9/1959
The David Susskind Show
The David Susskind Show
as Self
TV - Released: 1/18/1959

1958

The Lineup
The Lineup
as Dancer
Movie - Released: 6/11/1958
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/9/1958
The Plot to Kill Stalin
The Plot to Kill Stalin
as Poskrebyshev
Movie - Released: 9/25/1958
Naked City
Naked City
as Det. Peter Bane
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Raymond Perez
TV - Released: 10/6/1958
Naked City
Naked City
as Georgie
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Simon
TV - Released: 1/12/1958

1957

Movie
The Lark
as Dauphin
Movie - Released: 2/10/1957
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
TV - Released: 7/29/1957
Suspicion
Suspicion
TV - Released: 9/30/1957

1956

Baby Doll
Baby Doll
as Silva Vacarro
Movie - Released: 12/29/1956
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Rafael
TV - Released: 10/4/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1954

Climax!
Climax!
as Albert Anastasia
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1952

Omnibus
Omnibus
TV - Released: 11/9/1952

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dauphin
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

Lights Out
Lights Out
as Giovanni
TV - Released: 7/19/1949

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Peter Hendon
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Nacho
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Ozep
TV - Released: 11/7/1948