Eli Wallach
122 movies · 37 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 7, 1915
- Died
- Jun 24, 2014 (age 98)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Ely Wallach · 엘리 웰라치 · Елай Воллак · Eli Herschel Wallach
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Eli Wallach: movies and TV shows
Acting (159)
- Upcoming The Yidishe Gauchos
as Narrator
- 2015 The Train
as Andre
- 2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
as Julie Steinhardt
- 2010 Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
- 2010 The Ghost Writer
as Old man
- 2009
- 2009 In the Name of Democracy
as Narrator
- 2009 The Toe Tactic
as Maestro
- 2008 New York, I Love You
as Abe
- 2008 Vote and Die: Liszt for President
as Joe Nightingale
- 2007 Mama's Boy
as Seymour Warburton
- 2007
- 2006 The Holiday
as Arthur
- 2006 The Hoax
as Noah Dietrich
- 2006
- 2005 A Taste Of Jupiter
as Arturo
- 2005
- 2004 The Easter Egg Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
- 2004
- 2004 King of the Corner
as Sol Spivak
- 2003 Mystic River
as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
- 2003 Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
as Other Voices (voice)
- 2003
- 2003
- 2002 Monday Night Mayhem
as Leonard Goldenson
- 2001
- 2000 Uninvited
as Alan Strasser
- 2000 Keeping the Faith
as Rabbi Ben Lewis
- 2000 The Bookfair Murders
as Erich Schmidt
- 1998 Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Deluca
- 1997 The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
- 1996 The Associate
as Donald Fallon
- 1996 O. Henry's Christmas
as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
- 1996 Honey Sweet Love
as Don Siro
- 1996 The Search for Dracula
as Narrator
- 1995 Two Much
as Sheldon
- 1995 Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
as Narrator
- 1994 It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
as Narrator
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992 Lincoln
as William Crook (voice)
- 1992 The Donner Party
as voice
- 1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Don Altobello
- 1992 Night and the City
as Peck
- 1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
as Bill Presser
- 1992 Mistress
as George Lieberhof
- 1992 Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
as (voice)
- 1992 Legacy of Lies
as Moses Resnick
- 1992 Article 99
as Sam Abrams
- 1992 Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
as (voice)
- 1991 Terezin Diary
as Narrator
- 1990 The Godfather Part III
as Don Altobello
- 1990
- 1990 The Two Jakes
as Cotton Weinberger
- 1988 An Empire of Reason
as Anti-Federalist Spokesman
- 1987 The Impossible Spy
as Yacov
- 1987 Nuts
as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
- 1987 Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland
as Narrator (voice)
- 1986 Something in Common
as Norman Voss
- 1986
- 1986 Tough Guys
as Leon B. Little
- 1986 Rocket to the Moon
as Mr. Prince
- 1985 Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Dr. Huffman
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985 Embassy
as Joe Verga
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 Sam's Son
as Sam Orowitz
- 1984 Anatomy of an Illness
as Dr. William Hitzig
- 1982
- 1982 The Executioner's Song
as Vern Damico
- 1982 The Wall
as Mauritzi Apt
- 1982
- 1981 Skokie
as Bert Silverman
- 1981 The Salamander
as General Leporello
- 1981 The Pride of Jesse Hallam
as Sal Galucci
- 1980 Fugitive Family
as Olan Vacio
- 1980
- 1980 The Hunter
as Ritchie Blumenthal
- 1979 Winter Kills
as Joe Diamond
- 1979 Firepower
as Sal Hyman
- 1979
- 1978 Movie Movie
as Vince Marlow / Pop
- 1978 Little Italy
as Don Gerolamo Giarra
- 1978 Girlfriends
as Rabbi Gold
- 1978 Circle of Iron
as Man-in-Oil
- 1977
- 1977 The Deep
as Adam Coffin
- 1977 The Domino Principle
as Gen. Reser
- 1977
- 1977 Nasty Habits
as Monsignor
- 1977 The Sentinel
as Detective Gatz
- 1976 Plot of Fear
as Peter Struwwel
- 1976 Independence
as Benjamin Franklin
- 1975 Eye of the Cat
as Cesare
- 1975 The White, The Yellow, and The Black
as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
- 1974 Houston, We've Got a Problem
as Narrator (voice)
- 1974 Crazy Joe
as Don Vittorio
- 1974 Indict and Convict
as DeWitt Foster
- 1973 Cinderella Liberty
as Lynn Forshay
- 1973
- 1973 Stateline Motel
as Joe
- 1973
- 1973 A Cold Night's Death
as Frank Enari
- 1971 Don't Turn the Other Cheek
as Maz Lozoya
- 1971 The Typists
as Paul Cunningham
- 1971 Romance of a Horsethief
as Kifke
- 1971 Paradise Lost
as Leo Gordon
- 1970 The People Next Door
as Arthur Mason
- 1970 The Angel Levine
as Delicatessen Clerk
- 1970 The Adventures of Gerard
as Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1970 Zig Zag
as Mario Gambretti
- 1970 The Reason Why
as Charles
- 1969 Mackenna's Gold
as Ben Baker
- 1969 The Brain
as Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
- 1968 Ace High
as Cacopoulos
- 1968 A Lovely Way to Die
as Tennessee Fredericks
- 1968 How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
as Harry Hunter
- 1967 The Tiger Makes Out
as Ben Harris
- 1967 The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
as Mr. Owl (voice)
- 1966 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
as Tuco Ramirez
- 1966
- 1966 How to Steal a Million
as Davis Leland
- 1966 The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as 'Happy' Locarno
- 1966
- 1965 Genghis Khan
as Shah of Khwarezm
- 1965 Lord Jim
as The General
- 1964 Kisses for My President
as Raphael Valdez Jr.
- 1964 The Moon-Spinners
as Stratos
- 1963 Act One
as Warren Stone
- 1963 The Victors
as Sgt. Craig
- 1962 How the West Was Won
as Charlie Gant
- 1962
- 1961 The Misfits
as Guido
- 1960 The Magnificent Seven
as Calvera
- 1960
- 1960 Seven Thieves
as Poncho
- 1960 Lullaby
as Johnny Horton
- 1959 I, Don Quixote
as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
- 1959 For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Rafael
- 1958 The Gift of the Magi
as Narrator
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958 The Plot to Kill Stalin
as Poskrebyshev
- 1958 The Lineup
as Dancer
- 1958
- 1957
- 1957 The Lark
as Dauphin
- 1956 Baby Doll
as Silva Vacarro
- 1956
- 1954
- 1951
- 1948
- 1948
Behind the camera (1)
- 1967 The Tiger Makes Out
Producer
Talk shows and appearances (56)
- 2022
- 2014
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2000
- 2000
- 1997
- 1996 The West
9 episodes
- 1996
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio
1 episode
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1991
- 1990
- 1990
- 1988
- 1988
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1983 Reading Rainbow
1 episode
- 1982 Wogan
1 episode
- 1980
- 1977 The Hollywood Greats
1 episode
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1 episode
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
5 episodes
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
7 episodes
- 1961 The Dick Powell Show
1 episode
- 1959 The David Susskind Show
1 episode
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
4 episodes
- 1956 Tony Awards
2 episodes
- 1952 Omnibus
1 episode
- 1950 What's My Line?
1 episode
- 1949 Lights Out
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1 episode