Eli Wallach

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

213

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-12-07

Day of death

2014-06-24 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Eli 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.

Known For

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • ER

    ER

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Nurse Jackie

    Nurse Jackie

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

  • Lord Jim

    Lord Jim

  • The Godfather Part III

    The Godfather Part III

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • New York, I Love You

    New York, I Love You

  • Cinderella Liberty

    Cinderella Liberty

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • Act One

    Act One

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Skokie

    Skokie

  • Showing Up

    Showing Up

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Mystic River

    Mystic River

  • Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

  • The Holiday

    The Holiday

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Coney Island

    Coney Island

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

    Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

  • King of the Corner

    King of the Corner

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • The Typists

    The Typists

  • The War

    The War

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • The Hunter

    The Hunter

  • The Impossible Spy

    The Impossible Spy

  • Firepower

    Firepower

  • James Dean: Sense Memories

    James Dean: Sense Memories

  • Rita

    Rita

  • Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

    Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

  • The Pirate

    The Pirate

  • Honey Sweet Love

    Honey Sweet Love

  • The Wall

    The Wall

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Two Much

    Two Much

  • The Donner Party

    The Donner Party

  • Mama's Boy

    Mama's Boy

  • Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

    Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

  • The Victors

    The Victors

  • The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

  • The Ghost Writer

    The Ghost Writer

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost

  • The Misfits

    The Misfits

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • O. Henry's Christmas

    O. Henry's Christmas

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Veritas: The Quest

    Veritas: The Quest

  • Whoopi

    Whoopi

  • How to Steal a Million

    How to Steal a Million

  • The Job

    The Job

  • The Moon-Spinners

    The Moon-Spinners

  • Stroker and Hoop

    Stroker and Hoop

  • Mistress

    Mistress

  • The Hollywood Greats

    The Hollywood Greats

  • The David Susskind Show

    The David Susskind Show

  • The Associate

    The Associate

  • The Brain

    The Brain

  • The Search for Dracula

    The Search for Dracula

  • Funny

    Funny

  • The West

    The West

  • Mackenna's Gold

    Mackenna's Gold

  • Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus

  • Movie Movie

    Movie Movie

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • Nuts

    Nuts

  • Hollywood Uncensored

    Hollywood Uncensored

  • The Deep

    The Deep

  • The Salamander

    The Salamander

  • Tough Guys

    Tough Guys

  • The Sentinel

    The Sentinel

  • Article 99

    Article 99

  • Ace High

    Ace High

  • The Hoax

    The Hoax

  • Keeping the Faith

    Keeping the Faith

  • Circle of Iron

    Circle of Iron

  • Baby Doll

    Baby Doll

  • Our Family Honor

    Our Family Honor

  • Crazy Joe

    Crazy Joe

  • Brando

    Brando

  • Genghis Khan

    Genghis Khan

  • Seventh Avenue

    Seventh Avenue

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Domino Principle

    The Domino Principle

  • Winter Kills

    Winter Kills

  • Night and the City

    Night and the City

  • Plot of Fear

    Plot of Fear

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

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

  • The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

    The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower

    The Poppy Is Also a Flower

  • The People Next Door

    The People Next Door

  • A Lovely Way to Die

    A Lovely Way to Die

  • Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

    Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

  • Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

  • Romance of a Horsethief

    Romance of a Horsethief

  • The Executioner's Song

    The Executioner's Song

  • Don't Turn the Other Cheek

    Don't Turn the Other Cheek

  • Stateline Motel

    Stateline Motel

  • Sam's Son

    Sam's Son

  • How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

    How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

  • Kisses for My President

    Kisses for My President

  • The Train

    The Train

  • The Lineup

    The Lineup

  • The Gift of the Magi

    The Gift of the Magi

  • Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

    Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

  • Murder: By Reason of Insanity

    Murder: By Reason of Insanity

  • Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

  • The Bookfair Murders

    The Bookfair Murders

  • A Cold Night's Death

    A Cold Night's Death

  • Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

    Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

  • Shoot First… Ask Questions Later

    Shoot First… Ask Questions Later

  • Seven Thieves

    Seven Thieves

  • Indict and Convict

    Indict and Convict

  • Nasty Habits

    Nasty Habits

  • Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

    Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

  • Anatomy of an Illness

    Anatomy of an Illness

  • Monday Night Mayhem

    Monday Night Mayhem

  • An Empire of Reason

    An Empire of Reason

  • Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

    Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

  • The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

    The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

  • The Lark

    The Lark

  • Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

    Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

  • It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

    It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

  • The Executioner's Song

    The Executioner's Song

  • Little Italy

    Little Italy

  • Eye of the Cat

    Eye of the Cat

  • The Angel Levine

    The Angel Levine

  • The Easter Egg Adventure

    The Easter Egg Adventure

  • The Toe Tactic

    The Toe Tactic

  • Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

  • Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

    Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

  • The Tiger Makes Out

    The Tiger Makes Out

  • Zig Zag

    Zig Zag

  • Lullaby

    Lullaby

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

  • Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

    Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

  • Embassy

    Embassy

  • The Pride of Jesse Hallam

    The Pride of Jesse Hallam

  • Something in Common

    Something in Common

  • Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

    Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

  • Il falso bugiardo

    Il falso bugiardo

  • The Adventures of Gerard

    The Adventures of Gerard

  • Houston, We've Got a Problem

    Houston, We've Got a Problem

  • The Education of Gore Vidal

    The Education of Gore Vidal

  • The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

    The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

  • Fugitive Family

    Fugitive Family

  • Uninvited

    Uninvited

  • Rocket to the Moon

    Rocket to the Moon

  • Independence

    Independence

  • Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

    Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

  • Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

    Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

  • Leone's West

    Leone's West

  • Vendetta II: The New Mafia

    Vendetta II: The New Mafia

  • James Dean: A Portrait

    James Dean: A Portrait

  • The Real James Dean

    The Real James Dean

  • The Plot to Kill Stalin

    The Plot to Kill Stalin

  • I, Don Quixote

    I, Don Quixote

  • Baby Doll: See No Evil

    Baby Doll: See No Evil

  • Por un puñado de sueños

    Por un puñado de sueños

  • Cinerama Adventure

    Cinerama Adventure

  • Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed

    Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed

  • Making 'The Misfits'

    Making 'The Misfits'

  • Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland

    Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland

  • The Reason Why

    The Reason Why

  • A Taste Of Jupiter

    A Taste Of Jupiter

  • Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush

    Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush

  • Terezin Diary

    Terezin Diary

  • Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

    Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

  • The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'

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

  • Vote and Die: Liszt for President

    Vote and Die: Liszt for President

  • Guri

    Guri

  • The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

    The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

  • Legacy of Lies

    Legacy of Lies

  • The Yidishe Gauchos

    The Yidishe Gauchos

  • In the Name of Democracy

    In the Name of Democracy

  • Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'

    Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'

  • Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

    Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

  • Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

    Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

  • The Owl Who Gave a Hoot

    The Owl Who Gave a Hoot