Eli Wallach
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 7, 1915
- Died
- June 24, 2014
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
- The Yidishe Gauchos
The Yidishe Gauchos TBA
as Narrator
Rat Pack 2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Train 2015
as Andre
Showing Up 2014
as Self
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 2010
as Julie Steinhardt
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber 2010
as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
The Ghost Writer 2010
as Old man
In the Name of Democracy 2009
as Narrator
The Toe Tactic 2009
as Maestro
New York, I Love You 2008
as Abe
Il falso bugiardo 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Vote and Die: Liszt for President 2008
as Joe Nightingale
Mama's Boy 2007
as Seymour Warburton
Brand Upon the Brain! 2007
as Narrator (live recording)
Brando 2007
as Self
The Holiday 2006
as Arthur
The Hoax 2006
as Noah Dietrich
The Real James Dean 2006
as Self
Baby Doll: See No Evil 2006
as Self
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things 2006
as Self
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven' 2006
as Self
A Taste Of Jupiter 2005
as Arturo
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool 2005
as Self
James Dean: Sense Memories 2005
as Self
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation 2005
as Father
The Easter Egg Adventure 2004
as Narrator (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 2004
as Other Voices (voice)
King of the Corner 2004
as Sol Spivak
Leone's West 2004
as Self
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' 2004
as Self
Por un puñado de sueños 2004
as Self - Interviewee
Mystic River 2003
as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip 2003
as Other Voices (voice)
Rita 2003
as Self
The Education of Gore Vidal 2003
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003
as Self
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King 2003
as Self / Narrator
Making 'The Misfits' 2002
as Self
Cinerama Adventure 2002
as Self
Monday Night Mayhem 2002
as Leonard Goldenson
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 2000
as Self
Uninvited 2000
as Alan Strasser
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' 2000
as Self
Keeping the Faith 2000
as Rabbi Ben Lewis
The Bookfair Murders 2000
as Erich Schmidt
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet 1998
as Deluca
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann 1997
as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years 1997
as Self
The Associate 1996
as Donald Fallon
O. Henry's Christmas 1996
as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
Honey Sweet Love 1996
as Don Siro
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome 1996
as Self
The Search for Dracula 1996
as Narrator
Two Much 1995
as Sheldon
James Dean: A Portrait 1995
as Self
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey 1995
as Narrator
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King 1995
as Self
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein 1994
as Narrator
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess 1994
as Self
- Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed 1994
as Self
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters 1994
as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Lincoln
Lincoln 1992
as William Crook (voice)
The Donner Party 1992
as voice
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 1992
as Don Altobello
Night and the City 1992
as Peck
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story 1992
as Bill Presser
Mistress 1992
as George Lieberhof
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems 1992
as (voice)
Legacy of Lies 1992
as Moses Resnick
Article 99 1992
as Sam Abrams
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes 1992
as (voice)
- Terezin Diary
Terezin Diary 1991
as Narrator
Coney Island 1991
as Self - Actor
The Godfather Part III 1990
as Don Altobello
- Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret 1990
as Self
The Two Jakes 1990
as Cotton Weinberger
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside 1990
as Self / Don Altobello
Hello Actors Studio 1988
as Self
An Empire of Reason 1988
as Anti-Federalist Spokesman
Funny 1988
as Self
Hollywood Uncensored 1987
as Self
The Impossible Spy 1987
as Yacov
Nuts 1987
as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
Eve and Marilyn 1987
as Self (archive photo)
Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Prime Time TV 1987
as Self - Host
- Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland 1987
as Narrator (voice)
Something in Common 1986
as Norman Voss
Tough Guys 1986
as Leon B. Little
Rocket to the Moon 1986
as Mr. Prince
Murder: By Reason of Insanity 1985
as Dr. Huffman
Embassy 1985
as Joe Verga
Sam's Son 1984
as Sam Orowitz
Anatomy of an Illness 1984
as Dr. William Hitzig
The Executioner's Song 1982
as Vern Damico
The Wall 1982
as Mauritzi Apt
Skokie 1981
as Bert Silverman
The Salamander 1981
as General Leporello
The Pride of Jesse Hallam 1981
as Sal Galucci
Fugitive Family 1980
as Olan Vacio
Guri 1980
Actor
The Hunter 1980
as Ritchie Blumenthal
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush 1980
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Winter Kills 1979
as Joe Diamond
Firepower 1979
as Sal Hyman
Movie Movie 1978
as Vince Marlow / Pop
Little Italy 1978
as Don Gerolamo Giarra
Girlfriends 1978
as Rabbi Gold
Circle of Iron 1978
as Man-in-Oil
The Deep 1977
as Adam Coffin
The Domino Principle 1977
as Gen. Reser
Nasty Habits 1977
as Monsignor
The Sentinel 1977
as Detective Gatz
Plot of Fear 1976
as Peter Struwwel
Independence 1976
as Benjamin Franklin
Eye of the Cat 1975
as Cesare
The White, The Yellow, and The Black 1975
as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
Houston, We've Got a Problem 1974
as Narrator (voice)
Crazy Joe 1974
as Don Vittorio
Indict and Convict 1974
as DeWitt Foster
Cinderella Liberty 1973
as Lynn Forshay
Stateline Motel 1973
as Joe
A Cold Night's Death 1973
as Frank Enari
Don't Turn the Other Cheek 1971
as Maz Lozoya
The Typists 1971
as Paul Cunningham
Romance of a Horsethief 1971
as Kifke
Paradise Lost 1971
as Leo Gordon
The People Next Door 1970
as Arthur Mason
The Angel Levine 1970
as Delicatessen Clerk
The Adventures of Gerard 1970
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Zig Zag 1970
as Mario Gambretti
The Reason Why 1970
as Charles
Mackenna's Gold 1969
as Ben Baker
The Brain 1969
as Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
Ace High 1968
as Cacopoulos
A Lovely Way to Die 1968
as Tennessee Fredericks
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life 1968
as Harry Hunter
The Tiger Makes Out 1967
as Ben Harris, Producer
- The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot 1967
as Mr. Owl (voice)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966
as Tuco Ramirez
How to Steal a Million 1966
as Davis Leland
The Poppy Is Also a Flower 1966
as 'Happy' Locarno
Genghis Khan 1965
as Shah of Khwarezm
Lord Jim 1965
as The General
Kisses for My President 1964
as Raphael Valdez Jr.
The Moon-Spinners 1964
as Stratos
Act One 1963
as Warren Stone
The Victors 1963
as Sgt. Craig
How the West Was Won 1962
as Charlie Gant
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man 1962
as John
The Misfits 1961
as Guido
The Magnificent Seven 1960
as Calvera
Seven Thieves 1960
as Poncho
Lullaby 1960
as Johnny Horton
- I, Don Quixote
I, Don Quixote 1959
as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1959
as Rafael
The Gift of the Magi 1958
as Narrator
The Plot to Kill Stalin 1958
as Poskrebyshev
The Lineup 1958
as Dancer
The Lark 1957
as Dauphin
Baby Doll 1956
as Silva Vacarro
Credits from TMDB.