Eli Wallach

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.

Appearances

The Godfather Part III
7.4
The Godfather Part III
Don Altobello
Mystic River
7.7
Mystic River
Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
The Magnificent Seven
7.5
The Magnificent Seven
Calvera
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Rafael
The Holiday
7.1
The Holiday
Arthur Abbott
How to Steal a Million
7.5
How to Steal a Million
Davis Leland
The Victors
6.4
The Victors
Sgt. Craig
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
8.8
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Narrator
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
5.7
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
Self
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
8.5
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Self
Genghis Khan
5.9
Genghis Khan
Shah of Khwarezm
The Deep
6.0
The Deep
Adam Coffin
Tough Guys
6.0
Tough Guys
Leon B. Little
Keeping the Faith
6.1
Keeping the Faith
Rabbi Ben Lewis
The Associate
6.3
The Associate
Donald Fallon
The Hunter
5.9
The Hunter
Ritchie Blumenthal
The Misfits
7.0
The Misfits
Guido
Lord Jim
6.8
Lord Jim
The General
The Ghost Writer
6.8
The Ghost Writer
Old man
Article 99
6.2
Article 99
Sam Abrams
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
6.3
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Frank Latella
Circle of Iron
5.6
Circle of Iron
Man-in-Oil
Ace High
6.5
Ace High
Cacopoulos
The Lineup
7.1
The Lineup
Dancer
How the West Was Won
7.0
How the West Was Won
Charlie Gant
The Domino Principle
5.9
The Domino Principle
Gen. Reser
The Two Jakes
6.0
The Two Jakes
Cotton Weinberger
A Taste Of Jupiter
4.2
A Taste Of Jupiter
Arturo
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
5.9
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
6.1
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Julie Steinhardt
Mama's Boy
4.6
Mama's Boy
Seymour Warburton
Baby Doll
7.0
Baby Doll
Silva Vacarro
Nuts
6.3
Nuts
Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
Winter Kills
5.8
Winter Kills
Joe Diamond
Night and the City
5.8
Night and the City
Peck
The Moon-Spinners
5.8
The Moon-Spinners
Stratos
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
6.3
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
Father
Plot of Fear
5.6
Plot of Fear
Peter Struwwel
The Gift of the Magi
8.0
The Gift of the Magi
Narrator
Two Much
5.4
Two Much
Sheldon
Seven Thieves
6.6
Seven Thieves
Poncho
The Impossible Spy
5.9
The Impossible Spy
Yacov
Firepower
5.0
Firepower
Sal Hyman
Funny
8.0
Funny
Self
Mackenna's Gold
6.6
Mackenna's Gold
Ben Baker
The Sentinel
6.1
The Sentinel
Detective Gatz
Rocket to the Moon
10.0
Rocket to the Moon
Mr. Prince
Hollywood Uncensored
5.4
Hollywood Uncensored
Self
The Executioner's Song
5.8
The Executioner's Song
Vern Damico
Crazy Joe
6.6
Crazy Joe
Don Vittorio
Mistress
5.5
Mistress
George Lieberhof
Guri
Guri
The Lark
The Lark
Dauphin
Zig Zag
7.7
Zig Zag
Mario Gambretti
Uninvited
5.3
Uninvited
Alan Strasser
Cinderella Liberty
6.7
Cinderella Liberty
Lynn Forshay
Movie Movie
6.0
Movie Movie
Vince Marlow / Pop
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
5.8
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Easter Egg Adventure
7.0
The Easter Egg Adventure
Narrator (voice)
A Lovely Way to Die
4.8
A Lovely Way to Die
Tennessee Fredericks
Sam's Son
6.5
Sam's Son
Sam Orowitz
A Cold Night's Death
6.1
A Cold Night's Death
Frank Enari
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
The Toe Tactic
4.0
The Toe Tactic
Maestro
The People Next Door
5.9
The People Next Door
Arthur Mason
The Donner Party
7.0
The Donner Party
voice
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
8.0
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Mordechai Rossman (voice)
Girlfriends
6.7
Girlfriends
Rabbi Gold
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
5.5
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
John
Nasty Habits
5.0
Nasty Habits
Monsignor
Houston, We've Got a Problem
7.5
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Narrator (voice)
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
6.1
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
Narrator
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
5.9
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
'Happy' Locarno
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
5.5
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Maz Lozoya
Romance of a Horsethief
4.0
Romance of a Horsethief
Kifke
Monday Night Mayhem
6.0
Monday Night Mayhem
Leonard Goldenson
Act One
6.3
Act One
Warren Stone
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
5.7
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Harry Hunter
Kisses for My President
7.6
Kisses for My President
Raphael Valdez Jr.
Cinerama Adventure
7.7
Cinerama Adventure
Self
The Adventures of Gerard
5.9
The Adventures of Gerard
Napoleon Bonaparte
The Tiger Makes Out
5.0
The Tiger Makes Out
Ben Harris
Showing Up
9.2
Showing Up
Self
Skokie
6.0
Skokie
Bert Silverman
Hello Actors Studio
6.7
Hello Actors Studio
Self
The Angel Levine
5.4
The Angel Levine
Delicatessen Clerk
The Reason Why
10.0
The Reason Why
Charles
The Brain
7.3
The Brain
Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
8.0
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
(voice)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
8.0
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
(voice)
Anatomy of an Illness
7.0
Anatomy of an Illness
Dr. William Hitzig
The Salamander
5.5
The Salamander
General Leporello
Stateline Motel
5.3
Stateline Motel
Joe
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'
Self
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
4.2
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Deluca
Eye of the Cat
4.3
Eye of the Cat
Cesare
New York, I Love You
5.9
New York, I Love You
Abe
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
Rat Pack
9.0
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
8.5
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Tuco Ramirez
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
The Education of Gore Vidal
8.7
The Education of Gore Vidal
Self
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
5.7
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Dr. Huffman
Paradise Lost
9.0
Paradise Lost
Leo Gordon
Embassy
5.0
Embassy
Joe Verga
The Plot to Kill Stalin
The Plot to Kill Stalin
Poskrebyshev
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
9.0
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Self / Narrator
James Dean: Sense Memories
James Dean: Sense Memories
Self
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
1.0
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
Joe Nightingale
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland
7.0
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland
Narrator (voice)
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
7.3
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
Legacy of Lies
8.0
Legacy of Lies
Moses Resnick
The Pirate
4.5
The Pirate
Ben Ezra
Brando
6.8
Brando
Self
Little Italy
6.1
Little Italy
Don Gerolamo Giarra
An Empire of Reason
An Empire of Reason
Anti-Federalist Spokesman
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
7.8
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Don Altobello
Coney Island
8.0
Coney Island
Self - Actor
The Bookfair Murders
5.6
The Bookfair Murders
Erich Schmidt
The Train
7.0
The Train
Andre
Terezin Diary
Terezin Diary
Narrator
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
5.8
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Bill Presser
The Hoax
6.3
The Hoax
Noah Dietrich
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
7.7
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Other Voices (voice)
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
6.9
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Self
I, Don Quixote
10.0
I, Don Quixote
Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
7.0
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
Indict and Convict
8.0
Indict and Convict
DeWitt Foster
Rita
8.3
Rita
Self
Honey Sweet Love
9.0
Honey Sweet Love
Don Siro
The Search for Dracula
8.3
The Search for Dracula
Narrator
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
5.4
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
Sal Galucci
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
9.6
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
Self
O. Henry's Christmas
O. Henry's Christmas
Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
Fugitive Family
8.0
Fugitive Family
Olan Vacio
Leone's West
7.0
Leone's West
Self
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
7.5
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
Self - Narrator (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
7.2
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
The Typists
8.0
The Typists
Paul Cunningham
Lullaby
7.0
Lullaby
Johnny Horton
Making 'The Misfits'
7.0
Making 'The Misfits'
Self
Il falso bugiardo
Il falso bugiardo
Self (archive footage)
The Real James Dean
The Real James Dean
Self
Por un puñado de sueños
Por un puñado de sueños
Self - Interviewee
The Wall
6.8
The Wall
Mauritzi Apt
Something in Common
6.0
Something in Common
Norman Voss
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
7.2
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Self
Baby Doll: See No Evil
Baby Doll: See No Evil
Self
Lincoln
7.3
Lincoln
William Crook (voice)
King of the Corner
5.9
King of the Corner
Sol Spivak
Independence
9.0
Independence
Benjamin Franklin
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
6.1
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
9.0
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Self
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
Mr. Owl (voice)
James Dean: A Portrait
7.0
James Dean: A Portrait
Self
In the Name of Democracy
In the Name of Democracy
Narrator
The Yidishe Gauchos
The Yidishe Gauchos
Narrator
Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Prime Time TV
Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Prime Time TV
Self - Host
The Godfather, Coda: The death of Michael Corleone
The Godfather, Coda: The death of Michael Corleone
Osvaldo Altobello
The Job
6.7
The Job
Mr. Weiss
Inside the Actors Studio
7.6
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Law & Order
7.3
Law & Order
Simon Vilanis
The Dick Powell Show
5.7
The Dick Powell Show
Manny Jacobs
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
7.4
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Eli Weinraub
Batman
7.3
Batman
Mister Freeze
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
Gerry Williams
Highway to Heaven
7.4
Highway to Heaven
Timothy Charles
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Naked City
5.7
Naked City
Det. Peter Bane
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Yosef Kandinsky
The David Susskind Show
7.0
The David Susskind Show
Self
Kojak
7.1
Kojak
Lee Curtin
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dauphin
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Veritas: The Quest
6.7
Veritas: The Quest
Rabbi
Outlaws
6.7
Outlaws
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Raymond Perez
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.7
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Climax!
3.8
Climax!
Albert Anastasia
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
Our Family Honor
7.7
Our Family Honor
Vincent Danzig
Lights Out
6.0
Lights Out
Giovanni
The Hollywood Greats
4.7
The Hollywood Greats
Self
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
Salvatore Gambini
The West
8.4
The West
Self
Naked City
5.7
Naked City
Georgie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Reading Rainbow
8.3
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Studio One
5.4
Studio One
Ozep
Studio One
5.4
Studio One
Peter Hendon
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
Nacho
The War
8.1
The War
Narrator (voice)
Seventh Avenue
7.0
Seventh Avenue
Gus Farber
Christopher Columbus
6.3
Christopher Columbus
Padre Fernando De Talavera
Wogan
5.3
Wogan
Self
What's My Line?
7.0
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
Baseball
7.5
Baseball
Various (voice)
Playhouse 90
7.6
Playhouse 90
Rafael
ER
7.8
ER
Mr. Langston
American Playhouse
6.6
American Playhouse
Mr. Prince
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
Vern Damico
Suspicion
6.2
Suspicion
Whoopi
8.8
Whoopi
Norman
Great Performances
6.0
Great Performances
Self
Shirley Temple's Storybook
6.5
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Simon
Omnibus
6.3
Omnibus
Baseball
7.5
Baseball
(voice)
Stroker and Hoop
5.7
Stroker and Hoop
Narrator (voice)
Nurse Jackie
7.1
Nurse Jackie
Bernard Zimberg
Worlds Beyond
5.8
Worlds Beyond
Charles Burgess
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Pirate
5.0
The Pirate
Ben Ezra
Highway to Heaven
7.4
Highway to Heaven
Gene Malloy
CBS Playhouse
7.0
CBS Playhouse
Douglas Lambert

Crew

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