Acting
Eli Wallach
EN, FR, IT, ES cinema · 159 credits
Born
7 December 1915
Died
24 June 2014 (aged 98)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Ely Wallach · 엘리 웰라치 · Елай Воллак · Eli Herschel Wallach · ایلی والاک
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
Filmography
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
The Train
as Andre
Showing Up
as Self
The Ghost Writer
as Old man
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
as Julie Steinhardt
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
The Toe Tactic
as Maestro
In the Name of Democracy
as Narrator
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
as Joe Nightingale
Il falso bugiardo
as Self (archive footage)
Mama's Boy
as Seymour Warburton
Brando
as Self
The Holiday
as Arthur
The Hoax
as Noah Dietrich
A Taste Of Jupiter
as Arturo
The Easter Egg Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
Leone's West
as Self
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Por un puñado de sueños
as Self - Interviewee
King of the Corner
as Sol Spivak
Mystic River
as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
as Self / Narrator
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
as Other Voices (voice)
Rita
as Self
Monday Night Mayhem
as Leonard Goldenson
Keeping the Faith
as Rabbi Ben Lewis
Uninvited
as Alan Strasser
The Bookfair Murders
as Erich Schmidt
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
The Associate
as Donald Fallon
Honey Sweet Love
as Don Siro
The Search for Dracula
as Narrator
O. Henry's Christmas
as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
Two Much
as Sheldon
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
as Narrator
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Article 99
as Sam Abrams
Mistress
as George Lieberhof
The Donner Party
as voice
Legacy of Lies
as Moses Resnick
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
as Bill Presser
Lincoln
1992
Lincoln
as William Crook (voice)
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Don Altobello
Coney Island
as Self - Actor
The Godfather Part III
as Don Altobello
The Two Jakes
as Cotton Weinberger
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self / Don Altobello
Funny
as Self
An Empire of Reason
as Anti-Federalist Spokesman
Nuts
as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
The Impossible Spy
as Yacov
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland
1987
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland
as Narrator (voice)
Eve and Marilyn
as Self (archive photo)
Tough Guys
as Leon B. Little
Rocket to the Moon
as Mr. Prince
Something in Common
as Norman Voss
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Dr. Huffman
Embassy
as Joe Verga
Sam's Son
as Sam Orowitz
Anatomy of an Illness
as Dr. William Hitzig
The Executioner's Song
as Vern Damico
The Wall
as Mauritzi Apt
Skokie
as Bert Silverman
The Salamander
as General Leporello
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
as Sal Galucci
The Hunter
as Ritchie Blumenthal
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fugitive Family
as Olan Vacio
Winter Kills
as Joe Diamond
Firepower
as Sal Hyman
Circle of Iron
as Man-in-Oil
Movie Movie
as Vince Marlow / Pop
Girlfriends
as Rabbi Gold
Little Italy
as Don Gerolamo Giarra
The Deep
as Adam Coffin
The Domino Principle
as Gen. Reser
The Sentinel
as Detective Gatz
Nasty Habits
as Monsignor
Plot of Fear
as Peter Struwwel
Independence
as Benjamin Franklin
The White, The Yellow, and The Black
as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
Eye of the Cat
as Cesare
Crazy Joe
as Don Vittorio
Houston, We've Got a Problem
as Narrator (voice)
Indict and Convict
as DeWitt Foster
Cinderella Liberty
as Lynn Forshay
A Cold Night's Death
as Frank Enari
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
as Maz Lozoya
Paradise Lost
as Leo Gordon
The Typists
as Paul Cunningham
Zig Zag
as Mario Gambretti
The People Next Door
as Arthur Mason
The Adventures of Gerard
as Napoleon Bonaparte
The Angel Levine
as Delicatessen Clerk
The Reason Why
as Charles
Mackenna's Gold
as Ben Baker
The Brain
as Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
Ace High
as Cacopoulos
A Lovely Way to Die
as Tennessee Fredericks
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
as Harry Hunter
The Tiger Makes Out
as Ben Harris, Producer
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
1967
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
as Mr. Owl (voice)
How to Steal a Million
as Davis Leland
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as 'Happy' Locarno
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
as Tuco Ramirez
Genghis Khan
as Shah of Khwarezm
Lord Jim
as The General
The Moon-Spinners
as Stratos
Kisses for My President
as Raphael Valdez Jr.
The Victors
as Sgt. Craig
Act One
as Warren Stone
How the West Was Won
as Charlie Gant
The Misfits
as Guido
The Magnificent Seven
as Calvera
Seven Thieves
as Poncho
Lullaby
as Johnny Horton
I, Don Quixote
1959
I, Don Quixote
as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
The Lineup
as Dancer
The Gift of the Magi
as Narrator
The Plot to Kill Stalin
as Poskrebyshev
The Lark
as Dauphin
Baby Doll
as Silva Vacarro