Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

12/7/1915 – 6/24/2014Brooklyn, 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 (215 titles)

Rat Pack9.0Movie

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage) · 2022

The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone10.0Movie

The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone

Osvaldo Altobello · 2020

The Train7.0Movie

The Train

Andre · 2015

Showing Up9.2Movie

Showing Up

Self · 2014

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps6.1Movie

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Julie Steinhardt · 2010

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber8.0Movie

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

Mordechai Rossman (voice) · 2010

The Ghost Writer6.8Movie

The Ghost Writer

Old man · 2010

Nurse Jackie7.1Show

Nurse Jackie

Bernard Zimberg · 2009

In the Name of DemocracyMovie

In the Name of Democracy

Narrator · 2009

The Toe Tactic4.0Movie

The Toe Tactic

Maestro · 2009

New York, I Love You6.0Movie

New York, I Love You

Abe · 2008

Il falso bugiardoMovie

Il falso bugiardo

Self (archive footage) · 2008

Vote and Die: Liszt for President1.0Movie

Vote and Die: Liszt for President

Joe Nightingale · 2008

Mama's Boy4.6Movie

Mama's Boy

Seymour Warburton · 2007

The War8.1Show

The War

Narrator (voice) · 2007

Brando6.8Movie

Brando

Self · 2007

The Holiday7.1Movie

The Holiday

Arthur · 2006

The Hoax6.3Movie

The Hoax

Noah Dietrich · 2006

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip7.4Show

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Eli Weinraub · 2006

The Real James DeanMovie

The Real James Dean

Self · 2006

Baby Doll: See No EvilMovie

Baby Doll: See No Evil

Self · 2006

Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things9.6Movie

Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

Self · 2006

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

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

Self · 2006

A Taste Of Jupiter4.2Movie

A Taste Of Jupiter

Arturo · 2005

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool5.9Movie

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Self · 2005

James Dean: Sense MemoriesMovie

James Dean: Sense Memories

Self · 2005

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation6.3Movie

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

Father · 2005

The Easter Egg Adventure7.0Movie

The Easter Egg Adventure

Narrator (voice) · 2004

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson7.2Movie

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Other Voices (voice) · 2004

Stroker and Hoop5.7Show

Stroker and Hoop

Narrator (voice) · 2004