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Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

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

Born

Dec 07, 1915

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died

Jun 24, 2014

Known For

Acting

Movies

160 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.3

Known For

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966 as Tuco Ramirez
★ 8.5
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III
1990 as Don Altobello
★ 7.4
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
1960 as Calvera
★ 7.5
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 as Arthur
★ 7.1
Mystic River
Mystic River
2003 as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
★ 7.7
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You
2008 as Abe
★ 6.0
The Misfits
The Misfits
1961 as Guido
★ 7.0
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962 as Charlie Gant
★ 7.0
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010 as Julie Steinhardt
★ 6.1
The Deep
The Deep
1977 as Adam Coffin
★ 6.1
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million
1966 as Davis Leland
★ 7.5
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
1969 as Ben Baker
★ 6.6
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer
2010 as Old man
★ 6.8
The Associate
The Associate
1996 as Donald Fallon
★ 6.3
The Brain
The Brain
1969 as Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
★ 7.3
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
1977 as Detective Gatz
★ 6.1
The Hoax
The Hoax
2006 as Noah Dietrich
★ 6.3
Rat Pack
Rat Pack
2022 as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Article 99
Article 99
1992 as Sam Abrams
★ 6.2
Independence
Independence
1976 as Benjamin Franklin
★ 9.0
Mistress
Mistress
1992 as George Lieberhof
★ 5.5
Ace High
Ace High
1968 as Cacopoulos
★ 6.5
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
1965 as Shah of Khwarezm
★ 5.8
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes
1990 as Cotton Weinberger
★ 6.0
Baby Doll
Baby Doll
1956 as Silva Vacarro
★ 7.0
Tough Guys
Tough Guys
1986 as Leon B. Little
★ 6.0
Nuts
Nuts
1987 as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
★ 6.3
Lord Jim
Lord Jim
1965 as The General
★ 6.8
Two Much
Two Much
1995 as Sheldon
★ 5.4
Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith
2000 as Rabbi Ben Lewis
★ 6.1
Winter Kills
Winter Kills
1979 as Joe Diamond
★ 5.8
Showing Up
Showing Up
2014 as Self
★ 9.2
The Hunter
The Hunter
1980 as Ritchie Blumenthal
★ 5.9
Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits
1977 as Monsignor
★ 5.0
Funny
Funny
1988 as Self
★ 8.0
Fugitive Family
Fugitive Family
1980 as Olan Vacio
★ 8.0
Firepower
Firepower
1979 as Sal Hyman
★ 5.0
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
1982 as Vern Damico
★ 5.8
The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners
1964 as Stratos
★ 5.8
Hollywood Uncensored
Hollywood Uncensored
1987 as Self
★ 5.4
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio
1988 as Self
★ 6.7
Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy
2007 as Seymour Warburton
★ 4.6
Brando
Brando
2007 as Self
★ 6.8
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
★ 7.2
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990 as Self / Don Altobello
★ 7.8
Rita
Rita
2003 as Self
★ 8.3
The Victors
The Victors
1963 as Sgt. Craig
★ 6.4
Skokie
Skokie
1981 as Bert Silverman
★ 6.0
The Domino Principle
The Domino Principle
1977 as Gen. Reser
★ 5.9
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997 as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
★ 6.1
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971 as Maz Lozoya
★ 5.6
Circle of Iron
Circle of Iron
1978 as Man-in-Oil
★ 5.6
Night and the City
Night and the City
1992 as Peck
★ 5.8
The White, The Yellow, and The Black
The White, The Yellow, and The Black
1975 as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
★ 5.8
Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe
1974 as Don Vittorio
★ 6.6
Little Italy
Little Italy
1978 as Don Gerolamo Giarra
★ 6.1
The People Next Door
The People Next Door
1970 as Arthur Mason
★ 5.9
Embassy
Embassy
1985 as Joe Verga
★ 5.0
The Salamander
The Salamander
1981 as General Leporello
★ 5.5
Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves
1960 as Poncho
★ 6.6
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966 as 'Happy' Locarno
★ 5.9
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
2003 as Other Voices (voice)
★ 7.7
Girlfriends
Girlfriends
1978 as Rabbi Gold
★ 6.7
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
1985 as Dr. Huffman
★ 5.7
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
1981 as Sal Galucci
★ 5.4
A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die
1968 as Tennessee Fredericks
★ 4.8
Eye of the Cat
Eye of the Cat
1975 as Cesare
★ 4.3
Movie Movie
Movie Movie
1978 as Vince Marlow / Pop
★ 6.0
Monday Night Mayhem
Monday Night Mayhem
2002 as Leonard Goldenson
★ 6.0
movie
Lincoln
1992 as William Crook (voice)
★ 7.3
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
★ 7.3
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
★ 5.9
The Toe Tactic
The Toe Tactic
2009 as Maestro
★ 4.0
O. Henry's Christmas
O. Henry's Christmas
1996 as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
Stateline Motel
Stateline Motel
1973 as Joe
★ 5.3
The Pirate
The Pirate
1978 as Ben Ezra
★ 4.5
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
2003 as Self / Narrator
★ 9.0
Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty
1973 as Lynn Forshay
★ 6.7
King of the Corner
King of the Corner
2004 as Sol Spivak
★ 5.9
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
★ 8.0
Plot of Fear
Plot of Fear
1976 as Peter Struwwel
★ 5.6
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
★ 6.9
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
1993 as Frank Latella
★ 6.3
Kisses for My President
Kisses for My President
1964 as Raphael Valdez Jr.
★ 7.6
The Impossible Spy
The Impossible Spy
1987 as Yacov
★ 5.9
A Cold Night's Death
A Cold Night's Death
1973 as Frank Enari
★ 6.1
Sam's Son
Sam's Son
1984 as Sam Orowitz
★ 6.5
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
★ 4.2
Coney Island
Coney Island
1991 as Self - Actor
★ 8.0
The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine
1970 as Delicatessen Clerk
★ 5.4
Indict and Convict
Indict and Convict
1974 as DeWitt Foster
★ 8.0
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
1958 as Narrator
★ 8.0
Making 'The Misfits'
Making 'The Misfits'
2002 as Self
★ 7.0
The Tiger Makes Out
The Tiger Makes Out
1967 as Ben Harris
★ 5.0
Act One
Act One
1963 as Warren Stone
★ 6.3
The Adventures of Gerard
The Adventures of Gerard
1970 as Napoleon Bonaparte
★ 5.9
James Dean: A Portrait
James Dean: A Portrait
1995 as Self
★ 7.0
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
★ 5.7
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
★ 8.5
Zig Zag
Zig Zag
1970 as Mario Gambretti
★ 7.7
Anatomy of an Illness
Anatomy of an Illness
1984 as Dr. William Hitzig
★ 7.0
The Lark
The Lark
1957 as Dauphin
The Wall
The Wall
1982 as Mauritzi Apt
★ 6.8
The Lineup
The Lineup
1958 as Dancer
★ 7.1
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
★ 5.8
Cinerama Adventure
Cinerama Adventure
2002 as Self
★ 7.7
Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief
1971 as Kifke
★ 4.0
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Houston, We've Got a Problem
1974 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
2010 as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
★ 8.0
The Plot to Kill Stalin
The Plot to Kill Stalin
1958 as Poskrebyshev
The Donner Party
The Donner Party
1992 as voice
★ 7.0
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
1971 as Leo Gordon
★ 9.0
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959 as Rafael
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
★ 9.6
Rocket to the Moon
Rocket to the Moon
1986 as Mr. Prince
★ 10.0
Something in Common
Something in Common
1986 as Norman Voss
★ 6.0
Lullaby
Lullaby
1960 as Johnny Horton
★ 7.0
Honey Sweet Love
Honey Sweet Love
1996 as Don Siro
★ 9.0
The Easter Egg Adventure
The Easter Egg Adventure
2004 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
The Real James Dean
The Real James Dean
2006 as Self
An Empire of Reason
An Empire of Reason
1988 as Anti-Federalist Spokesman
The Bookfair Murders
The Bookfair Murders
2000 as Erich Schmidt
★ 5.6
Por un puñado de sueños
Por un puñado de sueños
2004 as Self - Interviewee
Uninvited
Uninvited
2000 as Alan Strasser
★ 5.3
The Education of Gore Vidal
★ 8.7
Baby Doll: See No Evil
Baby Doll: See No Evil
2006 as Self
Il falso bugiardo
Il falso bugiardo
2008 as Self (archive footage)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
★ 8.0
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
2008 as Joe Nightingale
★ 1.0
movie
I, Don Quixote
1959 as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
★ 10.0
Legacy of Lies
Legacy of Lies
1992 as Moses Resnick
★ 8.0
The Typists
The Typists
1971 as Paul Cunningham
★ 8.0
movie
★ 5.7
A Taste Of Jupiter
A Taste Of Jupiter
2005 as Arturo
★ 4.2
The Reason Why
The Reason Why
1970 as Charles
★ 10.0
movie
★ 7.0
The Train
The Train
2015 as Andre
★ 7.0
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
1994 as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
★ 6.1
In the Name of Democracy
In the Name of Democracy
2009 as Narrator
movie
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
1967 as Mr. Owl (voice)
movie
Terezin Diary
1991 as Narrator
movie
The Yidishe Gauchos
as Narrator
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
1980 as Self - Narrator (voice)
Leone's West
Leone's West
2004 as Self
★ 7.0
Guri
Guri
1980
The Search for Dracula
The Search for Dracula
1996 as Narrator
★ 8.3