Eli Wallach1915 - 2014

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Actor

Popularity

3.8

Famous

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eli Wallach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

Rat Pack
Rat Pack

2022

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

9
0.4
The Train
The Train

2015

Drama

as Andre

7
0.2
Showing Up
Showing Up

2014

Documentary

as Self

9.2
0.5
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

2010

Crime • Drama

as Julie Steinhardt

6.1
2.6
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

2010

Documentary • History

as Mordechai Rossman (voice)

8
0.1
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer

2010

Mystery • Thriller

as Old man

6.8
3
The Toe Tactic
The Toe Tactic

2009

Drama • Romance

as Maestro

4
0.3
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You

2008

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Abe

5.9
3.4
Il falso bugiardo
Il falso bugiardo

2008

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

0
0.3
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
Vote and Die: Liszt for President

2008

Comedy

as Joe Nightingale

1
0.1
Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy

2007

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Seymour Warburton

4.5
1.3
Brando
Brando

2007

Documentary

as Self

6.8
0.6
The Holiday
The Holiday

2006

Comedy • Romance

as Arthur

7.1
6
The Hoax
The Hoax

2006

Comedy • Drama

as Noah Dietrich

6.3
1.3
The Real James Dean
The Real James Dean

2006

Documentary

as Self

0
0.2
Baby Doll: See No Evil
Baby Doll: See No Evil

2006

Documentary

as Self

0
0.1
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
9.6
0.1
A Taste Of Jupiter
A Taste Of Jupiter

2005

Romance

as Arturo

4.2
0.1
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

2005

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

6
0.3
James Dean: Sense Memories
James Dean: Sense Memories

2005

Documentary

as Self

0
0.1
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
6.3
0.2
The Easter Egg Adventure
The Easter Egg Adventure

2004

Animation • Family

as Narrator (voice)

5.5
0.4
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004

Documentary

as Other Voices (voice)

7.1
0.3
King of the Corner
King of the Corner

2004

Comedy • Drama

as Sol Spivak

5.7
0.3
Leone's West
Leone's West

2004

Documentary

as Self

7
0
Por un puñado de sueños
Por un puñado de sueños

2004

Documentary

as Self - Interviewee

0
0.1
Mystic River
Mystic River

2003

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)

7.7
5.9
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

2003

Documentary

as Other Voices (voice)

7.3
0.1
Rita
Rita

2003

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

8.5
0.2
The Education of Gore Vidal
The Education of Gore Vidal

2003

Documentary

as Self

6
0.1
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

Documentary • History • Music

as Self

7
0.4
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

2003

Documentary • Western

as Self / Narrator

0
0.2
Making 'The Misfits'
Making 'The Misfits'

2002

Documentary

as Self

0
0.3
Cinerama Adventure
Cinerama Adventure

2002

Documentary

as Self

7.6
0.3
Monday Night Mayhem
Monday Night Mayhem

2002

Drama • TV Movie

as Leonard Goldenson

5.3
0.3
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

7.1
0.3
Uninvited
Uninvited

2000

Drama • Thriller

as Alan Strasser

3.5
0.4
Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith

2000

Comedy • Romance

as Rabbi Ben Lewis

6.1
0.9
The Bookfair Murders
The Bookfair Murders

2000

Mystery

as Erich Schmidt

4.3
0.2
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

1998

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Deluca

3.7
0.3
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

1997

Documentary

as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)

6.6
0.3
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
7.2
0.4
The Associate
The Associate

1996

Comedy

as Donald Fallon

6.3
1
O. Henry's Christmas
O. Henry's Christmas

1996

Drama • TV Movie

as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")

0
0.1
Honey Sweet Love
Honey Sweet Love

1996

Comedy • Drama • Romance • War

as Don Siro

0
0.3
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
0
0.1
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

1996

Documentary

as Quote Reader

4.7
0.2
The Search for Dracula
The Search for Dracula

1996

as Narrator

10
0.1
Two Much
Two Much

1995

Comedy • Romance

as Sheldon

5.4
1
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

1995

Documentary

as Narrator

5.8
0.2
American Cinema
American Cinema

1995

Documentary

as Narrator

0
0.2
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

1995

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

8.5
0.1
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
8.5
0.2
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
6.8
0.1
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed

1994

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

5.7
0.1
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

1994

Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.5
0.1
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Vendetta II: The New Mafia

1993

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Frank Latella

5
0.3
Lincoln
Lincoln

1992

Documentary

as William Crook (voice)

6.8
0.4
The Donner Party
The Donner Party

1992

Documentary • History

as voice

6.8
0.2
Night and the City
Night and the City

1992

Crime • Drama

as Peck

5.7
0.6
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

1992

Drama • TV Movie

as Bill Presser

5.3
0.3
Mistress
Mistress

1992

Comedy • Drama

as George Lieberhof

5.4
0.7
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

1992

Animation • Family

as (voice)

0
0.1
Legacy of Lies
Legacy of Lies

1992

TV Movie • Thriller

as Moses Resnick

6
0.3
Article 99
Article 99

1992

Drama

as Sam Abrams

6.1
1.2
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

1992

Animation • Family

as (voice)

0
0
Terezin Diary
Terezin Diary

1991

Documentary

as Narrator

0
0.2
Coney Island
Coney Island

1991

Documentary • History

as Self - Actor

6
0.3
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III

1990

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Don Altobello

7.4
10.2
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
0
0.2
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes

1990

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Romance

as Cotton Weinberger

6
1.1
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

1990

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self / Don Altobello

7.7
0.7
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio

1988

Documentary

as Self

6
0.4
An Empire of Reason
An Empire of Reason

1988

Documentary • Drama • History

as Anti-Federalist Spokesman

0
0.2
Funny
Funny

1988

Documentary

as Self

0
0.2
Hollywood Uncensored
Hollywood Uncensored

1987

Documentary

as Self

5.5
0.4
The Impossible Spy
The Impossible Spy

1987

Drama • Thriller

as Yacov

5.1
0.3
Nuts
Nuts

1987

Drama

as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison

6.3
0.8
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland

1987

Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

0
0
Something in Common
Something in Common

1986

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

as Norman Voss

6
0.3
Tough Guys
Tough Guys

1986

Comedy • Crime

as Leon B. Little

6
1
Rocket to the Moon
Rocket to the Moon

1986

TV Movie

as Mr. Prince

0
0.2
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Murder: By Reason of Insanity

1985

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Dr. Huffman

3.5
0.6
Embassy
Embassy

1985

Action • TV Movie • Thriller

as Joe Verga

0
0.4
Sam's Son
Sam's Son

1984

Drama

as Sam Orowitz

5.9
0.3
Anatomy of an Illness
Anatomy of an Illness

1984

Drama • TV Movie

as Dr. William Hitzig

0
0.4
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song

1982

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Vern Damico

5.8
0.4
The Wall
The Wall

1982

Action • Drama • TV Movie • War

as Mauritzi Apt

5.8
0.3
Skokie
Skokie

1981

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Bert Silverman

6
0.3
The Salamander
The Salamander

1981

Mystery • Thriller

as General Leporello

5.5
0.5
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
The Pride of Jesse Hallam

1981

Drama • Family • TV Movie

as Sal Galucci

5
1
Fugitive Family
Fugitive Family

1980

Crime • Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Olan Vacio

0
0.3
Guri
Guri

1980

0
0
The Hunter
The Hunter

1980

Action • Comedy • Thriller

as Ritchie Blumenthal

5.9
0.9
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush

1980

Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

0
0.1
Winter Kills
Winter Kills

1979

Comedy • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Joe Diamond

5.8
0.7
Firepower
Firepower

1979

Action • Adventure

as Sal Hyman

4.8
0.6
The Pirate
The Pirate

1978

Drama • TV Movie

as Ben Ezra

4.6
0.4
Movie Movie
Movie Movie

1978

Comedy

as Vince Marlow / Pop

5.8
0.6
Little Italy
Little Italy

1978

Comedy • Crime

as Don Gerolamo Giarra

6
0.2
Girlfriends
Girlfriends

1978

Comedy • Drama

as Rabbi Gold

6.7
0.4
Circle of Iron
Circle of Iron

1978

Action • Adventure • Fantasy

as Man-in-Oil

5.7
0.7
The Deep
The Deep

1977

Adventure • Mystery • Thriller

as Adam Coffin

6
1.1
The Domino Principle
The Domino Principle

1977

Action • Thriller

as Gen. Reser

5.9
0.6
Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits

1977

Comedy

as Monsignor

4.6
0.3
The Sentinel
The Sentinel

1977

Fantasy • Horror • Mystery

as Detective Gatz

6.1
0.8
Plot of Fear
Plot of Fear

1976

Crime • Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Peter Struwwel

5.4
0.4
Independence
Independence

1976

History

as Benjamin Franklin

0
0.2
Eye of the Cat
Eye of the Cat

1975

Comedy • Drama

as Cesare

4.5
0.4
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later

1975

Adventure • Comedy • Western

as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack

5.8
0.3
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Houston, We've Got a Problem

1974

Drama • TV Movie

as Narrator (voice)

6
0.1
Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe

1974

Crime • Drama

as Don Vittorio

6
0.5
Indict and Convict
Indict and Convict

1974

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as DeWitt Foster

0
0.3
Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty

1973

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Lynn Forshay

6.8
0.6
Stateline Motel
Stateline Motel

1973

Crime • Drama

as Joe

5.3
0.3
A Cold Night's Death
A Cold Night's Death

1973

Horror • Science Fiction • TV Movie • Thriller

as Frank Enari

6
0.2
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Don't Turn the Other Cheek

1971

Comedy • Western

as Maz Lozoya

5.3
0.5
The Typists
The Typists

1971

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Paul Cunningham

0
0.1
Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief

1971

Adventure • Drama

as Kifke

2.7
0.2
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost

1971

Drama • TV Movie

as Leo Gordon

10
0.2
The People Next Door
The People Next Door

1970

Drama

as Arthur Mason

6.1
0.4
The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine

1970

Drama

as Delicatessen Clerk

5.7
0.2
The Adventures of Gerard
The Adventures of Gerard

1970

Adventure • Comedy • Drama

as Napoleon Bonaparte

6.4
0.4
Zig Zag
Zig Zag

1970

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Mario Gambretti

7.5
0.3
The Reason Why
The Reason Why

1970

Drama

as Charles

0
0
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold

1969

Action • Adventure • Western

as Ben Baker

6.6
1.7
The Brain
The Brain

1969

Comedy • Crime

as Frankie Scannapieco, godfather of the Italian mafia

7.3
1.2
Ace High
Ace High

1968

Action • Comedy • Western

as Cacopoulos

6.5
0.7
A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die

1968

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Tennessee Fredericks

4.5
0.3
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

1968

Comedy • Romance

as Harry Hunter

5.8
0.6
The Tiger Makes Out
The Tiger Makes Out

1967

Comedy

as Ben Harris

4.6
0.3
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot

1967

Animation

as Mr. Owl (voice)

0
0
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966

Western

as Tuco Ramirez

8.5
12.2
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million

1966

Comedy • Crime • Romance

as Davis Leland

7.5
1.4
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as 'Happy' Locarno

5.8
1.1
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan

1965

Adventure • Drama • History

as Shah of Khwarezm

5.9
0.9
Lord Jim
Lord Jim

1965

Adventure • Drama • Romance

as The General

6.8
0.9
Kisses for My President
Kisses for My President

1964

Comedy

as Raphael Valdez Jr.

7
0.2
The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners

1964

Family • Mystery • Romance • Thriller

as Stratos

5.7
0.9
Act One
Act One

1963

Drama

as Warren Stone

5.9
0.2
The Victors
The Victors

1963

Drama • War

as Sgt. Craig

6.3
0.6
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won

1962

Western

as Charlie Gant

7
1.4
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

1962

Drama • Romance

as John

4.8
0.3
The Misfits
The Misfits

1961

Drama • Romance • Western

as Guido

6.9
1.8
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven

1960

Action • Adventure • Western

as Calvera

7.5
5.5
Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves

1960

Crime • Thriller

as Poncho

6.5
0.4
Lullaby
Lullaby

1960

as Johnny Horton

0
0.2
I, Don Quixote
I, Don Quixote

1959

Comedy • Drama

as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant

0
0.1
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls

1959

Drama • TV Movie • War

as Rafael

0
0.2
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi

1958

Drama • Family • Music • TV Movie

as Narrator

0
0.3
The Plot to Kill Stalin
The Plot to Kill Stalin

1958

Comedy • Crime • Drama • Mystery • Romance • War

as Poskrebyshev

0
0.1
The Lineup
The Lineup

1958

Crime • Thriller

as Dancer

7.1
0.5
The Lark
The Lark

1957

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Dauphin

0
0.2
Baby Doll
Baby Doll

1956

Drama

as Silva Vacarro

7.1
0.7

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