Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Acting

Birthday

1915/12/07

Day of death

2014/06/24 (98 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

Ely Wallach, 엘리 웰라치, Елай Воллак, Eli Herschel Wallach

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 BA...Read more

Acting
The Godfather Part III
7.4

(1990) The Godfather Part III

as Don Altobello

Mystic River
7.7

(2003) Mystic River

as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)

The Magnificent Seven
7.5

(1960) The Magnificent Seven

as Calvera

For Whom the Bell Tolls
0.0

(1959) For Whom the Bell Tolls

as Rafael

The Holiday
7.1

(2006) The Holiday

as Arthur

How to Steal a Million
7.5

(1966) How to Steal a Million

as Davis Leland

The Victors
6.3

(1963) The Victors

as Sgt. Craig

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
8.5

(1994) It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

as Narrator

5.7

(1994) Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed

as Self

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
10.0

(1995) Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

as Self

Genghis Khan
5.9

(1965) Genghis Khan

as Shah of Khwarezm

The Deep
6.0

(1977) The Deep

as Adam Coffin

Tough Guys
5.9

(1986) Tough Guys

as Leon B. Little

Keeping the Faith
6.1

(2000) Keeping the Faith

as Rabbi Ben Lewis

The Associate
6.3

(1996) The Associate

as Donald Fallon

The Hunter
5.9

(1980) The Hunter

as Ritchie Blumenthal

The Misfits
6.9

(1961) The Misfits

as Guido

Lord Jim
6.8

(1965) Lord Jim

as The General

The Ghost Writer
6.8

(2010) The Ghost Writer

as Old man

Article 99
6.1

(1992) Article 99

as Sam Abrams

Vendetta II: The New Mafia
5.0

(1993) Vendetta II: The New Mafia

as Frank Latella

Circle of Iron
5.8

(1978) Circle of Iron

as Man-in-Oil

I quattro dell'Ave Maria
6.5

(1968) Ace High

as Cacopoulos

The Lineup
7.1

(1958) The Lineup

as Dancer

How the West Was Won
7.0

(1962) How the West Was Won

as Charlie Gant

The Domino Principle
5.9

(1977) The Domino Principle

as Gen. Reser

The Two Jakes
6.0

(1990) The Two Jakes

as Cotton Weinberger

A Taste Of Jupiter
4.2

(2005) A Taste Of Jupiter

as ---

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
5.9

(2005) Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

as Self

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
6.1

(2010) Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

as Julie Steinhardt

Mama's Boy
4.5

(2007) Mama's Boy

as Seymour Warburton

Baby Doll
7.1

(1956) Baby Doll

as Silva Vacarro

Nuts
6.3

(1987) Nuts

as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison

Winter Kills
5.8

(1979) Winter Kills

as Joe Diamond

Night and the City
5.7

(1992) Night and the City

as Peck

The Moon-Spinners
5.7

(1964) The Moon-Spinners

as Stratos

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
6.3

(2005) The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

as Father

E tanta paura
5.4

(1976) Plot of Fear

as Peter Struwwel

The Gift of the Magi
0.0

(1958) The Gift of the Magi

as Narrator

Two Much
5.3

(1995) Two Much

as Sheldon

Seven Thieves
6.5

(1960) Seven Thieves

as Poncho

The Impossible Spy
5.1

(1987) The Impossible Spy

as Yacov

Firepower
5.0

(1979) Firepower

as Sal Hyman

Funny
0.0

(1988) Funny

as Self

Mackenna's Gold
6.6

(1969) Mackenna's Gold

as Ben Baker

The Sentinel
6.1

(1977) The Sentinel

as Detective Gatz

Rocket to the Moon
0.0

(1986) Rocket to the Moon

as Mr. Prince

Hollywood Uncensored
5.5

(1987) Hollywood Uncensored

as Self

The Executioner's Song
5.8

(1982) The Executioner's Song

as Vern Damico

Crazy Joe
6.0

(1974) Crazy Joe

as Don Vittorio

Mistress
5.4

(1992) Mistress

as George Lieberhof

Guri
0.0

(1980) Guri

as ---

0.0

(1957) The Lark

as Dauphin

Zig Zag
7.5

(1970) Zig Zag

as Mario Gambretti

Uninvited
6.0

(2000) Uninvited

as Alan Strasser

Cinderella Liberty
6.8

(1973) Cinderella Liberty

as Lynn Forshay

Movie Movie
5.8

(1978) Movie Movie

as Vince Marlow / Pop

Il bianco, il giallo, il nero
5.8

(1975) Shoot First… Ask Questions Later

as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack

Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
0.0

(1980) Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Easter Egg Adventure
5.5

(2004) The Easter Egg Adventure

as Narrator (voice)

A Lovely Way to Die
4.4

(1968) A Lovely Way to Die

as Tennessee Fredericks

Sam's Son
5.9

(1984) Sam's Son

as Sam Orowitz

A Cold Night's Death
5.9

(1973) A Cold Night's Death

as Frank Enari

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0

(2003) Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

as Self

5.0

(2009) The Toe Tactic

as Maestro

The People Next Door
6.3

(1970) The People Next Door

as Arthur Mason

The Donner Party
6.5

(1992) The Donner Party

as voice

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
8.0

(2010) Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

as Mordechai Rossman (voice)

Girlfriends
6.6

(1978) Girlfriends

as Rabbi Gold

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
4.8

(1962) Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

as John

Nasty Habits
5.5

(1977) Nasty Habits

as Monsignor

Houston, We've Got a Problem
6.0

(1974) Houston, We've Got a Problem

as Narrator (voice)

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
5.8

(1995) Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

as Narrator

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
5.8

(1966) The Poppy Is Also a Flower

as 'Happy' Locarno

¡Viva la muerte... tua!
5.5

(1971) Don't Turn the Other Cheek

as Maz Lozoya

Le Roman d'un voleur de chevaux
2.7

(1971) Romance of a Horsethief

as Kifke

Monday Night Mayhem
5.3

(2002) Monday Night Mayhem

as Leonard Goldenson

Act One
5.9

(1963) Act One

as Warren Stone

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
5.8

(1968) How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

as Harry Hunter

Kisses for My President
7.0

(1964) Kisses for My President

as Raphael Valdez Jr.

Cinerama Adventure
7.6

(2002) Cinerama Adventure

as Self

The Adventures of Gerard
6.4

(1970) The Adventures of Gerard

as Napoleon Bonaparte

The Tiger Makes Out
4.6

(1967) The Tiger Makes Out

as Ben Harris

Showing Up
9.2

(2014) Showing Up

as Self

Skokie
6.0

(1981) Skokie

as Bert Silverman

Hello Actors Studio
6.0

(1988) Hello Actors Studio

as Self

The Angel Levine
5.7

(1970) The Angel Levine

as Delicatessen Clerk

The Reason Why
0.0

(1970) The Reason Why

as Charles

Le cerveau
7.3

(1969) The Brain

as Frankie Scannapieco, godfather of the Italian mafia

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
0.0

(1992) Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

as (voice)

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
0.0

(1992) Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

as (voice)

Anatomy of an Illness
0.0

(1984) Anatomy of an Illness

as Dr. William Hitzig

The Salamander
5.7

(1981) The Salamander

as General Leporello

L'ultima chance
5.2

(1973) Stateline Motel

as Joe

Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'
0.0

(2004) Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'

as Self

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
3.7

(1998) Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

as Deluca

Attenti al buffone
4.5

(1975) Eye of the Cat

as Cesare

New York, I Love You
5.9

(2008) New York, I Love You

as Abe

The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'
0.0

(2006) The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'

as Self

Rat Pack
9.0

(2022) Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
8.5

(1966) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

as Tuco Ramirez

0.0

(1990) Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

as Self

The Education of Gore Vidal
6.0

(2003) The Education of Gore Vidal

as Self

Murder: By Reason of Insanity
3.5

(1985) Murder: By Reason of Insanity

as Dr. Huffman

Paradise Lost
10.0

(1971) Paradise Lost

as Leo Gordon

Embassy
0.0

(1985) Embassy

as Joe Verga

The Plot to Kill Stalin
0.0

(1958) The Plot to Kill Stalin

as Poskrebyshev

Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
0.0

(2003) Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King

as Self / Narrator

James Dean: Sense Memories
0.0

(2005) James Dean: Sense Memories

as Self

Vote and Die: Liszt for President
0.0

(2008) Vote and Die: Liszt for President

as Joe Nightingale

4.7

(1996) Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

as Quote Reader

0.0

(1987) Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland

as Narrator (voice)

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
7.1

(2000) Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

as Self

Legacy of Lies
6.0

(1992) Legacy of Lies

as Moses Resnick

The Pirate
5.5

(1978) The Pirate

as Ben Ezra

Brando
6.8

(2007) Brando

as Self

Squadra antimafia
6.0

(1978) Little Italy

as Don Gerolamo Giarra

An Empire of Reason
0.0

(1988) An Empire of Reason

as Anti-Federalist Spokesman

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
7.7

(1990) The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

as Self / Don Altobello

Coney Island
6.0

(1991) Coney Island

as Self - Actor

6.0

(2000) The Bookfair Murders

as Erich Schmidt

The Train
7.0

(2015) The Train

as Andre

0.0

(1991) Terezin Diary

as Narrator

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
5.3

(1992) Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

as Bill Presser

The Hoax
6.3

(2006) The Hoax

as Noah Dietrich

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
7.3

(2003) Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

as Other Voices (voice)

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
6.8

(1994) Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

as Self

0.0

(1959) I, Don Quixote

as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
6.8

(2000) Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

as Self

Indict and Convict
0.0

(1974) Indict and Convict

as DeWitt Foster

Rita
8.5

(2003) Rita

as Self

Honey Sweet Love
0.0

(1996) Honey Sweet Love

as Don Siro

The Search for Dracula
10.0

(1996) The Search for Dracula

as Narrator

The Pride of Jesse Hallam
5.8

(1981) The Pride of Jesse Hallam

as Sal Galucci

Sergio Leone - Il mio modo di vedere le cose
9.6

(2006) Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

as Self

O. Henry's Christmas
0.0

(1996) O. Henry's Christmas

as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")

Fugitive Family
0.0

(1980) Fugitive Family

as Olan Vacio

Leone's West
7.0

(2004) Leone's West

as Self

The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
7.5

(1994) The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
7.1

(2004) Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as Other Voices (voice)

The Typists
0.0

(1971) The Typists

as Paul Cunningham

Lullaby
0.0

(1960) Lullaby

as Johnny Horton

Making 'The Misfits'
0.0

(2002) Making 'The Misfits'

as Self

Il falso bugiardo
0.0

(2008) Il falso bugiardo

as Self (archive footage)

The Real James Dean
0.0

(2006) The Real James Dean

as Self

Por un puñado de sueños
0.0

(2004) Por un puñado de sueños

as Self - Interviewee

The Wall
6.0

(1982) The Wall

as Mauritzi Apt

Something in Common
6.0

(1986) Something in Common

as Norman Voss

American Cinema
0.0

(1995) American Cinema

as Narrator

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
7.2

(1997) Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

as Self

Baby Doll: See No Evil
0.0

(2006) Baby Doll: See No Evil

as Self

7.2

(1992) Lincoln

as William Crook (voice)

King of the Corner
5.7

(2004) King of the Corner

as Sol Spivak

Independence
0.0

(1976) Independence

as Benjamin Franklin

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
6.6

(1997) The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)

Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
0.0

(1996) Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

as Self

0.0

(1967) The Owl Who Gave a Hoot

as Mr. Owl (voice)

The Job
6.6

(2001) The Job

as Mr. Weiss

Inside the Actors Studio
7.4

(1994) Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

The Dick Powell Show
5.0

(1961) The Dick Powell Show

as Manny Jacobs

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Simon Vilanis

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
7.4

(2006) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

as Eli Weinraub

Batman
7.3

(1966) Batman

as Mister Freeze

Tales of the Unexpected
6.7

(1979) Tales of the Unexpected

as Gerry Williams

Highway to Heaven
7.4

(1984) Highway to Heaven

as Timothy Charles

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Naked City
5.3

(1958) Naked City

as Det. Peter Bane

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.3

(1985) The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Yosef Kandinsky

The David Susskind Show
5.0

(1959) The David Susskind Show

as Self

Kojak
7.0

(1973) Kojak

as Lee Curtin

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dauphin

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.1

(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Veritas: The Quest
6.5

(2003) Veritas: The Quest

as Rabbi

Outlaws
6.2

(1960) Outlaws

as ---

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.3

(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as Raymond Perez

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.6

(1967) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Albert Anastasia

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as ---

Our Family Honor
5.0

(1985) Our Family Honor

as Vincent Danzig

7.0

(1966) CBS Playhouse

as Douglas Lambert

Lights Out
5.3

(1949) Lights Out

as Giovanni

The Hollywood Greats
3.5

(1977) The Hollywood Greats

as Self

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Salvatore Gambini

The West
8.4

(1996) The West

as Self

Naked City
5.3

(1958) Naked City

as Georgie

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Reading Rainbow
8.4

(1983) Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Peter Hendon

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Nacho

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Ozep

The War
8.1

(2008) The War

as Narrator

Seventh Avenue
5.0

(1977) Seventh Avenue

as Gus Farber

Cristoforo Colombo
6.5

(1985) Christopher Columbus

as Padre Fernando De Talavera

Wogan
4.5

(1982) Wogan

as Self

Stroker and Hoop
5.8

(2004) Stroker and Hoop

as Narrator (voice)

What's My Line?
6.9

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

6.5

(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Baseball
7.4

(1994) Baseball

as Various (voice)

Playhouse 90
7.5

(1956) Playhouse 90

as Rafael

ER
7.8

(1994) ER

as Mr. Langston

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

American Playhouse
6.0

(1982) American Playhouse

as Mr. Prince

The Executioner's Song
0.0

(1982) The Executioner's Song

as Vern Damico

Whoopi
8.7

(2003) Whoopi

as Norman

Suspicion
5.9

(1957) Suspicion

as ---

Great Performances
5.2

(1971) Great Performances

as Self

Shirley Temple's Storybook
5.8

(1958) Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Simon