Eli Wallach



First NameEli
Last NameWallach
Full Name at BirthEli Herschel Wallach
Age96
Date of BirthDecember 7, 1915
BirthplaceBrooklyn, New York
Height5' 10" (178 cm)
BuildAverage
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper
Star SignSagittarius
ReligionJewish
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
UniversityUniversity of Texas
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameBaby Doll, The good,the bad and the ugly
FatherAbraham Wallach
MotherBertha Wallach
FriendsZachary Scott, Marilyn Monroe, Ann Sheridan, Walter Cronkite

Eli Herschel Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is 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. His most recent roles are in movies Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and The Ghost Writer.


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Filmography

Selected Eli Wallach film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2010
Julie Steinhardt

2010
Old Man

2009
Emil Pikler

2009
Bernard Zimberg

2008
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
Joe Nightingale

2008
Maestro

2007
Seymour Warburton

2006
Noah Dietrich

2006
Arthur Abbott

2006
Eli Weinraub

2005
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
Father

2005
A Taste of Jupiter
Arturo

2005
Character Studies
Host

2004
Sol Spivak

2004
The Easter Egg Adventure
Narrator

2004
Stroker and Hoop
Narrator

2003
Mr. Loonie - Liquor Store Owner

2003
The Root
-

2003
Rabbi

2003
Norman

2002
Monday Night Mayhem
Leonard Goldenson

2002
Advice and Dissent
The Rebbe

2001
100 Centre Street
Joe Franlangelo

2001
The Education of Max Bickford
Jay Bickford, Jay Bickford, Max's Father

2001
The Job
Mr. Weiss

2000
Rabbi Ben Lewis

2000
The Bookfair Murders
Erich Schmidt

1999
Strasser

1998
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Deluca

1998
The Devil's Twilight
Brooklyn Shopkeeper

1996
Donald Fallon

1996
Larry's Visit
-

1995
Sheldon

1994
ER
Mr. Langston

1994
Honey Sweet Love
-

1993
Bride of Violence 2
Frank Latella

1993
Tribeca
Joe

1992
Sam Abrams

1992
George Lieberhof

1992
Peck

1992
Lincoln
William Crook

1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Bill Presser

1992
Legacy of Lies
Moses Resnick

1991
Bride of Violence
Frank Latella

1990
Don Altobello

1990
Cotton Weinberger

1990
Simon Vilanis

1988
George McKinstry, Voice Only, Voice-overs

1987
Dr. Herbert A. Morrison

1987
The Impossible Spy
Yacov

1986
Leon B. Little

1986
Rocket to the Moon
Mr. Prince

1986
Judge Adam Biel

1986
Worlds Beyond
Charles

1986
Something in Common
Norman Voss

1985
Christopher Columbus
Father Hernando De Talavera

1985
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Dr. Huffman

1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Yosef Kandinsky

1985
Our Family Honor
Vincent Danzig

1985
Embassy
Joe Verga

1984
Sam's Son
Sam Orowitz

1984
Anatomy of an Illness
Dr. William Hitzig

1984
Ira Abrams

1984
Gene Malloy, Tim Charles

1984
Salvatore Gambini

1982
The Executioner's Song
Uncle Vern Damico

1982
The Wall
Mauritzi Apt

1981
General Leporello

1981
Skokie
Bert Silverman

1981
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
Sal Galucci

1980
Ritchie Blumenthal

1980
Fugitive Family
Olan Vacio

1979
Sal Hyman

1979
Joe Diamond

1979
Gerry Williams

1979
Guri
-

1978
Man-in-Oil

1978
Rabbi Gold

1978
Gerolamo Giarra

1978
Vince Marlow/Pop

1978
The Pirate
Ben Ezra

1977
Monsignor

1977
Adam Coffin

1977
General Reser

1977
Detective Gatz

1977
Seventh Avenue
Gus Farber

1976
Pietro Riccio

1976
Independence
Benjamin Franklin

1976
20 Shades of Pink
-

1975
Sheriff Edward Gideon/aka Black Jack

1975
Eye of the Cat
Cesare

1974
Don Vittorio

1974
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Narrator, off-screen

1974
Indict and Convict
DeWitt Foster

1973
Lynn Forshay

1973
Stateline Motel
Joe

1973
A Cold Night's Death
Frank Enari

1973
Great Mysteries
Fuzzy

1973
Lee Curtin

1971
Max Lozoya

1971
The Typists
Paul Cunningham

1970
The Adventures of Gerard
Napoleon

1970
Delicatessen Clerk

1970
Arthur Mason

1970
Mario Gambretti

1970
The Reason Why
Charles

1969
Ben Baker

1969
Frankie Scannapieco

1969
The Young Lawyers
James Johnson Scott

1968
Tennessee Fredericks

1968
Cacopoulos

1967
Ben Harris

1967
CBS Playhouse
Douglas Lambert

1966
Davis Leland

1966
'Happy' Locarno

1966
Mr. Freeze

1965
The Shah of Khwarezm

1965
The General

1964
Raphael Valdez Jr.

1964
Stratos

1963
Warren Stone

1963
Sgt. Craig

1962
Charlie Gant

1961
Guido

1961
Manny Jacobs

1960
Poncho

1960
Calvera

1960
Sheriff Ned Devers

1960
Lullaby
Johnny Horton

1960
The Robert Herridge Theater
-

1959
John

1959
Sunday Showcase
Alfred Eisenstaedt

1958
Dancer

1958
Det. Bane, George Manin

1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Simon

1958
Raymond Perez

1958
Where Is Thy Brother?
Dan

1957
Goodyear Theatre
Joseph Lanowski

1957
Suspicion
-

1957
Cervantes' Manservant, Sancho Panza

1957
The Seven Lively Arts
Ad Francis

1956
Silva Vacarro

1956
Rafael, Poskrebyshev

1954
Climax!
Albert Anastasia

1954
Look Up and Live
Explanation

1953
Ponds Theater
-

1951
Goodyear Playhouse
-

1951
Dauphin, Narrator

1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre
-

1950
Danger
Joe

1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
George Simon

1950
The Web
-

1948
Peter Hendon

1946
Lights Out
-

Other Crew Credits

2003
Rita
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Producer Credits