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Home/People/Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach profile photo
Born
Dec 7, 1915Died: Jun 24, 2014
Lived 98 years
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

159
Movies
55
TV Shows
Also Known As
Ely Wallach
엘리 웰라치
Елай Воллак
Eli Herschel Wallach
ایلی والاک
IMDb Profile

Eli Wallach

Acting

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.
Rat Pack poster

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Train poster

The Train

as Andre
2015
Showing Up poster

Showing Up

as Self
2014
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps poster

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

as Julie Steinhardt
2010
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber poster

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
2010
The Ghost Writer poster

The Ghost Writer

as Old man
2010
In the Name of Democracy poster

In the Name of Democracy

as Narrator
2009
The Toe Tactic poster

The Toe Tactic

as Maestro
2009
New York, I Love You poster

New York, I Love You

as Abe
2008
Il falso bugiardo poster

Il falso bugiardo

as Self (archive footage)
2008
Vote and Die: Liszt for President poster

Vote and Die: Liszt for President

as Joe Nightingale
2008
Mama's Boy poster

Mama's Boy

as Seymour Warburton
2007
Brando poster

Brando

as Self
2007
The Holiday poster

The Holiday

as Arthur Abbott
2006
The Hoax poster

The Hoax

as Noah Dietrich
2006
The Real James Dean poster

The Real James Dean

as Self
2006
Baby Doll: See No Evil poster

Baby Doll: See No Evil

as Self
2006
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things poster

Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things

as Self
2006
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven' poster

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

as Self
2006
A Taste Of Jupiter poster

A Taste Of Jupiter

as Arturo
2005
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