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Birthday: Dec 07, 1915
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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 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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
The Godfather Part III Don Altobello 1990
Mystic River Mr. Loonie (uncredited) 2003
The Magnificent Seven Calvera 1960
For Whom the Bell Tolls Rafael 1959
The Holiday Arthur 2006
How to Steal a Million Davis Leland 1966
The Victors Sgt. Craig 1963
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein Narrator 1994
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed Self 1994
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King Self 1995
Genghis Khan Shah of Khwarezm 1965
The Deep Adam Coffin 1977
Tough Guys Leon B. Little 1986
Keeping the Faith Rabbi Ben Lewis 2000
The Associate Donald Fallon 1996
The Hunter Ritchie Blumenthal 1980
The Misfits Guido 1961
Lord Jim The General 1965
The Ghost Writer Old man 2010
Article 99 Sam Abrams 1992
Vendetta II: The New Mafia Frank Latella 1993
Circle of Iron Man-in-Oil 1978
Ace High Cacopoulos 1968
The Lineup Dancer 1958
How the West Was Won Charlie Gant 1962
The Domino Principle Gen. Reser 1977
The Two Jakes Cotton Weinberger 1990
A Taste Of Jupiter 2005
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool Self 2005
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Julie Steinhardt 2010
Mama's Boy Seymour Warburton 2007
Baby Doll Silva Vacarro 1956
Nuts Dr. Herbert A. Morrison 1987
Winter Kills Joe Diamond 1979
Night and the City Peck 1992
The Moon-Spinners Stratos 1964
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Father 2005
Plot of Fear Peter Struwwel 1976
The Gift of the Magi Narrator 1958
Two Much Sheldon 1995
Seven Thieves Poncho 1960
The Impossible Spy Yacov 1987
Firepower Sal Hyman 1979
Funny Self 1988
Mackenna's Gold Ben Baker 1969
The Sentinel Detective Gatz 1977
Rocket to the Moon Mr. Prince 1986
Hollywood Uncensored Self 1987
The Executioner's Song Vern Damico 1982
Crazy Joe Don Vittorio 1974
Mistress George Lieberhof 1992
Guri 1980
The Lark Dauphin 1957
Zig Zag Mario Gambretti 1970
Uninvited Alan Strasser 2000
Cinderella Liberty Lynn Forshay 1973
Movie Movie Vince Marlow / Pop 1978
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack 1975
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush Self - Narrator (voice) 1980
The Easter Egg Adventure Narrator (voice) 2004
A Lovely Way to Die Tennessee Fredericks 1968
Sam's Son Sam Orowitz 1984
A Cold Night's Death Frank Enari 1973
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Self 2003
The Toe Tactic Maestro 2009
The People Next Door Arthur Mason 1970
The Donner Party voice 1992
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber Mordechai Rossman (voice) 2010
Girlfriends Rabbi Gold 1978
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man John 1962
Nasty Habits Monsignor 1977
Houston, We've Got a Problem Narrator (voice) 1974
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey Narrator 1995
The Poppy Is Also a Flower 'Happy' Locarno 1966
Don't Turn the Other Cheek Maz Lozoya 1971
Romance of a Horsethief Kifke 1971
Monday Night Mayhem Leonard Goldenson 2002
Act One Warren Stone 1963
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life Harry Hunter 1968
Kisses for My President Raphael Valdez Jr. 1964
Cinerama Adventure Self 2002
The Adventures of Gerard Napoleon Bonaparte 1970
The Tiger Makes Out Ben Harris 1967
Showing Up Self 2014
Skokie Bert Silverman 1981
Hello Actors Studio Self 1988
The Angel Levine Delicatessen Clerk 1970
The Reason Why Charles 1970
The Brain Frankie Scannapieco, godfather of the Italian mafia 1969
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (voice) 1992
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems (voice) 1992
Anatomy of an Illness Dr. William Hitzig 1984
The Salamander General Leporello 1981
Stateline Motel Joe 1973
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' Self 2004
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet Deluca 1998
Eye of the Cat Cesare 1975
New York, I Love You Abe 2008
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven' Self 2006
Rat Pack Self (archive footage) 2022
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Tuco Ramirez 1966
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret Self 1990
The Education of Gore Vidal Self 2003
Murder: By Reason of Insanity Dr. Huffman 1985
Paradise Lost Leo Gordon 1971
Embassy Joe Verga 1985
The Plot to Kill Stalin Poskrebyshev 1958
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King Self / Narrator 2003
James Dean: Sense Memories Self 2005
Vote and Die: Liszt for President Joe Nightingale 2008
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen Quote Reader 1996
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland Narrator (voice) 1987
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows Self 2000
Legacy of Lies Moses Resnick 1992
The Pirate Ben Ezra 1978
Brando Self 2007
Little Italy Don Gerolamo Giarra 1978
An Empire of Reason Anti-Federalist Spokesman 1988
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside Self / Don Altobello 1990
Coney Island Self - Actor 1991
The Bookfair Murders Erich Schmidt 2000
The Train Andre 2015
Terezin Diary Narrator 1991
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story Bill Presser 1992
The Hoax Noah Dietrich 2006
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Other Voices (voice) 2003
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess Self 1994
I, Don Quixote Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant 1959
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' Self 2000
Indict and Convict DeWitt Foster 1974
Rita Self 2003
Honey Sweet Love Don Siro 1996
The Search for Dracula Narrator 1996
The Pride of Jesse Hallam Sal Galucci 1981
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things Self 2006
O. Henry's Christmas Behrman ("The Last Leaf") 1996
Fugitive Family Olan Vacio 1980
Leone's West Self 2004
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters Self - Narrator (voice) 1994
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Other Voices (voice) 2004
The Typists Paul Cunningham 1971
Lullaby Johnny Horton 1960
Making 'The Misfits' Self 2002
Il falso bugiardo Self (archive footage) 2008
The Real James Dean Self 2006
Por un puñado de sueños Self - Interviewee 2004
The Wall Mauritzi Apt 1982
Something in Common Norman Voss 1986
American Cinema Narrator 1995
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years Self 1997
Baby Doll: See No Evil Self 2006
Lincoln William Crook (voice) 1992
King of the Corner Sol Spivak 2004
Independence Benjamin Franklin 1976
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices) 1997
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome Self 1996
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot Mr. Owl (voice) 1967
Series Cast Year
The Job Mr. Weiss 2001
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
The Dick Powell Show Manny Jacobs 1961
Law & Order Simon Vilanis 1990
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Eli Weinraub 2006
Batman Mister Freeze 1966
Tales of the Unexpected Gerry Williams 1979
Highway to Heaven Timothy Charles 1984
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
Naked City Det. Peter Bane 1958
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Yosef Kandinsky 1985
The David Susskind Show Self 1959
Kojak Lee Curtin 1973
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
Hallmark Hall of Fame Dauphin 1951
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Veritas: The Quest Rabbi 2003
Outlaws 1960
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Raymond Perez 1958
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self 1967
Climax! Albert Anastasia 1954
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948
Our Family Honor Vincent Danzig 1985
CBS Playhouse Douglas Lambert 1966
Lights Out Giovanni 1949
The Hollywood Greats Self 1977
Murder, She Wrote Salvatore Gambini 1984
The West Self 1996
Naked City Georgie 1958
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Reading Rainbow Himself - Narrator (voice) 1983
Studio One Peter Hendon 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse Nacho 1948
Studio One Ozep 1948
The War Narrator 2008
Seventh Avenue Gus Farber 1977
Christopher Columbus Padre Fernando De Talavera 1985
Wogan Self 1982
Stroker and Hoop Narrator (voice) 2004
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957
Baseball Various (voice) 1994
Playhouse 90 Rafael 1956
ER Mr. Langston 1994
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
American Playhouse Mr. Prince 1982
The Executioner's Song Vern Damico 1982
Whoopi Norman 2003
Suspicion 1957
Great Performances Self 1971
Shirley Temple's Storybook Simon 1958
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