Eli Wallach

Acting·Dec 7, 1915·Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Rat Pack2022 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone2020 · Osvaldo Altobello	Osvaldo Altobello
The Train2015 · Andre	Andre
Showing Up2014 · Self	Self
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps2010 · Julie Steinhardt	Julie Steinhardt
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber2010 · Mordechai Rossman (voice)	Mordechai Rossman (voice)
The Ghost Writer2010 · Old man	Old man
In the Name of Democracy2009 · Narrator	Narrator
The Toe Tactic2009 · Maestro	Maestro
New York, I Love You2008 · Abe	Abe
Il falso bugiardo2008 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Vote and Die: Liszt for President2008 · Joe Nightingale	Joe Nightingale
Mama's Boy2007 · Seymour Warburton	Seymour Warburton
Brando2007 · Self	Self
The Holiday2006 · Arthur	Arthur
The Hoax2006 · Noah Dietrich	Noah Dietrich
The Real James Dean2006 · Self	Self
Baby Doll: See No Evil2006 · Self	Self
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things2006 · Self	Self
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'2006 · Self	Self
A Taste Of Jupiter2005 · Arturo	Arturo
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool2005 · Self	Self
James Dean: Sense Memories2005 · Self	Self
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation2005 · Father	Father
The Easter Egg Adventure2004 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004 · Other Voices (voice)	Other Voices (voice)
King of the Corner2004 · Sol Spivak	Sol Spivak
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'2004 · Self	Self
Leone's West2004 · Self	Self
Por un puñado de sueños2004 · Self - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
Mystic River2003 · Mr. Loonie (uncredited)	Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip2003 · Other Voices (voice)	Other Voices (voice)
Rita2003 · Self	Self
The Education of Gore Vidal2003 · Self	Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · Self	Self
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King2003 · Self / Narrator	Self / Narrator
Making 'The Misfits'2002 · Self	Self
Cinerama Adventure2002 · Self	Self
Monday Night Mayhem2002 · Leonard Goldenson	Leonard Goldenson
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows2000 · Self	Self
Uninvited2000 · Alan Strasser	Alan Strasser
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'2000 · Self	Self
Keeping the Faith2000 · Rabbi Ben Lewis	Rabbi Ben Lewis
The Bookfair Murders2000 · Erich Schmidt	Erich Schmidt
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet1998 · Deluca	Deluca
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann1997 · Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)	Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years1997 · Self	Self
The Associate1996 · Donald Fallon	Donald Fallon