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Eli Wallach

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

Born

Dec 07, 1915

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died

Jun 24, 2014

Known For

Acting

Movies

159 acting

1 crew

Popularity

2.3

Known For

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966 • as Tuco Ramirez
★ 8.5
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III
1990 • as Don Altobello
★ 7.4
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 • as Arthur
★ 7.1
Mystic River
Mystic River
2003 • as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
★ 7.7
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
1960 • as Calvera
★ 7.5
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You
2008 • as Abe
★ 6.0
The Misfits
The Misfits
1961 • as Guido
★ 7.0
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010 • as Julie Steinhardt
★ 6.1
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer
2010 • as Old man
★ 6.8
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962 • as Charlie Gant
★ 7.0
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million
1966 • as Davis Leland
★ 7.5
The Deep
The Deep
1977 • as Adam Coffin
★ 6.1
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
1969 • as Ben Baker
★ 6.6
Ace High
Ace High
1968 • as Cacopoulos
★ 6.5
Lord Jim
Lord Jim
1965 • as The General
★ 6.8
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes
1990 • as Cotton Weinberger
★ 6.0
The Brain
The Brain
1969 • as Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
★ 7.3
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992 • as Don Altobello
★ 8.9
Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith
2000 • as Rabbi Ben Lewis
★ 6.1
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
★ 7.2
The Hunter
The Hunter
1980 • as Ritchie Blumenthal
★ 5.9
The Associate
The Associate
1996 • as Donald Fallon
★ 6.2
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
1977 • as Detective Gatz
★ 6.1
Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy
2007 • as Seymour Warburton
★ 4.6
Tough Guys
Tough Guys
1986 • as Leon B. Little
★ 6.0
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
1965 • as Shah of Khwarezm
★ 5.7
Hollywood Uncensored
Hollywood Uncensored
1987 • as Self
★ 5.4
The Hoax
The Hoax
2006 • as Noah Dietrich
★ 6.3
Girlfriends
Girlfriends
1978 • as Rabbi Gold
★ 6.7
Two Much
Two Much
1995 • as Sheldon
★ 5.5
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966 • as 'Happy' Locarno
★ 5.8
Mistress
Mistress
1992 • as George Lieberhof
★ 5.4
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
1982 • as Vern Damico
★ 5.7
Night and the City
Night and the City
1992 • as Peck
★ 5.7
Circle of Iron
Circle of Iron
1978 • as Man-in-Oil
★ 5.6
Movie Movie
Movie Movie
1978 • as Vince Marlow / Pop
★ 6.1
Baby Doll
Baby Doll
1956 • as Silva Vacarro
★ 7.0
The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners
1964 • as Stratos
★ 5.9
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
1994 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
Winter Kills
Winter Kills
1979 • as Joe Diamond
★ 5.7
Skokie
Skokie
1981 • as Bert Silverman
★ 6.0
The Salamander
The Salamander
1981 • as General Leporello
★ 5.2
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
2003 • as Other Voices (voice)
★ 7.7
Brando
Brando
2007 • as Self
★ 6.8
The Domino Principle
The Domino Principle
1977 • as Gen. Reser
★ 5.8
The People Next Door
The People Next Door
1970 • as Arthur Mason
★ 5.9
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990 • as Self / Don Altobello
★ 7.8
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
1985 • as Dr. Huffman
★ 5.7
Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves
1960 • as Poncho
★ 6.6
Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe
1974 • as Don Vittorio
★ 6.7
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
★ 5.8
The Easter Egg Adventure
The Easter Egg Adventure
2004 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
Plot of Fear
Plot of Fear
1976 • as Peter Struwwel
★ 5.6
The Victors
The Victors
1963 • as Sgt. Craig
★ 6.2
Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief
1971 • as Kifke
★ 4.0
Article 99
Article 99
1992 • as Sam Abrams
★ 6.1
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
★ 5.7
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971 • as Maz Lozoya
★ 5.6
Kisses for My President
Kisses for My President
1964 • as Raphael Valdez Jr.
★ 7.6
Nuts
Nuts
1987 • as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
★ 6.4
Rat Pack
Rat Pack
2022 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
The White, The Yellow, and The Black
The White, The Yellow, and The Black
1975 • as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
★ 5.8
An Empire of Reason
An Empire of Reason
1988 • as Anti-Federalist Spokesman
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
★ 4.2
James Dean: A Portrait
James Dean: A Portrait
1995 • as Self
★ 7.0
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio
1988 • as Self
★ 6.7
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
★ 7.2
A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die
1968 • as Tennessee Fredericks
★ 4.8
Firepower
Firepower
1979 • as Sal Hyman
★ 5.0
Stateline Motel
Stateline Motel
1973 • as Joe
★ 5.3
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
★ 5.9
Showing Up
Showing Up
2014 • as Self
★ 9.2
The Lineup
The Lineup
1958 • as Dancer
★ 7.1
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
★ 6.1
Little Italy
Little Italy
1978 • as Don Gerolamo Giarra
★ 6.2
Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty
1973 • as Lynn Forshay
★ 6.7
A Cold Night's Death
A Cold Night's Death
1973 • as Frank Enari
★ 6.0
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
★ 6.9
Act One
Act One
1963 • as Warren Stone
★ 6.3
Rita
Rita
2003 • as Self
★ 8.3
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
1981 • as Sal Galucci
★ 5.4
The Adventures of Gerard
The Adventures of Gerard
1970 • as Napoleon Bonaparte
★ 5.9
Monday Night Mayhem
Monday Night Mayhem
2002 • as Leonard Goldenson
★ 6.2
The Education of Gore Vidal
★ 8.7
Anatomy of an Illness
Anatomy of an Illness
1984 • as Dr. William Hitzig
★ 7.0
King of the Corner
King of the Corner
2004 • as Sol Spivak
★ 5.9
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
★ 8.0
Eve and Marilyn
Eve and Marilyn
1987 • as Self (archive photo)
★ 8.0
The Wall
The Wall
1982 • as Mauritzi Apt
★ 6.6
Making 'The Misfits'
Making 'The Misfits'
2002 • as Self
★ 7.0
The Bookfair Murders
The Bookfair Murders
2000 • as Erich Schmidt
★ 5.6
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997 • as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
★ 5.6
The Plot to Kill Stalin
The Plot to Kill Stalin
1958 • as Poskrebyshev
Something in Common
Something in Common
1986 • as Norman Voss
★ 6.0
The Tiger Makes Out
The Tiger Makes Out
1967 • as Ben Harris
★ 5.0
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
2003 • as Self / Narrator
★ 9.0
The Impossible Spy
The Impossible Spy
1987 • as Yacov
★ 5.9
Embassy
Embassy
1985 • as Joe Verga
★ 4.0
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
1958 • as Narrator
★ 8.0
Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits
1977 • as Monsignor
★ 5.0
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
2008 • as Joe Nightingale
★ 1.0
The Lark
The Lark
1957 • as Dauphin
Coney Island
Coney Island
1991 • as Self - Actor
★ 8.0
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
★ 9.6
The Donner Party
The Donner Party
1992 • as voice
★ 7.0
Legacy of Lies
Legacy of Lies
1992 • as Moses Resnick
★ 8.0
O. Henry's Christmas
O. Henry's Christmas
1996 • as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
★ 5.0
Independence
Independence
1976 • as Benjamin Franklin
★ 7.5
The Toe Tactic
The Toe Tactic
2009 • as Maestro
★ 4.0
movie
★ 7.0
Indict and Convict
Indict and Convict
1974 • as DeWitt Foster
★ 5.0
Cinerama Adventure
Cinerama Adventure
2002 • as Self
★ 7.7
Eye of the Cat
Eye of the Cat
1975 • as Cesare
★ 4.3
Uninvited
Uninvited
2000 • as Alan Strasser
★ 5.3
movie
Lincoln
1992 • as William Crook (voice)
★ 7.3
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1959 • as Rafael
Rocket to the Moon
Rocket to the Moon
1986 • as Mr. Prince
★ 10.0
The Train
The Train
2015 • as Andre
★ 7.0
Zig Zag
Zig Zag
1970 • as Mario Gambretti
★ 7.7
A Taste Of Jupiter
A Taste Of Jupiter
2005 • as Arturo
★ 4.2
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
1980 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Houston, We've Got a Problem
1974 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
★ 8.5
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
★ 8.0
Sam's Son
Sam's Son
1984 • as Sam Orowitz
★ 6.5
Honey Sweet Love
Honey Sweet Love
1996 • as Don Siro
★ 9.0
The Real James Dean
The Real James Dean
2006 • as Self
Il falso bugiardo
Il falso bugiardo
2008 • as Self (archive footage)
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
2010 • as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
★ 8.0
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
1971 • as Leo Gordon
★ 9.0
Fugitive Family
Fugitive Family
1980 • as Olan Vacio
★ 8.0
In the Name of Democracy
In the Name of Democracy
2009 • as Narrator
Baby Doll: See No Evil
Baby Doll: See No Evil
2006 • as Self
Funny
Funny
1988 • as Self
★ 8.0
Leone's West
Leone's West
2004 • as Self
★ 7.0
movie
★ 5.7
Por un puñado de sueños
Por un puñado de sueños
2004 • as Self - Interviewee
movie
The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
1967 • as Mr. Owl (voice)
The Reason Why
The Reason Why
1970 • as Charles
★ 10.0
Lullaby
Lullaby
1960 • as Johnny Horton
★ 7.0
The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine
1970 • as Delicatessen Clerk
★ 5.4
The Typists
The Typists
1971 • as Paul Cunningham
★ 8.0
movie
Terezin Diary
1991 • as Narrator
movie
The Yidishe Gauchos
• as Narrator
Guri
Guri
1980
movie
I, Don Quixote
1959 • as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
★ 10.0
The Search for Dracula
The Search for Dracula
1996 • as Narrator
★ 8.3