Eli Wallach
Acting1915Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Acting History
2022
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Showing Up
as Self
2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
as Julie Steinhardt
The Ghost Writer
as Old man
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
2009
In the Name of Democracy
as Narrator
Nurse Jackie
TVas Bernard Zimberg• 1 eps
2008
New York, I Love You
as Abe
2007
Mama's Boy
as Seymour Warburton
The War
TVas Narrator (voice)• 7 eps
2006
The Hoax
as Noah Dietrich
The Holiday
as Arthur Abbott
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TVas Eli Weinraub• 1 eps
2005
2004
The Easter Egg Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
King of the Corner
as Sol Spivak
Stroker and Hoop
TVas Narrator (voice)
2003
Mystic River
as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
ER
TVas Mr. Langston• 1 eps
Whoopi
TVas Norman
Veritas: The Quest
TVas Rabbi• 1 eps
2002
Making 'The Misfits'
as Self
Monday Night Mayhem
as Leonard Goldenson
Cinerama Adventure
as Self
The Job
TVas Mr. Weiss• 1 eps
Great Performances
TVas Self• 1 eps
2000
Keeping the Faith
as Rabbi Ben Lewis
The Bookfair Murders
as Erich Schmidt
1998
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Deluca
1997
1996
The Associate
as Donald Fallon
The West
TVas Self
1995
Two Much
as Sheldon
1994
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
as Narrator
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Reading Rainbow
TVas Self - Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
Inside the Actors Studio
TVas Self
Baseball
TVas (voice)• 7 eps
1993
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
as Frank Latella
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TVas Self - Guest
1992
Lincoln
as William Crook (voice)
Mistress
as George Lieberhof
Article 99
as Sam Abrams
The Donner Party
as voice
Law & Order
TVas Simon Vilanis• 1 eps
1991
Coney Island
as Self - Actor
1990
The Godfather Part III
as Don Altobello
The Two Jakes
as Cotton Weinberger
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self / Don Altobello
1988
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Yosef Kandinsky• 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Salvatore Gambini• 1 eps
1987
Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland
as Narrator (voice)
The Impossible Spy
as Yacov
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self
Nuts
as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
1986
Something in Common
as Norman Voss
Tough Guys
as Leon B. Little
American Playhouse
TVas Mr. Prince• 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
TVas Timothy Charles• 1 eps
1985
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Dr. Huffman
1984
Sam's Son
as Sam Orowitz
1982
1981
Skokie
as Bert Silverman
The Salamander
as General Leporello
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
as Sal Galucci
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Gerry Williams• 1 eps
1980
The Hunter
as Ritchie Blumenthal
1979
Firepower
as Sal Hyman
Winter Kills
as Joe Diamond
1978
Circle of Iron
as Man-in-Oil
Girlfriends
as Rabbi Gold
Little Italy
as Don Gerolamo Giarra
Movie Movie
as Vince Marlow / Pop
The Pirate
as Ben Ezra
1977
1976
Independence
as Benjamin Franklin
Plot of Fear
as Peter Struwwel
1975
Eye of the Cat
as Cesare
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
Kojak
TVas Lee Curtin• 2 eps
1974
Indict and Convict
as DeWitt Foster
Crazy Joe
as Don Vittorio
1973
1971
Paradise Lost
as Leo Gordon
The Typists
as Paul Cunningham
1970
Zig Zag
as Mario Gambretti
The People Next Door
as Arthur Mason
1969
The Brain
as Frankie Scannapieco, godfather of the Italian mafia
Mackenna's Gold
as Ben Baker
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TVas Self• 1 eps
1968
Ace High
as Cacopoulos
A Lovely Way to Die
as Tennessee Fredericks
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 2 eps
1967
Batman
TVas Mister Freeze• 2 eps
1966
How to Steal a Million
as Davis Leland
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as 'Happy' Locarno
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
as Tuco Ramirez
CBS Playhouse
TVas Douglas Lambert
1965
Lord Jim
as The General
Genghis Khan
as Shah of Khwarezm
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest• 1 eps
1964
The Moon-Spinners
as Stratos
1963
The Victors
as Sgt. Craig
Act One
as Warren Stone
1962
How the West Was Won
as Charlie Gant
The Dick Powell Show
TVas Manny Jacobs• 1 eps
Naked City
TVas Georgie• 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
1961
1960
The Magnificent Seven
as Calvera
Seven Thieves
as Poncho
1959
Playhouse 90
TVas Rafael• 2 eps
1958
The Gift of the Magi
as Narrator
The Lineup
as Dancer
Climax!
TVas Albert Anastasia• 1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TVas Raymond Perez• 1 eps
Shirley Temple's Storybook
TVas Simon• 1 eps
1957
The Lark
as Dauphin
Studio One
TVas Peter Hendon• 1 eps
1955
The Philco Television Playhouse
TVas Nacho• 1 eps
1951
Lights Out
TVas Giovanni• 1 eps
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self
