Eli Wallach

Born: 1915-12-07, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2014-06-24

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.

Filmography

• Law & Order (1990)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Nurse Jackie (2009)
• Screen Two (1985)
• Studio One (1948)
• The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
• Climax! (1954)
• Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
• Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966)
• The Godfather Part III (1990)
• Kojak (1973)
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
• Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
• The Holiday (2006)
• Playhouse 90 (1956)
• Mystic River (2003)
• Suspicion (1957)
• Cristoforo Colombo (1985)
• Stroker and Hoop (2004)
• Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
• Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973)
• The Ghost Writer (2010)
• New York, I Love You (2008)
• Veritas: The Quest (2003)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
• The Associate (1996)
• Mackenna's Gold (1969)
• Lord Jim (1965)
• Tough Guys (1986)