Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 7, 1915
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Eli Wallach
Biography
Eli Herschel Wallach 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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The War | Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Eli Weinraub |
| 2004 | Stroker and Hoop | Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Veritas: The Quest | Rabbi |
| 2003 | Whoopi | Norman |
| 2001 | The Job | Mr. Weiss |
| 1996 | The West | Self |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self |
| 1994 | Baseball | Various (voice) |
| 1994 | ER | Mr. Langston |
| 1994 | Baseball | (voice) |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Simon Vilanis |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Yosef Kandinsky |
| 1985 | Our Family Honor | Vincent Danzig |
| 1985 | Christopher Columbus | Padre Fernando De Talavera |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Timothy Charles |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Salvatore Gambini |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Mr. Prince |
| 1982 | The Executioner's Song | Vern Damico |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Gerry Williams |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats | Self |
| 1977 | Seventh Avenue | Gus Farber |
| 1973 | Kojak | Lee Curtin |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self |
| 1966 | Batman | Mister Freeze |
| 1966 | CBS Playhouse | Douglas Lambert |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show | Manny Jacobs |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1960 | Outlaws | |
| 1959 | The David Susskind Show | Self |
| 1958 | Naked City | Det. Peter Bane |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Raymond Perez |
| 1958 | Naked City | Georgie |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook | Simon |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self |
| 1957 | Suspicion | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Rafael |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1954 | Climax! | Albert Anastasia |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dauphin |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1949 | Lights Out | Giovanni |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Ozep |
| 1948 | Studio One | Peter Hendon |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Nacho |