Eli Wallach
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 7 December 1915 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 24 June 2014
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 165
- 2026The Yidishe Gauchos as Narrator
- 2022Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- 2020The Godfather, Coda: The death of Michael Corleone as Osvaldo Altobello
- 2015The Train as Andre
- 2014Showing Up as Self
- 2010Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as Julie Steinhardt
- 2010Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber as Mordechai Rossman (voice)
- 2010The Ghost Writer as Old man
- 2009In the Name of Democracy as Narrator
- 2009The Toe Tactic as Maestro
- 2008New York, I Love You as Abe
- 2008Il falso bugiardo as Self (archive footage)
- 2008Vote and Die: Liszt for President as Joe Nightingale
- 2007Mama's Boy as Seymour Warburton
- 2007Brando as Self
- 2006The Holiday as Arthur
- 2006The Hoax as Noah Dietrich
- 2006The Real James Dean as Self
- 2006Baby Doll: See No Evil as Self
- 2006Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things as Self
- 2006The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven' as Self
- 2005A Taste Of Jupiter as Arturo
- 2005Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool as Self
- 2005James Dean: Sense Memories as Self
- 2005The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation as Father
- 2004The Easter Egg Adventure as Narrator (voice)
- 2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as Other Voices (voice)
- 2004King of the Corner as Sol Spivak
- 2004Leone's West as Self
- 2004Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' as Self
- 2004Por un puñado de sueños as Self - Interviewee
- 2003Mystic River as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
- 2003Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip as Other Voices (voice)
- 2003Rita as Self
- 2003The Education of Gore Vidal as Self
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 2003Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King as Self / Narrator
- 2002Making 'The Misfits' as Self
- 2002Cinerama Adventure as Self
- 2002Monday Night Mayhem as Leonard Goldenson
- 2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self
- 2000Uninvited as Alan Strasser
- 2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' as Self
- 2000Keeping the Faith as Rabbi Ben Lewis
- 2000The Bookfair Murders as Erich Schmidt
- 1998Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Deluca
- 1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
- 1997Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years as Self
- 1996The Associate as Donald Fallon
- 1996O. Henry's Christmas as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")
- 1996Honey Sweet Love as Don Siro
- 1996Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome as Self
- 1996Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Quote Reader
- 1996The Search for Dracula as Narrator
- 1995Two Much as Sheldon
- 1995James Dean: A Portrait as Self
- 1995Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey as Narrator
- 1995American Cinema as Narrator
- 1995Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King as Self
- 1994It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein as Narrator
- 1994Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess as Self
- 1994Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed as Self
- 1994The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1993Vendetta II: The New Mafia as Frank Latella
- 1992Lincoln as William Crook (voice)
- 1992The Donner Party as voice
- 1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 as Don Altobello
- 1992Night and the City as Peck
- 1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story as Bill Presser
- 1992Mistress as George Lieberhof
- 1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems as (voice)
- 1992Legacy of Lies as Moses Resnick
- 1992Article 99 as Sam Abrams
- 1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes as (voice)
- 1991Terezin Diary as Narrator
- 1991Coney Island as Self - Actor
- 1990The Godfather Part III as Don Altobello
- 1990Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret as Self
- 1990The Two Jakes as Cotton Weinberger
- 1990The Godfather Family: A Look Inside as Self / Don Altobello
- 1988Hello Actors Studio as Self
- 1988An Empire of Reason as Anti-Federalist Spokesman
- 1988Funny as Self
- 1987Hollywood Uncensored as Self
- 1987The Impossible Spy as Yacov
- 1987Nuts as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
- 1987Eve and Marilyn as Self (archive photo)
- 1987Hollywood's Favorite Heavy: Businessmen on Prime Time TV as Self - Host
- 1987Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland as Narrator (voice)
- 1986Something in Common as Norman Voss
- 1986Tough Guys as Leon B. Little
- 1986Rocket to the Moon as Mr. Prince
- 1985Murder: By Reason of Insanity as Dr. Huffman
- 1985Embassy as Joe Verga
- 1984Sam's Son as Sam Orowitz
- 1984Anatomy of an Illness as Dr. William Hitzig
- 1982The Executioner's Song as Vern Damico
- 1982The Wall as Mauritzi Apt
- 1981Skokie as Bert Silverman
- 1981The Salamander as General Leporello
- 1981The Pride of Jesse Hallam as Sal Galucci
- 1980Fugitive Family as Olan Vacio
- 1980Guri
- 1980The Hunter as Ritchie Blumenthal
- 1980Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1979Winter Kills as Joe Diamond
- 1979Firepower as Sal Hyman
- 1978The Pirate as Ben Ezra
- 1978Movie Movie as Vince Marlow / Pop
- 1978Little Italy as Don Gerolamo Giarra
- 1978Girlfriends as Rabbi Gold
- 1978Circle of Iron as Man-in-Oil
- 1977The Deep as Adam Coffin
- 1977The Domino Principle as Gen. Reser
- 1977Nasty Habits as Monsignor
- 1977The Sentinel as Detective Gatz
- 1976Plot of Fear as Peter Struwwel
- 1976Independence as Benjamin Franklin
- 1975Eye of the Cat as Cesare
- 1975The White, The Yellow, and The Black as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
- 1974Houston, We've Got a Problem as Narrator (voice)
- 1974Crazy Joe as Don Vittorio
- 1974Indict and Convict as DeWitt Foster
- 1973Cinderella Liberty as Lynn Forshay
- 1973Stateline Motel as Joe
- 1973A Cold Night's Death as Frank Enari
- 1971Don't Turn the Other Cheek as Maz Lozoya
- 1971The Typists as Paul Cunningham
- 1971Romance of a Horsethief as Kifke
- 1971Paradise Lost as Leo Gordon
- 1970The People Next Door as Arthur Mason
- 1970The Angel Levine as Delicatessen Clerk
- 1970The Adventures of Gerard as Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1970Zig Zag as Mario Gambretti
- 1970The Reason Why as Charles
- 1969Mackenna's Gold as Ben Baker
- 1969The Brain as Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
- 1968Ace High as Cacopoulos
- 1968A Lovely Way to Die as Tennessee Fredericks
- 1968How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life as Harry Hunter
- 1967The Tiger Makes Out as Ben Harris
- 1967The Owl Who Gave a Hoot as Mr. Owl (voice)
- 1966The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as Tuco Ramirez
- 1966How to Steal a Million as Davis Leland
- 1966The Poppy Is Also a Flower as 'Happy' Locarno
- 1965Genghis Khan as Shah of Khwarezm
- 1965Lord Jim as The General
- 1964Kisses for My President as Raphael Valdez Jr.
- 1964The Moon-Spinners as Stratos
- 1963Act One as Warren Stone
- 1963The Victors as Sgt. Craig
- 1962How the West Was Won as Charlie Gant
- 1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man as John
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 7 episodes
- 1961The Misfits as Guido
- 1960The Magnificent Seven as Calvera
- 1960Seven Thieves as Poncho
- 1960Lullaby as Johnny Horton
- 1959I, Don Quixote as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
- 1959For Whom the Bell Tolls as Rafael
- 1958The Gift of the Magi as Narrator
- 1958The Plot to Kill Stalin as Poskrebyshev
- 1958The Lineup as Dancer
- 1957The Lark as Dauphin
- 1956Baby Doll as Silva Vacarro
Production 1
- 1967The Tiger Makes Out · producer