← Back
Eli Wallach

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1915-12-07

Day of Death

2014-06-24

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Eli Wallach

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 (159)

⭐ 9.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Rat Pack

2022
⭐ 0 Role: Osvaldo Altobello

The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone

2020
⭐ 7.0 Role: Andre

The Train

2015
⭐ 9.2 Role: Self

Showing Up

2014
⭐ 6.1 Role: Julie Steinhardt

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

2010
⭐ 8.0 Role: Mordechai Rossman (voice)

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

2010
⭐ 6.8 Role: Old man

The Ghost Writer

2010
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator

In the Name of Democracy

2009
⭐ 4.0 Role: Maestro

The Toe Tactic

2009
⭐ 5.9 Role: Abe

New York, I Love You

2008
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Il falso bugiardo

2008
⭐ 1.0 Role: Joe Nightingale

Vote and Die: Liszt for President

2008
⭐ 4.6 Role: Seymour Warburton

Mama's Boy

2007
⭐ 6.8 Role: Self

Brando

2007
⭐ 7.1 Role: Arthur Abbott

The Holiday

2006