
Eli Wallach
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.
66Credits36 TV · 30 films
1948–2010Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedThe Reason Why
7.4 Average ratingacross 65 titles
Top TV shows 36best Eli Wallach shows
- 1
Hallmark Hall of FameDauphin · 1 ep · 1951 - 2
WhoopiNorman · 1 ep · 2003 - 3
The WarNarrator (voice) · 7 eps · 2007 - 4
ERMr. Langston · 1 ep · 1994 - 5
Our Family HonorVincent Danzig · 13 eps · 1985 - 6
Playhouse 90Rafael · 2 eps · 1956 - 7
Murder, She WroteSalvatore Gambini · 1 ep · 1984 - 8
BaseballVarious (voice) · 1994 - 9
Highway to HeavenTimothy Charles · 1 ep · 1984 - 10
Studio 60 on the Sunset StripEli Weinraub · 1 ep · 2006 - 11
BatmanMister Freeze · 2 eps · 1966 - 12
Law & OrderSimon Vilanis · 1 ep · 1990 - 13
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsYosef Kandinsky · 1 ep · 1985 - 14
KojakLee Curtin · 2 eps · 1973 - 15
Screen TwoYacov · 1 ep · 1985 - 16
Nurse JackieBernard Zimberg · 1 ep · 2009 - 17
Seventh AvenueGus Farber · 3 eps · 1977 - 18CBS PlayhouseDouglas Lambert · 1 ep · 1966
- 19
Tales of the UnexpectedGerry Williams · 1 ep · 1979 - 20
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesFuzzy · 1 ep · 1973 - 21
Veritas: The QuestRabbi · 1 ep · 2003 - 22
The JobMr. Weiss · 1 ep · 2001 - 23
Outlaws1 ep · 1960 - 24
The Philco Television Playhouse2 eps · 1948 - 25
American PlayhouseMr. Prince · 1 ep · 1982 - 26
Shirley Temple's StorybookSimon · 1 ep · 1958 - 27
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseRaymond Perez · 1 ep · 1958 - 28
Suspicion1 ep · 1957 - 29
Christopher ColumbusPadre Fernando De Talavera · 4 eps · 1985 - 30
Worlds BeyondCharles Burgess · 1 ep · 1986 - 31
Stroker and HoopNarrator (voice) · 1 ep · 2004 - 32
Naked CityDet. Peter Bane · 1 ep · 1958 - 33
Studio OnePeter Hendon · 1 ep · 1948 - 34
The PirateBen Ezra · 2 eps · 1977 - 35
Climax!Albert Anastasia · 1 ep · 1954 - 36
The Executioner's SongVern Damico · 2 eps · 1982
Top movies 30best Eli Wallach movies
- 1
The Reason WhyCharles · 1970 - 2I, Don QuixoteSancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant · 1959
- 3
Rocket to the MoonMr. Prince · 1986 - 4
IndependenceBenjamin Franklin · 1976 - 5
Paradise LostLeo Gordon · 1971 - 6
Honey Sweet LoveDon Siro · 1996 - 7
It's Alive: The True Story of FrankensteinNarrator · 1994 - 8
The Good, the Bad and the UglyTuco Ramirez · 1966 · Western - 9
The Search for DraculaNarrator · 1996 - 10
Fugitive FamilyOlan Vacio · 1980 - 11
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes(voice) · 1992 - 12
The Gift of the MagiNarrator · 1958 - 13
The TypistsPaul Cunningham · 1971 - 14
Legacy of LiesMoses Resnick · 1992 - 15
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems(voice) · 1992 - 16
Indict and ConvictDeWitt Foster · 1974 - 17
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth GruberMordechai Rossman (voice) · 2010 - 18
Mystic RiverMr. Loonie (uncredited) · 2003 - 19
Zig ZagMario Gambretti · 1970 - 20
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road TripOther Voices (voice) · 2003 - 21
Kisses for My PresidentRaphael Valdez Jr. · 1964 - 22
How to Steal a MillionDavis Leland · 1966 - 23
The Magnificent SevenCalvera · 1960 - 24
Houston, We've Got a ProblemNarrator (voice) · 1974 - 25
The Godfather Part IIIDon Altobello · 1990 · Crime - 26LincolnWilliam Crook (voice) · 1992
- 27
The BrainFrankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia · 1969 - 28
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice) · 2004 - 29
The LineupDancer · 1958 - 30
The HolidayArthur · 2006 · Comedy