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Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

AKA: Ely Wallach · 엘리 웰라치 · Елай Воллак · Eli Herschel Wallach · ایلی والاک

Acting

Born: 1915 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 37 Global Credits 🔥 1.6 Popularity
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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.

Known For

Full Credits

Show / Title Year Credit / Role
Nurse Jackie 2009 Bernard Zimberg
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 2006 Eli Weinraub
Stroker and Hoop 2004 Narrator (voice)
Whoopi 2003 Norman
Veritas: The Quest 2003 Rabbi
The Job 2001 Mr. Weiss
ER 1994 Mr. Langston
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993 Self - Guest
Law & Order 1990 Simon Vilanis
Worlds Beyond 1986 Charles Burgess
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1985 Yosef Kandinsky
Murder, She Wrote 1984 Salvatore Gambini
Highway to Heaven 1984 Gene Malloy
Reading Rainbow 1983 Self - Narrator (voice)
Wogan 1982 Self
American Playhouse 1982 Mr. Prince
Tales of the Unexpected 1979 Gerry Williams
Kojak 1973 Lee Curtin
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968 Self
CBS Playhouse 1966 Douglas Lambert
Batman 1966 Mister Freeze
The Merv Griffin Show 1962 Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 Self
The Mike Douglas Show 1961 Self
Outlaws 1960 Contributor
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958 Raymond Perez
Naked City 1958 Det. Peter Bane
Shirley Temple's Storybook 1958 Simon
Suspicion 1957 Contributor
Tonight Starring Jack Paar 1957 Self
Playhouse 90 1956 Rafael
Tony Awards 1956 Self - Presenter
Omnibus 1952 Contributor
What's My Line? 1950 Self - Mystery Guest
Lights Out 1949 Giovanni
Studio One 1948 Peter Hendon
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948 Contributor