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