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