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Eli Wallach

Acting
Known For

98 Years Old

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.

Born

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA on 7th December 1915

Died

24th June 2014

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Law & Order
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
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Murder, She Wrote
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Great Performances
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
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Studio One
Peter Hendon
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Studio One
Ozep
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Climax!
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The Merv Griffin Show
Self
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Wogan
Self
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Tales of the Unexpected
Gerry Williams
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The Magnificent Seven
Calvera
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Nacho
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The Philco Television Playhouse
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Naked City
Georgie
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Naked City
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Highway to Heaven
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What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
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Nurse Jackie
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Tuco Ramirez
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The Godfather Part III
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
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Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Shirley Temple's Storybook
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Eli Weinraub
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
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Winter Kills
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Mystic River
Mr. Loonie (uncredited)
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Firepower
Sal Hyman
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The Associate
Donald Fallon
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The Moon-Spinners
Stratos
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Playhouse 90
Rafael
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Outlaws
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The Holiday
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The Dick Powell Show
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Self (archive footage)
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Girlfriends
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The Job
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Whoopi
Norman
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Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
(voice)
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The Donner Party
voice
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Lincoln
William Crook (voice)
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Skokie
Bert Silverman
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Honey Sweet Love
Don Siro
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Paul Cunningham
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How the West Was Won
Charlie Gant
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Rabbi
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Christopher Columbus
Padre Fernando De Talavera
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Coney Island
Self - Actor
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The Two Jakes
Cotton Weinberger
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The Ghost Writer
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The Pirate
Ben Ezra
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Mama's Boy
Seymour Warburton
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The Misfits
Guido
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Genghis Khan
Shah of Khwarezm
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The David Susskind Show
Self
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Stroker and Hoop
Narrator (voice)
Showing Up Image
Showing Up
Self
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How to Steal a Million
Davis Leland
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King of the Corner
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Mackenna's Gold
Ben Baker
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Cinderella Liberty
Lynn Forshay
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dauphin
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The Hollywood Greats
Self
The Deep Image
The Deep
Adam Coffin
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Rita
Self
Our Family Honor Image
Our Family Honor
Vincent Danzig
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Indict and Convict
DeWitt Foster
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Keeping the Faith
Rabbi Ben Lewis
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Hollywood Uncensored
Self
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Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
(voice)
Baby Doll Image
Baby Doll
Silva Vacarro
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Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Quote Reader
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Nuts
Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
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The Sentinel
Detective Gatz
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Self
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Night and the City
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Mistress
George Lieberhof
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Gus Farber
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The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Don Altobello
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Hello Actors Studio
Self
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The Hoax
Noah Dietrich
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The Bookfair Murders
Erich Schmidt
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Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Self / Narrator
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Tough Guys
Leon B. Little
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Kisses for My President
Raphael Valdez Jr.
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The Domino Principle
Gen. Reser
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Self
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Plot of Fear
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Rocket to the Moon
Mr. Prince
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Deluca
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Man-in-Oil
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Article 99
Sam Abrams
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A Taste Of Jupiter
Arturo
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
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Crazy Joe
Don Vittorio
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Funny
Self
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Vince Marlow / Pop
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Narrator
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Narrator
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Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
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Father
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The Executioner's Song
Vern Damico
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Self
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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
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Self
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Sal Galucci
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A Lovely Way to Die
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Don't Turn the Other Cheek
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The Train
Andre
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The Tiger Makes Out
Ben Harris
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The Education of Gore Vidal
Self
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Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack
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Monday Night Mayhem
Leonard Goldenson
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Cinerama Adventure
Self
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The Plot to Kill Stalin
Poskrebyshev
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Little Italy
Don Gerolamo Giarra
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The Lineup
Dancer
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Stateline Motel
Joe
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How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Harry Hunter
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Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
Narrator
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Seven Thieves
Poncho
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Fugitive Family
Olan Vacio
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Leone's West
Self
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Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self
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An Empire of Reason
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A Cold Night's Death
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Sam's Son
Sam Orowitz
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The Angel Levine
Delicatessen Clerk
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The People Next Door
Arthur Mason
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Something in Common
Norman Voss
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Independence
Benjamin Franklin
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Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Dr. Huffman
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Brando
Self
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The Adventures of Gerard
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Anatomy of an Illness
Dr. William Hitzig
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Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story Image
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Bill Presser
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The Executioner's Song
Vern Damico
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Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Frank Latella
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The Toe Tactic
Maestro
For Whom the Bell Tolls Image
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Rafael
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James Dean: A Portrait
Self
Romance of a Horsethief Image
Romance of a Horsethief
Kifke
The Search for Dracula Image
The Search for Dracula
Narrator
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Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Other Voices (voice)
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Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Self
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Il falso bugiardo
Self (archive footage)
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Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
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The Lark
Dauphin
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Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Self
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Eye of the Cat
Cesare
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Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Self
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The Easter Egg Adventure
Narrator (voice)
Legacy of Lies Image
Legacy of Lies
Moses Resnick
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The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)
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I, Don Quixote
Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant
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Embassy
Joe Verga
Baby Doll: See No Evil Image
Baby Doll: See No Evil
Self
The Real James Dean Image
The Real James Dean
Self
Making 'The Misfits' Image
Making 'The Misfits'
Self
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Zig Zag
Mario Gambretti
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters Image
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
Self - Narrator (voice)
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The Reason Why
Charles
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Houston, We've Got a Problem
Narrator (voice)
Lullaby Image
Lullaby
Johnny Horton
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Vote and Die: Liszt for President
Joe Nightingale
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Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
Self
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Uninvited
Alan Strasser
Por un puñado de sueños Image
Por un puñado de sueños
Self - Interviewee
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Spark Among the Ashes: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland
Narrator (voice)
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush Image
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
Self
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber Image
Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Mordechai Rossman (voice)
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Terezin Diary
Narrator
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The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
Mr. Owl (voice)
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven' Image
The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' Image
Reconstructing 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'
Self
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The Yidishe Gauchos
Narrator
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Guri
In the Name of Democracy Image
In the Name of Democracy
Narrator