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Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Actor · 1915 – 2014 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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  • Movie8.5

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    1966 · 9.9K votes

  • Movie7.4

    The Godfather Part III

    1990 · 7.1K votes

  • Movie7.1

    The Holiday

    2006 · 5.8K votes

  • Movie7.7

    Mystic River

    2003 · 7.7K votes

  • Movie7.5

    The Magnificent Seven

    1960 · 2.1K votes

  • Movie6.1
  • Movie6.0

    New York, I Love You

    2008 · 617 votes

  • Movie6.8

    The Ghost Writer

    2010 · 2.5K votes

  • Movie6.6

    Mackenna's Gold

    1969 · 219 votes

  • Movie7.0

    The Misfits

    1961 · 450 votes

  • Movie7.0

    How the West Was Won

    1962 · 513 votes

  • Movie7.5

    How to Steal a Million

    1966 · 683 votes

  • Movie6.1

    The Sentinel

    1977 · 237 votes

  • Movie8.9
  • Movie6.2

    The Associate

    1996 · 245 votes

  • Movie6.0

    The Two Jakes

    1990 · 288 votes

  • Movie6.1

    The Deep

    1977 · 277 votes

  • Movie5.8

    The Domino Principle

    1977 · 82 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Keeping the Faith

    2000 · 687 votes

  • Movie6.3

    The Hoax

    2006 · 247 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Article 99

    1992 · 69 votes

  • Movie7.0
  • Movie6.5

    I quattro dell'Ave Maria

    Ace High

    1968 · 223 votes

  • Movie4.6

    Mama's Boy

    2007 · 82 votes

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  • TV7.3

    Law & Order

    1990 · 722 votes

  • TV7.0

    What's My Line?

    1950 · 29 votes

  • TV5.8

    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961 · 11 votes

  • TV7.3
  • TV7.5

    Murder, She Wrote

    1984 · 471 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Merv Griffin Show

    1962 · 12 votes

  • TV7.8

    ER

    1994 · 966 votes

  • TV6.1

    Great Performances

    1971 · 25 votes

  • TV7.2
  • TV5.3

    Wogan

    1982 · 7 votes

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  • TV6.6

    American Playhouse

    1982 · 8 votes

  • TV6.7

    Tales of the Unexpected

    1979 · 54 votes

  • TV7.4

    Highway to Heaven

    1984 · 207 votes

  • TV5.4

    Studio One

    1948 · 13 votes

  • TV7.3

    Batman

    1966 · 617 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948 · 23 votes

  • TV3.8

    Climax!

    1954 · 12 votes

  • TV5.7

    Naked City

    1958 · 13 votes

  • TV7.1

    Nurse Jackie

    2009 · 262 votes

  • TV7.5
  • TV7.1

    Screen Two

    1985 · 7 votes

  • TV6.6