
Eli Wallach
Acting
Eli Herschel Wallach (December 7, 1915 β 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
2022Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2020The Godfather, Coda: The death of Michael Corleone
Osvaldo Altobello
2015The Train
Andre
2014Showing Up
Self
2010The Ghost Writer
Old man
2010Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Julie Steinhardt
2010Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
Mordechai Rossman (voice)
2009The Toe Tactic
Maestro
2009In the Name of Democracy
Narrator
2008New York, I Love You
Abe
2008Vote and Die: Liszt for President
Joe Nightingale
2008Il falso bugiardo
Self (archive footage)
2007Mama's Boy
Seymour Warburton
2007Brando
Self
2006The Holiday
Arthur Abbott
2006The Linen Book: Lost Images From 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
2006The Hoax
Noah Dietrich
2006Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
Self
2006The Real James Dean
Self
2006Baby Doll: See No Evil
Self
2005A Taste Of Jupiter
Arturo
2005Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self
2005The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
Father
2005James Dean: Sense Memories
Self