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Eli Wallach
Known for: ActingEli 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.
Filmography 72
The Godfather Part III
as Don Altobello 
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
+11
as Tuco Ramirez 
The Holiday
+5
as Arthur 
The Ghost Writer
+17
as Old man 
The Magnificent Seven
+13
as Calvera 
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
+2
as Julie Steinhardt 
Ace High
+2
as Cacopoulos 
The Deep
+5
as Adam Coffin 
How the West Was Won
+5
as Charlie Gant 
The War
+6
as Narrator (voice) 
How to Steal a Million
+3
as Davis Leland 
Mackenna's Gold
+4
as Ben Baker 
The Domino Principle
+6
as Gen. Reser 
The Misfits
+7
as Guido 
The Sentinel
+5
as Detective Gatz 
The Associate
+3
as Donald Fallon 
The West
+2
as Self 
Mama's Boy
+6
as Seymour Warburton 
The Two Jakes
+7
as Cotton Weinberger 
Night and the City
as Peck 
Article 99
+6
as Sam Abrams 
The Brain
as Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia 
Keeping the Faith
+4
as Rabbi Ben Lewis 
The People Next Door
+5
as Arthur Mason 
The Hoax
+4
as Noah Dietrich 
Lord Jim
+3
as The General 
The Salamander
+2
as General Leporello 
Tough Guys
+4
as Leon B. Little 
Baby Doll
+4
as Silva Vacarro 
The Moon-Spinners
+3
as Stratos 
The Hunter
+3
as Ritchie Blumenthal 
Monday Night Mayhem
as Leonard Goldenson 
Nuts
+4
as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison 
Two Much
as Sheldon 
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
+3
as 'Happy' Locarno 
Winter Kills
+4
as Joe Diamond 
Genghis Khan
+3
as Shah of Khwarezm 
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
+2
as Maz Lozoya 
A Lovely Way to Die
+2
as Tennessee Fredericks 
Circle of Iron
+11
as Man-in-Oil 
Girlfriends
+2
as Rabbi Gold 
Mistress
+4
as George Lieberhof 
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
+6
as Dr. Huffman 
The White, The Yellow, and The Black
as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack 
Coney Island
+1
as Self - Actor 
Seven Thieves
+2
as Poncho 
The Adventures of Gerard
+4
as Napoleon Bonaparte 
The Pride of Jesse Hallam
+5
as Sal Galucci 
Plot of Fear
+1
as Peter Struwwel 
Hollywood Uncensored
+3
as Self 
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
+2
as Harry Hunter 
Movie Movie
+6
as Vince Marlow / Pop 
Act One
+2
as Warren Stone 
Skokie
as Bert Silverman 
The Donner Party
as voice 
Kisses for My President
+2
as Raphael Valdez Jr. 
Anatomy of an Illness
+1
as Dr. William Hitzig 
Cinderella Liberty
+2
as Lynn Forshay 
The Tiger Makes Out
as Ben Harris 
The Impossible Spy
+6
as Yacov 
Little Italy
+1
as Don Gerolamo Giarra 
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
+5
as Other Voices (voice) 
Firepower
+9
as Sal Hyman 
The Angel Levine
+4
as Delicatessen Clerk 
Nasty Habits
as Monsignor 
The Bookfair Murders
+8
as Erich Schmidt 
A Taste Of Jupiter
+1
as Arturo 
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
as Self - Narrator (voice) 
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
as Joe Nightingale