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Eli Wallach

Character Actor / Film Producer / Actor / Officer (armed Forces) | * 12/07/1915 († 98, 06/24/2014) | Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Eli Herschel Wallach (December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. Known for his character actor roles, his entertainment career spanned over six decades. He received a BAFTA Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award. He also was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1988 and received the Academy Honorary Award in 2010. Originally trained in stage acting, he garnered over 90 film credits. He and his wife Anne Jackson often appeared together on stage, eventually becoming a notable acting couple in American theater. Wallach initially studied method acting under Sanford Meisner and later became a founding member of the Actors Studio, where he studied under Lee Strasberg. He played a wide variety of roles throughout his career, primarily as a supporting actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for The Rose Tattoo (1951). For his debut screen performance in Baby Doll (1956), he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Among his other most famous roles are Calvera in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Gui... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of B ...

Baby Doll

Certification unknown

1956 | 3.6/5 | 1h 54min
Drama
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An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes. ...

The Magnificent Seven

NR

1960 | 3.8/5 | 2h 8min
Western, Action, Adventure
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While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox contai ...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

R

1966 | 4.2/5 | 2h 41min
Western
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Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas time after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes tha ...

The Holiday

PG-13

2006 | 3.5/5 | 2h 16min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Eli Wallach

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Academy Honorary Award Theatre World Award Good Conduct Medal (United States) American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Ellis Island Medal of Honor Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Donaldson Awards Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
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Movies with Eli Wallach as Actor(136)

as Narrator2021 Eggs
as Andre2015 The Train
as himself2014 Showing Up
as Old man2010 The Ghost Writer
as Mordechai Rossman (voice)2010 Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
as Julie Steinhardt2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
as Maestro2009 The Toe Tactic
as Joe Nightingale2008 Vote and Die: Liszt for President
as Self (archive footage)2008 Il falso bugiardo
as Abe (segment "Joshua Marston")2008 New York, I Love You
as Seymour Warburton2007 Mama's Boy
as himself2006 Baby Doll: See No Evil
as Arthur Abbott2006 The Holiday
as Noah Dietrich2006 The Hoax
as himself2006 Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
as himself2006 The Real James Dean
as himself2005 Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005 A Taste Of Jupiter
as Father2005 The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
as himself2004 Leone's West
as Self - Interviewee2004 Por un puñado de sueños
as Other Voices (voice)2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Narrator (voice)2004 The Easter Egg Adventure
as Sol Spivak2004 King of the Corner
as himself2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)2003 Mystic River
as himself2003 Rita
as Other Voices (voice)2003 Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
as Self / Narrator2003 Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
as himself2002 Cinerama Adventure
as Leonard Goldenson2002 Monday Night Mayhem
as himself2002 Making 'The Misfits'
as Rabbi Ben Lewis2000 Keeping the Faith
as himself2000 Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Alan Strasser2000 Uninvited
as himself2000 Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
as Erich Schmidt2000 The Bookfair Murders
as Pinchas Freudiger / David Ben-Gurion (voices)1997 The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as himself1997 20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years
as Don Siro1996 Honey Sweet Love
as Narrator1996 The Search for Dracula
as Behrman ("The Last Leaf")1996 O. Henry's Christmas
as Quote Reader1996 Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Donald Fallon1996 The Associate
as Narrator1995 Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
as himself1995 Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
as Sheldon1995 Two Much
as himself1994 Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
as Self - Narrator (voice)1994 The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
as Narrator1994 It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
as himself1994 Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
as Frank Latella1993 Vendetta II: The New Mafia
as Sam Abrams1992 Article 99
as (voice)1992 Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
as George Lieberhof1992 Mistress
as (voice)1992 Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
as Peck1992 Night and the City
as Moses Resnick1992 Legacy of Lies
as William Crook (voice)1992 Lincoln
as Bill Presser1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
as Self - Actor1991 Coney Island
as Self / Don Altobello1990 'The Godfather' Family: A Look Inside
as himself1990 Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Cotton Weinberger1990 The Two Jakes
as Don Altobello1990 The Godfather Part III
as Yacov1987 The Impossible Spy
as himself1987 Hollywood Uncensored
as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison1987 Nuts
as Mr. Prince1986 Rocket to the Moon
as Norman Voss1986 Something In Common
as Leon B. Little1986 Tough Guys
as Dr. Huffman1985 Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Joe Verga1985 Embassy
as Dr. William Hitzig1984 Anatomy of an Illness
as Sam Orowitz1984 Sam's Son
as Vern Damico1982 The Executioner's Song
as General Leporello1981 The Salamander
as Sal Galucci1981 The Pride of Jesse Hallam
as Bert Silverman1981 Skokie
as Olan Vacio1980 Fugitive Family
as Ritchie Blumenthal1980 The Hunter
as Sal Hyman1979 Firepower
as Joe Diamond1979 Winter Kills
as Vince Marlow / Pop1978 Movie Movie
as Man-in-Oil1978 Circle of Iron
as Rabbi Gold1978 Girlfriends
as Ben Ezra1978 The Pirate
as Don Gerolamo Giarra1978 Little Italy
as Monsignor1977 Nasty Habits
as Adam Coffin1977 The Deep
as Gen. Reser1977 The Domino Principle
as Detective Gatz1977 The Sentinel
as Benjamin Franklin1976 Independence
as Peter Struwwel1976 Plot of Fear
as Sheriff Edward Gideon / aka Black Jack1975 Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
as Cesare1975 Eye of the Cat
as Narrator (voice)1974 Houston, We've Got a Problem
as Don Vittorio1974 Crazy Joe
as DeWitt Foster1974 Indict and Convict
as Frank Enari1973 A Cold Night's Death
as Lynn Forshay1973 Cinderella Liberty
as Joe1973 Stateline Motel
as Paul Cunningham1971 The Typists
as Kifke1971 Romance of a Horsethief
as Maz Lozoya1971 Don't Turn the Other Cheek
as Arthur Mason1970 The People Next Door
as Napoleon Bonaparte1970 The Adventures of Gerard
as Delicatessen Clerk1970 The Angel Levine
as Mario Gambretti1970 Zig Zag
as Charles1970 The Reason Why
as Ben Baker1969 Mackenna's Gold
as Frankie Scannapieco1969 The Brain
as Harry Hunter1968 How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
as Cacopoulos1968 Ace High
as Tennessee Fredericks1968 A Lovely Way to Die
as Ben Harris1967 The Tiger Makes Out
as 'Happy' Locarno1966 Poppies Are Also Flowers
as Davis Leland1966 How to Steal a Million
as Tuco Ramirez1966 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
as Shah of Khwarezm1965 Genghis Khan
as The General1965 Lord Jim
as Stratos1964 The Moon-Spinners
as Raphael Valdez Jr.1964 Kisses for My President
as Sgt. Craig1963 The Victors
as Warren Stone1963 Act One
as John1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
as Charlie Gant1962 How the West Was Won
as Guido1961 The Misfits
as Calvera1960 The Magnificent Seven
as Poncho1960 Seven Thieves
as Johnny Horton1960 Lullaby
as Rafael1959 For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant1959 I, Don Quixote
as Dancer1958 The Lineup
as Narrator1958 The Gift of the Magi
as Silva Vacarro1956 Baby Doll

TV Shows/Series with Eli Wallach as Actor(42)

as Narrator2008 The War
as Eli Weinraub2006 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Narrator (voice)2004 Stroker and Hoop
as Rabbi2003 Veritas: The Quest
as Mr. Weiss2001 The Job
as himself1996 The West
as Various (voice)1994 Baseball
as himself1994 Inside the Actors Studio
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Simon Vilanis1990 Law & Order
as Vincent Danzig1985 Our Family Honor
as Yosef Kandinsky1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Padre Fernando De Talavera1985 Christopher Columbus
as Timothy Charles1984 Highway to Heaven
as himself1982 Wogan
as Mr. Prince1982 American Playhouse
as Gerry Williams1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Gus Farber1977 Seventh Avenue
as himself1977 The Hollywood Greats
as Lee Curtin1973 Kojak
as himself1971 Great Performances
as himself1967 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Mister Freeze1966 Batman
as Douglas Lambert1966 CBS Playhouse
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Manny Jacobs1961 The Dick Powell Show
1960 Outlaws
as himself1959 The David Susskind Show
as Det. Peter Bane1958 Naked City
as Georgie1958 Naked City
as Raymond Perez1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1957 Suspicion
as Rafael1956 Playhouse 90
as Albert Anastasia1954 Climax!
as Dauphin1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Ozep1948 Studio One
as Peter Hendon1948 Studio One
1948 The Philco Television Playhouse
as Nacho1948 The Philco Television Playhouse
as Giovanni1946 Lights Out

Movies with Eli Wallach as Crew(1)

Production/Producer1967 The Tiger Makes Out

Full Name: Eli Wallach
Born: Tuesday, 12/07 1915 (December) in Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 06/24 2014 (June) in New York City (aged: 98)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Texas at Austin, City College of New York, Erasmus Hall High School, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, University of Texas at Austin, City College of New York
Spouses (current/former): Anne Jackson
Children: Roberta Wallach, Peter Wallach, Katherine Wallach
Other names for Eli Wallach (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ely Wallach"
"엘리 웰라치"
"Елай Воллак"
Eli Wallach frequently works together with these people:
Charlton Heston (25x, Actor)
E.G. Marshall (23x, Actor)
John Forsythe (20x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (20x, Actor)
James Daly (20x, Actor)
Harry Townes (18x, Actor)
Martin Balsam (16x, Actor)
Eddie Albert (16x, Actor)
Jason Robards (16x, Actor)
Jack Klugman (16x, Actor)
Nina Foch (16x, Actress)
Anne Jackson (14x, Actress)
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