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Eli Wallach

Acting

Born December 7, 1915 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died June 24, 2014

Also known as Ely Wallach · 엘리 웰라치 · Елай Воллак

Biography

Eli Herschel Wallach 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 a Primetime Emmy Award. He was also inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1988 and received the Academy Honorary Award in 2010.

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Honorary Award · 2010
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1967
  • BAFTA Award — Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles · 1957
  • Theatre World Award · 1951
  • Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1951
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  • American Campaign Medal
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
  • Donaldson Awards
  • Ellis Island Medal of Honor
  • European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
  • Good Conduct Medal
  • World War II Victory Medal
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series · 2010 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series · 2007 · nominated
  • Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actor in a Play · 1998 · nominated
  • Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play · 1993 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1987 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1967 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles · 1957 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1956 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

1995as Self

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966as Tuco Ramirez

The West

1996as Self

Reading Rainbow

1983as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Search for Dracula

1996as Narrator

The War

2007as Narrator (voice)

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

2010as Mordechai Rossman (voice)

Coney Island

1991as Self - Actor

ER

1994as Mr. Langston

Mystic River

2003as Mr. Loonie (uncredited)

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

2003as Other Voices (voice)

Kisses for My President

1964as Raphael Valdez Jr.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

2006as Eli Weinraub

Baseball

1994as (voice)

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Salvatore Gambini

How to Steal a Million

1966as Davis Leland

The Magnificent Seven

1960as Calvera

The Godfather Part III

1990as Don Altobello

Highway to Heaven

1984as Timothy Charles

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997as Self

Law & Order

1990as Simon Vilanis

Batman

1966as Mister Freeze

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000as Self

Kojak

1973as Lee Curtin

Nurse Jackie

2009as Bernard Zimberg

The Holiday

2006as Arthur

The Easter Egg Adventure

2004as Narrator (voice)

The Donner Party

1992as voice

Anatomy of an Illness

1984as Dr. William Hitzig

How the West Was Won

1962as Charlie Gant

The Misfits

1961as Guido

Baby Doll

1956as Silva Vacarro

What's My Line?

1950as Self - Mystery Guest

The Ghost Writer

2010as Old man

Tales of the Unexpected

1979as Gerry Williams

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967as Self

Lord Jim

1965as The General

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Girlfriends

1978as Rabbi Gold

Crazy Joe

1974as Don Vittorio

Cinderella Liberty

1973as Lynn Forshay

Mackenna's Gold

1969as Ben Baker

Seven Thieves

1960as Poncho

Ace High

1968as Cacopoulos

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958as Simon

Nuts

1987as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison

The Victors

1963as Sgt. Craig

The Hoax

2006as Noah Dietrich

The Associate

1996as Donald Fallon