Publicity photo for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966

The following is the filmography and credits for American actor Eli Wallach (December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014). He started acting in 1945 and is known for his film roles as Calvera in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Napoleon in The Adventures of Gerard (1970), Cotton Weinberger in The Two Jakes (1990), Don Altobello in The Godfather Part III (1990), Donald Fallon in The Associate (1996), Arthur Abbott in The Holiday (2006), Noah Dietrich in The Hoax (2007), and Julie Steinhardt in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), which was the last film he appeared in before retiring in 2010.[1]

He has also appeared in numerous television series, most known for playing Mr. Freeze in two episodes of Batman in 1967.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1956 Baby Doll Silva Vacarro
1958 The Lineup Dancer [1]
1960 Seven Thieves Pancho
1960 The Magnificent Seven Calvera
1961 The Misfits Guido [2]
1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man John
1962 How the West Was Won Charlie Gant [1]
1963 The Victors Sgt. Craig [1]
1963 Act One Warren Stone [1]
1964 The Moon-Spinners Stratos
1964 Kisses for My President Raphael Valdez Jr.
1965 Lord Jim The General [1]
1965 Genghis Khan The Shah of Khwarezm
1966 The Poppy Is Also a Flower 'Happy' Locarno
1966 How to Steal a Million Davis Leland [1]
1966 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Tuco Ramirez
1967 The Tiger Makes Out Ben Harris Also producer [1]
1968 How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life Harry Hunter
1968 A Lovely Way to Die Tennessee Fredericks
1968 Ace High Cacopoulos
1969 The Brain Frankie Scannapieco [1]
1969 Mackenna's Gold Ben Baker [1]
1970 Zig Zag Mario Gambretti
1970 The Adventures of Gerard Napoleon Bonaparte
1970 The Angel Levine Delicatessen Clerk
1970 The People Next Door Arthur Mason
1971 Romance of a Horsethief Kifke [3]
1971 Long Live Your Death Max Lozoya Credited as Ely Wallach
1973 Stateline Motel Joe
1973 Cinderella Liberty Lynn Forshay
1974 Crazy Joe Don Vittorio
1975 Shoot First... Ask Questions Later Sheriff Edward Gideon a.k.a. Black Jack
1975 L'chaim: to Life [4]
1975 Eye of the Cat Cesare
1976 Independence Benjamin Franklin Short
1976 Plot of Fear Pietro Riccio
1977 The Sentinel Detective Gatz
1977 Nasty Habits Monsignor [1]
1977 The Domino Principle General Reser
1977 The Deep Adam Coffin
1978 Circle of Iron Man-in-Oil
1978 Girlfriends Rabbi Aaron Gold
1978 Little Italy Gerolamo Giarra Credited as Ely Wallach
1978 Movie Movie Vince Marlow / Pop [1]
1979 Firepower Sal Hyman
1979 Winter Kills Joe Diamond
1980 Guri
1980 The Hunter Ritchie Blumenthal
1981 The Salamander General Leporello
1984 Sam's Son Sam Orowitz
1986 Tough Guys Leon B. Little [1]
1987 Nuts Dr. Herbert A. Morrison [1]
1990 The Two Jakes Cotton Weinberger
1990 The Godfather Part III Don Osvaldo Altobello
1992 Article 99 Sam Abrams
1992 Mistress George Lieberhof
1992 Night and the City Peck
1994 Honey Sweet Love... Don Siro [5]
1995 Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey Narrator Documentary [6]
1995 Two Much Sheldon Dodge
1996 The Associate Donald Fallon
1996 Larry's Visit Short [7]
1998 The Devil's Twilight Brooklyn Shopkeeper Short [8]
1999 Uninvited Alan Strasser
2000 Keeping the Faith Rabbi Ben Lewis
2002 Monday Night Mayhem Leonard Goldenson
2002 Advice and Dissent The Rebbe Short
2003 Mystic River Mr. Loonie - Liquor Store Owner Uncredited
2003 The Root
2004 King of the Corner Sol Spivak
2004 The Easter Egg Adventure Narrator Voice
2005 A Taste of Jupiter Arturo
2005 The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Father Voice; Short
2006 The Hoax Noah Dietrich
2006 The Holiday Arthur Abbott [2]
2006 Pola Negri: Life Is a Dream in Cinema Himself Documentary
2007 Mama's Boy Seymour Warburton
2008 Liszt For President Joe Nightingale [9]
2008 The Toe Tactic Maestro
2008 New York, I Love You Abe Segment: "Joshua Marston"
2009 Tickling Leo Emil Pikler [2]
2010 The Ghost Writer Old Man [2]
2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Julius Steinhardt [2]
2015 The Train Andre Short film; posthumous release, Final film role

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1949–1955 The Philco Television Playhouse Nacho 4 episodes
1951 Lights Out Episode: "Rappaccini's Daughter"
1952 Studio One Peter Hendon 2 episodes [2]
1952 The Web Episode: "Deadlock"
1956 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour Cristof Episode: "A Fragile Affair"
1957 The Seven Lively Arts Ad Francis Episode: "The World of Nick Adams"
1958 Climax! Albert Anastasia Episode: "Albert Anastasia, His Life & Death"
1958 Suspicion Episode: "The Death of Paul Dane"
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Raymond Perez Episode: "My Father, The Fool"
1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook Theater Simon Episode: "The Emperor's New Clothes"
1958 Playhouse 90 Rafael / Poskrebyshev 4 episodes [2]
1959 The Dupont Show of the Month Sancho Panza / Cervantes' Manservant Episode: "I, Don Quixote"
1960 The Play of the Week Johnny Horton Episode: "Lullaby"
1960–1962 Naked City Georgie / Detective Bane 2 episodes
1962 The Dick Powell Show Manny Jacobs Episode: "Tomorrow, the Man"
1962 Outlaws Sheriff Ned Devers Episode: "A Bit of Glory"
1967 CBS Playhouse Douglas Lambert Episode: "Dear Friends" [1]
1967 Batman Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze 2 episodes
1971 The Young Lawyers James Johnson Scott Episode: "Legal Maneuver"
1974 Great Performances Leo Episode: "Paradise Lost" [10]
1974 Orson Welles Great Mysteries Fuzzy Episode: "Compliments of the Season"
1975 Kojak Lee Curtin Episode: "A Question of Answers"
1977 Seventh Avenue Gus Farber Mini-series (2 episodes)
1981 Tales of the Unexpected Gerry Williams Episode: "Shatterproof"
1985 Christopher Columbus Father Hernando De Talavera Miniseries
1985–1986 Our Family Honor Vincent Danzig 13 episodes
1986 American Playhouse Mr. Prince Episode: "Rocket to the Moon" [10]
1987 Highway to Heaven Gene Malloy / Tim Charles 2 episodes
1987 Worlds Beyond Charles Episode: "The Black Tomb"
1988 Murder, She Wrote Salvatore Gambini Episode: "A Very Good Year for Murder "
1989 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Yosef Kandinsky Episode: "Kandinsky's Vault"
1989 CBS Schoolbreak Special Ira Abrams Episode: "A Matter of Conscience"
1991 L.A. Law Judge Adam Biel Episode: "There Goes the Judge"
1992 Law & Order Simon Vilanis Episode: "The Working Stiff"
1993 Tribeca Joe Episode: "Stepping Back"
2001 100 Center Street Joe Franlangelo Episode: "Kids: Part 1"
2002 The Education of Max Bickford Jay Bickford, Max's Father 3 episodes
2003 Veritas: The Quest Rabbi Episode: "The Name of God"
2003 Whoopi Norman Episode: "American Woman"
2003 ER Mr. Langston Episode: "A Boy Falling Out of the Sky"
2005 Stroker and Hoop Narrator Episode: "I Saw Stroker Killing Santa"
2006 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Eli Weinraub Episode: "The Wrap Party"
2009 Nurse Jackie Bernard Zimberg Episode: "Chicken Soup"

Television films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1957 The Lark Dauphin
1958 The Gift of the Magi Narrator
1958 Where Is Thy Brother Dan
1971 The Typists Paul Cunningham [1]
1972 A Cold Night's Death Frank Enari
1973 Indict and Convict DeWitt Foster
1976 20 Shades of Pink [1]
1978 The Pirate Ben Ezra
1980 Fugitive Family
1981 The Pride of Jesse Hallam Sal Galucci
1981 Skokie Bert Silverman [2]
1982 The Wall Mauritzi Apt [1]
1982 The Executioner's Song Uncle Vern Damico [2]
1983 Anatomy of an Illness Dr. William Hitzig
1985 Murder: By Reason of Insanity Dr. Huffman
1985 Embassy Joe Verga
1986 Something In Common Norman Voss
1987 The Impossible Spy Yacov
1990 Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride Frank Latella Aka Bride of Violence
1992 Legacy of Lies Moses Resnick
1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story Bill Presser
1993 Vendetta 2 Frank Latella Aka Bride of Violence 2
1998 Naked City: Justice with a Bullet Deluca
2000 The Bookfair Murders Erich Schmidt
2002 Monday Night Mayhem Leonard Goldenson

Documentaries

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1987 Hollywood Uncensored Himself
1989 Funny Himself
2002 Cinerama Adventure Himself
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age Himself
2007 Constantine's Sword Piero Terracina (voice)
2007 The War Reader Miniseries (1 episode "When Things Get Tough")
2009 The National Parks: America's Best Idea Reader Miniseries (3 episodes)
2014 The Roosevelts Reader Miniseries (2 episodes)

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Refs
1945 Skydrift Crew Chief Broadway; November 1945 [1]
1946 King Henry VIII Cromwell Broadway; November 1946 - February 1947
1946 What Every Woman Knows Ensemble Broadway; November 1946 - February 1947
1946 Androcles and the Lion Spintho Broadway; December 1946 - February 1947
1946 This Property Is Condemned Equity Library Theatre [2]
1947 Yellow Jack Busch Broadway; February 1947 - March 1947
1947 Alice in Wonderland Duck, Two of Spades, Other voices Broadway; April 1947 - June 1947 [1]
1947 Antony and Cleopatra Diomedes Broadway; November 1947 - March 1948
1948 Mister Roberts Stefanowski - Replacement February 1948 - January 1951
1950 The Lady from the Sea Ballested August 1950
1951 The Rose Tattoo Alvaro Mangiacavallo February 1951 - October 1951 [1]
1953 Camino Real Kilroy March 1953 - May 1953 [1]
1953 The Teahouse of the August Moon Sakini - Replacement October 1953 - March 1956 [1]
1954 Mademoiselle Colombe Julien January 1954 - February 1954 [1]
1956 Major Barbara Bill Walker October 1956 - May 1957 [1]
1958 The Chairs and The Lesson Old Man January 1958 [1]
1958 The Cold Wind and the Warm Willie December 1958 - March 1959 [1]
1961 Rhinoceros Berrenger January 1961 - August 1961 [2]
1964 Luv Milt Manville November 1964 - January 1967
1968 Staircase Charles Dyer January 1968 - March 1968
1972 Promenade, All! Ollie H / Wesley April 1972 - May 1972
1973 The Waltz of the Toreadors General St. Pé September 1973 - November 1973 [2]
1974 Saturday Sunday Monday Peppino November 1974
1976 The House of Blue Leaves [11]
1978 The Diary of Anne Frank Otto Frank [12][13]
1982 Twice Around the Park Leon Rose / Gus Frazier November 1982 - February 1983
1984 Nest of the Wood Grouse Public Theater [12]
1989 Cafe Crown David Cole Public Theater; February 1989 - March 1989 [12]
1992 The Price Gregory Solomon June 1992 - July 1992
1994 The Flowering Peach Noah March 1994 - April 1994 [10]
1996 Visiting Mr. Green Mr. Green Union Square Theatre; June 1996 - July 1996 [10]
2000 Down the Garden Paths [2]

Radio appearances

Year Program Episode/source Ref.
1953 Best Plays The Rose Tattoo [14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Dagan, Carmel (24 June 2014). "Eli Wallach, 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' Star, Dies at 98". Variety. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Berkvist, Robert. "Eli Wallach, Multifaceted Actor, Dies at 98". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Romance of a Horse Thief (1971)". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  4. ^ M.B. Tuccio (19 July 2011). "'L'Chaim: To Life' to be screened in Sherman". News Times. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Honey Sweet Love". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  6. ^ Miller, John M. "Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  7. ^ "ELI WALLACH BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY". Matinee Classics. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  8. ^ Shelby, Joyce (18 February 1998). "IT'S THE 'TWILIGHT' ZONE FILM MAKER SCORES BIG AT HOME BASE". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Vote and Die! Liszt for President Film Synopsis". Tribeca Film Institute. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d Ng, David. "Eli Wallach, an Actors Studio veteran and theater stalwart". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Eli Wallach Was a Playhouse Veteran". Westport Now. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  12. ^ a b c Chappell, Bill. "Actor Eli Wallach, Who Brought Hint Of Humanity To Villainous Roles, Dies". NPR. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  13. ^ Bryer, Jackson R.; Davison, Richard A., eds. (2000). The actor's art: conversations with contemporary American stage performers. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. p. 238. ISBN 0-8135-2872-0.
  14. ^ Kirby, Walter (July 5, 1953). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 40. Retrieved July 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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