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Name: Eli Wallach  
   
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Date of Birth: 7th December 1915
   
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Eli Wallach (born December 7, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish family) is an American film, TV and stage actor.

He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin but gained his first (method) acting experience at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He made his Broadway debut in 1945 and won a Tony Award in 1951. His film debut was instantly accomplished in Elia Kazan's controversial Baby Doll and he went on to become a prolific player, although rarely in a starring role he was memorable in many of his early films, especially The Misfits, The Magnificent Seven and as Tuco (the 'Ugly') in Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He also continued to work on the stage as well as doing made-for-TV films.

Trivia

  • Although his The Magnificent Seven character (Calvera) and the rest of his bandits are eventually defeated in that film, he has ironically outlived all of the seven stars, except for Robert Vaughn who is still alive as of 2005, despite being older than all of them besides Yul Brynner.
  • He has been married to acclaimed stage actress Anne Jackson (b. 1926) since March 5, 1948, and they have three children, Peter, Katherine and Roberta.
  • In 2005, Wallach released his autobiography "The Good, The Bad And Me: In My Anecdotage". In this tome, Wallach talked about his most famous role as Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He mentioned that he didn't realize he was going to be "blessed" with that title until he saw the film. He mentioned it was an honor to work with Clint Eastwood, whom he praised for his professionalism. Wallach mentioned, however, that director Sergio Leone was notoriously careless in ensuring the safety of his actors during dangerous scenes. It was during filming that Wallach almost died when he accidentally drank from a bottle of acid that a film technician had carelessly placed next to his soda bottle. Wallach said that Eastwood sprang to his aid and washed his mouth out.

Filmography

Eli Wallach in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Baby Doll (1956)
  • The Lineup (1958)
  • Seven Thieves (1960)
  • The Magnificent Seven (1960)
  • The Misfits (1961)
  • Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
  • How the West Was Won (1962)
  • The Victors (1963)
  • Act One (1963)
  • The Moon-Spinners (1964)
  • Kisses for My President (1964)
  • Lord Jim (1965)
  • Genghis Khan (1965)
  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
  • How to Steal a Million (1966)
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
  • The Tiger Makes Out (1967) (also producer)
  • Ace High (1968)
  • How to Save a Marriage (and Ruin Your Life) (1968)
  • A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
  • The Brain (1969)
  • Mackenna's Gold (1969)
  • The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
  • The Angel Levine (1970)
  • The People Next Door (1970)
  • Zizag (1970)
  • Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
  • Long Live Your Death (1971)
  • Cinderella Liberty (1973)
  • Crazy Joe (1974)
  • The Dream Factory (1975) (documentary) (narrator)
  • Stateline Motel (1975)
  • Shoot First... Ask Questions Later (1975)
  • L'chaim: To Life (1975) (documentary) (narrator)
  • Plot of Fear (1976)
  • Eye of the Cat (1976)
  • Independence (1976)
  • The Sentinel (1977)
  • The Deep (1977)
  • The Domino Principle (1977)
  • Nasty Habits (1977)
  • Little Italy (1978)
  • Girlfriends (1978)
  • Movie Movie (1978)
  • Circle of Iron (1978)
  • Firepower (1979)
  • Winter Kills (1979)
  • The Hunter (1980)
  • The Salamander (1981)
  • Sam's Son (1984)
  • Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1985) (documentary)
  • Tough Guys (1986)
  • Hollywood Uncensored (1987) (documentary)
  • Nuts (1987)
  • Funny (1989) (documentary)
  • The Two Jakes (1990)
  • The Godfather: Part III (1990)
  • Article 99 (1992)
  • Mistress (1992)
  • Night and the City (1992)
  • Honey Sweet Love (1994)
  • Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (1995) (documentary) (narrator)
  • Two Much (1995)
  • The Associate (1996)
  • Uninvited (1999)
  • Keeping the Faith (2000)
  • Cinerama Adventure (2002) (documentary)
  • Advice and Dissent (2002) (short subject)
  • The Root (2003)
  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) (documentary)
  • Mystic River (2003) (Cameo)
  • King of the Corner (2004)
  • The Moon and the Son (2005) (short subject) (voice)
  • The Easter Egg Adventure (2005) (narrator)

External link

  • Eli Wallach at the Internet Movie Database

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