List of Eli Wallach performances
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
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | Sergeant 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
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Venue | Refs |
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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 Lavin | 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
[edit]Year | Program | Episode/source | Ref. |
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1953 | Best Plays | The Rose Tattoo | [14] |
- Wallach read out Stephen King's novel Insomnia for Hodder & Stoughton Audio.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Berkvist, Robert (25 June 2014). "Eli Wallach, Multifaceted Actor, Dies at 98". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Romance of a Horse Thief (1971)". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ M.B. Tuccio (19 July 2011). "'L'Chaim: To Life' to be screened in Sherman". News Times. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Honey Sweet Love". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ Miller, John M. "Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "ELI WALLACH BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY". Matinee Classics. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Vote and Die! Liszt for President Film Synopsis". Tribeca Film Institute. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d Ng, David (25 June 2014). "Eli Wallach, an Actors Studio veteran and theater stalwart". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Eli Wallach Was a Playhouse Veteran". Westport Now. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Chappell, Bill. "Actor Eli Wallach, Who Brought Hint Of Humanity To Villainous Roles, Dies". NPR. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kirby, Walter (July 5, 1953). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. The Decatur Daily Review. p. 40. Retrieved July 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Eli Wallach at IMDb
- Eli Wallach at the Internet Broadway Database