Eli Wallach

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Dec 07, 1915 (109 years old)
Death date
Jun 24, 2014

Eli Wallach

Known For

Rat Pack
Movie 2022

Rat Pack

In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford together form the "rat pack": they sing the most popular hits of the moment, star in the most profitable Hollywood films and are already making a splash on television . This documentary, produced by a recognized specialist in the history of Hollywood, recounts the exceptional destiny of this informal group which flirted with the greats of this world, notably through Sinatra, personal friend of American President Kennedy.

The Train
0h 10m
Movie 2015

The Train

A meeting with a holocaust survivor teaches a self-consumed and preoccupied young man that life can change in a moment.

The Ghost Writer
2h 8m
Movie 2010

The Ghost Writer

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

The War
TV Show 2008

The War

The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.

The West
1h 20m
TV Show 1996

The West

The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and the executive producer was Ken Burns. The film originally aired on PBS in September 1996.

Lincoln
4h 0m
Movie 1992

Lincoln

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1h 30m
Movie 1992

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the Teamsters Union. When Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, the fight was on to see who could follow him. Jackie Presser was the son of a long time union board member and when he retired, Jackie was elevated to one of the most powerful position in the country; President of the Teamsters Union.

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
0h 27m
Movie 1992

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

This animated anthology is comprised of eighteen updated nursery rhymes and features such celebrity narrators as Eli Wallach, Linda Hunt and Karen Allen.

Legacy of Lies
1h 31m
Movie 1992

Legacy of Lies

A famous orchestra director was killed by the mafia when he left a restaurant. But the policeman who is in charge of this case discovers that there is more but just an assassination because it was an error.

Article 99
1h 40m
Movie 1992

Article 99

Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to deliver adequate care to needy veterans in the face of funding cuts and a corrupt administration. To succeed, the staff may have to bend the rules and circumvent the villainous "Article 99," a bureaucratic loophole that prevents veterans from receiving the benefits they deserve.

Biography

Eli Herschel Wallach (December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television and stage actor, who gained fame in the late 1950s. For his performance in Baby Doll he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe nomination. One of his most famous roles is that of Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Other roles include his portrayal of Don Altobello in The Godfather Part III, Calvera in The Magnificent Seven, and Arthur Abbott in The Holiday. Wallach has received BAFTA Awards, Tony Awards and Emmy Awards for his work. Wallach also has a cameo as a liquor store owner in Clint Eastwood's Mystic River. Wallach received an Honorary Academy Award at the 2nd Annual Governors Awards, presented on November 13, 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eli Wallach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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