Eli Wallach Height Weight Spouse
Eli Herschel Wallach was born in Red Hook, New York, United States, on December 7, 1915, was an American actor. Young Eli Wallach first started performing in student plays. He made his big screen debut in comedy drama film Baby Doll (1956) in role as Silva Vacarro. He got his television debut in NBC anthology series The Philco Television Playhouse (1949-1955) in role as Nacho. Eli's breakthrough performance came as Calvera in Western film The Magnificent Seven (1960). He landed his Broadway debut in a play "Skydrift" (1945) in role as Crew Chief.
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
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Eli Wallach
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Birth Date:
December 7, 1915
Died:
June 24, 2014
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Sagittarius
Natural hair color:
Grey
Eye Color:
Brown
Height:
5 ft 7 in | 170 cm
Weight:
82 kg | 181 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not Available
Best Movies
He won the British Academy Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Silva Vacarro in in black comedy drama film Baby Doll (1956).
He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as 'Happy' Locarno in spy and anti-drug film The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his role as Norman Voss in romantic comedy drama movie Something in Common (1986).
The Lineup (1958) - Dancer
The Misfits (1961) - Guido
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - Tuco Ramirez
How to Steal a Million (1966) - Davis Leland
The Deep (1977) - Adam Coffin
Girlfriends (1978) - Rabbi Aaron Gold
Circle of Iron (1978) - Man-in-Oil
Winter Kills (1979) - Joe Diamond
The Hunter (1980) - Ritchie Blumenthal
Tough Guys (1986) - Leon B. Little
Keeping the Faith (2000) - Rabbi Ben Lewis
The Holiday (2006) - Arthur Abbott
Best TV Shows
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Eli Weinraub in NBC comedy drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), in episode "The Wrap Party".
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Bernard Zimberg in Showtime medical comedy drama series Nurse Jackie (2009), in episode "Chicken Soup".
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance in a Drama for his role as Douglas Lambert in anthology drama series CBS Playhouse (1967), in episode "Dear Friends".
Christopher Columbus (1985) - Father Hernando De Talavera
The Education of Max Bickford (2002) CBS - Jay Bickford
Facts
Graduated from University of Texas in Austin (1936).
Studied at Actors Studio and the Neighborhood Playhouse.
Studied method acting under Sanford Meisner.
Had one brother and two sisters.
Had Jewish ancestry.
He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Alvaro Mangiacavallo in a play "The Rose Tattoo" (1951).
He released his autobiography "The Good, The Bad And Me: In My Anecdotage" in 2005.
He served for five years in the Army's Medical Administrative Corps during World War II.
He was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets (2001).
He received the Academy Honorary Award in 2010.
He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1988.
Wallach died on June 24, 2014, Manhattan, New York, United States, at the age of 98.
Spouse
He was married to actress Anne Jackson (1948-2014), they had two daughters: Roberta, Katherine and one son,Peter.