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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
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
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 black 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.
Eli Wallach Height and Weight
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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) noir crime as Dancer
The Misfits (1961) Western drama as Guido
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) epic spaghetti Western as Tuco Ramirez
How to Steal a Million (1966) heist comedy as Davis Leland
The Deep (1977) adventure as Adam Coffin
Girlfriends (1978) comedy drama as Rabbi Aaron Gold
Circle of Iron (1978) martial arts fantasy as Man-in-Oil
Winter Kills (1979) satirical black comedy thriller as Joe Diamond
The Hunter (1980) biographical action thriller as Ritchie Blumenthal
Tough Guys (1986) action comedy as Leon B. Little
Keeping the Faith (2000) romantic comedy as Rabbi Ben Lewis
The Holiday (2006) romantic comedy as 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".
He played Father Hernando De Talavera in miniseries Christopher Columbus (1985).
He portrayed Jay Bickford, Max's Father in CBS drama series The Education of Max Bickford (2002).
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.