Eli Herschel Wallach (/ˈiË laɪ ˈwÉ"Ë lÉ™k/; December 7, 1915 â€"
June 24, 2014) was an American film, television and stage actor whose
career spanned more than seven decades, beginning in the late 1940s.
Trained in stage acting, which he enjoyed doing most, he became "one
of the greatest 'character actors' ever to appear on stage and
screen", with over 90 film credits. He and his wife Anne Jackson often
appeared together on stage, and were one of the best-known acting
couples in American theater. As a stage and screen character actor,
Wallach had one of the longest-ever careers in show business, spanning
62 years from his Broadway debut to his last two major Hollywood
studio movies (which were released in the same year).Wallach initially
studied method acting under Sanford Meisner, and later became a
founding member of the Actors Studio, where he studied under Lee
Strasberg. He played a wide variety of roles throughout his career,
primarily as a supporting actor.For his debut screen performance in
Baby Doll (1956), he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden
Globe Award nomination. Among his other most famous roles are Calvera
in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Guido in The Misfits (1961), and Tuco
("The Ugly") in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Other notable
portrayals include outlaw Charlie Gant in How the West Was Won (1962),
Hitman Leon B. Little in Tough Guys (1986), Don Altobello in The
Godfather Part III, Cotton Weinberger in The Two Jakes (both 1990),
Donald Fallon in The Associate (1996), and Arthur Abbott in The
Holiday (2006). One of America's most prolific screen actors, Wallach
remained active well into his nineties, with roles as recently as 2010
in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and The Ghost Writer.
June 24, 2014) was an American film, television and stage actor whose
career spanned more than seven decades, beginning in the late 1940s.
Trained in stage acting, which he enjoyed doing most, he became "one
of the greatest 'character actors' ever to appear on stage and
screen", with over 90 film credits. He and his wife Anne Jackson often
appeared together on stage, and were one of the best-known acting
couples in American theater. As a stage and screen character actor,
Wallach had one of the longest-ever careers in show business, spanning
62 years from his Broadway debut to his last two major Hollywood
studio movies (which were released in the same year).Wallach initially
studied method acting under Sanford Meisner, and later became a
founding member of the Actors Studio, where he studied under Lee
Strasberg. He played a wide variety of roles throughout his career,
primarily as a supporting actor.For his debut screen performance in
Baby Doll (1956), he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden
Globe Award nomination. Among his other most famous roles are Calvera
in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Guido in The Misfits (1961), and Tuco
("The Ugly") in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Other notable
portrayals include outlaw Charlie Gant in How the West Was Won (1962),
Hitman Leon B. Little in Tough Guys (1986), Don Altobello in The
Godfather Part III, Cotton Weinberger in The Two Jakes (both 1990),
Donald Fallon in The Associate (1996), and Arthur Abbott in The
Holiday (2006). One of America's most prolific screen actors, Wallach
remained active well into his nineties, with roles as recently as 2010
in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and The Ghost Writer.
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