Eli Wallach

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Eli Herschel Wallach (born December 7, 1915 in New York City , † June 24, 2014 ) was an American actor who played prominent character roles in numerous classic films. One of his most famous roles was that of the Mexican bandit Tuco in the spaghetti western Two Glorious Scoundrels . In 2010 he received an honorary Oscar for his life's work.

Life

Wallach was born in Brooklyn , New York , as the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants Bertha (née Schorr) and Abraham Wallach, who owned the Bertha’s confectionery shop . Wallach made his first stage appearance at the age of twelve when he played a 65-year-old cynic in a school play. In 1930, at the age of fifteen, he made his first public appearance in an amateur film. Wallach attended the University of Austin in Texas , where he graduated with a degree in history in 1936 and also learned to ride, which he benefited from in his later career. In 1941 he joined the United States Army , where he was a member of the Medical Administrative Corps during World War II and achieved the rank of captain . After the war, Wallach left the army, went back to acting and was in 1945 his Broadway - debut at the Belasco Theater in Skydrift by Harry Kleiner .

Since 1948 he was married to the actress Anne Jackson . Their children Peter , Katherine and Roberta are also actors.

In 1956 he stood in front of the camera for the first time in a movie in Baby Doll - Do not desire the other woman . In his first film role, he played a Sicilian seducer of the minor title heroine, played by Carroll Baker . This was followed by other films such as The Lineup , Lullaby and Seven Thieves , before he played a Mexican gang leader in John Sturges ' classic The Magnificent Seven in 1960 . In the following year he stood next to Clark Gable , Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift for Misfits - Not Sociable in front of the camera. However, he played his most famous role in 1966 on the side of Clint Eastwood as the Mexican bandit Tuco in the spaghetti western Two Glorious Scoundrels by Sergio Leone . 37 years later the two actors worked again when Eastwood won Wallach for a cameo in his Oscar- winning melodramatic thriller Mystic River .

As a character actor, Wallach also impressed in theater roles. In 1951 he received a Tony Award for his role as Alvaro Mangiacavallo in Daniel Mann's production of The Tattooed Rose of Tennessee Williams . Maureen Stapleton and Martin Balsam played the other leading roles at the time . In 1994 Eli Wallach read Stephen King's novel Sleepless as an audio book on 24 CDs.

After supporting roles in the films Wall Street: Money Doesn't Sleep and The Ghostwriter , Eli Wallach retired from the film business in 2010. In November of the same year he was awarded an honorary Oscar for his life's work. At the time, at 95, he was the oldest actor to ever receive an Oscar.

Eli Wallach died on June 24, 2014 at the age of 98 in Manhattan, New York, with his family.

Filmography (selection)

Eli Wallach (left) with his wife Anne Jackson (2010)

Awards

  • 1951: Theater World Award for The Rose Tattoo
  • 1951: Tony Award for The Rose Tattoo
  • 1957: British Film Academy Award for Baby Doll - Do not desire the other woman
  • 1957: Golden Globe nomination for Baby Doll - Don't desire the other woman
  • 1967: Emmy nomination for Poppy is also a flower
  • 1968: Emmy nomination for CBS Playhouse
  • 1987: Emmy nomination for Palpitations
  • 1993: Drama Desk Award nomination for The Price
  • 1998: Drama Desk Award nomination for Visiting Mr. Green
  • 2001: Golden Boot Award
  • 2007: Emmy nomination for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
  • 2010: Honorary Oscar
  • 2010: Emmy nomination for Nurse Jackie

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personal data
SURNAME Wallach, Eli
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Herschel Wallach, Eli (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 7, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 24, 2014
Place of death New York City , New York , United States