Eli Wallach - Biography

Last Editor: cls252				Eli Wallach Biography -   Name : Eli Wallach Profession : Actor Birth Details : born 1926 Height : 5' 10" (1.78 m) Salary : Genghis Khan (1965) $25,000/week The Lineup (1958) $50,000 Spouse : Anne Jackson (5 March 1948 - present) 3 children

Eli Wallach Trivia -

Graduated from The University of Texas at Austin - BA '36 Was almost killed during the train scene in Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966). He was asked by Sergio Leone to do the scene again, and he then replied: "I'll never do that again!" Turned down the role in From Here to Eternity (1953) that won Frank Sinatra an Oscar. Was trained at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. One of three actors to play the character of Mr. Freeze on "Batman" (1966/II). (The other two were George Sanders and Otto Preminger.) Father of Peter Wallach, Katherine Wallach and Roberta Wallach. Was named as "King of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1998. His wife Anne Jackson was named "Queen of Brooklyn" at the same festival. His performance as Alvaro Mangiacavallo in "The Rose Tattoo" opposite Maureen Stapleton as Serafina won him a Theare World Award and the 1951 Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Play. Was credited with his first Broadway appearance in Harry Kleiner's "Skydrift" in 1945, the play in which Rita Moreno made her Broadway debut. The play closed after seven performances. Also appeared as a soothsayer in Katharine Cornell's 1947 production of William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra." Other cast members in minor roles included Charlton Heston, Maureen Stapleton and Joseph Wiseman. Among the other Broadway plays he has appeared in are "Mr. Roberts," "The Rose Tattoo," "Camino Real," "he Teahouse of the August Moon," "Rhinoceros" and "Luv." Appeared with Steve McQueen in both his first major successful film (The Magnificent Seven (1960)) and his last ever film (The Hunter (1980)). Is best known for his role as the lead bandit Calvera in The Magnificent Seven (1960). Although his character is eventually defeated in the film, he has outlived six of the seven stars, as Robert Vaughn is the only one who is still alive as of 2005, despite the fact that he is older than all of them except for Yul Brynner. He, his wife Anne Jackson and their daughter, Roberta Wallach, have all made guest appearances in "Law & Order" (1990) in different episodes. In the "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) episode "A Good Year for Murder", he played a dying man, Salatore Gambini, who committed a murder because he had nothing to lose. In the "Law & Order" (1990) episode "The Working Stiff", he played a character, Simon Vilanis, who was suspected of committing a murder for the same reason although he ultimately proved to be innocent. Appeared with Steve McQueen, Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable in their final completed films: The Hunter (1980) and The Misfits (1961) (for both Monroe and Gable) respectively. Has a brother and two sisters, all of whom became teachers. He served for five years in the Army's Medical Administrative Corps during World War II, eventually attaining the rank of captain. He has three grandsons.

Eli Wallach Detailed Biography -

Eli Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American film, TV and stage actor. He served in the United States Army in World War II. Wallach was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish family. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin but gained his first method experience at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Wallach made his Broadway debut in 1945 and won a Tony Award in 1951. His film debut was instantly accomplished in Elia Kazan's controversial Baby Doll and he went on to become a prolific player, although rarely in a starring role he was memorable in many of his early films, especially The Misfits, The Magnificent Seven and as Tuco (the 'Ugly') in Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He also continued to work on the stage as well as doing made-for-TV films. He has been married to acclaimed stage actress Anne Jackson (born 1926) since March 5, 1948, and they have three children: Peter, Katherine and Roberta.