Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach in Columbia Pictures' The Holiday - 2006

Biography

Born 12/07/1915

One of the most respected actors in American performance, Eli Wallach’s film career never quite matched his long list of stage credits in terms of quality, but he had nevertheless contributed some memorable characters to film. Moviegoers knew him best for a pair of similar characters – the...
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Awards

  • In 2006, received National Board of Review for Career Achievement
  • In 1967, received Emmy for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama
  • In 1963, received OBIE Award for Distinguished Performance

Highlights

  • In 2007, Co-starred opposite Richard Gere in Lasse Hallström's "The Hoax"
  • In 2006, Made a guest appearance on the NBC show "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," playing a former writer who was blacklisted in the 1950s; earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  • In 2000, Appeared in "Keeping the Faith"

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