Eli Wallach

Also known as Eli Herschel Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

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Eli Wallach was an American actor who had a long career in film, television, and theater spanning from the mid-20th century until his death in 2014. He is remembered as a versatile and respected performer who appeared in numerous productions during his nearly 70-year career.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1915
Works: 4

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Rhinoceros
The teahouse of the August moon
Luv
The Good, the Bad, and Me

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1915-12-07
Active to: 2014-06-24

Discography

Ellis Island: The Dream of America2005

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Listeners: 32
Total plays: 105

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5 total works indexed

Inhibited Spontaneous Emission in Solid-State Physics and Electronics
· 1987 · cited 12,402x
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Deep Features as a Perceptual Metric
· 2018 · cited 11,715x
The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,178x
Radiative transfer for inhomogeneous atmospheres: RRTM, a validated correlated‐k model for the longwave
· 1997 · cited 6,997x
Electrophoretic analysis of the major polypeptides of the human erythrocyte membrane
· 1971 · cited 6,437x

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Image: Eli Wallach - publicity.jpg
Number of children: 3

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date of death: 2014-06-24
date of birth: 1915-12-07
Commons category: Eli Wallach
start of work period: 1945-00-00
name in native language: Eli Wallach
end of work period: 2010-00-00

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Article

Eli Herschel Wallach (/ˈiːlaɪ ˈwɒlək/ EE-ly WOL-ək; December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. Known for his character actor roles, his entertainment career spanned over six decades. He received a BAFTA Award, a Tony Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He also was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1988 and received the Academy Honorary Award in 2010.

Originally trained in stage acting, he garnered over 90 film credits. He and his wife Anne Jackson often appeared together on stage, eventually becoming a notable acting couple in American theater. 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. He won the Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Play for The Rose Tattoo (1951).