'The Magnificent Seven' and 'The Misfits' actor Eli Wallach dies at 98
Source: Omaha World Herald-NYT
Eli Wallach, who was one of his generations most prominent and prolific character actors in film, onstage and on television for more than 60 years, died Tuesday. He was 98.
His death was confirmed by his daughter Katherine.
A self-styled journeyman actor, the versatile Wallach appeared in scores of roles, often with his wife, Anne Jackson. No matter the part, he always seemed at ease and in control, whether playing a Mexican bandit in the 1960 western The Magnificent Seven, a bumbling clerk in Eugène Ionescos allegorical play Rhinoceros, a henpecked French general in Jean Anouilhs Waltz of the Toreadors, Clark Gables sidekick in The Misfits or a Mafia don in The Godfather: Part III.
Despite his many years of film work, some of it critically acclaimed, Wallach was never nominated for an Academy Award. But in November 2010, less than a month before his 95th birthday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded him an honorary Oscar, saluting him as the quintessential chameleon, effortlessly inhabiting a wide range of characters, while putting his inimitable stamp on every role.
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In this undtaed file photo, the cast and principals of "The Misfits." Front row, left to right: Montgomery Clift, Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable. Back row, left to right: Eli Wallach, playwright Arthur Miller, and director John Huston.
Hawaii Hiker
(3,166 posts)"The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly" in the role of Tuco...
Ferretherder
(1,446 posts)A truly wonderful actor. RIP, Mr. Wallach.
winstars
(4,220 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,496 posts)RIP
rickford66
(5,530 posts)I watched it several times while on all night watch in the NAVY. We had the old 16mm projectors that were shock hazards and not to be used, but in Antarctica you use what you brung. When VCRs came out I made a tape and played it dozens of more times. I even recorded the music of the cemetery scene to play on my truck tape player. Now I have the DVD. Can't get enough of that film. The DVD also has the cutting room floor scenes which enhance this very long film. A masterpiece.
Hawaii Hiker
(3,166 posts)I've seen the movie on cable, VHS cassette, DVD, & Blu-Ray.....The Blu-Ray version has some never before seen deleted scenes...
The other Eastwood spaghetti westerns are good, but GBU is the best (its my favorite overall western movie to)
rickford66
(5,530 posts)Van Cleef and Eastwood were good but didn't hardly have to act much. Without Eli, no movie. Like Bullitt without the Mustang.
MarianJack
(10,237 posts)...then shoot, don't talk!
Yes, he should have been up for an Oscar for that. RIP! :hattip
PEACE!
packman
(16,296 posts)One can learn a lot from Tuco - When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk
Turbineguy
(37,375 posts)untrustworthy character ever, Tuco Ramirez was.
LTR
(13,227 posts)IMO, one of the greatest westerns ever made. And he was pure genius in it!
What an amazing, brilliant actor! He excelled in everything I've ever seen him in. The last film I can recall seeing him in was the "Wall Street" sequel a few years back. Even in his 90s, he almost stole the movie.
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)he always thought he was "the bad". Urban myth?
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LTR
(13,227 posts)The movie's original Italian title was " Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo". And it even shows each of those terms over pictures of Wallach, Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef. We all know Eastwood is "good", and Van Cleef is too much of a slick bastard to be "ugly" and definitely cruel enough to be "bad". Wallach was a scuzzy schemer, and certainly wasn't nearly as bad as Van Cleef.
I've never heard that story, but if so, then Wallach obviously didn't learn enough Italian while filming spaghetti westerns. He was probably joking, which seems like him, based on his acting personna.
WCLinolVir
(951 posts)Rhinodawg
(2,219 posts)RIP
sybylla
(8,528 posts)He shone in everything. And worked until just a few years ago. His portrayal in The Holiday (2006) of a retired film and tv writer was enchanting.
Rest in peace, Mr. Wallach.
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)Cross gently, Mr Wallach....
meegbear
(25,438 posts)Ahnold couldn't hold a flame to him.
ewagner
(18,964 posts)and I will miss his presence on the screen
BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)Didn't realize he was still out there. So many roles as a prolific character actor. They don't make 'em like that anymore.
Pass gently.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)There are two kinds of spurs in the world, my friend. Those who come in by the door and those who come in by the window.
sofa king
(10,857 posts)"...why do you kill yourself working?"
Dear, dear scenery-chewing Tuco, one of Eli Wallach's greatest creations. It was so cool to see Raymond Cruz bring Wallach's character into the 21st century as a meth dealer with the same name.
Edit: I should also add that Wallach was the last Mr. Freeze in the Batman TV series, taking up the same role previously portrayed by Otto Preminger and later to be done by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)Here's to old friends!
Angel Eyes: Why are you going under the name Bill Carson now?
Tuco: One name is as good as another. Not wise to use your own name. Like you! I'll bet they don't call you Angel Eyes! Sergeant Angel Eyes!
hangfire00
(27 posts)CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is one of the greatest films ever made and his is the key performance of the film.
Also enjoyed his cameo in the film Circle of Iron as a man who is living in a barrel of oil in an attempt to rid himself of lust.
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)OnlinePoker
(5,727 posts)In The Misfits when he was telling Marilyn Monroe's character how his wife had died. Just gets me every time because it was so believable.
LeftinOH
(5,359 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,780 posts)He was in talks to come to Omaha for a fund raiser that would show 'The Magnificent Seven'. It didn't happen. When "The Misfits" had a fund raiser, it didn't match up with his schedule: http://www.omahafilmevent.com/past/misfits.htm
I would have wanted an autograph from 'How the West Was Won', 'Tough Guys", 'The Magnificent Seven', and 'The Moon-Spinners".
OS
Paladin
(28,277 posts)Aristus
(66,478 posts)I remembered him from so many violent bad-guy roles, that I was astonished at his performance as a gentle, erudite rabbi in Keeping The Faith. What a great actor.
RIP, sir.
Historic NY
(37,454 posts)rock
(13,218 posts)A fine actor. RIP Mr Wallace.
Uncle Joe
(58,459 posts)RIP Eli.
Thanks for the thread, Omaha Steve.
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Calvera in The Magnificent Seven
One of my favorite actors. RIP
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)A film every American male should see before he turns 18.
frylock
(34,825 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)
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closeupready
(29,503 posts)I've seen many of the other films in which he'd appeared, of course. Great actor, RIP.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)I think it was the first time that the so-called Good Guy was actually as bad and the Bad Guy. It's one of the iconic movies of it's time. Spaghetti Westerns.
progressoid
(50,000 posts)Great guy.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)RIP, sir.