Eli Wallach (Born 1915 in Brooklyn, NY) is one of the finest character actors in Hollywood History. In a Television and Film career that started in 1951, and which continues to this day at age 94, Eli Wallach has appeared in over 160 different productions. His films include “Baby Doll”, “The Magnificent Seven”, “Ghengis Khan”, “How to Steal a Million”, “Cinderella Liberty”, “The Deep”, “The Domino Principle”, “Winter Kills”, “The Hunter”, “Tough Guys”, “Nuts”, “The Two Jakes”, “How the West was won”, “Keeping the Faith”, “Mystic River”, “The Hoax”, “New York, I Love You”, and his best known film, the infamous “Spaghetti Western” in which he co-starred with Clint Eastwood, “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”. In addition to that film with Clint Eastwood, he also starred in a number of other Italian Language Spaghetti Westerns during the 1960′s. His extensive Television resume includes shows such as “Batman”, “Kojak”, “Highway to Heaven”, “LA Law”, “Law and Order”, “ER”, “Nurse Jackie” and dozens of others. In his career, he has been nominated for 4 Emmy Awards with one win, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. In a interesting note of trivia, Mr. Wallach appeared in the last ever films of Hollywood Legends Steve McQueen, Clark Gable, and Marilyn Monroe. Graduated from the University of Texas and once appeared in a play with fellow student Walter Kronkite.
I had written Mr. Wallach and asked if he could sign an index card for me. He was kind enough to send me the card back signed and also included this signed photo. A very generous man to his fans!
Autograph #239 in Collection.
