Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach
Eli Herschel Wallachwas an American film, television and stage actor whose career spanned more than six decades, beginning in the late 1940s. Trained in stage acting, which he enjoyed doing most, he became "one of the greatest 'character actors' ever to appear on stage and screen" states TCM, with over 90 film credits. On stage, he often co-starred with his wife, Anne Jackson, becoming one of the best-known acting couples in the American theater...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth7 December 1915
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
The whole thing was chaotic. Everyone spoke a different language. I knew a little French, so that's how I conversed with Leone.
I still get more mail for that one episode of 'Batman' than just about anything else.
This country has a complex about age. It's unbelievable. If you're over thirty, you've had it in this country.
And then the first was The Misfits, which I enjoyed very much, with Marilyn and Gable.
When I saw the movie, I said, I wish I had heard the music. I would have ridden the horse differently.
Yes, I won the Bafta. I thought the British were very intelligent.
I was an original member of the Actors' Studio
John Huston was a superb master. He knew how to make good films. I did three things with him. One is called Independence. It plays in Philadelphia, for free. It's been playing there for 25 years
Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up - and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It's a complete experience
I met my wife and, for the next ten years, we did no films at all. She did the first movie and then I did several after. My first movie was written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Kazan and was called Baby Doll.
What is it in my makeup that makes me grab any offer and fly around the world? Will I ever be satisfied? Can't I ever just rest?
One thing changes every evening: It's the audience, and I'm working my magic. I'm always learning from it
Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere
So I wanted to show what I did with the money. So I got red silk shirts, beautiful hats, wonderful saddles, a great horse, and two gold teeth. So that was the way I did it.