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Eli Wallach

American actor
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Also known as: Eli Herschel Wallach
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In full:
Eli Herschel Wallach
Born:
December 7, 1915, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died:
June 24, 2014, New York City (aged 98)
Awards And Honors:
Academy Award (2011)
Emmy Award (1967)
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Eli Wallach (born December 7, 1915, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died June 24, 2014, New York City) American character actor of great versatility who was perhaps best known for his film appearances in westerns in the 1960s. Wallach grew up in a Yiddish-speaking household in Brooklyn, where his father owned a candy store. He attended the University of Texas in Austin, and while there he performed onstage and learned to ride horses, a talent that would come into play in his later gunslinger roles. In 1938 he received a master’s degree in education from New York’s City College. Wallach served in ...(100 of 349 words)

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