American actor Eli Wallach has passed away aged 98, it has been announced. The character actor, whose credits includes The Magnificent Seven and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, had enjoyed a career spanning more than six decades, and in 2010 he was the recipient of an Honorary Academy Award for his achievements in film, where he was described as “the quintessential chameleon, effortlessly inhabiting a wide range of characters, while putting his inimitable stamp on every role”
Born in Brooklyn in 1915, Wallach began his career on the stage in the 1940s, winning a Tony Award in 1951 for The Rose Tattoo. He made his feature film debut in 1956 with Baby Doll, receiving a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and subsequently went on to appear in over 100 movies and TV shows including The Misfits, How the West Was Won, The Godfather: Part III, The Ghost and his final film, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
Originally published June 25, 2014. Updated April 12, 2018.
