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Facts

Also Known As Eli Herschel Wallach
Born December 7, 1915 • New York City • New York
Died June 24, 2014 (aged 98) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors BAFTA • Academy Award (2011) • Emmy Award (1967) • Tony Awards (1951)

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Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach seated side by side, both dressed formally, at Players Club in New York City.
Eli Wallach as Tuco, holding a revolver and smiling, sits beside Clint Eastwood, both wearing wide-brimmed hats in a desert scene from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
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James Earl Jones smiling and wearing a black tuxedo with a bow tie and glasses at an event in 1997.
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Laurence Fishburne wearing a black suit and light pink tie, looking slightly to the side, with a patterned backdrop behind him.
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Marcia Gay Harden with long brown hair, wearing drop earrings and a black top, poses in front of a dark background with a white geometric design.
Marcia Gay Harden
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Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.
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Allison Janney smiles in a close-up portrait with shoulder-length light brown hair, wearing a black textured top and earrings, against a dark background.
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Viola Davis stands at a microphone in a white and black gown, holding her Emmy Award while accepting the outstanding lead actress in a drama series honor.
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Henry Fonda in Mister Roberts
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Frances McDormand
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Whoopi Goldberg
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Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter in The Piano
Holly Hunter
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Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
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Rita Moreno smiles and holds up her memoir featuring a black-and-white portrait of herself on the cover at a book signing event in Los Angeles.
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Joel Grey in Cabaret
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Cloris Leachman, 2007
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Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
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Portrait of American actor Jack Albertson, circa 1968, smiling and wearing a suit and tie.
Jack Albertson
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Clint Eastwood wearing a light suit and olive shirt with tie, standing outdoors at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Al Pacino, wearing glasses and dark clothing, stands in dramatic lighting with a blurred face visible on a screen in the background in a scene from The Insider.
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