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[betteb]

Eli Wallach, a celebrated stage and film actor who excelled at playing impulsive characters across the ethnic spectrum, memorably as Mexican bandits in the 1960s movie westerns “The Magnificent Seven” and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” died June 24 at his home in Manhattan. He was 98.

Mr. Wallach became one of the busiest character actors in Hollywood, with more than 150 credits in films and on television. He portrayed a Cambodian warlord in “Lord Jim” (1965), based on a Joseph Conrad novel; the Shah of Khwarezm opposite Omar Sharif in the title role of “Genghis Khan” (1965); and a candy-loving mobster in “The Godfather: Part III” (1990).

[JaneMarple]

They don't make them like him anymore, RIP.

[betteb]

On 6/25/2014 JaneMarple said:

They don't make them like him anymore, RIP.

They sure don't.

Thanks for posting. I was beginning to think I was the only one here old enough remember him

[Puzzle Piece]

""Blondie""

I enjoyed him in 'The Misfits' with Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable.

[NoelSeven]

He was wonderful! A great actor. A son of Jewish parents, he served in WW2. Rest in peace.

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Wasn't he married to the same woman for over 60 years?

A one of a kind. He will be missed. May he RIP.

[sylviahomeatlast]

I always liked him

[croemer]

Awww...so sad.

[gazelle77]

What a fabulous life he had! So talented!

[betteb]

On 6/25/2014 ------ said:

Wasn't he married to the same woman for over 60 years?

A one of a kind. He will be missed. May he RIP.

Eli Wallach and his wife Anne Jackson, 86, had stellar solo acting careers, but their projects together had a special magic.

Married 66 years and the parents of three children, Wallach and Jackson were able to translate their personal chemistry and dynamism into their roles whether on screen, stage and television.