| Shedman | 25 Jun 2014 8:57 a.m. PST |
Sadly Eli Wallach has died He played the Mexican bandit leader,Calvera, in The Magnificent Seven and the "Ugly" in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He also appeared in How the West Was Won and The Misfits. The part of Juan Miranda in Duck, You Sucker! or A Fistful of Dynamite was written for him and, IMO, he would have been brilliant in it. Unfortunately he didn't get to appear in it and even more unfortunately Rod Steiger took the part Adiós Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez, known as 'The Rat' – thanks for entertaining me link |
| Cyrus the Great | 25 Jun 2014 9:16 a.m. PST |
Too bad. The passing of an iconic actor. |
| sneakgun | 25 Jun 2014 9:20 a.m. PST |
"Why? A man like you…. "If you're going to shoot…shoot..don't talk!" Truly one of the great ones. |
 Artilleryman  | 25 Jun 2014 9:31 a.m. PST |
He also played Napoleon in 'The Adventures of Gerard'. Another Rod Steiger connection? Whatever, he was a great actor. |
| Roosta | 25 Jun 2014 9:42 a.m. PST |
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| Frederick | 25 Jun 2014 9:53 a.m. PST |
Very sad He had such good lines, too "One Armed Man: I've been looking for you for 8 months. Whenever I should have had a gun in my right hand, I thought of you. Now I find you in exactly the position that suits me. I had lots of time to learn to shoot with my left. [Tuco kills him with the gun he has hidden in the foam] Tuco: When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk." "Tuco: There are two kinds of people in the world, my friend: Those with a rope around the neck, and the people who have the job of doing the cutting. Blondie: You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig." |
| ThePeninsularWarin15mm | 25 Jun 2014 10:36 a.m. PST |
That's a real shame. He always played the villain so easily but never in a way that made you really hate him. I had always thought if his character was real, he'd of run for Congress. |
| Paul from PMW | 25 Jun 2014 11:07 a.m. PST |
Great actor – R.I.P I am always using the "two kinds of people " quote in real life. |
| Bob Runnicles | 25 Jun 2014 11:23 a.m. PST |
One of my favorites – truly a legend. |
| Shagnasty | 25 Jun 2014 12:11 p.m. PST |
A great actor who enhanced any film in which he appeared. RIP. |
| Dave Jackson | 25 Jun 2014 1:18 p.m. PST |
Eli Wallach at the 2010 Governors Awards: A hooker tells an old man she intends to give him "super sex." He replies, "I'll take the soup |
| EHeise | 25 Jun 2014 4:41 p.m. PST |
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| 14Bore | 25 Jun 2014 4:43 p.m. PST |
A great actor, look for a full day of his movies on TMC maybe in a few days. |
| Hlaven | 25 Jun 2014 5:47 p.m. PST |
His Tuco portrayal should of been up for an oscar. But an Italian western would of never even been considered. |
John Leahy  | 25 Jun 2014 5:50 p.m. PST |
Yep, a truly talented character actor. RIP. |
| wrgmr1 | 25 Jun 2014 9:59 p.m. PST |
He was really good in "The Holiday".
His first acting gig was in 1951, last in 2010 passed at age 98. Wow what a life.
But I read this thread and felt sad…. |
| dualer | 26 Jun 2014 11:41 a.m. PST |
Not sure I can think of a better baddie. Another part of my childhood gone. |
| Winston01 | 26 Jun 2014 11:59 a.m. PST |
He was a great actor added so much to films he was in I had no idea he had lived so long. |
| IainAF | 26 Jun 2014 1:56 p.m. PST |
I too was sad to hear the news, the Magnificent Seven is one of my all time favourites. I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned that he was also in one of the greatest war films of all time (imho) – The Victors – and gives a fantastic performance as usual. |
ponders nirvana.