Eli Wallach - Celebrity - Milestones
Milestones
- 2000: Appeared in "Keeping the Faith"
- 1999: Starred opposite Jackson and their daughter Roberta in world premiere of Anne Meara's play "Down the Garden Paths" at the George Street Theater in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- 1999: With wife Anne Jackson, compiled and performed in "Tennessee Williams Remembered", a tribute to playwright
- 1999: Had supporting role in Carlo Gabriel Nero's feature "Uninvited"
- 1996: Co-starred in "Two Much" and "The Associate"
- 1996: Originated role of the crusty octogenarian in "Visiting Mr. Green" in Stockbridge. Massachusetts; later recreated part at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Florida and Off-Broadway at the Union Square Theatre
- 1994: Portrayed Noah in the National Actors Theater production of "The Flowering Peach" by Clifford Odets
- 1992: Appeared in "Mistress"
- 1992: Received acclaim for appearance in revival of Arthur Miller's "The Price"
- 1990: Had supporting role as a rival gangster with a memorable death scene brought on by eating poisoned cannoli in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather, Part III"
- 1984: Portrayed the title character's father in "Sam's Son", Michael Landon's autobiographical drama
- 1978: Cast as Otto Frank in revival of "The Diary of Anne Frank"
- 1977: Co-starred in the NBC miniseries "Seventh Avenue"
- 1976: Acted onscreen with wife in "Nasty Habits"
- 1973: Reteamed with wife Anne Jackson and appeared with daughter Roberta in "The Waltz of the Torreadors"
- 1970: Portrayed Napoleon in "The Adventures of Gerard"
- 1967: First feature onscreen collaboration with wife Anne Jackson, "The Tiger Makes Out"
- 1966: Had strong supporting role in Sergio Leone's spaghetti Western "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
- 1966: First TV-movie, "The Poppy Is Also a Flower"; won Supporting Actor Emmy
- 1965: Co-starred in "Lord Jim"
- 1964: Starred in "Luv"
- 1963: Acted with wife Anne Jackson in the double bill of one-act plays "The Tiger and The Typists" Off-Broadway
- 1961: Had featured role as Clark Gable's pal in "The Misfits"
- 1961: Supported Zero Mostel in "Rhinoceros" on Broadway
- 1960: Was cast in "The Magnificent Seven"
- 1957: Co-starred with Julie Harris in TV version of "The Lark" (NBC)
- 1956: Breakthrough film role as Carroll Baker's Sicilian lover in "Baby Doll", scripted by Tennessee Williams
- 1954: London stage debut as Sakini in "The Teahouse of the August Moon"; played role on Broadway in 1955 and then toured the USA in 1956
- 1953: Played Kilroy in Williams' "Camino Real" on Broadway
- 1952: Feature acting debut "Danger"
- 1951: Breakthrough stage role, Mangiacavallo, in Tennessee Williams' "The Rose Tattoo"; received featured actor Tony Award; also toured in the play
- 1949: Early TV appearance on "Philco Television Playhouse"
- 1945: Made Broadway debut, "Skydrift" (ran for one week)
- 1939: Stage acting debut in "The Bo Tree"
- From 1936 to 1938: After college found employment as a radio actor while pursuing graduate work in education
- Served as captain in US Army Medical Corps during WWII
- Debut as series regular as the patriarch of a crime family in "Our Family Honor"
- Co-starred in the revival of "Cafe Crown", first at the Public Theatre and later on Broadway
- Member of Eva LeGallienne's American Repertory Theatre