The 12th Commandment Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/06/25/actor-eli-wallach-dies-at-age-98/ It's a good day to watch The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. The original Tuco, he had an amazing career. "When you have to shoot, shoot..don't talk." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Great actor, but he'll always be Calvera to me. Magnificent Seven may be the best western I've ever seen, though there are plenty of good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 A legend…RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 98, he lived a good long life. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Damn man. He was old(er) in The GBAU, and that was in the early 60s i think. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins0721 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 RIP Mr. Wallach. Thanks for entertaining me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 This guy is mainly tied to the role of Tuco, appropriately enough, and then perhaps recognized as Calvera (Magnificent 7), to perhaps three of four generations of movie lovers, but his roles include such a large body of interesting work (TV too) that it's worth knowing it exists. Check out his role as Guido in The Misfits, for instance (which you should see anyway as one of the better movies made). Even played Mr. Freeze on the original (Adam West) Batman series. Truly one of the great "character" actors, but for him, I just prefer "actor." RIP, and thank you Mr. Wallach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Truly one of the great "character" actors, but for him, I just prefer "actor." That's always been one of the things that "gets to me", about Hollywood. That term "character actor". Usually spoken (at least in my mind) with a kind of a snear, or a dismissive wave. "As distinguished from real actors". Me, I think "character actors" seems to be what real actors do. I don't really have a lot of respect, say, for John Wayne's body of work. To me, every movie he was in, he was John Wayne. Whereas, at least in my mind, the work that Roddy Macdowell required a whole bunch of acting. (Even if a lot of it was dressed up like an ape.) (Just writing this post, right now? I think if I had to pick the guy who I think has the best body of acting work? I'd probably go with Johny Depp.) ---------- And, nobody has posted "In Texas, only Texans can rob banks."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Watched TGTBATU for the first time about a year ago and it blew my mind. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 We'll never know for sure now, but I think Tuco was faster than the Man with no name. Don't get me wrong I think Eastwood and Van Cleef were great in that movie but Wallach was the one who made that movie truely great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSilverMaC Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 We'll never know for sure now, but I think Tuco was faster than the Man with no name. Don't get me wrong I think Eastwood and Van Cleef were great in that movie but Wallach was the one who made that movie truely great. Probably because he was the only character with obvious personality. Eastwood and Van Cleef were the quintessential aloof gunslingers who said little, Tuco was the passionate crook. When I saw his name on the thread my mind replaced it with Tuco. I have never seen the magnificent 7 but I guess I'll have to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (Just writing this post, right now? I think if I had to pick the guy who I think has the best body of acting work? I'd probably go with Johny Depp.) ---------- I agree about it sometimes sounding like an insult, but I think Daniel Day-Lewis would be my #1 character actor. The stories about how he prepares for roles are incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I think I may have to watch the spaghetti Western marathon in his honor now. Even though he was only in the last one of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I think I may have to watch the spaghetti Western marathon in his honor now. Even though he was only in the last one of course. So watch the last one, and Magnificent Seven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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