Eli Wallach Biography

Fast Facts

• Recipient of an honorary Academy Award in 2010 at the 2nd Annual Governors Awards
• His passing at 98 years old was confirmed by his daughter, Katherine, on June 25, 2014
• Graduated from the University of Texas and later the City College of New York before serving in the U․S․ Army during WWII
• After establishing himself as one of Hollywood's premiere character actor's, he would go on to star in dozens of films of varying genres over the span of more than six decades
• Received a Golden Globe and BAFTA for his debut film performance in 1956's "Baby Doll", a controversial black comedy film for it's time
• While attending the University of Texas he joined The Curtain Club, as their was no school sanctioned drama department at the time, alongside Walter Cronkite and Ann Sheridan
• Stated that his one-episode role as Mr․ Freeze on the 1960s series "Batman" garnered him the most fan mail of any other character throughout his entire career