--- description: Here's to a man who was good at being bad title: Eli Wallach Dies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f84b99300499428/6986994513c79f0d34192cdf/eli-wallach-good-bad-and-ugly.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Actor Eli Wallach Dies at 98 by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2014 7:11 PM CUT  Headshot of Eli Wallach, US actor, with a noose around his neck in a publicity still issued for the film, 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' in 1966. Headshot of Eli Wallach, US actor, with a noose around his neck in a publicity still issued for the film, 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' in 1966.Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2014 7:11 PM CUT Best known as Tuco or “The Ugly” in legendary western _The Good the Bad and the Ugly,_ Eli Wallach may have played villains, but he was good at acting. Wallach, who died Tuesday at 98, had a career spanning six decades, with roles that put him next to Clark Gable and Clint Eastwood. His acting prowess landed him a Tony in Tennesee William’s _The Rose Tattoo_ and his body of work garnered a lifetime achievement Oscar. The seemingly ageless actor worked even late in life appearing in films like 2010’s _Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps._ Wallach is survived by his wife and fellow actor Anne Jackson. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2923385/actor-eli-wallach-dies-at-98/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2923385/actor-eli-wallach-dies-at-98/"},"headline":"Actor Eli Wallach Dies at 98","datePublished":"2014-06-25T19:11:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:37:39.873Z","description":"Here's to a man who was good at being bad","url":"https://time.com/2923385/actor-eli-wallach-dies-at-98/","keywords":["movies","remembrance"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f84b99300499428/6986994513c79f0d34192cdf/eli-wallach-good-bad-and-ugly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f84b99300499428/6986994513c79f0d34192cdf/eli-wallach-good-bad-and-ugly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Good, The Bad And The Ugly","caption":"The Good, The Bad And The Ugly","creditText":"Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2923385/actor-eli-wallach-dies-at-98/","name":"Actor Eli Wallach Dies at 98"}}]}] ```