R.I.P. Tuco

[AGarbers]

I hated to see Eli Wallach pass. He was my favorite western movie character. He really made the part of Tuco believable in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. He should have gotten an Emmy or Oscar or whatever it is when you're a good actor for that role alone. On a side note, props for being married to the same loving wife for 66 years. That's a rare things these days.

 

[KellyinAvon]

He played Leon B. Little in Toughguys along with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. He was a riot.

 

[chezuki]

Hmm... Must be before my time. When I hear "Tuco", I think of this guy:

 

[Suprtek]

I hated to see Eli Wallach pass. He was my favorite western movie character. He really made the part of Tuco believable in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. He should have gotten an Emmy or Oscar or whatever it is when you're a good actor for that role alone. On a side note, props for being married to the same loving wife for 66 years. That's a rare things these days.

Agreed. That's also one of my favorite movies of all time. Here's a great interview of him from a few years ago. It's amazing how while he looks much older but he still sounds exactly the same.

[video=youtube;kgJZFxfuHSY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgJZFxfuHSY[/video]

 

[zombieglock]

Hmm... Must be before my time. When I hear "Tuco", I think of this guy:

youre not alone.. I thought the same thing.

 

[88GT]

"If you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk." Love, love, love that movie.

 

[poppy]

I hated to see Eli Wallach pass. He was my favorite western movie character. He really made the part of Tuco believable in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. He should have gotten an Emmy or Oscar or whatever it is when you're a good actor for that role alone. On a side note, props for being married to the same loving wife for 66 years. That's a rare things these days.

One of the movie lines in that movie was when he was calling Clint, "hey blonde" as he was twisting with a noose around his neck.

 

[Leadeye]

Great actor in a lot of movies like The Magnificent 7.

 

[printcraft]

That sucks........ I just watch TGTBTU this weekend.......

 

[CathyInBlue]

Perhaps the most famous sequence Eli Wallach ever committed to celluloid.
[video=youtube;g6tR78d0cmA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6tR78d0cmA[/video]

 

[ghuns]

I always loved that a little jewish guy from Brooklyn was most famous for playing Mexican bad guys.

Married to the same woman for 66 years. That's gotta be a showbiz record.

 

[churchmouse]

I have enjoyed every movie I watched that he had a character in.
"Hey Blondy" is one of his best.

 

[cosermann]

"If you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk." Love, love, love that movie.

Classic scene!
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly- Tuco Shoots - YouTube

 

[jbombelli]

Even when Judas hanged himself there was a storm too.

 

[actaeon277]

[video=youtube;GlA35y0bGQc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlA35y0bGQc[/video]

 

[actaeon277]

[video=youtube;OQd64gnMQBA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQd64gnMQBA[/video]

 

[printcraft]

Even when Judas hanged himself there was a storm too.

That could be cannon fire.....

 

[jbombelli]

That could be cannon fire.....

Cannon fire or storm... it's all the same to you.

 

[gregkl]

This thread makes me want to try cowboy action shooting.

 

[Dockem]

Oh man, am I behind in the news (yeah, like I monitor the Hollywood press releases...)

Just found out about Eli Wallach passing. What a bummer, but he got in 98 years!

His role as Tuco was a classic, TGTBTU is one of my favorite western movies. They don't show it much on TV as it is so long.

R. I. P. Eli, you had a helluva run, and made a difference!