Telly Savalas
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-01-21
Day of Death
1994-01-22 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Telly Savalas
Biography
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης "Τέλι" Σαββάλας; January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades.
Best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak, Savalas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). His other movie credits include The Young Savages (1961), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Scalphunters (1968), supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971), Inside Out (1975) and Escape to Athena (1979).
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Known For
Acting
(2022)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2020)
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
as Self (archive footage)
(2012)
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
Paul Williams Still Alive
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
Operation Dirty Dozen
as Self
(1995)
Backfire!
as Most Evil Man
(1994)
Mind Twister
as Richard Howland
(1991)
Perfect Crimes
as Self - Narrator
(1991)
Rose Against the Odds
as George Parnassus
(1990)
Kojak: None So Blind
as Inspector Theo Kojak
(1990)
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
as Inspector Theo Kojak
(1990)
Kojak: It's Always Something
as Inspector Theo Kojak
(1989)
Kojak: Ariana
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
(1989)
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
(1989)
The Hollywood Detective
as Harry Bell
(1988)
Faceless
as Terry Hallen
(1988)
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Maj. Wright
(1987)
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Brother Joseph Heiden
(1987)
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Maj. Wright
(1987)
Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Inspector Theo Kojak
(1987)
(1986)
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Magmar (voice)
(1986)
(1985)
Kojak: The Belarus File
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
(1985)
Beyond Reason
as Dr. Nicholas Mati
(1984)
Cannonball Run II
as Hymie
(1984)
The Cartier Affair
as Phil Drexler
(1984)
(1982)
Fake-Out
as Lt. Thurston
(1982)
Silent Rebellion
as Pete
(1981)
Hellinger's Law
as Nick Hellinger
(1981)
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
as Narrator
(1981)
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
as Narrator
(1981)
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
as Narrator
(1980)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Cretzer
(1980)
The Border
as Frank Cooper
(1979)
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Tough
(1979)
Escape to Athena
as Zeno
(1979)
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Captain Stefan Svevo
(1977)
Capricorn One
as Albain
(1976)
Killer Force
as Webb
(1976)
Joys
as Self
(1976)
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
as Self
(1975)
The House of Exorcism
as Leandro (archive footage)
(1975)
Inside Out
as Harry Morgan
(1973)
Lisa and the Devil
as Leandro
(1973)
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Lt. Theo Kojak
(1973)
Redneck
as Memphis
(1973)
She Cried Murder
as Inspector Joe Brody
(1972)
Horror Express
as Captain Kazan
(1972)
Pancho Villa
as Pancho Villa
(1972)
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
as Major Ward
(1972)
Sonny and Jed
as Sheriff Franciscus
(1972)
Visions...
as Lt. Phil Keegan
(1972)
Crime Boss
as Don Vincenzo
(1972)
The Killer Is on the Phone
as Ranko Drasovic
(1971)
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Captain Sam Surcher
(1971)
A Town Called Hell
as Don Carlos
(1971)
Clay Pigeon
as Redford
(1971)
Mongo's Back in Town
as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
(1970)
Kelly's Heroes
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
(1970)
Violent City
as Al Weber
(1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
(1969)
Mackenna's Gold
as Sergeant Tibbs
(1969)
The Assassination Bureau
as Lord Bostwick
(1969)
Land Raiders
as Vince Carden
(1969)
Crooks and Coronets
as Herbie Haseler
(1968)
The Scalphunters
as Jim Howie
(1968)
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
as Walter Braddock
(1968)
Sol Madrid
as Emil Dietrich
(1967)
The Dirty Dozen
as Archer Maggott
(1967)
The Karate Killers
as Count De Fanzini
(1966)
Beau Geste
as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
(1965)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Pontius Pilate
(1965)
Battle of the Bulge
as Sgt. Guffy
(1965)
Genghis Khan
as Shan
(1965)
The Slender Thread
as Dr. Joe Coburn
(1965)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Macmuid (uncredited)
(1964)
The New Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
(1964)
Fanfare for a Death Scene
as Ilchidai Khan
(1963)
Johnny Cool
as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
(1963)
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Mr. Martindale
(1963)
Love Is a Ball
as Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle)
(1962)
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Feto Gomez
(1962)
Cape Fear
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
(1962)
The Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
(1961)
The Young Savages
as Detective Lt. Gunderson
(1961)
Mad Dog Coll
as Lt. Dawson
(1961)
The Sin of Jesus
as Felix
Crew
(1985)
Beyond Reason
Director, Writer
(1972)
Pancho Villa
Songs