Telly Savalas
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Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (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).
Known for
Credits
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Cannonball Run II (1984)
as Hymie
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
as Feto Gomez
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
as Archer Maggott
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as El Sleazo Tough
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
Cape Fear (1962)
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
Capricorn One (1977)
as Albain
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
as Sergeant Tibbs
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
as Pontius Pilate
Battle of the Bulge (1965)
as Sgt. Guffy
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
as Captain Stefan Svevo
Escape to Athena (1979)
as Zeno
Horror Express (1972)
as Captain Kazan
The Scalphunters (1968)
as Jim Howie
Johnny Cool (1963)
as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
Lisa and the Devil (1974)
as Leandro
A Town Called Bastard (1971)
as Don Carlos
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
as Maj. Wright
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)
as Maj. Wright
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)
as Major Ward
Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
as Captain Sam Surcher
Genghis Khan (1965)
as Shan
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
as Macmuid (uncredited)
The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
as Lt. Theo Kojak
Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987)
as Inspector Theo Kojak
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
as Lord Bostwick
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
as Cretzer
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (2021)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Violent City (1970)
as Al Weber
Love is a Ball (1963)
as Dr. Christian Gump
The Slender Thread (1965)
as Dr. Joe Coburn
The Young Savages (1961)
as Detective Lt. Gunderson
The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)
as Foots Pulardos
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
as Walter Braddock
Backfire! (1995)
as Most Evil Man (Not Really)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Sonny and Jed (1972)
as Sheriff Franciscus
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
as Magmar (voice)
The Cartier Affair (1984)
as Phil Drexler
Kojak: The Belarus File (1985)
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Beau Geste (1966)
as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
Kojak: Flowers For Matty (1990)
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Pancho Villa (1972)
as Pancho Villa
The Killer Is on the Phone (1972)
as Ranko Drasovic
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine (1987)
as Brother Joseph Heiden
Joys (1976)
as Self
Redneck (1973)
as Memphis
Land Raiders (1969)
as Vince Carden
Kojak: It's Always Something (1990)
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Crooks and Coronets (1969)
as Herbie Haseler
The Karate Killers (1967)
as Count De Fanzini
Faceless (1988)
as Terry Hallen
Rose Against the Odds (1991)
as George Parnassus
The House of Exorcism (1975)
as Leandro (archive footage)
Kojak: None So Blind (1990)
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)
as Ilchidai Khan
Sol Madrid (1968)
as Emil Dietrich
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? (1976)
as Self
The Sin of Jesus (1961)
as Felix
Killer Force (1976)
as Webb
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)
Actor
The New Interns (1964)
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
Mad Dog Coll (1961)
as Lt. Dawson
Mongo's Back in Town (1971)
as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
Hellinger's Law (1981)
as Nick Hellinger
Black Aphrodite (1977)
as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
Fake-Out (1982)
as Lt. Thurston
Inside Out (1975)
as Harry Morgan
Kojak: Ariana (1989)
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
She Cried Murder (1973)
as Inspector Joe Brody
Crime Boss (1972)
as Don Vincenzo
Clay Pigeon (1971)
as Redford
The Hollywood Detective (1989)
as Harry Bell
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen (1981)
as Narrator
Mind Twister (1994)
as Richard Howland
Beyond Reason (1982)
as Dr. Nicholas Mati
Return to the Titanic... Live! (1987)
as Host
Kojak: Fatal Flaw (1989)
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham (1981)
as Narrator
Remote Control Magic: The Movie (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)
as Captain Kazan (archive footage)
Operation Dirty Dozen (2006)
as Self
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth (1981)
as Narrator
The Border (1980)
as Frank Cooper
The Interns (1962)
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
Afghanistan For What? (1984)
Actor
Visions... (1972)
as Lt. Phil Keegan
Silent Rebellion (1982)
as Pete
Perfect Crimes (1991)
as Self - Narrator