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