Telly Savalas
Biography
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).
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Movies (40)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2012
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Operation Dirty Dozen
as Self
2006
Backfire!
as Most Evil Man
1995
Mind Twister
as Richard Howland
1994
Perfect Crimes
as Self - Narrator
1991
Rose Against the Odds
as George Parnassus
1991
Kojak: None So Blind
as Inspector Theo Kojak
1990
Kojak: It's Always Something
as Inspector Theo Kojak
1990
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
as Inspector Theo Kojak
1990
Kojak : Error Fatal
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1989
Kojak: Ariana
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1989
The Hollywood Detective
as Harry Bell
1989
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Maj. Wright
1988
Faceless
as Terry Hallen
1988
Return to the Titanic... Live!
as Host
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
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Magmar (voice)
1986
Beyond Reason
as Dr. Nicholas Mati
1985
Kojak The Belarus File
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1985
The Cartier Affair
as Phil Drexler
1984
Cannonball Run II
as Hymie
1984
Afghanistan For What?
1984
Fake-Out
as Lt. Thurston
1982
Silent Rebellion
as Pete
1982
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
as Narrator
1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
as Narrator
1981
Hellinger's Law
as Nick Hellinger
1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
as Narrator
1981
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Cretzer
1980
The Border
as Frank Cooper
1980
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Tough
1979
Escape to Athena
as Zeno
1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Captain Stefan Svevo
1979
Capricorn One
as Albain
1977
TV Shows (10)
The Commish
as Tommy Colette
1991
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
as Teddy
1990
J.J. Starbuck
as The Greek
1987
Alice in Wonderland
as Cheshire Cat
1985
The Equalizer
as Brother Joseph Heiden
1985
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Cretzer
1980
The French Atlantic Affair
as Fr. Craig Dunleavy
1979
Okay
as Self
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
as Joe Brisson
1979
The Love Boat
as Dr. Fabian Cain
1977