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