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