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