Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης "Τέλι" Σαββάλας; 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Telly Savalas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1922-01-21 |
| Died | 1994-01-22 |
Movies
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Paul Williams Still Alive
as Self (archive footage)
2011
The Exotic Locations of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
as Blofeld (archive footage)
2006
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: Fatal Flaw
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
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Magmar (voice)
1986
Kojak: The Belarus File
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1985
The Cartier Affair
as Phil Drexler
1984
Cannonball Run II
as Hymie
1984
Fake-Out
as Lt. Thurston
1982
Silent Rebellion
as Pete
1982
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
as Narrator
1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
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
Beyond Reason
as Dr. Nicholas Mati
1977
Joys
as Self
1976
Telly...Who Loves Ya, Baby?
as Self
1976
Killer Force
as Webb
1976
Inside Out
as Harry Morgan
1975
The House of Exorcism
as Leandro (archive footage)
1975
She Cried Murder
as Inspector Joe Brody
1973
Lisa and the Devil
as Leandro
1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Lt. Theo Kojak
1973
Redneck
as Memphis
1973
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
as Major Ward
1972
Pancho Villa
as Pancho Villa
1972
Visions...
as Lt. Phil Keegan
1972
The Killer Is on the Phone
as Ranko Drasovic
1972
Horror Express
as Captain Kazan
1972
Sonny and Jed
as Sheriff Franciscus
1972
Crime Boss
as Don Vincenzo
1972
Mongo's Back in Town
as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
1971
A Town Called Hell
as Don Carlos
1971
Clay Pigeon
as Redford
1971
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Captain Sam Surcher
1971
Violent City
as Al Weber
1970
Kelly's Heroes
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
1970
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1969
Land Raiders
as Vince Carden
1969
Crooks and Coronets
as Herbie Haseler
1969
Mackenna's Gold
as Sergeant Tibbs
1969
The Assassination Bureau
as Lord Bostwick
1969
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
as Walter Braddock
1968
The Scalphunters
as Jim Howie
1968
Sol Madrid
as Emil Dietrich
1968
The Dirty Dozen
as Archer Maggott
1967
The Karate Killers
as Count De Fanzini
1967
Beau Geste
as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
1966
Battle of the Bulge
as Sgt. Guffy
1965
The Slender Thread
as Dr. Joe Coburn
1965
Genghis Khan
as Shan
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Pontius Pilate
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Macmuid (uncredited)
1965
Fanfare for a Death Scene
as Ilchidai Khan
1964
The New Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
1964
Johnny Cool
as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
1963
Love Is a Ball
as Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle)
1963
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Mr. Martindale
1963
The Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Feto Gomez
1962
Cape Fear
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
1962
The Sin of Jesus
as Felix
1961
The Young Savages
as Detective Lt. Gunderson
1961
Mad Dog Coll
as Lt. Dawson
1961
