About
Telly Savalas
Overview
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).
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Known for
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| 2022 | La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Remote Control Magic: The Movie | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Paul Williams Still Alive | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2006 | The Exotic Locations of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' | Actor | Blofeld (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Operation Dirty Dozen | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Backfire! | Actor | Most Evil Man | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Mind Twister | Actor | Richard Howland | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Perfect Crimes | Actor | Self - Narrator | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Rose Against the Odds | Actor | George Parnassus | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Kojak: None So Blind | Actor | Inspector Theo Kojak | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Kojak: It's Always Something | Actor | Inspector Theo Kojak | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Kojak: Flowers For Matty | Actor | Inspector Theo Kojak | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Kojak: Fatal Flaw | Actor | Lieutenant Theo Kojak | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Kojak: Ariana | Actor | Lieutenant Theo Kojak | 59 Average |
| 1989 | The Hollywood Detective | Actor | Harry Bell | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission | Actor | Maj. Wright | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Faceless | Actor | Terry Hallen | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Return to the Titanic... Live! | Actor | Host | N/A N/A |
| 1987 | The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine | Actor | Brother Joseph Heiden | 59 Average |
| 1987 | The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission | Actor | Maj. Wright | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Kojak: The Price of Justice | Actor | Inspector Theo Kojak | 58 Average |
| 1986 | The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1986 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Actor | Magmar (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Kojak: The Belarus File | Actor | Lieutenant Theo Kojak | 59 Average |
| 1985 | The Second Inauguration of Ronald Reagan | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | The Cartier Affair | Actor | Phil Drexler | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Actor | Hymie | 57 Average |
| 1984 | أفغانستان لماذا؟ | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1982 | Fake-Out | Actor | Lt. Thurston | 58 Average |
| 1982 | Silent Rebellion | Actor | Pete | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | Hellinger's Law | Actor | Nick Hellinger | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Actor | Cretzer | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Actor | Cretzer | 69 Fair |
| 1980 | The Border | Actor | Frank Cooper | 58 Average |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair | Actor | Fr. Craig Dunleavy | 69 Fair |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Actor | El Sleazo Tough | 66 Fair |
| 1979 | Escape to Athena | Actor | Zeno | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure | Actor | Captain Stefan Svevo | 57 Average |
| 1977 | Capricorn One | Actor | Albain | 62 Fair |
| 1977 | Beyond Reason | Actor | Dr. Nicholas Mati | N/A N/A |
| 1976 | Joys | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1976 | Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1976 | Killer Force | Actor | Webb | 58 Average |
| 1975 | Inside Out | Actor | Harry Morgan | 59 Average |
| 1975 | The House of Exorcism | Actor | Leandro (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 1973 | Kojak | Actor | Theo Kojak | 69 Fair |
| 1973 | She Cried Murder | Actor | Inspector Joe Brody | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Lisa and the Devil | Actor | Leandro | 59 Average |
| 1973 | The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Actor | Lt. Theo Kojak | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Redneck | Actor | Memphis | 58 Average |
| 1972 | Una ragione per vivere e una per morire | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1972 | A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die | Actor | Major Ward | 59 Average |
| 1972 | Pancho Villa | Actor | Pancho Villa | 58 Average |
| 1972 | Visions... | Actor | Lt. Phil Keegan | N/A N/A |
| 1972 | The Killer Is on the Phone | Actor | Ranko Drasovic | 59 Average |
| 1972 | Horror Express | Actor | Captain Kazan | 60 Fair |
| 1972 | Sonny and Jed | Actor | Sheriff Franciscus | 59 Average |
| 1972 | Crime Boss | Actor | Don Vincenzo | 59 Average |
| 1971 | Mongo's Back in Town | Actor | Lieutenant Pete Tolstad | 58 Average |
| 1971 | A Town Called Hell | Actor | Don Carlos | 58 Average |
| 1971 | Clay Pigeon | Actor | Redford | 58 Average |
| 1971 | Pretty Maids All in a Row | Actor | Captain Sam Surcher | 59 Average |
| 1970 | Violent City | Actor | Al Weber | 59 Average |
| 1970 | Kelly's Heroes | Actor | Master Sergeant "Big Joe" | 67 Fair |
| 1969 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Actor | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | 64 Fair |
| 1969 | Land Raiders | Actor | Vince Carden | 58 Average |
| 1969 | Crooks and Coronets | Actor | Herbie Haseler | 59 Average |
| 1969 | Mackenna's Gold | Actor | Sergeant Tibbs | 60 Fair |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau | Actor | Lord Bostwick | 59 Average |
| 1968 | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell | Actor | Walter Braddock | 58 Average |
| 1968 | The Scalphunters | Actor | Jim Howie | 59 Average |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid | Actor | Emil Dietrich | 59 Average |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen | Actor | Archer Maggott | 70 Good |
| 1967 | The Karate Killers | Actor | Count De Fanzini | 58 Average |
| 1966 | Beau Geste | Actor | Sgt. Maj. Dagineau | 59 Average |
| 1965 | Battle of the Bulge | Actor | Sgt. Guffy | 62 Fair |
| 1965 | The Slender Thread | Actor | Dr. Joe Coburn | 60 Fair |
| 1965 | Genghis Khan | Actor | Shan | 58 Average |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Actor | Pontius Pilate | 60 Fair |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Actor | Macmuid (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1964 | Fanfare for a Death Scene | Actor | Ilchidai Khan | 59 Average |
| 1964 | The New Interns | Actor | Dr. Dominic Riccio | 59 Average |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Actor | Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo | 58 Average |
| 1963 | Love Is a Ball | Actor | Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle) | 58 Average |
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' Club | Actor | Mr. Martindale | 59 Average |
| 1962 | The Interns | Actor | Dr. Dominic Riccio | 59 Average |
| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz | Actor | Feto Gomez | 64 Fair |
| 1962 | Cape Fear | Actor | Private Detective Charles Sievers | 66 Fair |
| 1961 | The Sin of Jesus | Actor | Felix | 58 Average |
| 1961 | The Young Savages | Actor | Detective Lt. Gunderson | 59 Average |
| 1961 | Mad Dog Coll | Actor | Lt. Dawson | 58 Average |
| 1961 | Acapulco | Actor | Mr. Carver | 69 Fair |
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| 1977 | Beyond Reason | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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| 1977 | Beyond Reason | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
Sound |
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| 1972 | Pancho Villa | Sound | Songs | 58 Average |