Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

  • Birthday: 1922-01-21
  • Deathday: 1994-01-22
  • Place of birth: Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
  • Also know as: Telly Aristoteles Savalas

Biography

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.

Filmography

Lisa and the Devil

1973

As Leandro

Land Raiders

1969

As Vince Carden

Killer Force

1976

As Webb

Kojak: Ariana

1989

As Lieutenant Theo Kojak

Pancho Villa

1972

As Pancho Villa

Inside Out

1975

As Harry Morgan

Crime Boss

1972

As Don Vincenzo

The Killer Is on the Phone

1972

As Ranko Drasovic

The Border

1980

As Frank Cooper

Mongo's Back in Town

1971

As Lieutenant Pete Tolstad

Beyond Reason

1977

As Dr. Nicholas Mati

She Cried Murder

1973

As Inspector Joe Brody

The Hollywood Detective

1989

As Harry Bell

The House of Exorcism

1975

As Leandro (archive footage)

Fake-Out

1982

As Lt. Thurston

Kojak: Fatal Flaw

1989

As Lieutenant Theo Kojak

Kojak: The Price of Justice

1987

As Inspector Theo Kojak

Crooks and Coronets

1969

As Herbie Haseler

Silent Rebellion

1982

As Pete

Clay Pigeon

1971

As Redford

Mind Twister

1994

As Richard Howland

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

1990

As Inspector Theo Kojak

Kojak: None So Blind

1990

As Inspector Theo Kojak

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985

As Lieutenant Theo Kojak

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973

As Lt. Theo Kojak

Hellinger's Law

1981

As Nick Hellinger

Kojak: It's Always Something

1990

As Inspector Theo Kojak

Kelly's Heroes

1970

As Master Sergeant "Big Joe"

Violent City

1970

As Al Weber

Escape to Athena

1979

As Zeno

A Town Called Hell

1971

As Don Carlos

Redneck

1973

As Memphis

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1987

As Brother Joseph Heiden

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

As Ernst Stavro Blofeld

The New Interns

1964

As Dr. Dominic Riccio

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979

As Captain Stefan Svevo

The Scalphunters

1968

As Jim Howie

Horror Express

1972

As Captain Kazan

Faceless

1988

As Terry Hallen

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971

As Captain Sam Surcher

The Assassination Bureau

1969

As Lord Bostwick

The Slender Thread

1965

As Dr. Joe Coburn

Sonny and Jed

1972

As Sheriff Franciscus

Sol Madrid

1968

As Emil Dietrich

Visions...

1972

As Lt. Phil Keegan

Fanfare for a Death Scene

1964

As Ilchidai Khan

Backfire!

1995

As Most Evil Man

The Man from the Diners' Club

1963

As Mr. Martindale

Beau Geste

1966

As Sgt. Maj. Dagineau

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986

As Magmar (voice)

Remote Control Magic: The Movie

2012

As Self (archive footage)

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968

As Walter Braddock

Mackenna's Gold

1969

As Sergeant Tibbs

Love Is a Ball

1963

As Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle)

The Sin of Jesus

1961

As Felix

Rose Against the Odds

1991

As George Parnassus

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

As Feto Gomez

Genghis Khan

1965

As Shan

The Karate Killers

1967

As Count De Fanzini

Mad Dog Coll

1961

As Lt. Dawson

Cape Fear

1962

As Private Detective Charles Sievers

Cannonball Run II

1984

As Hymie

The Young Savages

1961

As Detective Lt. Gunderson

Capricorn One

1977

As Albain

Perfect Crimes

1991

As Self - Narrator

The Interns

1962

As Dr. Dominic Riccio

The Dirty Dozen

1967

As Archer Maggott

The Cartier Affair

1984

As Phil Drexler

Johnny Cool

1963

As Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo

Battle of the Bulge

1965

As Sgt. Guffy

The Muppet Movie

1979

As El Sleazo Tough

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

As Pontius Pilate

Paul Williams Still Alive

2011

As Self (archive footage)

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

2020

As Self (archive footage)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

As Macmuid (uncredited)

Joys

1976

As Self

Production

Beyond Reason

1977

As Director

Pancho Villa

1972

As Songs

Beyond Reason

1977

As Writer

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