Name
Telly Savalas
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1922-01-21
Deathday
1994-01-22 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Biography
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
The Muppet Movie
(715 Votes)
7.217
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: ...
Relase Date : 22 Jun, 1979
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
(2,208 Votes)
6.555
With the help of Marc-Ange Draco, head of the Unione Corse crime syndicate, and Draco's tr...
Relase Date : 18 Dec, 1969
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
(221 Votes)
6.389
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Chri...
Relase Date : 9 Apr, 1965
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The Dirty Dozen
(1,361 Votes)
7.601
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded en...
Relase Date : 15 Jun, 1967
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Mackenna's Gold
(219 Votes)
6.578
A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but oth...
Relase Date : 18 Mar, 1969
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Kelly's Heroes
(849 Votes)
7.392
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lin...
Relase Date : 22 Jun, 1970
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Cannonball Run II
(358 Votes)
5.413
When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, ther...
Relase Date : 29 Jun, 1984
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1962 Birdman of Alcatraz as Feto Gomez
- 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- 1967 The Dirty Dozen as Archer Maggott
- 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told as Pontius Pilate
- 1961 Mad Dog Coll as Lt. Dawson
- 1965 Genghis Khan as Shan
- 1974 Lisa and the Devil as Leandro
- 1964 The New Interns as Dr. Dominic Riccio
- 1962 Cape Fear as Private Detective Charles Sievers
- 1969 Land Raiders as Vince Carden
- 1970 Kelly's Heroes as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
- 1967 The Karate Killers as Count De Fanzini
- 1977 Capricorn One as Albain
- 1979 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure as Captain Stefan Svevo
- 1984 Cannonball Run II as Hymie
- 1970 Violent City as Al Weber
- 1968 The Scalphunters as Jim Howie
- 1972 Horror Express as Captain Kazan
- 1968 Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell as Walter Braddock
- 1965 Battle of the Bulge as Sgt. Guffy
- 1988 Faceless as Terry Hallen
- 1979 Escape to Athena as Zeno
- 1987 The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission as Maj. Wright
- 1988 The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission as Maj. Wright
- 1972 A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die as Major Ward
- 1971 A Town Called Bastard as Don Carlos
- 1969 Mackenna's Gold as Sergeant Tibbs
- 1965 The Slender Thread as Dr. Joe Coburn
- 1971 Pretty Maids All in a Row as Captain Sam Surcher
- 1969 The Assassination Bureau as Lord Bostwick
- 1973 Redneck as Memphis
- 1976 Killer Force as Webb
- 1972 Pancho Villa as Pancho Villa
- 1963 Johnny Cool as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
- 1961 The Young Savages as Detective Lt. Gunderson
- 1975 Inside Out as Harry Morgan
- 1972 Crime Boss as Don Vincenzo
- 1972 The Killer Is on the Phone as Ranko Drasovic
- 1964 Fanfare for a Death Scene as Ilchidai Khan
- 1980 The Border as Frank Cooper
- 1972 Sonny and Jed as Sheriff Franciscus
- 1963 Love is a Ball as Dr. Christian Gump
- 1995 Backfire! as Most Evil Man (Not Really)
- 1991 Perfect Crimes as Self - Narrator
- 1963 The Man from the Diners' Club as Foots Pulardos
- 1968 Sol Madrid as Emil Dietrich
- 1971 Mongo's Back in Town as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
- 1982 Beyond Reason as Dr. Nicholas Mati
- 1966 Beau Geste as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
- 1962 The Interns as Dr. Dominic Riccio
- 1987 Return to the Titanic... Live! as Host
- 1973 She Cried Murder as Inspector Joe Brody
- 1982 Fake-Out as Lt. Thurston
- 1975 The House of Exorcism as Leandro (archive footage)
- 1984 The Cartier Affair as Phil Drexler
- 2012 Remote Control Magic: The Movie as Self (archive footage)
- 1989 The Hollywood Detective as Harry Bell
- 1979 The Muppet Movie as El Sleazo Tough
- 2006 Operation Dirty Dozen as Self
- 1969 Crooks and Coronets as Herbie Haseler
- 1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Cretzer
- 1981 Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen as Narrator
- 1981 Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham as Narrator
- 1987 Kojak: The Price of Justice as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 2022 La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage)
- 1981 Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth as Narrator
- 1982 Silent Rebellion as Pete
- 1971 Clay Pigeon as Redford
- 1994 Mind Twister as Richard Howland
- 2010 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 Visions... as Lt. Phil Keegan
- 1985 Kojak: The Belarus File as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- 1989 Kojak: Ariana as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- 1989 Kojak : Error Fatal as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- 1990 Kojak: Flowers For Matty as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1990 Kojak: None So Blind as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1973 The Marcus-Nelson Murders as Lt. Theo Kojak
- 1981 Hellinger's Law as Nick Hellinger
- 1976 Joys as Self
- 1987 The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine as Brother Joseph Heiden
- 1961 The Sin of Jesus as Felix
- 1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Macmuid (uncredited)
- 1986 The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
- 1986 GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords as Magmar (voice)
- 1991 Rose Against the Odds as George Parnassus
- 1990 Kojak: It's Always Something as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1976 Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? as Self
- 1984 Afghanistan For What?
- 2021 Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 1977 Black Aphrodite as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
- 1991 Halloween Monster Bash as Captain Kazan (archive footage)
- 1976 Alice ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Garrison's Gorillas ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Fakir George O'Shea
- 1961 Cain's Hundred ( 1 episode ) as Frank Meehan
- 1971 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Beret
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 2 episodes ) as Ed Clementi
- 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ( 1 episode ) as Joe Brisson
- 1979 Okay ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Gabriel Hody
- 1973 Kojak ( 118 episodes ) as Theo Kojak
- 1963 Arrest and Trial ( 1 episode ) as Frank Santo
- 1985 The Equalizer ( 2 episodes ) as Brother Joseph Heiden
- 1962 Combat! ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Kapsalis
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Erich Streator
- 1963 The Fugitive ( 1 episode ) as Steve Keller
- 1961 Acapulco ( 8 episodes ) as Mr. Carver
- 1965 Run for Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Istvan Zabor
- 1967 Cimarron Strip ( 1 episode )
- 1963 The Fugitive ( 1 episode ) as Victor Leonetti
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as 'Colonel' Bliss
- 1960 The Aquanauts ( 1 episode ) as Paul Price
- 1963 Grindl ( 1 episode )
- 1964 The Rogues ( 1 episode )
- 1963 The Dakotas ( 1 episode ) as Jake Volet
- 1961 Ben Casey ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The New Breed ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Buel Reed
- 1959 The Detectives ( 1 episode ) as Ben
- 1963 The Fugitive ( 1 episode ) as Dan Polichek
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode ) as Brother Hendricksen
- 1985 Alice in Wonderland ( 1 episode ) as Cheshire Cat
- 1987 J.J. Starbuck ( 1 episode ) as The Greek
- 1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ( 2 episodes ) as Count Valeriano De Fanzini
- 1974 Am laufenden Band ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1971 Disco ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1990 Ein Schloß am Wörthersee ( 1 episode ) as Teddy
- 1961 Cain's Hundred ( 1 episode ) as Harry Remick
- 1962 Combat! ( 1 episode ) as Jon
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Charlie Prince
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 11 episodes ) as Self
- 1979 The French Atlantic Affair ( 3 episodes ) as Fr. Craig Dunleavy
- 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Charles Augustus Hackett
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Mueller
- 1971 V.I.P. Schaukel ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1964 Einer wird gewinnen ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1972 Musikladen ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1959 The Untouchables ( 1 episode ) as Leo Stazak
- 1948 Bambi ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Midi Première ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1950 Armstrong Circle Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story ( 2 episodes ) as Cretzer
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Host
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show ( 1 episode ) as Tex
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Nominee
- 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ( 1 episode ) as Philadelphia Harry
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1991 The Commish ( 3 episodes ) as Tommy Colette
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Fabian Cain
- 1974 Dinah! ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1964 Top of the Pops ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1959 The Untouchables ( 1 episode ) as Wally Baltzer
- 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Gregor Antonescu
- 1960 The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Patterson
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Peter Panakos
