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Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

ActingBorn January 21, 1922Died January 22, 1994 (age 72)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).

Filmography

2022Movie
2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Movie
2012
Remote Control Magic: The Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006Movie
1995
Backfire!

as Most Evil Man (Not Really)

Movie
1994
Mind Twister

as Richard Howland

Movie
1991
Perfect Crimes

as Self - Narrator

Movie
1991
Halloween Monster Bash

as Captain Kazan (archive footage)

Movie
1991
Rose Against the Odds

as George Parnassus

Movie
1991
The Commish

as Tommy Colette

TV
1990
Kojak: None So Blind

as Inspector Theo Kojak

Movie
1990
Kojak: It's Always Something

as Inspector Theo Kojak

Movie
1990
Kojak: Flowers For Matty

as Inspector Theo Kojak

Movie
1989
Kojak : Error Fatal

as Lieutenant Theo Kojak

Movie
1989
Kojak: Ariana

as Lieutenant Theo Kojak

Movie
1989Movie
1988Movie
1988
Faceless

as Terry Hallen

Movie
1987
J.J. Starbuck

as The Greek

TV
1987Movie
1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice

as Inspector Theo Kojak

Movie
1986Movie
1985
Alice in Wonderland

as Cheshire Cat

TV
1985
The Equalizer

as Brother Joseph Heiden

TV
1985
Kojak: The Belarus File

as Lieutenant Theo Kojak

Movie
1984
The Cartier Affair

as Phil Drexler

Movie
1984Movie
1982
Fake-Out

as Lt. Thurston

Movie
1982Movie
1982
Beyond Reason

as Dr. Nicholas Mati

Movie
1981
Hellinger's Law

as Nick Hellinger

Movie
1980
The Border

as Frank Cooper

Movie
1979
The French Atlantic Affair

as Fr. Craig Dunleavy

TV
1979
Okay

as Self

TV
1979
The Muppet Movie

as El Sleazo Tough

Movie
1979Movie
1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

as Captain Stefan Svevo

Movie
1979TV
1977
Capricorn One

as Albain

Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Dr. Fabian Cain

TV
1977
Black Aphrodite

as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)

Movie
1976TV
1976
Joys

as Self

Movie
1976Movie
1975
Inside Out

as Harry Morgan

Movie
1975
The House of Exorcism

as Leandro (archive footage)

Movie
1975TV
1974
Dinah!

as Self - Guest

TV
1974
Am laufenden Band

as Self - Guest

TV
1973
Kojak

as Theo Kojak

TV
1973
She Cried Murder

as Inspector Joe Brody

Movie
1973Movie
1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders

as Lt. Theo Kojak

Movie
1973
Redneck

as Memphis

Movie
1972Movie
1972
Musikladen

as Self

TV
1972
Pancho Villa

as Pancho Villa

Movie
1972
Visions...

as Lt. Phil Keegan

Movie
1972Movie
1972
Horror Express

as Captain Kazan

Movie
1972
Sonny and Jed

as Sheriff Franciscus

Movie
1972
Crime Boss

as Don Vincenzo

Movie
1971
Mongo's Back in Town

as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad

Movie
1971Movie
1971
Clay Pigeon

as Redford

Movie
1971TV
1971
Pretty Maids All in a Row

as Captain Sam Surcher

Movie
1971
Disco

as Self

TV
1970
Violent City

as Al Weber

Movie
1970
Kelly's Heroes

as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"

Movie
1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Service

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Movie
1969
Land Raiders

as Vince Carden

Movie
1969
Crooks and Coronets

as Herbie Haseler

Movie
1969
Mackenna's Gold

as Sergeant Tibbs

Movie
1969
The Assassination Bureau

as Lord Bostwick

Movie
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Gregor Antonescu

TV
1968
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

as Walter Braddock

Movie
1968
The Scalphunters

as Jim Howie

Movie
1968
Sol Madrid

as Emil Dietrich

Movie
1967
The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters

TV
1967
The Dirty Dozen

as Archer Maggott

Movie
1967
The Karate Killers

as Count De Fanzini

Movie
1966
Beau Geste

as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau

Movie
1965
Battle of the Bulge

as Sgt. Guffy

Movie
1965
The Slender Thread

as Dr. Joe Coburn

Movie
1965
The F.B.I.

as Ed Clementi

TV
1965
Run for Your Life

as Istvan Zabor

TV
1965Movie
1965Movie
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as Macmuid (uncredited)

Movie
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Count Valeriano De Fanzini

TV
1964Movie
1964
The New Interns

as Dr. Dominic Riccio

Movie
1964TV
1964TV
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle

TV
1963
Johnny Cool

as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo

Movie
1963
Burke's Law

as Fakir George O'Shea

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Charlie Prince

TV
1963
The Fugitive

as Steve Keller

TV
1963
The Fugitive

as Victor Leonetti

TV
1963
The Fugitive

as Dan Polichek

TV
1963
Arrest and Trial

as Frank Santo

TV
1963TV
1963
Love is a Ball

as Dr. Christian Gump

Movie
1963Movie
1963
The Dakotas

as Jake Volet

TV
1962
Combat!

as Colonel Kapsalis

TV
1962
Combat!

as Jon

TV
1962TV
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Philadelphia Harry

TV
1962
The Virginian

as 'Colonel' Bliss

TV
1962
The Interns

as Dr. Dominic Riccio

Movie
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz

as Feto Gomez

Movie
1962
Cape Fear

as Private Detective Charles Sievers

Movie
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1961Movie
1961
The New Breed

as Dr. Buel Reed

TV
1961TV
1961
Cain's Hundred

as Frank Meehan

TV
1961
Cain's Hundred

as Harry Remick

TV
1961
The Young Savages

as Detective Lt. Gunderson

Movie
1961
Mad Dog Coll

as Lt. Dawson

Movie
1961
Acapulco

as Mr. Carver

TV
1960
The Aquanauts

as Paul Price

TV
1959TV
1959
The Untouchables

as Leo Stazak

TV
1959
The Untouchables

as Wally Baltzer

TV
1959
The Twilight Zone

as Erich Streator

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Charles Augustus Hackett

TV
1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Brother Hendricksen

TV
1958
Naked City

as Gabriel Hody

TV
1950TV
1948
Bambi

as Self

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 21, 1922
Day of DeathJanuary 22, 1994
Place of BirthGarden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Popularity1.3