Telly Savalas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 21, 1922
- Died
- January 22, 1994
- Birthplace
- Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
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
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained 2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Remote Control Magic: The Movie 2012
as Self (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Operation Dirty Dozen 2006
as Self
Backfire! 1995
as Most Evil Man (Not Really)
Mind Twister 1994
as Richard Howland
- Perfect Crimes
Perfect Crimes 1991
as Self - Narrator
Halloween Monster Bash 1991
as Captain Kazan (archive footage)
Rose Against the Odds 1991
as George Parnassus
Kojak: None So Blind 1990
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: It's Always Something 1990
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: Flowers For Matty 1990
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: Fatal Flaw 1989
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: Ariana 1989
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
The Hollywood Detective 1989
as Harry Bell
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission 1988
as Maj. Wright
Faceless 1988
as Terry Hallen
- Return to the Titanic... Live!
Return to the Titanic... Live! 1987
as Host
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine 1987
as Brother Joseph Heiden
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission 1987
as Maj. Wright
Kojak: The Price of Justice 1987
as Inspector Theo Kojak
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration 1986
Actor
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords 1986
as Magmar (voice)
Kojak: The Belarus File 1985
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
The Cartier Affair 1984
as Phil Drexler
Cannonball Run II 1984
as Hymie
Afghanistan For What? 1984
Actor
Fake-Out 1982
as Lt. Thurston
Silent Rebellion 1982
as Pete
Beyond Reason 1982
as Dr. Nicholas Mati, Director, Writer
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth 1981
as Narrator
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen 1981
as Narrator
Hellinger's Law 1981
as Nick Hellinger
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham 1981
as Narrator
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 1980
as Cretzer
The Border 1980
as Frank Cooper
The Muppet Movie 1979
as El Sleazo Tough
Escape to Athena 1979
as Zeno
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 1979
as Captain Stefan Svevo
Capricorn One 1977
as Albain
Black Aphrodite 1977
as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
Joys 1976
as Self
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? 1976
as Self
Killer Force 1976
as Webb
Inside Out 1975
as Harry Morgan
The House of Exorcism 1975
as Leandro (archive footage)
Lisa and the Devil 1974
as Leandro
She Cried Murder 1973
as Inspector Joe Brody
The Marcus-Nelson Murders 1973
as Lt. Theo Kojak
Redneck 1973
as Memphis
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die 1972
as Major Ward
Pancho Villa 1972
as Pancho Villa, Songs
Visions... 1972
as Lt. Phil Keegan
The Killer Is on the Phone 1972
as Ranko Drasovic
Horror Express 1972
as Captain Kazan
Sonny and Jed 1972
as Sheriff Franciscus
Crime Boss 1972
as Don Vincenzo
Mongo's Back in Town 1971
as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
A Town Called Bastard 1971
as Don Carlos
Clay Pigeon 1971
as Redford
Pretty Maids All in a Row 1971
as Captain Sam Surcher
Violent City 1970
as Al Weber
Kelly's Heroes 1970
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Land Raiders 1969
as Vince Carden
Crooks and Coronets 1969
as Herbie Haseler
Mackenna's Gold 1969
as Sergeant Tibbs
The Assassination Bureau 1969
as Lord Bostwick
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell 1968
as Walter Braddock
The Scalphunters 1968
as Jim Howie
Sol Madrid 1968
as Emil Dietrich
The Dirty Dozen 1967
as Archer Maggott
The Karate Killers 1967
as Count De Fanzini
Beau Geste 1966
as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
Battle of the Bulge 1965
as Sgt. Guffy
The Slender Thread 1965
as Dr. Joe Coburn
Genghis Khan 1965
as Shan
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965
as Pontius Pilate
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 1965
as Macmuid (uncredited)
Fanfare for a Death Scene 1964
as Ilchidai Khan
The New Interns 1964
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
Johnny Cool 1963
as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
Love is a Ball 1963
as Dr. Christian Gump
The Man from the Diners' Club 1963
as Foots Pulardos
The Interns 1962
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
Birdman of Alcatraz 1962
as Feto Gomez
Cape Fear 1962
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
- The Sin of Jesus
The Sin of Jesus 1961
as Felix
The Young Savages 1961
as Detective Lt. Gunderson
Mad Dog Coll 1961
as Lt. Dawson
Credits from TMDB.