Telly Savalas
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).
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Acting History
2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage)
2021Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2012Remote Control Magic: The Movie as Self (archive footage)
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as Self (archive footage)
2006Operation Dirty Dozen as Self
1995Backfire! as Most Evil Man
1994Mind Twister as Richard Howland
1991Perfect Crimes as Self - Narrator
1991Rose Against the Odds as George Parnassus
1991The Commish as Tommy Colette
1990Ein Schloß am Wörthersee as Teddy
1990Kojak: None So Blind as Inspector Theo Kojak
1990Kojak: It's Always Something as Inspector Theo Kojak
1990Kojak: Flowers For Matty as Inspector Theo Kojak
1989Kojak : Error Fatal as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1989Kojak: Ariana as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1989The Hollywood Detective as Harry Bell
1988The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission as Maj. Wright
1988Faceless as Terry Hallen
1987Return to the Titanic... Live! as Host
1987J.J. Starbuck as The Greek
1987The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine as Brother Joseph Heiden
1987The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission as Maj. Wright
1987Kojak: The Price of Justice as Inspector Theo Kojak
1986The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords as Magmar (voice)
1985Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
1985Beyond Reason as Dr. Nicholas Mati
1985The Equalizer as Brother Joseph Heiden
1985Kojak The Belarus File as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1984The Cartier Affair as Phil Drexler
1984Cannonball Run II as Hymie
1984Afghanistan For What?
1982Fake-Out as Lt. Thurston
1982Silent Rebellion as Pete
1981Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen as Narrator
1981Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth as Narrator
1981Hellinger's Law as Nick Hellinger
1981Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham as Narrator
1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Cretzer
1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Cretzer
1980The Border as Frank Cooper
1979The French Atlantic Affair as Fr. Craig Dunleavy
1979Okay as Self
1979The Muppet Movie as El Sleazo Tough
1979Escape to Athena as Zeno
1979Beyond the Poseidon Adventure as Captain Stefan Svevo
1979Tales of the Unexpected as Joe Brisson
1977Capricorn One as Albain
1977The Love Boat as Dr. Fabian Cain
1976Alice
1976Joys as Self
1976Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? as Self
1976Killer Force as Webb
1975Inside Out as Harry Morgan
1975The House of Exorcism as Leandro (archive footage)
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1975Midi Première as Self
1974Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
1974Dinah! as Self
1974Am laufenden Band as Self - Guest
1973Kojak as Theo Kojak
1973She Cried Murder as Inspector Joe Brody
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1973Lisa and the Devil as Leandro
1973The Marcus-Nelson Murders as Lt. Theo Kojak
1973Redneck as Memphis
1972A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die as Major Ward
1972Musikladen as Self
1972Pancho Villa as Pancho Villa
1972Visions... as Lt. Phil Keegan
1972The Killer Is on the Phone as Ranko Drasovic
1972Horror Express as Captain Kazan
1972Sonny and Jed as Sheriff Franciscus
1972Crime Boss as Don Vincenzo
1971Mongo's Back in Town as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
1971A Town Called Bastard as Don Carlos
1971Clay Pigeon as Redford
1971The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
1971Pretty Maids All in a Row as Captain Sam Surcher
1971Disco as Self
1970Violent City as Al Weber
1970Kelly's Heroes as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
1969On Her Majesty's Secret Service as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1969Land Raiders as Vince Carden
1969Crooks and Coronets as Herbie Haseler
1969Mackenna's Gold as Sergeant Tibbs
1969The Assassination Bureau as Lord Bostwick
1968Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell as Walter Braddock
1968The Scalphunters as Jim Howie
1968Sol Madrid as Emil Dietrich
1967The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967Cimarron Strip
1967Garrison's Gorillas
1967The Dirty Dozen as Archer Maggott
1967The Karate Killers as Count De Fanzini
1966Beau Geste as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
1965Battle of the Bulge as Sgt. Guffy
1965The Slender Thread as Dr. Joe Coburn
1965The F.B.I. as Ed Clementi
1965Run for Your Life as Istvan Zabor
1965Genghis Khan as Shan
1965The Greatest Story Ever Told as Pontius Pilate
1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Macmuid (uncredited)
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Count Valeriano De Fanzini
1964The Rogues
1964Fanfare for a Death Scene as Ilchidai Khan
1964The New Interns as Dr. Dominic Riccio
1964Einer wird gewinnen as Self
1964Top of the Pops as Self
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre as Beret
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre as Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Mueller
1963Johnny Cool as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
1963Burke's Law as Fakir George O'Shea
1963Burke's Law as Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth
1963Burke's Law as Charlie Prince
1963The Fugitive as Steve Keller
1963The Fugitive as Victor Leonetti
1963The Fugitive as Dan Polichek
1963Arrest and Trial as Frank Santo
1963Grindl
1963Love Is a Ball as Dr. Christian Gump
1963The Man from the Diners' Club as Mr. Martindale
1963The Dakotas as Jake Volet
1962Combat! as Colonel Kapsalis
1962Combat! as Jon
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Philadelphia Harry
1962The Virginian as 'Colonel' Bliss
1962The Interns as Dr. Dominic Riccio
1962Birdman of Alcatraz as Feto Gomez
1962Cape Fear as Private Detective Charles Sievers
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961The Sin of Jesus as Felix
1961The New Breed as Dr. Buel Reed
1961Ben Casey
1961Cain's Hundred as Frank Meehan
1961Cain's Hundred as Harry Remick
1961The Young Savages as Detective Lt. Gunderson
1961Mad Dog Coll as Lt. Dawson
1961Acapulco as Mr. Carver
1960The Aquanauts as Paul Price
1959The Detectives as Ben
1959The Untouchables as Leo Stazak
1959The Untouchables as Wally Baltzer
1959The Twilight Zone as Erich Streator
1959Bonanza as Charles Augustus Hackett
195877 Sunset Strip as Brother Hendricksen
1958Naked City as Gabriel Hody
1951The Red Skelton Show as Self / Tex
1950Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950The Bob Hope Show as Self
1948Bambi as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter