Telly Savalas
Known for Acting · 151 credits
- Born
- 1922-01-21
- Died
- 1994-01-22
- Place of birth
- Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Telly Aristoteles Savalas · Telli Savales · Telly Savales · Τέλης Σαβάλας · Телли Савалас · Aristides T. Savallas
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
TV Shows (60)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest Host
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest
Bonanza
1959
as Charles Augustus Hackett
The Love Boat
1977
as Dr. Fabian Cain
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
The Fugitive
1963
as Steve Keller / Victor Leonetti / Dan Polichek
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Philadelphia Harry
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Erich Streator
The Virginian
1962
as 'Colonel' Bliss
The Equalizer
1985
as Brother Joseph Heiden
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Mueller
Ben Casey
1961
Alice
1976
The Untouchables
1959
as Leo Stazak / Wally Baltzer
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Combat!
1962
as Colonel Kapsalis / Jon
The F.B.I.
1965
as Ed Clementi
Naked City
1958
as Gabriel Hody
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self / Tex
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Burke's Law
1963
as Fakir George O'Shea / Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth / Charlie Prince
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Joe Brisson
Run for Your Life
1965
as Istvan Zabor
Bambi
1948
as Self
Kojak
1973
as Theo Kojak
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Brother Hendricksen
The Commish
1991
as Tommy Colette
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self - Guest
The Detectives
1959
as Ben
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Beret / Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Count Valeriano De Fanzini
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Gregor Antonescu
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Frank Meehan / Harry Remick
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Frank Santo
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
The Rogues
1964
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Disco
1971
as Self
The New Breed
1961
as Dr. Buel Reed
The Dakotas
1963
as Jake Volet
Cimarron Strip
1967
Musikladen
1972
as Self
Einer wird gewinnen
1964
as Self
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Okay
1979
as Self
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
The Aquanauts
1960
as Paul Price
J.J. Starbuck
1987
as The Greek
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
as Fr. Craig Dunleavy
Grindl
1963
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Cheshire Cat
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
1990
as Teddy
Am laufenden Band
1974
as Self - Guest
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Cretzer
Acapulco
1961
as Mr. Carver
Movies (91)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Dirty Dozen
1967
as Archer Maggott
Cape Fear
1962
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
Kelly's Heroes
1970
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
as Feto Gomez
The Muppet Movie
1979
as El Sleazo Tough
Cannonball Run II
1984
as Hymie
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Pontius Pilate
Mackenna's Gold
1969
as Sergeant Tibbs
Battle of the Bulge
1965
as Sgt. Guffy
Capricorn One
1977
as Albain
Violent City
1970
as Al Weber
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979
as Captain Stefan Svevo
Horror Express
1972
as Captain Kazan
Genghis Khan
1965
as Shan
The Assassination Bureau
1969
as Lord Bostwick
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Escape to Athena
1979
as Zeno
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Scalphunters
1968
as Jim Howie
Joys
1976
as Self
A Town Called Bastard
1971
as Don Carlos
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
as Macmuid (uncredited)
Sonny and Jed
1972
as Sheriff Franciscus
Lisa and the Devil
1973
as Leandro
The Young Savages
1961
as Detective Lt. Gunderson
Johnny Cool
1963
as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988
as Maj. Wright
Beau Geste
1966
as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
1972
as Major Ward
The Karate Killers
1967
as Count De Fanzini
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Cretzer
The Slender Thread
1965
as Dr. Joe Coburn
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987
as Maj. Wright
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987
as Inspector Theo Kojak
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
as Lt. Theo Kojak
The Hollywood Detective
1989
as Harry Bell
Sol Madrid
1968
as Emil Dietrich
Faceless
1988
as Terry Hallen
Pancho Villa
1972
as Pancho Villa
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986
Backfire!
1995
as Most Evil Man (Not Really)
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
as Captain Sam Surcher
Hellinger's Law
1981
as Nick Hellinger
Kojak : Error Fatal
1989
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968
as Walter Braddock
Mad Dog Coll
1961
as Lt. Dawson
The House of Exorcism
1975
as Leandro (archive footage)
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986
as Magmar (voice)
Land Raiders
1969
as Vince Carden
Fake-Out
1982
as Lt. Thurston
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Inside Out
1975
as Harry Morgan
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987
as Brother Joseph Heiden
Crooks and Coronets
1969
as Herbie Haseler
Mongo's Back in Town
1971
as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
Love is a Ball
1963
as Dr. Christian Gump
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
as Foots Pulardos
Clay Pigeon
1971
as Redford
Redneck
1973
as Memphis
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak The Belarus File
1985
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: Ariana
1989
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Operation Dirty Dozen
2006
as Self
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
as Ilchidai Khan
The Interns
1962
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
Killer Force
1976
as Webb
She Cried Murder
1973
as Inspector Joe Brody
Beyond Reason
1982
as Dr. Nicholas Mati
The Border
1980
as Frank Cooper
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Captain Kazan (archive footage)
The Cartier Affair
1984
as Phil Drexler
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
1976
as Self
Black Aphrodite
1977
as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
Mind Twister
1994
as Richard Howland
The New Interns
1964
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
Crime Boss
1972
as Don Vincenzo
Rose Against the Odds
1991
as George Parnassus
The Killer Is on the Phone
1972
as Ranko Drasovic
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Visions...
1972
as Lt. Phil Keegan
Silent Rebellion
1982
as Pete
The Sin of Jesus
1961
as Felix
Return to the Titanic... Live!
1987
as Host
Perfect Crimes
1991
as Self - Narrator
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
1981
as Narrator
Afghanistan For What?
1984
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
1981
as Narrator
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
1981
as Narrator
About Telly Savalas
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… With 151 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Telly Savalas has appeared in 91 films and 60 TV shows.
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Most Popular Telly Savalas Movies
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) — as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) — as Archer Maggott
- Cape Fear (1962) — as Private Detective Charles Sievers
- Kelly's Heroes (1970) — as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
- Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) — as Feto Gomez
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