Telly Savalas
82 movies · 42 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 21, 1922
- Died
- Jan 22, 1994 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Telly Aristoteles Savalas · Telli Savales · Telly Savales · 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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Telly Savalas: movies and TV shows
Acting (124)
- 1995 Backfire!
as Most Evil Man (Not Really)
- 1994 Mind Twister
as Richard Howland
- 1991 Halloween Monster Bash
as Captain Kazan (archive footage)
- 1991 Rose Against the Odds
as George Parnassus
- 1991
- 1990
- 1990 Kojak: None So Blind
as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1990 Kojak: It's Always Something
as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1990 Kojak: Flowers For Matty
as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1989 Kojak: Fatal Flaw
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- 1989 Kojak: Ariana
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- 1989 The Hollywood Detective
as Harry Bell
- 1988 The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Maj. Wright
- 1988 Faceless
as Terry Hallen
- 1987
- 1987 The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Brother Joseph Heiden
- 1987 The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Maj. Wright
- 1987 Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1986
- 1986 GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Magmar (voice)
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985 Kojak: The Belarus File
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- 1984 The Cartier Affair
as Phil Drexler
- 1984 Cannonball Run II
as Hymie
- 1984
- 1982 Fake-Out
as Lt. Thurston
- 1982 Silent Rebellion
as Pete
- 1982
- 1982 Beyond Reason
as Dr. Nicholas Mati
- 1981 Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
as Narrator
- 1981 Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
as Narrator
- 1981 Hellinger's Law
as Nick Hellinger
- 1981 Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
as Narrator
- 1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Cretzer
- 1980
- 1980 The Border
as Frank Cooper
- 1979
- 1979 The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Tough
- 1979 Escape to Athena
as Zeno
- 1979 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Captain Stefan Svevo
- 1979
- 1977 Capricorn One
as Albain
- 1977
- 1977 Black Aphrodite
as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
- 1976
- 1976 Killer Force
as Webb
- 1975 Inside Out
as Harry Morgan
- 1975 The House of Exorcism
as Leandro (archive footage)
- 1974 Lisa and the Devil
as Leandro
- 1973
- 1973 She Cried Murder
as Inspector Joe Brody
- 1973 The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Lt. Theo Kojak
- 1973 Redneck
as Memphis
- 1972 A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
as Major Ward
- 1972 Pancho Villa
as Pancho Villa
- 1972 Visions...
as Lt. Phil Keegan
- 1972 The Killer Is on the Phone
as Ranko Drasovic
- 1972 Horror Express
as Captain Kazan
- 1972 Sonny and Jed
as Sheriff Franciscus
- 1972 Crime Boss
as Don Vincenzo
- 1971 Mongo's Back in Town
as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
- 1971 A Town Called Bastard
as Don Carlos
- 1971 Clay Pigeon
as Redford
- 1971
- 1971 Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Captain Sam Surcher
- 1970 Violent City
as Al Weber
- 1970 Kelly's Heroes
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
- 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- 1969 Land Raiders
as Vince Carden
- 1969 Crooks and Coronets
as Herbie Haseler
- 1969 Mackenna's Gold
as Sergeant Tibbs
- 1969 The Assassination Bureau
as Lord Bostwick
- 1969
- 1968 Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
as Walter Braddock
- 1968 The Scalphunters
as Jim Howie
- 1968 Sol Madrid
as Emil Dietrich
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967 The Dirty Dozen
as Archer Maggott
- 1967 The Karate Killers
as Count De Fanzini
- 1966 Beau Geste
as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
- 1965 Battle of the Bulge
as Sgt. Guffy
- 1965 The Slender Thread
as Dr. Joe Coburn
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Genghis Khan
as Shan
- 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Pontius Pilate
- 1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Macmuid (uncredited)
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 Fanfare for a Death Scene
as Ilchidai Khan
- 1964 The New Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
- 1963
- 1963 Johnny Cool
as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
- 1963 Burke's Law · TV
as Fakir George O'Shea / Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth / Charlie Prince · 3 episodes
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 Love is a Ball
as Dr. Christian Gump
- 1963 The Man from the Diners' Club
as Foots Pulardos
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962 The Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
- 1962 Birdman of Alcatraz
as Feto Gomez
- 1962 Cape Fear
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
- 1961 The Sin of Jesus
as Felix
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961 The Young Savages
as Detective Lt. Gunderson
- 1961 Mad Dog Coll
as Lt. Dawson
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958
- 1950
Behind the camera (3)
- 1982 Beyond Reason
Director, Writer
- 1973
- 1972 Pancho Villa
Songs
Talk shows and appearances (29)
- 2022
- 2021
- 2012
- 2010
- 2006
- 1991
- 1987
- 1979 Okay
1 episode
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1 episode
- 1975 Midi Première
1 episode
- 1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn
1 episode
- 1974 Dinah!
3 episodes
- 1974 Am laufenden Band
1 episode
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
2 episodes
- 1972 Musikladen
1 episode
- 1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
2 episodes
- 1971 Disco
1 episode
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show
1 episode
- 1964 Einer wird gewinnen
1 episode
- 1964 Top of the Pops
1 episode
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
12 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
5 episodes
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show
1 episode
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show
2 episodes
- 1948 Bambi
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
4 episodes