Telly Savalas

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 21, 1922

died

January 22, 1994

place of birth

Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

also known as

Telly Aristoteles Savalas · Telli Savales · Telly Savales · Τέλης Σαβάλας

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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The Dirty Dozen
7.6

The Dirty Dozen

1967as Archer Maggott
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.6

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Cape Fear
7.5

Cape Fear

1962as Private Detective Charles Sievers
Kelly's Heroes
7.4

Kelly's Heroes

1970as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
The Muppet Movie
7.2

The Muppet Movie

1979as El Sleazo Tough
Cannonball Run II
5.4

Cannonball Run II

1984as Hymie
Mackenna's Gold
6.6

Mackenna's Gold

1969as Sergeant Tibbs
Capricorn One
6.8

Capricorn One

1977as Albain
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965as Pontius Pilate
Battle of the Bulge
6.9

Battle of the Bulge

1965as Sgt. Guffy
Birdman of Alcatraz
7.5

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962as Feto Gomez
Escape to Athena
5.7

Escape to Athena

1979as Zeno
Horror Express
6.3

Horror Express

1972as Captain Kazan
Sol Madrid
6.9

Sol Madrid

1968as Emil Dietrich
Genghis Khan
5.8

Genghis Khan

1965as Shan
The Scalphunters
6.4

The Scalphunters

1968as Jim Howie
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
6.1

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010as Self (archive footage)
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
5.2

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

1988as Maj. Wright
The Slender Thread
7.1

The Slender Thread

1965as Dr. Joe Coburn
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
5.1

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979as Captain Stefan Svevo
The Assassination Bureau
6.7

The Assassination Bureau

1969as Lord Bostwick
Pretty Maids All in a Row
5.8

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971as Captain Sam Surcher
Johnny Cool
5.3

Johnny Cool

1963as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
Lisa and the Devil
6.2

Lisa and the Devil

1973as Leandro
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
7.0

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986as Magmar (voice)
Beau Geste
5.6

Beau Geste

1966as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
Violent City
6.0

Violent City

1970as Al Weber
Joys
6.0

Joys

1976as Self
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
7.0

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

2021as Self - Actor (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
7.2

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

2022as Self (archive footage)
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
5.9

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968as Walter Braddock
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
7.6

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973as Lt. Theo Kojak
Fake-Out
4.1

Fake-Out

1982as Lt. Thurston
Faceless
5.7

Faceless

1988as Terry Hallen
A Town Called Bastard
5.0

A Town Called Bastard

1971as Don Carlos
Mind Twister
3.8

Mind Twister

1994as Richard Howland
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
5.5

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980as Cretzer
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
6.3

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

1972as Major Ward
Beyond Reason
9.0

Beyond Reason

1982as Dr. Nicholas Mati
The Karate Killers
5.1

The Karate Killers

1967as Count De Fanzini
Kojak: Ariana
7.5

Kojak: Ariana

1989as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
5.0

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

1987as Maj. Wright
The Interns
6.0

The Interns

1962as Dr. Dominic Riccio
Land Raiders
5.6

Land Raiders

1969as Vince Carden
Killer Force
5.4

Killer Force

1976as Webb
The Young Savages
6.5

The Young Savages

1961as Detective Lt. Gunderson
Love is a Ball
5.1

Love is a Ball

1963as Dr. Christian Gump
The Cartier Affair
4.7

The Cartier Affair

1984as Phil Drexler
The Border
5.4

The Border

1980as Frank Cooper
Crooks and Coronets
8.5

Crooks and Coronets

1969as Herbie Haseler