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Telly Savalas

Acting

January 21, 1922

Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

91 movies

5.9 avg

3

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...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

as Archer Maggott

Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

as Feto Gomez

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

as Private Detective Charles Sievers

Filmography

2020s

2 films

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

as Self (archive footage)

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2010s

2 films

Remote Control Magic: The Movie

Remote Control Magic: The Movie

as Self (archive footage)

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Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

as El Sleazo Tough

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as Self (archive footage)

2010

6.1

2000s

1 film

Operation Dirty Dozen

Operation Dirty Dozen

as Self

1990s

8 films

Backfire!

Backfire!

as Most Evil Man (Not Really)

Mind Twister

Mind Twister

as Richard Howland

Perfect Crimes

as Self - Narrator

Halloween Monster Bash

Halloween Monster Bash

as Captain Kazan (archive footage)

Rose Against the Odds

Rose Against the Odds

as George Parnassus

Kojak: None So Blind

Kojak: None So Blind

as Inspector Theo Kojak

Kojak: It's Always Something

Kojak: It's Always Something

as Inspector Theo Kojak

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

as Inspector Theo Kojak

1980s

24 films

Kojak: Fatal Flaw

Kojak: Fatal Flaw

as Lieutenant Theo Kojak

Kojak: Ariana

Kojak: Ariana

as Lieutenant Theo Kojak

The Hollywood Detective

The Hollywood Detective

as Harry Bell

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

as Maj. Wright

Faceless

Faceless

as Terry Hallen

Return to the Titanic... Live!

as Host

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

as Brother Joseph Heiden

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

as Maj. Wright

Kojak: The Price of Justice

Kojak: The Price of Justice

as Inspector Theo Kojak

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

as Magmar (voice)

Kojak: The Belarus File

Kojak: The Belarus File

as Lieutenant Theo Kojak

The Cartier Affair

The Cartier Affair

as Phil Drexler

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

as Hymie

Afghanistan For What?

Afghanistan For What?

Fake-Out

Fake-Out

as Lt. Thurston

Silent Rebellion

Silent Rebellion

as Pete

Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason

as Dr. Nicholas Mati

Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen

Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen

as Narrator

Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth

Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth

as Narrator

Hellinger's Law

Hellinger's Law

as Nick Hellinger

Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham

Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham

as Narrator

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

as Cretzer

The Border

The Border

as Frank Cooper

1970s

27 films

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

as El Sleazo Tough

Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena

as Zeno

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

as Captain Stefan Svevo

Capricorn One

Capricorn One

as Albain

Black Aphrodite

Black Aphrodite

as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)

Joys

Joys

as Self

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

as Self

Killer Force

Killer Force

as Webb

Inside Out

Inside Out

as Harry Morgan

The House of Exorcism

The House of Exorcism

as Leandro (archive footage)

Lisa and the Devil

Lisa and the Devil

as Leandro

She Cried Murder

She Cried Murder

as Inspector Joe Brody

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

as Lt. Theo Kojak

Redneck

Redneck

as Memphis

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

as Major Ward

Pancho Villa

Pancho Villa

as Pancho Villa

Visions...

Visions...

as Lt. Phil Keegan

The Killer Is on the Phone

The Killer Is on the Phone

as Ranko Drasovic

Horror Express

Horror Express

as Captain Kazan

Sonny and Jed

Sonny and Jed

as Sheriff Franciscus

Crime Boss

Crime Boss

as Don Vincenzo

Mongo's Back in Town

Mongo's Back in Town

as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad

A Town Called Bastard

A Town Called Bastard

as Don Carlos

Clay Pigeon

Clay Pigeon

as Redford

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row

as Captain Sam Surcher

Violent City

Violent City

as Al Weber

Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"

1960s

27 films

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Land Raiders

Land Raiders

as Vince Carden

Crooks and Coronets

Crooks and Coronets

as Herbie Haseler

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

as Sergeant Tibbs

The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

as Lord Bostwick

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

as Walter Braddock

The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

as Jim Howie

Sol Madrid

Sol Madrid

as Emil Dietrich

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

as Archer Maggott

The Karate Killers

The Karate Killers

as Count De Fanzini

Beau Geste

Beau Geste

as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau

Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

as Sgt. Guffy

The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread

as Dr. Joe Coburn

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

as Shan

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Pontius Pilate

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as Macmuid (uncredited)

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Fanfare for a Death Scene

as Ilchidai Khan

The New Interns

The New Interns

as Dr. Dominic Riccio

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo

Love is a Ball

Love is a Ball

as Dr. Christian Gump

The Man from the Diners' Club

The Man from the Diners' Club

as Foots Pulardos

The Interns

The Interns

as Dr. Dominic Riccio

Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

as Feto Gomez

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

as Private Detective Charles Sievers

The Sin of Jesus

as Felix

The Young Savages

The Young Savages

as Detective Lt. Gunderson

Mad Dog Coll

Mad Dog Coll

as Lt. Dawson