Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 21, 1922
Died
Jan 22, 1994
Place of Birth
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Credits
153 titles
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).
Known For
Filmography
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
Self (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Self (archive footage)
Operation Dirty Dozen
Self
Backfire!
Most Evil Man (Not Really)
Mind Twister
Richard Howland
Perfect Crimes
Self - Narrator
Halloween Monster Bash
Captain Kazan (archive footage)
Rose Against the Odds
George Parnassus
The Commish
Tommy Colette
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
Teddy
Kojak: None So Blind
Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: It's Always Something
Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak : Error Fatal
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: Ariana
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
The Hollywood Detective
Harry Bell
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Maj. Wright
Faceless
Terry Hallen
Return to the Titanic... Live!
Host
J.J. Starbuck
The Greek
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
Brother Joseph Heiden
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
Maj. Wright
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Inspector Theo Kojak
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Magmar (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
Cheshire Cat
The Equalizer
Brother Joseph Heiden
Kojak: The Belarus File
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
The Cartier Affair
Phil Drexler
Cannonball Run II
Hymie
Afghanistan For What?
Fake-Out
Lt. Thurston
Silent Rebellion
Pete
American Playhouse
Peter Panakos
Beyond Reason
Dr. Nicholas Mati
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
Narrator
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
Narrator
Hellinger's Law
Nick Hellinger
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
Narrator
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Cretzer
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Cretzer
The Border
Frank Cooper
The French Atlantic Affair
Fr. Craig Dunleavy
Okay
Self
The Muppet Movie
El Sleazo Tough
Escape to Athena
Zeno
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Captain Stefan Svevo
Tales of the Unexpected
Joe Brisson