Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 21, 1922
Place of Birth:
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
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Telly Savalas
Biography
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης "Τέλι" Σαββάλας; 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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained | Self - Actor (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Remote Control Magic: The Movie | Self (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Paul Williams Still Alive | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Operation Dirty Dozen | Self |
| 1995 | Backfire! | Most Evil Man |
| 1994 | Mind Twister | Richard Howland |
| 1991 | Perfect Crimes | Self - Narrator |
| 1991 | Rose Against the Odds | George Parnassus |
| 1990 | Kojak: Flowers For Matty | Inspector Theo Kojak |
| 1990 | Kojak: None So Blind | Inspector Theo Kojak |
| 1990 | Kojak: It's Always Something | Inspector Theo Kojak |
| 1989 | The Hollywood Detective | Harry Bell |
| 1989 | Kojak: Ariana | Lieutenant Theo Kojak |
| 1989 | Kojak: Fatal Flaw | Lieutenant Theo Kojak |
| 1988 | Faceless | Terry Hallen |
| 1988 | The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission | Maj. Wright |
| 1987 | The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission | Maj. Wright |
| 1987 | Return to the Titanic... Live! | Host |
| 1987 | Kojak: The Price of Justice | Inspector Theo Kojak |
| 1987 | The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine | Brother Joseph Heiden |
| 1986 | The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration | |
| 1986 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Magmar (voice) |
| 1985 | Beyond Reason | Dr. Nicholas Mati |
| 1985 | Kojak: The Belarus File | Lieutenant Theo Kojak |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Hymie |
| 1984 | The Cartier Affair | Phil Drexler |
| 1984 | أفغانستان لماذا؟ | |
| 1982 | Fake-Out | Lt. Thurston |
| 1982 | Silent Rebellion | Pete |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen | Narrator |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham | Narrator |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth | Narrator |
| 1981 | Hellinger's Law | Nick Hellinger |
| 1980 | The Border | Frank Cooper |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Cretzer |
| 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure | Captain Stefan Svevo |
| 1979 | Escape to Athena | Zeno |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | El Sleazo Tough |
| 1977 | Capricorn One | Albain |
| 1976 | Killer Force | Webb |
| 1976 | Joys | Self |
| 1976 | Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? | Self |
| 1975 | Inside Out | Harry Morgan |
| 1975 | The House of Exorcism | Leandro (archive footage) |
| 1973 | Lisa and the Devil | Leandro |
| 1973 | Redneck | Memphis |
| 1973 | She Cried Murder | Inspector Joe Brody |
| 1973 | The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Lt. Theo Kojak |
| 1972 | Horror Express | Captain Kazan |
| 1972 | A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die | Major Ward |
| 1972 | Pancho Villa | Pancho Villa |
| 1972 | Crime Boss | Don Vincenzo |
| 1972 | The Killer Is on the Phone | Ranko Drasovic |
| 1972 | Sonny and Jed | Sheriff Franciscus |
| 1972 | Visions... | Lt. Phil Keegan |
| 1971 | A Town Called Hell | Don Carlos |
| 1971 | Pretty Maids All in a Row | Captain Sam Surcher |
| 1971 | Mongo's Back in Town | Lieutenant Pete Tolstad |
| 1971 | Clay Pigeon | Redford |
| 1970 | Kelly's Heroes | Master Sergeant "Big Joe" |
| 1970 | Violent City | Al Weber |
| 1969 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Ernst Stavro Blofeld |
| 1969 | Land Raiders | Vince Carden |
| 1969 | Mackenna's Gold | Sergeant Tibbs |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau | Lord Bostwick |
| 1969 | Crooks and Coronets | Herbie Haseler |
| 1968 | The Scalphunters | Jim Howie |
| 1968 | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell | Walter Braddock |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid | Emil Dietrich |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen | Archer Maggott |
| 1967 | The Karate Killers | Count De Fanzini |
| 1966 | Beau Geste | Sgt. Maj. Dagineau |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Pontius Pilate |
| 1965 | Genghis Khan | Shan |
| 1965 | Battle of the Bulge | Sgt. Guffy |
| 1965 | The Slender Thread | Dr. Joe Coburn |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Macmuid (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The New Interns | Dr. Dominic Riccio |
| 1964 | Fanfare for a Death Scene | Ilchidai Khan |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo |
| 1963 | Love Is a Ball | Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle) |
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' Club | Mr. Martindale |
| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz | Feto Gomez |
| 1962 | Cape Fear | Private Detective Charles Sievers |
| 1962 | The Interns | Dr. Dominic Riccio |
| 1961 | Mad Dog Coll | Lt. Dawson |
| 1961 | The Young Savages | Detective Lt. Gunderson |
| 1961 | The Sin of Jesus | Felix |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Commish | Tommy Colette |
| 1990 | Ein Schloß am Wörthersee | Teddy |
| 1987 | J.J. Starbuck | The Greek |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Brother Joseph Heiden |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland | Cheshire Cat |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Cretzer |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Joe Brisson |
| 1979 | Okay | Self |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair | Fr. Craig Dunleavy |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Dr. Fabian Cain |
| 1976 | Alice | |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self |
| 1975 | Midi Première | Self |
| 1974 | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Self |
| 1974 | Am laufenden Band | Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1973 | Kojak | Theo Kojak |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self |
| 1972 | Musikladen | Self |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | |
| 1971 | Disco | Self |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillas | |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Ed Clementi |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Istvan Zabor |
| 1964 | The Rogues | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Count Valeriano De Fanzini |
| 1964 | Einer wird gewinnen | Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops | Self |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Fakir George O'Shea |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Beret |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Frank Santo |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Steve Keller |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Victor Leonetti |
| 1963 | Grindl | |
| 1963 | The Dakotas | |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Dan Polichek |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Charlie Prince |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Mueller |
| 1962 | Combat! | Colonel Kapsalis |
| 1962 | The Virginian | 'Colonel' Bliss |
| 1962 | Combat! | Jon |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest Host |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Philadelphia Harry |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Frank Meehan |
| 1961 | Acapulco | Mr. Carver |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | The New Breed | Dr. Buel Reed |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Harry Remick |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1960 | The Aquanauts | Paul Price |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Erich Streator |
| 1959 | The Detectives | Ben |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Charles Augustus Hackett |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Leo Stazak |
| 1958 | Naked City | Gabriel Hody |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Brother Hendricksen |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Self / Tex |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self |
| 1950 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | |
| 1948 | Bambi-Verleihung | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |