Telly Savalas
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 21, 1922 (104 years old)
Place of Birth
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
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
| 2022 | La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était présidentSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci UnchainedSelf - Actor (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Remote Control Magic: The MovieSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo DriftSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Operation Dirty DozenSelf | |
| 1995 | Backfire!Most Evil Man (Not Really) | |
| 1994 | Mind TwisterRichard Howland | |
| 1991 | Perfect CrimesSelf - Narrator | |
| 1991 | Rose Against the OddsGeorge Parnassus | |
| 1991 | Halloween Monster BashCaptain Kazan (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | The CommishTommy Colette | |
| 1990 | Kojak: Flowers For MattyInspector Theo Kojak | |
| 1990 | Kojak: None So BlindInspector Theo Kojak | |
| 1990 | Kojak: It's Always SomethingInspector Theo Kojak | |
| 1990 | Ein Schloß am WörtherseeTeddy | |
| 1989 | The Hollywood DetectiveHarry Bell | |
| 1989 | Kojak: ArianaLieutenant Theo Kojak | |
| 1989 | Kojak : Error FatalLieutenant Theo Kojak | |
| 1988 | FacelessTerry Hallen | |
| 1988 | The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal MissionMaj. Wright | |
| 1987 | The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly MissionMaj. Wright | |
| 1987 | Return to the Titanic... Live!Host | |
| 1987 | Kojak: The Price of JusticeInspector Theo Kojak | |
| 1987 | The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & WineBrother Joseph Heiden | |
| 1987 | J.J. StarbuckThe Greek | |
| 1986 | The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration | |
| 1986 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock LordsMagmar (voice) | |
| 1985 | Kojak The Belarus FileLieutenant Theo Kojak | |
| 1985 | The EqualizerBrother Joseph Heiden | |
| 1985 | Alice in WonderlandCheshire Cat | |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run IIHymie | |
| 1984 | The Cartier AffairPhil Drexler | |
| 1984 | Afghanistan For What? | |
| 1982 | Beyond ReasonDr. Nicholas Mati | |
| 1982 | Fake-OutLt. Thurston | |
| 1982 | Silent RebellionPete | |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at AberdeenNarrator | |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at BirminghamNarrator | |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at PortsmouthNarrator | |
| 1981 | Hellinger's LawNick Hellinger | |
| 1980 | The BorderFrank Cooper | |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryCretzer | |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryCretzer | |
| 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon AdventureCaptain Stefan Svevo | |
| 1979 | Escape to AthenaZeno | |
| 1979 | The Muppet MovieEl Sleazo Tough | |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedJoe Brisson | |
| 1979 | OkaySelf | |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic AffairFr. Craig Dunleavy | |
| 1977 | Capricorn OneAlbain | |
| 1977 | Black AphroditeThe Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas) | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatDr. Fabian Cain | |
| 1976 | Killer ForceWebb | |
| 1976 | JoysSelf | |
| 1976 | Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?Self | |
| 1976 | Alice | |
| 1975 | Inside OutHarry Morgan | |
| 1975 | The House of ExorcismLeandro (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf | |
| 1975 | Midi PremièreSelf | |
| 1974 | Tony Orlando and DawnSelf | |
| 1974 | Am laufenden BandSelf - Guest | |
| 1974 | Dinah!Self - Guest | |
| 1973 | Lisa and the DevilLeandro | |
| 1973 | RedneckMemphis | |
| 1973 | She Cried MurderInspector Joe Brody | |
| 1973 | The Marcus-Nelson MurdersLt. Theo Kojak | |
| 1973 | KojakTheo Kojak | |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf | |
| 1972 | Horror ExpressCaptain Kazan | |
| 1972 | A Reason to Live, a Reason to DieMajor Ward | |
| 1972 | Pancho VillaPancho Villa | |
| 1972 | Crime BossDon Vincenzo | |
| 1972 | The Killer Is on the PhoneRanko Drasovic | |
| 1972 | Sonny and JedSheriff Franciscus | |
| 1972 | Visions...Lt. Phil Keegan | |
| 1972 | MusikladenSelf | |
| 1971 | A Town Called BastardDon Carlos | |
| 1971 | Pretty Maids All in a RowCaptain Sam Surcher | |
| 1971 | Mongo's Back in TownLieutenant Pete Tolstad | |
| 1971 | Clay PigeonRedford | |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | |
| 1971 | DiscoSelf | |
| 1971 | V.I.P. SchaukelSelf | |
| 1970 | Kelly's HeroesMaster Sergeant "Big Joe" | |
| 1970 | Violent CityAl Weber | |
| 1969 | On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceErnst Stavro Blofeld | |
| 1969 | Land RaidersVince Carden | |
| 1969 | Mackenna's GoldSergeant Tibbs | |
| 1969 | The Assassination BureauLord Bostwick | |
| 1969 | Crooks and CoronetsHerbie Haseler | |
| 1968 | The ScalphuntersJim Howie | |
| 1968 | Buona Sera, Mrs. CampbellWalter Braddock | |
| 1968 | Sol MadridEmil Dietrich | |
| 1967 | The Dirty DozenArcher Maggott | |
| 1967 | The Karate KillersCount De Fanzini | |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillas | |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest / Various Characters | |
| 1966 | Beau GesteSgt. Maj. Dagineau | |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever ToldPontius Pilate | |
| 1965 | Genghis KhanShan | |
| 1965 | Battle of the BulgeSgt. Guffy | |
| 1965 | The Slender ThreadDr. Joe Coburn | |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Macmuid (uncredited) | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Ed Clementi | |
| 1965 | Run for Your LifeIstvan Zabor | |
| 1964 | The New InternsDr. Dominic Riccio | |
| 1964 | Fanfare for a Death SceneIlchidai Khan | |
| 1964 | The Rogues | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Count Valeriano De Fanzini | |
| 1964 | Einer wird gewinnenSelf | |
| 1964 | Top of the PopsSelf | |
| 1963 | Johnny CoolVincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo | |
| 1963 | Love is a BallDr. Christian Gump | |
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' ClubFoots Pulardos | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawFakir George O'Shea | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense TheatreBeret | |
| 1963 | Arrest and TrialFrank Santo | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveSteve Keller | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveVictor Leonetti | |
| 1963 | Grindl | |
| 1963 | The DakotasJake Volet | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveDan Polichek | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawBalakirov aka Richard Goldtooth | |
| 1963 | Burke's LawCharlie Prince | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense TheatreRamon Castillo / Raymond Castle | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreMueller | |
| 1962 | Birdman of AlcatrazFeto Gomez | |
| 1962 | Cape FearPrivate Detective Charles Sievers | |
| 1962 | The InternsDr. Dominic Riccio | |
| 1962 | Combat!Colonel Kapsalis | |
| 1962 | The Virginian'Colonel' Bliss | |
| 1962 | Combat!Jon | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf - Guest Host | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourPhiladelphia Harry | |
| 1961 | Mad Dog CollLt. Dawson | |
| 1961 | The Young SavagesDetective Lt. Gunderson | |
| 1961 | The Sin of JesusFelix | |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredFrank Meehan | |
| 1961 | AcapulcoMr. Carver | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | The New BreedDr. Buel Reed | |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredHarry Remick | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1960 | The AquanautsPaul Price | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneErich Streator | |
| 1959 | The DetectivesBen | |
| 1959 | BonanzaCharles Augustus Hackett | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesLeo Stazak | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesWally Baltzer | |
| 1958 | Naked CityGabriel Hody | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset StripBrother Hendricksen | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowSelf / Tex | |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope ShowSelf | |
| 1950 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | |
| 1948 | BambiSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter |
| 1982 | Beyond ReasonDirector | |
| 1973 | KojakDirector |
| 1982 | Beyond ReasonWriter |