Acting
Telly Savalas
FR, EN, AR, ES cinema · 91 credits
Born
21 January 1922
Died
22 January 1994 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Also known as Telly Aristoteles Savalas · Telli Savales · Telly Savales · Aristides T. Savallas · A. T. Savallas
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
as Self (archive footage)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as Self (archive footage)
Backfire!
as Most Evil Man (Not Really)
Mind Twister
as Richard Howland
Perfect Crimes
1991
Perfect Crimes
as Self - Narrator
Rose Against the Odds
as George Parnassus
Halloween Monster Bash
as Captain Kazan (archive footage)
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: None So Blind
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: It's Always Something
as Inspector Theo Kojak
The Hollywood Detective
as Harry Bell
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: Ariana
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Faceless
as Terry Hallen
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Maj. Wright
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Maj. Wright
Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Inspector Theo Kojak
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Brother Joseph Heiden
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Magmar (voice)
Kojak: The Belarus File
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Cannonball Run II
as Hymie
The Cartier Affair
as Phil Drexler
Beyond Reason
as Dr. Nicholas Mati, Director, Writer
Fake-Out
as Lt. Thurston
Silent Rebellion
as Pete
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
as Narrator
Hellinger's Law
as Nick Hellinger
The Border
as Frank Cooper
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Captain Stefan Svevo
Escape to Athena
as Zeno
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Tough
Capricorn One
as Albain
Black Aphrodite
as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
Killer Force
as Webb
Joys
as Self
Inside Out
as Harry Morgan
The House of Exorcism
as Leandro (archive footage)
Lisa and the Devil
as Leandro
Redneck
as Memphis
She Cried Murder
as Inspector Joe Brody
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Lt. Theo Kojak
Horror Express
as Captain Kazan
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
as Major Ward
Pancho Villa
as Pancho Villa, Songs
Crime Boss
as Don Vincenzo
The Killer Is on the Phone
as Ranko Drasovic
Sonny and Jed
as Sheriff Franciscus
Visions...
as Lt. Phil Keegan
A Town Called Bastard
as Don Carlos
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Captain Sam Surcher
Mongo's Back in Town
as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
Clay Pigeon
as Redford
Kelly's Heroes
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
Violent City
as Al Weber
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Land Raiders
as Vince Carden
Mackenna's Gold
as Sergeant Tibbs
The Assassination Bureau
as Lord Bostwick
Crooks and Coronets
as Herbie Haseler
The Scalphunters
as Jim Howie
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
as Walter Braddock
Sol Madrid
as Emil Dietrich
The Dirty Dozen
as Archer Maggott
The Karate Killers
as Count De Fanzini
Beau Geste
as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Pontius Pilate
Genghis Khan
as Shan
Battle of the Bulge
as Sgt. Guffy
The Slender Thread
as Dr. Joe Coburn
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Macmuid (uncredited)
The New Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
Fanfare for a Death Scene
as Ilchidai Khan
Johnny Cool
as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
Love is a Ball
as Dr. Christian Gump
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Foots Pulardos
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Feto Gomez
Cape Fear
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
The Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
Mad Dog Coll
as Lt. Dawson
The Young Savages
as Detective Lt. Gunderson