Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994)was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades.
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).
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209471
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Filmography (Movies)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/01/2022
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Character:Self - Actor (archive footage)
Release Date:15/11/2021
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/11/2012
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/08/2010
Operation Dirty Dozen
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2006
Backfire!
Character:Most Evil Man
Release Date:20/01/1995
Mind Twister
Character:Richard Howland
Release Date:16/03/1994
Perfect Crimes
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:08/11/1991
Rose Against the Odds
Character:George Parnassus
Release Date:29/09/1991
Kojak: None So Blind
Character:Inspector Theo Kojak
Release Date:07/04/1990
Kojak: It's Always Something
Character:Inspector Theo Kojak
Release Date:31/01/1990
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Character:Inspector Theo Kojak
Release Date:04/01/1990
Kojak : Error Fatal
Character:Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Release Date:30/11/1989
Kojak: Ariana
Character:Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Release Date:02/11/1989
The Hollywood Detective
Character:Harry Bell
Release Date:25/10/1989
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Character:Maj. Wright
Release Date:10/11/1988
Faceless
Character:Terry Hallen
Release Date:31/01/1988
Return to the Titanic... Live!
Character:Host
Release Date:28/10/1987
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
Character:Brother Joseph Heiden
Release Date:23/09/1987
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
Character:Maj. Wright
Release Date:01/03/1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Character:Inspector Theo Kojak
Release Date:21/02/1987
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Character:
Release Date:20/05/1986
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Character:Magmar (voice)
Release Date:21/03/1986
Kojak The Belarus File
Character:Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Release Date:16/02/1985
The Cartier Affair
Character:Phil Drexler
Release Date:03/11/1984
Cannonball Run II
Character:Hymie
Release Date:29/06/1984
Afghanistan For What?
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1984
Fake-Out
Character:Lt. Thurston
Release Date:18/11/1982
Silent Rebellion
Character:Pete
Release Date:04/05/1982
Beyond Reason
Character:Dr. Nicholas Mati
Release Date:01/01/1982
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/12/1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/12/1981
Hellinger's Law
Character:Nick Hellinger
Release Date:10/03/1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1981
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Character:Cretzer
Release Date:05/11/1980
The Border
Character:Frank Cooper
Release Date:06/08/1980
The Muppet Movie
Character:El Sleazo Tough
Release Date:22/06/1979
Escape to Athena
Character:Zeno
Release Date:21/05/1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Character:Captain Stefan Svevo
Release Date:18/05/1979
Capricorn One
Character:Albain
Release Date:10/12/1977
Joys
Character:Self
Release Date:05/03/1976
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Character:Self
Release Date:18/02/1976
Killer Force
Character:Webb
Release Date:14/01/1976
Inside Out
Character:Harry Morgan
Release Date:19/10/1975
The House of Exorcism
Character:Leandro (archive footage)
Release Date:02/04/1975
She Cried Murder
Character:Inspector Joe Brody
Release Date:25/09/1973
Lisa and the Devil
Character:Leandro
Release Date:08/05/1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Character:Lt. Theo Kojak
Release Date:08/03/1973
Redneck
Character:Memphis
Release Date:02/02/1973
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
Character:Major Ward
Release Date:27/12/1972
Pancho Villa
Character:Pancho Villa
Release Date:31/10/1972
Visions...
Character:Lt. Phil Keegan
Release Date:10/10/1972
The Killer Is on the Phone
Character:Ranko Drasovic
Release Date:06/10/1972
Horror Express
Character:Captain Kazan
Release Date:30/09/1972
Sonny and Jed
Character:Sheriff Franciscus
Release Date:11/08/1972
Crime Boss
Character:Don Vincenzo
Release Date:08/08/1972
Mongo's Back in Town
Character:Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
Release Date:10/12/1971
A Town Called Bastard
Character:Don Carlos
Release Date:27/10/1971
Clay Pigeon
Character:Redford
Release Date:01/08/1971
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Character:Captain Sam Surcher
Release Date:28/04/1971
Violent City
Character:Al Weber
Release Date:17/09/1970
Kelly's Heroes
Character:Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
Release Date:22/06/1970
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Character:Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Release Date:18/12/1969
Land Raiders
Character:Vince Carden
Release Date:27/07/1969
Crooks and Coronets
Character:Herbie Haseler
Release Date:02/04/1969
Mackenna's Gold
Character:Sergeant Tibbs
Release Date:18/03/1969
The Assassination Bureau
Character:Lord Bostwick
Release Date:09/03/1969
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Character:Walter Braddock
Release Date:23/10/1968
The Scalphunters
Character:Jim Howie
Release Date:29/02/1968
Sol Madrid
Character:Emil Dietrich
Release Date:07/02/1968
The Dirty Dozen
Character:Archer Maggott
Release Date:15/06/1967
The Karate Killers
Character:Count De Fanzini
Release Date:07/04/1967
Beau Geste
Character:Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
Release Date:02/09/1966
Battle of the Bulge
Character:Sgt. Guffy
Release Date:16/12/1965
The Slender Thread
Character:Dr. Joe Coburn
Release Date:15/12/1965
Genghis Khan
Character:Shan
Release Date:15/04/1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Character:Pontius Pilate
Release Date:09/04/1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Character:Macmuid (uncredited)
Release Date:24/03/1965
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Character:Ilchidai Khan
Release Date:01/09/1964
The New Interns
Character:Dr. Dominic Riccio
Release Date:01/06/1964
Johnny Cool
Character:Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
Release Date:02/10/1963
Love Is a Ball
Character:Dr. Christian Gump
Release Date:24/04/1963
The Man from the Diners' Club
Character:Foots Pulardos
Release Date:17/04/1963
The Interns
Character:Dr. Dominic Riccio
Release Date:08/08/1962
Birdman of Alcatraz
Character:Feto Gomez
Release Date:04/07/1962
Cape Fear
Character:Private Detective Charles Sievers
Release Date:12/04/1962
The Sin of Jesus
Character:Felix
Release Date:10/12/1961
The Young Savages
Character:Detective Lt. Gunderson
Release Date:24/05/1961
Mad Dog Coll
Character:Lt. Dawson
Release Date:12/05/1961
Television Appearances
The Commish
Character:Tommy Colette
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
Character:Teddy
J.J. Starbuck
Character:The Greek
Alice in Wonderland
Character:Cheshire Cat
The Equalizer
Character:Brother Joseph Heiden
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Character:Cretzer
The French Atlantic Affair
Character:Fr. Craig Dunleavy
Okay
Character:Self
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Joe Brisson
The Love Boat
Character:Dr. Fabian Cain
Alice
Character:
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Midi Première
Character:Self
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Character:Self
Dinah!
Character:Self
Am laufenden Band
Character:Self - Guest
Kojak
Character:Theo Kojak
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self
Musikladen
Character:Self
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Character:
V.I.P. Schaukel
Character:Self
Disco
Character:Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self - Guest / Various Characters
Cimarron Strip
Character:
Garrison's Gorillas
Character:
The F.B.I.
Character:Ed Clementi
Run for Your Life
Character:Istvan Zabor
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Count Valeriano De Fanzini
The Rogues
Character:
Einer wird gewinnen
Character:Self
Top of the Pops
Character:Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Beret
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Mueller
Burke's Law
Character:Fakir George O'Shea
Burke's Law
Character:Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth
Burke's Law
Character:Charlie Prince
The Fugitive
Character:Steve Keller
The Fugitive
Character:Victor Leonetti
The Fugitive
Character:Dan Polichek
Arrest and Trial
Character:Frank Santo
Grindl
Character:
The Dakotas
Character:Jake Volet
Combat!
Character:Colonel Kapsalis
Combat!
Character:Jon
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self - Guest Host
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Philadelphia Harry
The Virginian
Character:'Colonel' Bliss
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The New Breed
Character:Dr. Buel Reed
Ben Casey
Character:
Cain's Hundred
Character:Frank Meehan
Cain's Hundred
Character:Harry Remick
Acapulco
Character:Mr. Carver
The Aquanauts
Character:Paul Price
The Detectives
Character:Ben
The Untouchables
Character:Leo Stazak
The Untouchables
Character:Wally Baltzer
The Twilight Zone
Character:Erich Streator
Bonanza
Character:Charles Augustus Hackett
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Brother Hendricksen
Naked City
Character:Gabriel Hody
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Self / Tex
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Character:
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
Bambi
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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