Cast
Telly Savalas
Acting
Cast
Telly Savalas
Known for
Acting
Born
1922-01-21
From
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Died
1994-01-22
Also known as Telly Aristoteles Savalas, Telli Savales, Telly Savales
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).
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Dirty Dozen
as Archer Maggott
Kelly's Heroes
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
Cape Fear
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Feto Gomez
Cannonball Run II
as Hymie
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Tough
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Pontius Pilate
Battle of the Bulge
as Sgt. Guffy
Capricorn One
as Albain
Joys
as Self
Mackenna's Gold
as Sergeant Tibbs
Violent City
as Al Weber
Escape to Athena
as Zeno
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Captain Stefan Svevo
Genghis Khan
as Shan
Beau Geste
as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as Self (archive footage)
The Scalphunters
as Jim Howie
Johnny Cool
as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
Horror Express
as Captain Kazan
Fake-Out
as Lt. Thurston
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Macmuid (uncredited)
A Town Called Bastard
as Don Carlos
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Lt. Theo Kojak
The Border
as Frank Cooper
The Assassination Bureau
as Lord Bostwick
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Magmar (voice)
Sonny and Jed
as Sheriff Franciscus
The Young Savages
as Detective Lt. Gunderson
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Maj. Wright
Pancho Villa
as Pancho Villa
Lisa and the Devil
as Leandro
The Karate Killers
as Count De Fanzini
Mad Dog Coll
as Lt. Dawson
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
as Major Ward
Clay Pigeon
as Redford
The Slender Thread
as Dr. Joe Coburn
Land Raiders
as Vince Carden
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Maj. Wright
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
as Walter Braddock
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Cretzer
Crooks and Coronets
as Herbie Haseler
Inside Out
as Harry Morgan
The Hollywood Detective
as Harry Bell
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Captain Sam Surcher
Backfire!
as Most Evil Man (Not Really)
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
as Inspector Theo Kojak
The Cartier Affair
as Phil Drexler
Sol Madrid
as Emil Dietrich
Faceless
as Terry Hallen
Operation Dirty Dozen
as Self
Killer Force
as Webb
Kojak: None So Blind
as Inspector Theo Kojak
Love is a Ball
as Dr. Christian Gump
Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Inspector Theo Kojak
The House of Exorcism
as Leandro (archive footage)
Redneck
as Memphis
Kojak : Error Fatal
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Mongo's Back in Town
as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Foots Pulardos
Kojak: It's Always Something
as Inspector Theo Kojak
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Brother Joseph Heiden
Kojak: The Belarus File
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Beyond Reason
as Dr. Nicholas Mati
Hellinger's Law
as Nick Hellinger
Black Aphrodite
as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
Fanfare for a Death Scene
as Ilchidai Khan
The New Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
The Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
Mind Twister
as Richard Howland
The Killer Is on the Phone
as Ranko Drasovic
Kojak: Ariana
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Perfect Crimes
as Self - Narrator
She Cried Murder
as Inspector Joe Brody
Rose Against the Odds
as George Parnassus
The Sin of Jesus
as Felix
Halloween Monster Bash
as Captain Kazan (archive footage)
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
as Self
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Silent Rebellion
as Pete
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
as Narrator
Crime Boss
as Don Vincenzo
Return to the Titanic... Live!
as Host
Visions...
as Lt. Phil Keegan
Afghanistan For What?
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
as Narrator
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
as Narrator