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Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Acting1922Garden 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).

Acting History

2022
2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2012
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as Self (archive footage)
2006
1995
Backfire!
as Most Evil Man
1994
Mind Twister
as Richard Howland
1992
The Commish
TVas Tommy Colette• 3 eps
1991
Rose Against the Odds
as George Parnassus
Perfect Crimes
as Self - Narrator
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
TVas Teddy• 1 eps
1990
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
1989
Kojak: Ariana
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak : Error Fatal
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1988
Faceless
as Terry Hallen
1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Inspector Theo Kojak
J.J. Starbuck
TVas The Greek• 1 eps
The Equalizer
TVas Brother Joseph Heiden• 2 eps
1986
1985
Kojak The Belarus File
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
The Love Boat
TVas Dr. Fabian Cain• 2 eps
Alice in Wonderland
TVas Cheshire Cat
1984
The Cartier Affair
as Phil Drexler
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
Einer wird gewinnen
TVas Self• 1 eps
1982
Beyond Reason
as Dr. Nicholas Mati
Fake-Out
as Lt. Thurston
1981
Hellinger's Law
as Nick Hellinger
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Joe Brisson• 1 eps
1980
The Border
as Frank Cooper
Musikladen
TVas Self• 1 eps
1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Captain Stefan Svevo
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Tough
The French Atlantic Affair
TVas Fr. Craig Dunleavy
1977
Capricorn One
as Albain
Black Aphrodite
as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TVas Self• 1 eps
1976
Joys
as Self
Midi Première
TVas Self• 1 eps
1975
The House of Exorcism
as Leandro (archive footage)
Hitler's Gold
as Harry Morgan
The Bob Hope Show
TVas Self• 2 eps
Tony Orlando and Dawn
TVas Self• 1 eps
Bambi
TVas Self• 1 eps
V.I.P. Schaukel
TVas Self• 2 eps
1974
The Carol Burnett Show
TVas Self - Guest / Various Characters• 1 eps
Dinah!
TVas Self• 3 eps
Am laufenden Band
TVas Self - Guest
1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Lt. Theo Kojak
Redneck
as Memphis
She Cried Murder
as Inspector Joe Brody
Kojak
TVas Theo Kojak• 118 eps
Kojak
TVDirector
1972
Horror Express
as Captain Kazan
Crime Boss
as Don Vincenzo
Pancho Villa
as Pancho Villa
Visions...
as Lt. Phil Keegan
Sonny and Jed
as Sheriff Franciscus
1971
Clay Pigeon
as Redford
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Captain Sam Surcher
Mongo's Back in Town
as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
Disco
TVas Self
1970
Kelly's Heroes
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
Violent City
as Al Weber
The Red Skelton Show
TVas Self / Tex• 1 eps
1969
The Assassination Bureau
as Lord Bostwick
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Mackenna's Gold
as Sergeant Tibbs
Land Raiders
as Vince Carden
Crooks and Coronets
as Herbie Haseler
1968
The Scalphunters
as Jim Howie
Sol Madrid
as Emil Dietrich
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
as Walter Braddock
1967
The Karate Killers
as Count De Fanzini
The Dirty Dozen
as Archer Maggott
The F.B.I.
TVas Ed Clementi• 2 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Count Valeriano De Fanzini• 2 eps
Combat!
TVas Jon• 1 eps
1966
Beau Geste
as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
The Virginian
TVas 'Colonel' Bliss• 1 eps
1965
Battle of the Bulge
as Sgt. Guffy
The Slender Thread
as Dr. Joe Coburn
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Macmuid (uncredited)
Bonanza
TVas Charles Augustus Hackett• 1 eps
Run for Your Life
TVas Istvan Zabor• 1 eps
1964
The New Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
Arrest and Trial
TVas Frank Santo• 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Philadelphia Harry• 1 eps
Burke's Law
TVas Charlie Prince• 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle• 1 eps
The Fugitive
TVas Dan Polichek• 1 eps
1963
Love Is a Ball
as Dr. Christian Gump
Johnny Cool
as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
The Twilight Zone
TVas Erich Streator• 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Brother Hendricksen• 1 eps
The Dakotas
TVas Jake Volet
1962
Cape Fear
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Feto Gomez
The Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TVas Self / Self - Guest Host
Cain's Hundred
TVas Harry Remick• 1 eps
1961
Mad Dog Coll
as Lt. Dawson
The Young Savages
as Detective Lt. Gunderson
The Detectives
TVas Ben• 1 eps
The New Breed
TVas Dr. Buel Reed• 1 eps
Acapulco
TVas Mr. Carver
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self - Guest
The Untouchables
TVas Leo Stazak / Wally Baltzer• 1 eps
1960
Naked City
TVas Gabriel Hody• 1 eps
The Aquanauts
TVas Paul Price
1950

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/21/1922
Day of Death
1/22/1994
Place of Birth
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA