Telly Savalas
January 21, 1922 (102 years old) in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης "Τέλι" Σαββάλας; 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Telly Savalas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Remote Control Magic: The Movie as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Paul Williams Still Alive as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · The Exotic Locations of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' as Blofeld (archive footage)
- 2006 · Operation Dirty Dozen as Self
- 1995 · Backfire! as Most Evil Man
- 1994 · Mind Twister as Richard Howland
- 1991 · Perfect Crimes as Self - Narrator
- 1991 · Rose Against the Odds as George Parnassus
- 1991 · The Commish as
- 1990 · Ein Schloß am Wörthersee as Teddy
- 1990 · Kojak: None So Blind as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1990 · Kojak: It's Always Something as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1990 · Kojak: Flowers For Matty as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1989 · Kojak: Fatal Flaw as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- 1989 · Kojak: Ariana as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- 1989 · The Hollywood Detective as Harry Bell
- 1988 · The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission as Maj. Wright
- 1988 · Faceless as Terry Hallen
- 1987 · Return to the Titanic... Live! as Host
- 1987 · J.J. Starbuck as
- 1987 · The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine as Brother Joseph Heiden
- 1987 · The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission as Maj. Wright
- 1987 · Kojak: The Price of Justice as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1986 · The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration as
- 1986 · GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords as Magmar (voice)
- 1985 · Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Brother Joseph Heiden
- 1985 · Kojak: The Belarus File as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- 1985 · The Second Inauguration of Ronald Reagan as Self
- 1984 · The Cartier Affair as Phil Drexler
- 1984 · Cannonball Run II as Hymie
- 1984 · أفغانستان لماذا؟ as
- 1982 · Fake-Out as Lt. Thurston
- 1982 · Silent Rebellion as Pete
- 1981 · Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen as Narrator
- 1981 · Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth as Narrator
- 1981 · Hellinger's Law as Nick Hellinger
- 1981 · Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham as Narrator
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Cretzer
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Cretzer
- 1980 · The Border as Frank Cooper
- 1979 · The French Atlantic Affair as Fr. Craig Dunleavy
- 1979 · Okay as Self
- 1979 · The Muppet Movie as El Sleazo Tough
- 1979 · Escape to Athena as Zeno
- 1979 · Beyond the Poseidon Adventure as Captain Stefan Svevo
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Joe Brisson
- 1977 · Capricorn One as Albain
- 1977 · Beyond Reason as Dr. Nicholas Mati
- 1976 · Alice as
- 1976 · Joys as Self
- 1976 · Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? as Self
- 1976 · Killer Force as Webb
- 1975 · Inside Out as Harry Morgan
- 1975 · The House of Exorcism as Leandro (archive footage)
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1975 · Midi Première as Self
- 1974 · Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- 1974 · Am laufenden Band as Self - Guest
- 1973 · Kojak as Theo Kojak
- 1973 · She Cried Murder as Inspector Joe Brody
- 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
- 1973 · Lisa and the Devil as Leandro
- 1973 · The Marcus-Nelson Murders as Lt. Theo Kojak
- 1973 · Redneck as Memphis
- 1972 · A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die as Major Ward
- 1972 · Musikladen as Self
- 1972 · Pancho Villa as Pancho Villa
- 1972 · Visions... as Lt. Phil Keegan
- 1972 · The Killer Is on the Phone as Ranko Drasovic
- 1972 · Horror Express as Captain Kazan
- 1972 · Sonny and Jed as Sheriff Franciscus
- 1972 · Crime Boss as Don Vincenzo
- 1971 · Mongo's Back in Town as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
- 1971 · A Town Called Hell as Don Carlos
- 1971 · The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour as
- 1971 · Clay Pigeon as Redford
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- 1971 · Pretty Maids All in a Row as Captain Sam Surcher
- 1971 · Disco as Self
- 1970 · Violent City as Al Weber
- 1970 · Kelly's Heroes as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
- 1969 · On Her Majesty's Secret Service as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- 1969 · Land Raiders as Vince Carden
- 1969 · Crooks and Coronets as Herbie Haseler
- 1969 · Mackenna's Gold as Sergeant Tibbs
- 1969 · The Assassination Bureau as Lord Bostwick
- 1968 · Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell as Walter Braddock
- 1968 · The Scalphunters as Jim Howie
- 1968 · Sol Madrid as Emil Dietrich
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- 1967 · Cimarron Strip as
- 1967 · Garrison's Gorillas as
- 1967 · The Dirty Dozen as Archer Maggott
- 1967 · The Karate Killers as Count De Fanzini
- 1966 · Beau Geste as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
- 1965 · Battle of the Bulge as Sgt. Guffy
- 1965 · The Slender Thread as Dr. Joe Coburn
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Ed Clementi
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Istvan Zabor
- 1965 · Genghis Khan as Shan
- 1965 · The Greatest Story Ever Told as Pontius Pilate
- 1965 · John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Macmuid (uncredited)
- 1964 · The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Count Valeriano De Fanzini
- 1964 · The Rogues as
- 1964 · Fanfare for a Death Scene as Ilchidai Khan
- 1964 · The New Interns as Dr. Dominic Riccio
- 1964 · Einer wird gewinnen as Self
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Beret
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Mueller
- 1963 · Johnny Cool as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Fakir George O'Shea
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Charlie Prince
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Steve Keller
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Victor Leonetti
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Dan Polichek
- 1963 · Arrest and Trial as
- 1963 · Grindl as
- 1963 · Love Is a Ball as Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle)
- 1963 · The Man from the Diners' Club as Mr. Martindale
- 1963 · The Dakotas as
- 1962 · Combat! as Colonel Kapsalis
- 1962 · Combat! as Jon
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Philadelphia Harry
- 1962 · The Virginian as 'Colonel' Bliss
- 1962 · The Interns as Dr. Dominic Riccio
- 1962 · Birdman of Alcatraz as Feto Gomez
- 1962 · Cape Fear as Private Detective Charles Sievers
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Sin of Jesus as Felix
- 1961 · The New Breed as Dr. Buel Reed
- 1961 · Ben Casey as
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Frank Meehan
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Harry Remick
- 1961 · The Young Savages as Detective Lt. Gunderson
- 1961 · Mad Dog Coll as Lt. Dawson
- 1961 · Acapulco as Mr. Carver
- 1960 · The Aquanauts as Paul Price
- 1959 · The Detectives as
- 1959 · The Untouchables as Leo Stazak
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Erich Streator
- 1959 · Bonanza as Charles Augustus Hackett
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as Brother Hendricksen
- 1958 · Naked City as Gabriel Hody
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Self / Tex
- 1950 · Armstrong Circle Theatre as
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self
- 1948 · Bambi Awards as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee