Telly Savalas
Known for: Acting
Born: January 21, 1922
Died: January 22, 1994
Place of birth: Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
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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Filmography
91 movies · 62 TV shows, newest first
7.2
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
7.0
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
NR
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
2012
6.1
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
7.0
Operation Dirty Dozen
2006
3.4
Backfire!
1995
3.8
Mind Twister
19946.3
Perfect Crimes
1991
NR
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
7.0
Rose Against the Odds
1991
7.1
The Commish
1991
6.4
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
1990
6.3
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
6.7
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
5.8
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
8.0
Kojak : Error Fatal
1989
7.5
Kojak: Ariana
1989
7.0
The Hollywood Detective
1989
5.2
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988
5.7
Faceless
19884.0
Return to the Titanic... Live!
1987
6.0
J.J. Starbuck
1987
8.7
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987
5.0
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987
5.2
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987
7.4
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986
7.4
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986
6.7
Alice in Wonderland
1985
7.1
The Equalizer
1985
6.8
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
4.7
The Cartier Affair
1984
5.4
Cannonball Run II
1984
NR
Afghanistan For What?
1984
4.1
Fake-Out
1982
8.5
Silent Rebellion
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
7.0
Beyond Reason
1982
6.0
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
1981
NR
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
1981
8.8
Hellinger's Law
1981
5.7
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
1981
5.5
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
5.0
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
5.4
The Border
1980
7.2
The French Atlantic Affair
1979NR
Okay
1979
7.2
The Muppet Movie
1979
5.7
Escape to Athena
1979
5.0
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
6.8
Capricorn One
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
2.6
Black Aphrodite
1977
7.0
Alice
1976
6.0
Joys
1976
8.0
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
1976
5.4
Killer Force
1976
6.7
Inside Out
1975
4.5
The House of Exorcism
1975
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
9.0
Midi Première
1975
3.5
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
6.2
Lisa and the Devil
1974
7.0
Dinah!
1974
7.0
Am laufenden Band
1974
7.2
Kojak
1973
6.6
She Cried Murder
1973
5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
7.6
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
4.4
Redneck
1973
6.3
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
1972
8.0
Musikladen
1972
4.9
Pancho Villa
1972
10.0
Visions...
1972
5.4
The Killer Is on the Phone
1972
6.3
Horror Express
1972
5.8
Sonny and Jed
1972
6.7
Crime Boss
1972
6.1
Mongo's Back in Town
1971
5.0
A Town Called Bastard
1971
4.0
Clay Pigeon
1971
6.7
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
19718.0
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
5.9
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
NR
Disco
1971
5.9
Violent City
1970
7.4
Kelly's Heroes
1970
6.6
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
5.6
Land Raiders
1969
8.5
Crooks and Coronets
1969
6.6
Mackenna's Gold
1969
6.7
The Assassination Bureau
1969
7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
6.0
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968
6.4
The Scalphunters
1968
6.9
Sol Madrid
1968
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
5.7
Cimarron Strip
1967
8.1
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
7.6
The Dirty Dozen
1967
5.1
The Karate Killers
1967
5.6
Beau Geste
1966
6.9
Battle of the Bulge
1965
7.1
The Slender Thread
1965
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
5.7
Genghis Khan
1965
6.4
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
3.8
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
8.0
The Rogues
1964
7.0
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
4.8
The New Interns
19647.0
Einer wird gewinnen
1964
6.6
Top of the Pops
1964
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
19635.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
5.3
Johnny Cool
1963
6.3
Burke's Law
1963
7.3
The Fugitive
1963
8.3
Arrest and Trial
1963
6.0
Grindl
1963
5.1
Love is a Ball
1963
5.8
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
6.5
The Dakotas
1963
7.9
Combat!
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
6.0
The Interns
1962
7.5
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
7.5
Cape Fear
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
19615.6
The Sin of Jesus
1961
7.7
The New Breed
1961
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
5.2
Cain's Hundred
1961
6.5
The Young Savages
1961
5.4
Mad Dog Coll
19616.5
Acapulco
1961
6.0
The Aquanauts
19608.0
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960
6.7
The Detectives
1959
8.0
The Untouchables
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
5.7
Naked City
1958
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
4.5
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
9.0
Bambi
1948
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944