Telly Savalas
Jan 21, 1922 - Jan 22, 1994 (72 years old) in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas 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).
Known For
Bonanza
Charles Augustus Hackett
The Love Boat
Dr. Fabian Cain
The Fugitive
Steve Keller
Combat!
Colonel Kapsalis
The Twilight Zone
Erich Streator
The Virginian
'Colonel' Bliss
The Equalizer
Brother Joseph Heiden
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Tales of the Unexpected
Joe Brisson
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 7.2 -
Self - Actor (archive footage)★ 7 -
Self (archive footage)★ 7.8 -
Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Self (archive footage)★ 6.8 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6.4 -
Self★ 6 -
Backfire! 1995Most Evil Man★ 3 -
Mind Twister 1994Richard Howland★ 3.4 -
Perfect Crimes 1991Self - Narrator★ 5 -
George Parnassus★ NR -
The Commish 1991Tommy Colette★ 7.1 -
Teddy★ 5.8 -
Kojak: None So Blind 1990Inspector Theo Kojak★ 6 -
Inspector Theo Kojak★ 6 -
Inspector Theo Kojak★ 4.5 -
Kojak : Error Fatal 1989Lieutenant Theo Kojak★ 6 -
Kojak: Ariana 1989Lieutenant Theo Kojak★ 6 -
Harry Bell★ 6 -
Maj. Wright★ 5.2 -
Faceless 1988Terry Hallen★ 5.8 -
Host★ 4
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J.J. Starbuck 1987The Greek★ 5 -
Brother Joseph Heiden★ 8.7 -
Maj. Wright★ 5.1 -
Inspector Theo Kojak★ 4.2 -
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Magmar (voice)★ 5.5 -
Alice in Wonderland 1985Cheshire Cat★ 6.8 -
Beyond Reason 1985Dr. Nicholas Mati★ NR -
The Equalizer 1985Brother Joseph Heiden★ 7.2 -
Lieutenant Theo Kojak★ 6 -
The Cartier Affair 1984Phil Drexler★ 4.2 -
Cannonball Run II 1984Hymie★ 5.4 -
★ NR -
Fake-Out 1982Lt. Thurston★ 4 -
Silent Rebellion 1982Pete★ 7 -
Narrator★ 6 -
Narrator★ NR -
Hellinger's Law 1981Nick Hellinger★ 7.5 -
Narrator★ 5.7 -
Cretzer★ 4.5 -
The Border 1980Frank Cooper★ 5.1 -
Fr. Craig Dunleavy★ 7 -
The Muppet Movie 1979El Sleazo Tough★ 7.2 -
Escape to Athena 1979Zeno★ 5.7 -
Captain Stefan Svevo★ 5.1 -
Joe Brisson★ 6.7 -
Capricorn One 1977Albain★ 6.8 -
The Love Boat 1977Dr. Fabian Cain★ 6.3 -
Alice 1976★ 7 -
Joys 1976Self★ 4 -
Self★ NR -
Killer Force 1976Webb★ 5.2 -
Inside Out 1975Harry Morgan★ 6.5 -
Leandro (archive footage)★ 4.7 -
Midi Première 1975Self★ 10 -
Self★ 3.5 -
Dinah! 1974Self★ 6.7 -
Am laufenden Band 1974Self - Guest★ 6.5 -
Kojak 1973Theo Kojak★ 7 -
She Cried Murder 1973Inspector Joe Brody★ 6.2 -
Self★ 5.4 -
Lisa and the Devil 1973Leandro★ 6.3 -
Lt. Theo Kojak★ 6.9 -
Redneck 1973Memphis★ 4.5 -
Major Ward★ 6.3 -
Musikladen 1972Self★ NR -
Pancho Villa 1972Pancho Villa★ 5.1 -
Visions... 1972Lt. Phil Keegan★ NR -
Ranko Drasovic★ 5.5 -
Horror Express 1972Captain Kazan★ 6.3 -
Sonny and Jed 1972Sheriff Franciscus★ 6.3 -
Crime Boss 1972Don Vincenzo★ 6.4 -
Mongo's Back in Town 1971Lieutenant Pete Tolstad★ 4.8 -
A Town Called Hell 1971Don Carlos★ 5 -
Clay Pigeon 1971Redford★ 3.4 -
★ 6.5 -
Captain Sam Surcher★ 5.8 -
Violent City 1970Al Weber★ 6 -
Kelly's Heroes 1970Master Sergeant "Big Joe"★ 7.3 -
Ernst Stavro Blofeld★ 6.6 -
Land Raiders 1969Vince Carden★ 5.4 -
Crooks and Coronets 1969Herbie Haseler★ 8.3 -
Mackenna's Gold 1969Sergeant Tibbs★ 6.6 -
Lord Bostwick★ 6.6 -
Walter Braddock★ 6 -
The Scalphunters 1968Jim Howie★ 6.4 -
Sol Madrid 1968Emil Dietrich★ 6.4 -
Self - Guest / Various Characters★ 7.7 -
Cimarron Strip 1967★ 5 -
Garrison's Gorillas 1967★ 7.8 -
The Dirty Dozen 1967Archer Maggott★ 7.6 -
The Karate Killers 1967Count De Fanzini★ 4.9 -
Beau Geste 1966Sgt. Maj. Dagineau★ 5.3 -
Battle of the Bulge 1965Sgt. Guffy★ 6.9 -
The Slender Thread 1965Dr. Joe Coburn★ 7.1 -
The F.B.I. 1965Ed Clementi★ 5.5 -
Run for Your Life 1965Istvan Zabor★ 7.2 -
Genghis Khan 1965Shan★ 5.8 -
Pontius Pilate★ 6.4 -
Macmuid (uncredited)★ 3.4 -
Count Valeriano De Fanzini★ 7.2 -
The Rogues 1964★ 7.2 -
Ilchidai Khan★ 6 -
The New Interns 1964Dr. Dominic Riccio★ 5 -
Top of the Pops 1964Self★ 6.6 -
Beret★ 5.3 -
Johnny Cool 1963Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo★ 5.3 -
Burke's Law 1963Fakir George O'Shea★ 6 -
The Fugitive 1963Steve Keller★ 7.2 -
Arrest and Trial 1963Frank Santo★ 7.7 -
Grindl 1963★ 5.5
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Love Is a Ball 1963Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle)★ 4.6 -
Mr. Martindale★ 5 -
The Dakotas 1963Jake Volet★ 5.7 -
Combat! 1962Colonel Kapsalis★ 7.6 -
Philadelphia Harry★ 7.8 -
The Virginian 1962'Colonel' Bliss★ 6.3 -
The Interns 1962Dr. Dominic Riccio★ 5.4 -
Birdman of Alcatraz 1962Feto Gomez★ 7.5 -
Cape Fear 1962Private Detective Charles Sievers★ 7.4 -
The Sin of Jesus 1961Felix★ 4.8
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The New Breed 1961Dr. Buel Reed★ 7 -
Ben Casey 1961★ 5.6 -
Cain's Hundred 1961Frank Meehan★ 4.7 -
The Young Savages 1961Detective Lt. Gunderson★ 6.4 -
Mad Dog Coll 1961Lt. Dawson★ 5.6 -
Acapulco 1961Mr. Carver★ 5
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The Aquanauts 1960Paul Price★ 5.5 -
The Detectives 1959Ben★ 5.6 -
The Untouchables 1959Leo Stazak★ 7.8 -
The Twilight Zone 1959Erich Streator★ 8.5 -
Bonanza 1959Charles Augustus Hackett★ 7.5 -
77 Sunset Strip 1958Brother Hendricksen★ 6.7 -
Naked City 1958Gabriel Hody★ 5.5 -
★ 3 -
Bambi-Verleihung 1948Self★ 9
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