Telly Savalas
Known for
Acting
Life
1922 – 1994 (aged 72)
Born in
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Credits
View on IMDb127 acting credits
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).
Known For
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
18 Dec 1969
The Dirty Dozen
15 Jun 1967
The Twilight Zone
02 Oct 1959
Kelly's Heroes
22 Jun 1970
The Muppet Movie
22 Jun 1979
Cape Fear
12 Apr 1962
Capricorn One
10 Dec 1977
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
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Filmography
1995
- Backfire!as Most Evil Man (Not Really)
1994
- Mind Twisteras Richard Howland
1991
- Halloween Monster Bashas Captain Kazan (archive footage)
- Rose Against the Oddsas George Parnassus
- The Commishas Tommy Colette3 episodes
1990
- Ein Schloß am Wörtherseeas Teddy1 episode
- Kojak: None So Blindas Inspector Theo Kojak
- Kojak: It's Always Somethingas Inspector Theo Kojak
- Kojak: Flowers For Mattyas Inspector Theo Kojak
1989
- Kojak: Fatal Flawas Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- Kojak: Arianaas Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- The Hollywood Detectiveas Harry Bell
1988
- The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Missionas Maj. Wright
- Facelessas Terry Hallen
1987
- Return to the Titanic... Live!as Host
- J.J. Starbuckas The Greek1 episode
- The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wineas Brother Joseph Heiden
- The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Missionas Maj. Wright
- Kojak: The Price of Justiceas Inspector Theo Kojak
1986
1985
- Alice in Wonderlandas Cheshire Cat1 episode
- The Equalizeras Brother Joseph Heiden2 episodes
- Kojak: The Belarus Fileas Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1984
- The Cartier Affairas Phil Drexler
- Cannonball Run IIas Hymie
- Afghanistan For What?
1982
- Fake-Outas Lt. Thurston
- Silent Rebellionas Pete
- American Playhouseas Peter Panakos1 episode
- Beyond Reasonas Dr. Nicholas Mati
1981
- Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeenas Narrator
- Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouthas Narrator
- Hellinger's Lawas Nick Hellinger
- Telly Savalas Looks at Birminghamas Narrator
1980
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Storyas Cretzer
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Storyas Cretzer2 episodes
- The Borderas Frank Cooper
1979
- The French Atlantic Affairas Fr. Craig Dunleavy3 episodes
- The Muppet Movieas El Sleazo Tough
- Escape to Athenaas Zeno
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventureas Captain Stefan Svevo
- Tales of the Unexpectedas Joe Brisson1 episode
1977
- Capricorn Oneas Albain
- The Love Boatas Dr. Fabian Cain2 episodes
- Black Aphroditeas The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
1976
- Alice1 episode
- Killer Forceas Webb
1975
- Inside Outas Harry Morgan
- The House of Exorcismas Leandro (archive footage)
1974
- Lisa and the Devilas Leandro
1973
- Kojakas Theo Kojak118 episodes
- She Cried Murderas Inspector Joe Brody
- The Marcus-Nelson Murdersas Lt. Theo Kojak
- Redneckas Memphis
1972
- A Reason to Live, a Reason to Dieas Major Ward
- Pancho Villaas Pancho Villa
- Visions...as Lt. Phil Keegan
- The Killer Is on the Phoneas Ranko Drasovic
- Horror Expressas Captain Kazan
- Sonny and Jedas Sheriff Franciscus
- Crime Bossas Don Vincenzo
1971
- Mongo's Back in Townas Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
- A Town Called Bastardas Don Carlos
- Clay Pigeonas Redford
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour1 episode
- Pretty Maids All in a Rowas Captain Sam Surcher
1970
- Violent Cityas Al Weber
- Kelly's Heroesas Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
1969
- On Her Majesty's Secret Serviceas Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- Land Raidersas Vince Carden
- Crooks and Coronetsas Herbie Haseler
- Mackenna's Goldas Sergeant Tibbs
- The Assassination Bureauas Lord Bostwick
- ITV Saturday Night Theatreas Gregor Antonescu1 episode
1968
- Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbellas Walter Braddock
- The Scalphuntersas Jim Howie
- Sol Madridas Emil Dietrich
1967
- Cimarron Strip1 episode
- Garrison's Gorillas1 episode
- The Dirty Dozenas Archer Maggott
- The Karate Killersas Count De Fanzini
1966
- Beau Gesteas Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
1965
- Battle of the Bulgeas Sgt. Guffy
- The Slender Threadas Dr. Joe Coburn
- The F.B.I.as Ed Clementi2 episodes
- Run for Your Lifeas Istvan Zabor1 episode
- Genghis Khanas Shan
- The Greatest Story Ever Toldas Pontius Pilate
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!as Macmuid (uncredited)
1964
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Count Valeriano De Fanzini2 episodes
- The Rogues1 episode
- Fanfare for a Death Sceneas Ilchidai Khan
- The New Internsas Dr. Dominic Riccio
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatreas Ramon Castillo1 episode
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Mueller1 episode
- Johnny Coolas Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
- Burke's Lawas Charlie Prince1 episode
- The Fugitiveas Dan Polichek1 episode
- Arrest and Trialas Frank Santo1 episode
- Grindl1 episode
- Love is a Ballas Dr. Christian Gump
- The Man from the Diners' Clubas Foots Pulardos
- The Dakotasas Jake Volet1 episode
1962
- Combat!as Jon1 episode
- The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Philadelphia Harry1 episode
- The Virginianas 'Colonel' Bliss1 episode
- The Internsas Dr. Dominic Riccio
- Birdman of Alcatrazas Feto Gomez
- Cape Fearas Private Detective Charles Sievers
1961
- The Sin of Jesusas Felix
- The New Breedas Dr. Buel Reed1 episode
- Ben Casey1 episode
- Cain's Hundredas Harry Remick1 episode
- The Young Savagesas Detective Lt. Gunderson
- Mad Dog Collas Lt. Dawson
- Acapulcoas Mr. Carver8 episodes
1960
- The Aquanautsas Paul Price1 episode
- The Dow Hour of Great Mysteriesas Dr. Patterson1 episode
1959
- The Detectivesas Ben1 episode
- The Untouchablesas Wally Baltzer1 episode
- The Twilight Zoneas Erich Streator1 episode
- Bonanzaas Charles Augustus Hackett1 episode
1958
- 77 Sunset Stripas Brother Hendricksen1 episode
- Naked Cityas Gabriel Hody1 episode
1951
- The Red Skelton Showas Tex1 episode
1950
- Armstrong Circle Theatre1 episode