Telly Savalas
Birthday
1922/01/21
Day of death
1994/01/22 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Also know as
Telly Aristoteles Savalas, Telli Savales, Telly Savales, Τέλης Σαβάλας, Телли Савалас
Biography
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 (19...Read more
Acting
(1962) Birdman of Alcatraz
as Feto Gomez
(1969) On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
(1967) The Dirty Dozen
as Archer Maggott
(1965) The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Pontius Pilate
(1961) Mad Dog Coll
as Lt. Dawson
(1965) Genghis Khan
as Shan
(1964) The New Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
(1973) Lisa and the Devil
as Leandro
(1962) Cape Fear
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
(1969) Land Raiders
as Vince Carden
(1970) Kelly's Heroes
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
(1967) The Karate Killers
as Count De Fanzini
(1977) Capricorn One
as Albain
(1979) Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Captain Stefan Svevo
(1984) Cannonball Run II
as Hymie
(1970) Violent City
as Al Weber
(1968) The Scalphunters
as Jim Howie
(1972) Horror Express
as Captain Kazan
(1968) Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
as Walter Braddock
(1965) Battle of the Bulge
as Sgt. Guffy
(1988) Faceless
as Terry Hallen
(1979) Escape to Athena
as Zeno
(1987) The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Maj. Wright
(1988) The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Maj. Wright
(1972) A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
as Major Ward
(1971) A Town Called Hell
as Don Carlos
(1969) Mackenna's Gold
as Sergeant Tibbs
(1965) The Slender Thread
as Dr. Joe Coburn
(1971) Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Captain Sam Surcher
(1969) The Assassination Bureau
as Lord Bostwick
(1973) Redneck
as Memphis
(1976) Killer Force
as Webb
(1972) Pancho Villa
as Pancho Villa
(1963) Johnny Cool
as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
(1961) The Young Savages
as Detective Lt. Gunderson
(1975) Inside Out
as Harry Morgan
(1972) Crime Boss
as Don Vincenzo
(1972) The Killer Is on the Phone
as Ranko Drasovic
(1964) Fanfare for a Death Scene
as Ilchidai Khan
(1980) The Border
as Frank Cooper
(1972) Sonny and Jed
as Sheriff Franciscus
(1963) Love Is a Ball
as Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle)
(1995) Backfire!
as Most Evil Man
(1991) Perfect Crimes
as Self - Narrator
(1963) The Man from the Diners' Club
as Mr. Martindale
(1968) Sol Madrid
as Emil Dietrich
(1971) Mongo's Back in Town
as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
(1985) Beyond Reason
as Dr. Nicholas Mati
(1966) Beau Geste
as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
(1962) The Interns
as Dr. Dominic Riccio
(1987) Return to the Titanic... Live!
as Host
(1973) She Cried Murder
as Inspector Joe Brody
(1982) Fake-Out
as Lt. Thurston
(1975) The House of Exorcism
as Leandro (archive footage)
(1984) The Cartier Affair
as Phil Drexler
(2012) Remote Control Magic: The Movie
as Self (archive footage)
(1989) The Hollywood Detective
as Harry Bell
(1979) The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Tough
(2006) Operation Dirty Dozen
as Self
(1969) Crooks and Coronets
as Herbie Haseler
(1980) Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Cretzer
(1981) Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
as Narrator
(1981) Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
as Narrator
(2006) The Exotic Locations of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
as Blofeld (archive footage)
(1987) Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Inspector Theo Kojak
(2022) La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
(1981) Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
as Narrator
(1982) Silent Rebellion
as Pete
(1971) Clay Pigeon
as Redford
(1994) Mind Twister
as Richard Howland
(2010) 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as Self (archive footage)
(1972) Visions...
as Lt. Phil Keegan
(1985) Kojak: The Belarus File
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
(1990) Kojak: Flowers For Matty
as Inspector Theo Kojak
(1989) Kojak: Ariana
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
(1989) Kojak: Fatal Flaw
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
(1990) Kojak: None So Blind
as Inspector Theo Kojak
(1985) The Second Inauguration of Ronald Reagan
as Self
(1973) The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Lt. Theo Kojak
(1981) Hellinger's Law
as Nick Hellinger
(1976) Joys
as Self
(1987) The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Brother Joseph Heiden
(1961) The Sin of Jesus
as Felix
(1965) John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Macmuid (uncredited)
(1986) The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
as ---
(1986) GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Magmar (voice)
(2011) Paul Williams Still Alive
as Self (archive footage)
(1991) Rose Against the Odds
as George Parnassus
(1990) Kojak: It's Always Something
as Inspector Theo Kojak
(2020) Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
as Self
(1984) أفغانستان لماذا؟
as ---
(2021) Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(1976) Alice
as ---
(1967) Garrison's Gorillas
as ---
(1963) Burke's Law
as Fakir George O'Shea
(1961) Cain's Hundred
as Frank Meehan
(1971) The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
as ---
(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Beret
(1965) The F.B.I.
as Ed Clementi
(1979) Tales of the Unexpected
as Joe Brisson
(1979) Okay
as Self
(1958) Naked City
as Gabriel Hody
(1973) Kojak
as Theo Kojak
(1963) Arrest and Trial
as Frank Santo
(1985) The Equalizer
as Brother Joseph Heiden
(1962) Combat!
as Colonel Kapsalis
(1959) The Twilight Zone
as Erich Streator
(1963) The Fugitive
as Steve Keller
(1961) Acapulco
as Mr. Carver
(1965) Run for Your Life
as Istvan Zabor
(1967) Cimarron Strip
as ---
(1963) The Fugitive
as Victor Leonetti
(1962) The Virginian
as 'Colonel' Bliss
(1960) The Aquanauts
as Paul Price
(1963) Grindl
as ---
(1964) The Rogues
as ---
(1963) The Dakotas
as ---
(1961) Ben Casey
as ---
(1961) The New Breed
as Dr. Buel Reed
(1959) The Detectives
as Ben
(1963) The Fugitive
as Dan Polichek
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as Brother Hendricksen
(1985) Alice in Wonderland
as Cheshire Cat
(1987) J.J. Starbuck
as The Greek
(1974) Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self
(1964) The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Count Valeriano De Fanzini
(1974) Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest
(1971) Disco
as Self
(1990) Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
as Teddy
(1961) Cain's Hundred
as Harry Remick
(1962) Combat!
as Jon
(1963) Burke's Law
as Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth
(1963) Burke's Law
as Charlie Prince
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1979) The French Atlantic Affair
as Fr. Craig Dunleavy
(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1959) Bonanza
as Charles Augustus Hackett
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Mueller
(1971) V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
(1964) Einer wird gewinnen
as Self
(1972) Musikladen
as Self
(1959) The Untouchables
as Leo Stazak
(1948) Bambi Awards
as Self
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
(1975) Midi Première
as Self
(1950) Armstrong Circle Theatre
as ---
(1980) Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Cretzer
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
(1973) The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Self / Tex
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Philadelphia Harry
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1991) The Commish
as Tommy Colette
(1977) The Love Boat
as Dr. Fabian Cain
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1964) Top of the Pops
as Self