Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1922-01-21
BirthplaceGarden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Telly Savalas
Acting
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Telly Savalas
Cape Fear
1962
Filmography
Acting (91)
2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était présidentas Self (archive footage)
7.2
2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchainedas Self - Actor (archive footage)
7.0
2012
Remote Control Magic: The Movieas Self (archive footage)
2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Driftas Self (archive footage)
6.1
2006
Operation Dirty Dozenas Self
7.0
1995
Backfire!as Most Evil Man (Not Really)
3.4
1994
Mind Twisteras Richard Howland
3.8
1991
Perfect Crimesas Self - Narrator
6.3
1991
Halloween Monster Bashas Captain Kazan (archive footage)
1991
Rose Against the Oddsas George Parnassus
7.0
1990
Kojak: None So Blindas Inspector Theo Kojak
6.3
1990
Kojak: It's Always Somethingas Inspector Theo Kojak
6.7
1990
Kojak: Flowers For Mattyas Inspector Theo Kojak
5.8
1989
Kojak: Fatal Flawas Lieutenant Theo Kojak
8.0
1989
Kojak: Arianaas Lieutenant Theo Kojak
7.5
1989
The Hollywood Detectiveas Harry Bell
7.0
1988
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Missionas Maj. Wright
5.2
1988
Facelessas Terry Hallen
5.7
1987
4.0
1987
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wineas Brother Joseph Heiden
8.7
1987
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Missionas Maj. Wright
5.0
1987
Kojak: The Price of Justiceas Inspector Theo Kojak
5.2
1986
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lordsas Magmar (voice)
7.4
1985
Kojak: The Belarus Fileas Lieutenant Theo Kojak
6.8
1984
The Cartier Affairas Phil Drexler
4.7
1984
Cannonball Run IIas Hymie
5.4
1982
Fake-Outas Lt. Thurston
4.1
1982
Silent Rebellionas Pete
8.5
1982
Beyond Reasonas Dr. Nicholas Mati
7.0
1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeenas Narrator
6.0
1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouthas Narrator
1981
Hellinger's Lawas Nick Hellinger
8.8
1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Birminghamas Narrator
5.7
1980
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Storyas Cretzer
5.5
1980
The Borderas Frank Cooper
5.4
1979
The Muppet Movieas El Sleazo Tough
7.2
1979
Escape to Athenaas Zeno
5.8
1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventureas Captain Stefan Svevo
5.0
1977
Capricorn Oneas Albain
6.8
1977
Black Aphroditeas The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
2.6
1976
Joysas Self
6.0
1976
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?as Self
8.0
1976
Killer Forceas Webb
5.4
1975
Inside Outas Harry Morgan
6.7
1975
The House of Exorcismas Leandro (archive footage)
4.5
1974
Lisa and the Devilas Leandro
6.1
1973
She Cried Murderas Inspector Joe Brody
6.6
1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murdersas Lt. Theo Kojak
7.6
1973
Redneckas Memphis
4.4
1972
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Dieas Major Ward
6.3
1972
Pancho Villaas Pancho Villa
4.9
1972
Visions...as Lt. Phil Keegan
10.0
1972
The Killer Is on the Phoneas Ranko Drasovic
5.4
1972
Horror Expressas Captain Kazan
6.3
1972
Sonny and Jedas Sheriff Franciscus
5.8
1972
Crime Bossas Don Vincenzo
6.7
1971
Mongo's Back in Townas Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
6.1
1971
A Town Called Bastardas Don Carlos
5.0
1971
Clay Pigeonas Redford
4.0
1971
Pretty Maids All in a Rowas Captain Sam Surcher
5.9
1970
Violent Cityas Al Weber
5.9
1970
Kelly's Heroesas Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
7.4
1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Serviceas Ernst Stavro Blofeld
6.6
1969
Land Raidersas Vince Carden
5.6
1969
Crooks and Coronetsas Herbie Haseler
8.5
1969
Mackenna's Goldas Sergeant Tibbs
6.6
1969
The Assassination Bureauas Lord Bostwick
6.7
1968
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbellas Walter Braddock
6.0
1968
The Scalphuntersas Jim Howie
6.4
1968
Sol Madridas Emil Dietrich
6.9
1967
The Dirty Dozenas Archer Maggott
7.6
1967
The Karate Killersas Count De Fanzini
5.1
1966
Beau Gesteas Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
5.6
1965
Battle of the Bulgeas Sgt. Guffy
6.9
1965
The Slender Threadas Dr. Joe Coburn
7.1
1965
Genghis Khanas Shan
5.7
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Toldas Pontius Pilate
6.4
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!as Macmuid (uncredited)
3.8
1964
Fanfare for a Death Sceneas Ilchidai Khan
7.0
1964
The New Internsas Dr. Dominic Riccio
4.8
1963
Johnny Coolas Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
5.3
1963
Love is a Ballas Dr. Christian Gump
5.1
1963
The Man from the Diners' Clubas Foots Pulardos
5.8
1962
The Internsas Dr. Dominic Riccio
6.0
1962
Birdman of Alcatrazas Feto Gomez
7.5
1962
Cape Fearas Private Detective Charles Sievers
7.4
1961
The Sin of Jesusas Felix
5.6
1961
The Young Savagesas Detective Lt. Gunderson
6.5
1961
Mad Dog Collas Lt. Dawson
5.4