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).
Filmography 153
Movies (91)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président2022Self (archive footage)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained2021Self - Actor (archive footage)
Remote Control Magic: The Movie2012Self (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift2010Self (archive footage)
Operation Dirty Dozen2006Self
Backfire!1995Most Evil Man (Not Really)
Mind Twister1994Richard Howland- Perfect Crimes1991Self - Narrator
Halloween Monster Bash1991Captain Kazan (archive footage)
Rose Against the Odds1991George Parnassus
Kojak: None So Blind1990Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: It's Always Something1990Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: Flowers For Matty1990Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak : Error Fatal1989Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: Ariana1989Lieutenant Theo Kojak
The Hollywood Detective1989Harry Bell
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission1988Maj. Wright
Faceless1988Terry Hallen- Return to the Titanic... Live!1987Host
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine1987Brother Joseph Heiden
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission1987Maj. Wright
Kojak: The Price of Justice1987Inspector Theo Kojak
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration1986
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords1986Magmar (voice)
Kojak: The Belarus File1985Lieutenant Theo Kojak
The Cartier Affair1984Phil Drexler
Cannonball Run II1984Hymie
Afghanistan For What?1984
Fake-Out1982Lt. Thurston
Silent Rebellion1982Pete
Shows (62)
The Commish1991Tommy Colette
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee1990Teddy
J.J. Starbuck1987The Greek
Alice in Wonderland1985Cheshire Cat
The Equalizer1985Brother Joseph Heiden
American Playhouse1982Peter Panakos
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980Cretzer
The French Atlantic Affair1979Fr. Craig Dunleavy- Okay1979Self
Tales of the Unexpected1979Joe Brisson
The Love Boat1977Dr. Fabian Cain
Alice1976
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975Self
Midi Première1975Self
Tony Orlando and Dawn1974Self
Dinah!1974Self - Guest
Am laufenden Band1974Self - Guest
Kojak1973Theo Kojak
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts1973Self
Musikladen1972Self
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour1971- V.I.P. Schaukel1971Self
Disco1971Self
ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969Gregor Antonescu
The Carol Burnett Show1967Self - Guest / Various Characters
Cimarron Strip1967
Garrison's Gorillas1967
The F.B.I.1965Ed Clementi
Run for Your Life1965Istvan Zabor
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964Count Valeriano De Fanzini