Telly Savalas
1.5Acting

Telly Savalas

Jan 21, 1922 - 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).

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie1962Birdman of AlcatrazFeto Gomez
Movie1969On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceErnst Stavro Blofeld
Movie1967The Dirty DozenArcher Maggott
Movie1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldPontius Pilate
Movie1961Mad Dog CollLt. Dawson
Movie1965Genghis KhanShan
Movie1973Lisa and the DevilLeandro
Movie1964The New InternsDr. Dominic Riccio
Movie1962Cape FearPrivate Detective Charles Sievers
Movie1969Land RaidersVince Carden
Movie1970Kelly's HeroesMaster Sergeant "Big Joe"
Movie1967The Karate KillersCount De Fanzini
Movie1977Capricorn OneAlbain
Movie1979Beyond the Poseidon AdventureCaptain Stefan Svevo
Movie1984Cannonball Run IIHymie
Movie1970Violent CityAl Weber
Movie1968The ScalphuntersJim Howie
Movie1972Horror ExpressCaptain Kazan
Movie1968Buona Sera, Mrs. CampbellWalter Braddock
Movie1965Battle of the BulgeSgt. Guffy
Movie1988FacelessTerry Hallen
Movie1979Escape to AthenaZeno
Movie1987The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly MissionMaj. Wright
Movie1988The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal MissionMaj. Wright
Movie1972A Reason to Live, a Reason to DieMajor Ward
Movie1971A Town Called HellDon Carlos
Movie1969Mackenna's GoldSergeant Tibbs
Movie1965The Slender ThreadDr. Joe Coburn
Movie1971Pretty Maids All in a RowCaptain Sam Surcher
Movie1969The Assassination BureauLord Bostwick
Movie1973RedneckMemphis
Movie1976Killer ForceWebb
Movie1972Pancho VillaPancho Villa
Movie1963Johnny CoolVincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
Movie1961The Young SavagesDetective Lt. Gunderson
Movie1975Inside OutHarry Morgan
Movie1972Crime BossDon Vincenzo
Movie1972The Killer Is on the PhoneRanko Drasovic
Movie1964Fanfare for a Death SceneIlchidai Khan
Movie1980The BorderFrank Cooper
Movie1972Sonny and JedSheriff Franciscus
Movie1963Love Is a BallDr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle)
Movie1995Backfire!Most Evil Man
Movie1991Perfect CrimesSelf - Narrator
Movie1963The Man from the Diners' ClubMr. Martindale
Movie1968Sol MadridEmil Dietrich
Movie1971Mongo's Back in TownLieutenant Pete Tolstad
Movie1985Beyond ReasonDr. Nicholas Mati
Movie1966Beau GesteSgt. Maj. Dagineau
Movie1962The InternsDr. Dominic Riccio
Movie1987Return to the Titanic... Live!Host
Movie1973She Cried MurderInspector Joe Brody
Movie1982Fake-OutLt. Thurston
Movie1975The House of ExorcismLeandro (archive footage)
Movie1984The Cartier AffairPhil Drexler
Movie2012Remote Control Magic: The MovieSelf (archive footage)
Movie1989The Hollywood DetectiveHarry Bell
Movie1979The Muppet MovieEl Sleazo Tough
Movie2006Operation Dirty DozenSelf
Movie1969Crooks and CoronetsHerbie Haseler
Movie1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryCretzer
Movie1981Telly Savalas Looks at AberdeenNarrator
Movie1981Telly Savalas Looks at BirminghamNarrator
Movie1987Kojak: The Price of JusticeInspector Theo Kojak
Movie2022La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était présidentSelf (archive footage)
Movie1981Telly Savalas Looks at PortsmouthNarrator
Movie1982Silent RebellionPete
Movie1971Clay PigeonRedford
Movie1994Mind TwisterRichard Howland
Movie20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo DriftSelf (archive footage)
Movie1972Visions...Lt. Phil Keegan
Movie1989Kojak : Error FatalLieutenant Theo Kojak
Movie1990Kojak: Flowers For MattyInspector Theo Kojak
Movie1985Kojak The Belarus FileLieutenant Theo Kojak
Movie1989Kojak: ArianaLieutenant Theo Kojak
Movie1990Kojak: None So BlindInspector Theo Kojak
Movie1973The Marcus-Nelson MurdersLt. Theo Kojak
Movie1981Hellinger's LawNick Hellinger
Movie1976JoysSelf
Movie1987The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & WineBrother Joseph Heiden
Movie1961The Sin of JesusFelix
Movie1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Macmuid (uncredited)
Movie1986The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Movie1986GoBots: Battle of the Rock LordsMagmar (voice)
Movie2011Paul Williams Still AliveSelf (archive footage)
Movie1991Rose Against the OddsGeorge Parnassus
Movie1990Kojak: It's Always SomethingInspector Theo Kojak
Movie2020Charles Bronson: The Spirit of MasculinitySelf (archive footage)
Movie1976Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?Self
Movie1984Afghanistan For What?
Movie2021Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci UnchainedSelf - Actor (archive footage)
TV Show1976Alice1
TV Show1967Garrison's Gorillas1
TV Show1963Burke's LawFakir George O'Shea1
TV Show1961Cain's HundredFrank Meehan1
TV Show1971The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour1
TV Show1963Kraft Suspense TheatreBeret1
TV Show1965The F.B.I.Ed Clementi2
TV Show1979Tales of the UnexpectedJoe Brisson1
TV Show1979OkaySelf1
TV Show1958Naked CityGabriel Hody1
TV Show1973KojakTheo Kojak118
TV Show1963Arrest and TrialFrank Santo1
TV Show1985The EqualizerBrother Joseph Heiden2
TV Show1962Combat!Colonel Kapsalis1
TV Show1959The Twilight ZoneErich Streator1
TV Show1963The FugitiveSteve Keller1
TV Show1961AcapulcoMr. Carver8
TV Show1965Run for Your LifeIstvan Zabor1
TV Show1967Cimarron Strip1
TV Show1963The FugitiveVictor Leonetti1
TV Show1962The Virginian'Colonel' Bliss1
TV Show1960The AquanautsPaul Price1
TV Show1963Grindl1
TV Show1964The Rogues1
TV Show1963The DakotasJake Volet1
TV Show1961Ben Casey1
TV Show1961The New BreedDr. Buel Reed1
TV Show1959The DetectivesBen1
TV Show1963The FugitiveDan Polichek1
TV Show195877 Sunset StripBrother Hendricksen1
TV Show1985Alice in WonderlandCheshire Cat1
TV Show1987J.J. StarbuckThe Greek1
TV Show1974Tony Orlando and DawnSelf1
TV Show1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Count Valeriano De Fanzini2
TV Show1974Am laufenden BandSelf - Guest1
TV Show1971DiscoSelf1
TV Show1990Ein Schloß am WörtherseeTeddy1
TV Show1961Cain's HundredHarry Remick1
TV Show1962Combat!Jon1
TV Show1963Burke's LawBalakirov aka Richard Goldtooth1
TV Show1963Burke's LawCharlie Prince1
TV Show1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf2
TV Show1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf11
TV Show1979The French Atlantic AffairFr. Craig Dunleavy3
TV Show1963Kraft Suspense TheatreRamon Castillo / Raymond Castle1
TV Show1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf5
TV Show1959BonanzaCharles Augustus Hackett1
TV Show1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreMueller1
TV Show1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelf2
TV Show1964Einer wird gewinnenSelf1
TV Show1972MusikladenSelf1
TV Show1959The UntouchablesLeo Stazak1
TV Show1948Bambi-VerleihungSelf1
TV Show1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest / Various Characters1
TV Show1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf1
TV Show1975Midi PremièreSelf1
TV Show1950Armstrong Circle Theatre1
TV Show1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryCretzer2
TV Show1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf - Guest Host1
TV Show1973The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf2
TV Show1951The Red Skelton ShowSelf / Tex1
TV Show1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee3
TV Show1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourPhiladelphia Harry1
TV Show1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter1
TV Show1991The CommishTommy Colette3
TV Show1977The Love BoatDr. Fabian Cain2
TV Show1974Dinah!Self3
TV Show1964Top of the PopsSelf1

Crew

Media
Movie1985Beyond ReasonDirectorDirecting
Movie1985Beyond ReasonWriterWriting
Movie1972Pancho VillaSongsSound
TV Show1973KojakDirectorDirecting