Telly Savalas

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Top of the Pops

Bonanza

The Mike Douglas Show

All Movies (91)

• La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained2021 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
• Remote Control Magic: The Movie2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Operation Dirty Dozen2006 · as Self
• Backfire!1995 · as Most Evil Man (Not Really)
• Mind Twister1994 · as Richard Howland
• Perfect Crimes1991 · as Self - Narrator
• Halloween Monster Bash1991 · as Captain Kazan (archive footage)
• Rose Against the Odds1991 · as George Parnassus
• Kojak: None So Blind1990 · as Inspector Theo Kojak
• Kojak: It's Always Something1990 · as Inspector Theo Kojak
• Kojak: Flowers For Matty1990 · as Inspector Theo Kojak
• Kojak : Error Fatal1989 · as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
• Kojak: Ariana1989 · as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
• The Hollywood Detective1989 · as Harry Bell
• The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission1988 · as Maj. Wright
• Faceless1988 · as Terry Hallen
• Return to the Titanic... Live!1987 · as Host
• The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine1987 · as Brother Joseph Heiden
• The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission1987 · as Maj. Wright
• Kojak: The Price of Justice1987 · as Inspector Theo Kojak
• The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration1986
• GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords1986 · as Magmar (voice)
• Kojak: The Belarus File1985 · as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
• The Cartier Affair1984 · as Phil Drexler
• Cannonball Run II1984 · as Hymie
• Afghanistan For What?1984
• Fake-Out1982 · as Lt. Thurston
• Silent Rebellion1982 · as Pete
• Beyond Reason1982 · as Dr. Nicholas Mati
• Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen1981 · as Narrator
• Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth1981 · as Narrator
• Hellinger's Law1981 · as Nick Hellinger
• Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham1981 · as Narrator
• Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980 · as Cretzer
• The Border1980 · as Frank Cooper
• The Muppet Movie1979 · as El Sleazo Tough
• Escape to Athena1979 · as Zeno
• Beyond the Poseidon Adventure1979 · as Captain Stefan Svevo
• Capricorn One1977 · as Albain
• Black Aphrodite1977 · as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
• Joys1976 · as Self
• Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?1976 · as Self
• Killer Force1976 · as Webb
• Inside Out1975 · as Harry Morgan
• The House of Exorcism1975 · as Leandro (archive footage)
• She Cried Murder1973 · as Inspector Joe Brody
• Lisa and the Devil1973 · as Leandro
• The Marcus-Nelson Murders1973 · as Lt. Theo Kojak
• Redneck1973 · as Memphis
• A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die1972 · as Major Ward
• Pancho Villa1972 · as Pancho Villa
• Visions...1972 · as Lt. Phil Keegan
• The Killer Is on the Phone1972 · as Ranko Drasovic
• Horror Express1972 · as Captain Kazan
• Sonny and Jed1972 · as Sheriff Franciscus
• Crime Boss1972 · as Don Vincenzo
• Mongo's Back in Town1971 · as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
• A Town Called Bastard1971 · as Don Carlos
• Clay Pigeon1971 · as Redford
• Pretty Maids All in a Row1971 · as Captain Sam Surcher
• Violent City1970 · as Al Weber
• Kelly's Heroes1970 · as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service1969 · as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
• Land Raiders1969 · as Vince Carden
• Crooks and Coronets1969 · as Herbie Haseler
• Mackenna's Gold1969 · as Sergeant Tibbs
• The Assassination Bureau1969 · as Lord Bostwick
• Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell1968 · as Walter Braddock
• The Scalphunters1968 · as Jim Howie
• Sol Madrid1968 · as Emil Dietrich
• The Dirty Dozen1967 · as Archer Maggott
• The Karate Killers1967 · as Count De Fanzini
• Beau Geste1966 · as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
• Battle of the Bulge1965 · as Sgt. Guffy
• The Slender Thread1965 · as Dr. Joe Coburn
• Genghis Khan1965 · as Shan
• The Greatest Story Ever Told1965 · as Pontius Pilate
• John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!1965 · as Macmuid (uncredited)
• Fanfare for a Death Scene1964 · as Ilchidai Khan
• The New Interns1964 · as Dr. Dominic Riccio
• Johnny Cool1963 · as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
• Love is a Ball1963 · as Dr. Christian Gump
• The Man from the Diners' Club1963 · as Foots Pulardos
• The Interns1962 · as Dr. Dominic Riccio
• Birdman of Alcatraz1962 · as Feto Gomez
• Cape Fear1962 · as Private Detective Charles Sievers
• The Sin of Jesus1961 · as Felix
• The Young Savages1961 · as Detective Lt. Gunderson
• Mad Dog Coll1961 · as Lt. Dawson

All TV Shows (70)

• The Commish1991 · as Tommy Colette
• Ein Schloß am Wörthersee1990 · as Teddy
• J.J. Starbuck1987 · as The Greek
• Alice in Wonderland1985 · as Cheshire Cat
• The Equalizer1985 · as Brother Joseph Heiden
• Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980 · as Cretzer
• The French Atlantic Affair1979 · as Fr. Craig Dunleavy
• Okay1979 · as Self
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Joe Brisson
• The Love Boat1977 · as Dr. Fabian Cain
• Alice1976
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• Midi Première1975 · as Self
• Tony Orlando and Dawn1974 · as Self
• Dinah!1974 · as Self - Guest
• Am laufenden Band1974 · as Self - Guest
• Kojak1973 · as Theo Kojak
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts1973 · as Self
• Musikladen1972 · as Self
• The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour1971
• V.I.P. Schaukel1971 · as Self
• Disco1971 · as Self
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as Gregor Antonescu
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest / Various Characters
• Cimarron Strip1967
• Garrison's Gorillas1967
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Ed Clementi
• Run for Your Life1965 · as Istvan Zabor
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Count Valeriano De Fanzini
• The Rogues1964
• Einer wird gewinnen1964 · as Self
• Top of the Pops1964 · as Self
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Beret
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Mueller
• Burke's Law1963 · as Fakir George O'Shea
• Burke's Law1963 · as Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth
• Burke's Law1963 · as Charlie Prince
• The Fugitive1963 · as Steve Keller
• The Fugitive1963 · as Victor Leonetti
• The Fugitive1963 · as Dan Polichek
• Arrest and Trial1963 · as Frank Santo
• Grindl1963
• The Dakotas1963 · as Jake Volet
• Combat!1962 · as Colonel Kapsalis
• Combat!1962 · as Jon
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self - Guest Host
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Philadelphia Harry
• The Virginian1962 · as 'Colonel' Bliss
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Guest
• The New Breed1961 · as Dr. Buel Reed
• Ben Casey1961
• Cain's Hundred1961 · as Frank Meehan
• Cain's Hundred1961 · as Harry Remick
• Acapulco1961 · as Mr. Carver
• The Aquanauts1960 · as Paul Price
• The Detectives1959 · as Ben
• The Untouchables1959 · as Leo Stazak
• The Untouchables1959 · as Wally Baltzer
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Erich Streator
• Bonanza1959 · as Charles Augustus Hackett
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Brother Hendricksen
• Naked City1958 · as Gabriel Hody
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Tex
• Armstrong Circle Theatre1950
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
• Bambi1948 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter