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