Telly Savalas
Biography
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.
Known For
Feto Gomez
Birdman of Alcatraz
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Archer Maggott
The Dirty Dozen
Pontius Pilate
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Lt. Dawson
Mad Dog Coll
Shan
Genghis Khan
Leandro
Lisa e il diavolo
Dr. Dominic Riccio
The New Interns
Private Detective Charles Sievers
Cape Fear
Vince Carden
Land Raiders
Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
Kelly's Heroes
Count De Fanzini
The Karate Killers
Albain
Capricorn One
Captain Stefan Svevo
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Hymie
Cannonball Run II
Al Weber
Città violenta
Jim Howie
The Scalphunters
Captain Kazan
Pánico en el Transiberiano
Walter Braddock
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Sgt. Guffy
Battle of the Bulge
Terry Hallen
Faceless
Zeno
Escape to Athena
Maj. Wright
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
Maj. Wright
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Major Ward
Una ragione per vivere e una per morire
Don Carlos
A Town Called Hell
Sergeant Tibbs
Mackenna's Gold
Dr. Joe Coburn
The Slender Thread
Captain Sam Surcher
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Lord Bostwick
The Assassination Bureau
Memphis
Senza ragione
Webb
Killer Force
Pancho Villa
El desafío de Pancho Villa
Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
Johnny Cool
Detective Lt. Gunderson
The Young Savages
Harry Morgan
Inside Out
Don Vincenzo
I familiari delle vittime non saranno avvertiti
Ranko Drasovic
L'assassino... è al telefono
Ilchidai Khan
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Frank Cooper
Border Cop
Sheriff Franciscus
La banda J. & S. Cronaca criminale del Far West
Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle)
Love Is a Ball
Most Evil Man
Backfire!
Self - Narrator
Perfect Crimes
Mr. Martindale
The Man from the Diners' Club
Emil Dietrich
Sol Madrid
Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
Mongo's Back in Town
Dr. Nicholas Mati
Beyond Reason
Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
Beau Geste
Dr. Dominic Riccio
The Interns
Host
Return to the Titanic... Live!
Inspector Joe Brody
She Cried Murder
Lt. Thurston
Fake-Out
Leandro (archive footage)
The House of Exorcism
Phil Drexler
The Cartier Affair
Self (archive footage)
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
Harry Bell
The Hollywood Detective
El Sleazo Tough
The Muppet Movie
Self
Operation Dirty Dozen
Herbie Haseler
Crooks and Coronets
Cretzer
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Narrator
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
Narrator
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Narrator
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
Pete
Silent Rebellion
Redford
Clay Pigeon
Richard Howland
Mind Twister
Self (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Lt. Phil Keegan
Visions...
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: The Belarus File
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: Ariana
Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: None So Blind
Lt. Theo Kojak
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Nick Hellinger
Hellinger's Law
Self
Joys
Brother Joseph Heiden
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
Felix
The Sin of Jesus
Macmuid (uncredited)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Magmar (voice)
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Self (archive footage)
Paul Williams Still Alive
George Parnassus
Rose Against the Odds
Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: It's Always Something
Self (archive footage)
Charles Bronson, le génie du mâle
Self
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
أفغانستان لماذا؟
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
91
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-01-21
Place of Birth
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Also Known As
Telly Aristoteles Savalas