Portrait of Telly Savalas

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).

Born: January 21, 1922

Place of Birth: Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

Filmography

2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2012
Remote Control Magic: The Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as Self (archive footage)

1995
Backfire!

as Most Evil Man

1994
Mind Twister

as Richard Howland

1991
Rose Against the Odds

as George Parnassus

1991
The Commish

as Tommy Colette

1990
Kojak: None So Blind

as Inspector Theo Kojak

1990
Kojak: It's Always Something

as Inspector Theo Kojak

1990
Kojak: Flowers For Matty

as Inspector Theo Kojak

1989
Kojak : Error Fatal

as Lieutenant Theo Kojak

1989
Kojak: Ariana

as Lieutenant Theo Kojak

1989
1988
Faceless

as Terry Hallen

1987
J.J. Starbuck

as The Greek

1987
1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice

as Inspector Theo Kojak

1985
Alice in Wonderland

as Cheshire Cat

1985
Beyond Reason

as Dr. Nicholas Mati

1985
The Equalizer

as Brother Joseph Heiden

1985
Kojak The Belarus File

as Lieutenant Theo Kojak

1984
The Cartier Affair

as Phil Drexler

1984
1982
Fake-Out

as Lt. Thurston

1982
1981
Hellinger's Law

as Nick Hellinger

1980
The Border

as Frank Cooper

1979
The French Atlantic Affair

as Fr. Craig Dunleavy

1979
The Muppet Movie

as El Sleazo Tough

1979
1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

as Captain Stefan Svevo

1979
1977
Capricorn One

as Albain

1977
The Love Boat

as Dr. Fabian Cain

1976
1976
Joys

as Self

1976
1975
Inside Out

as Harry Morgan

1975
The House of Exorcism

as Leandro (archive footage)

1975
1974
Dinah!

as Self

1974
Am laufenden Band

as Self - Guest

1973
Kojak

as Theo Kojak

1973
She Cried Murder

as Inspector Joe Brody

1973
1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders

as Lt. Theo Kojak

1973
Redneck

as Memphis

1972
Musikladen

as Self

1972
Pancho Villa

as Pancho Villa

1972
Visions...

as Lt. Phil Keegan

1972
1972
Horror Express

as Captain Kazan

1972
Sonny and Jed

as Sheriff Franciscus

1972
Crime Boss

as Don Vincenzo

1971
Mongo's Back in Town

as Lieutenant Pete Tolstad

1971
1971
Clay Pigeon

as Redford

1971
1971
Pretty Maids All in a Row

as Captain Sam Surcher

1971
Disco

as Self

1970
Violent City

as Al Weber

1970
Kelly's Heroes

as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"

1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Service

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

1969
Land Raiders

as Vince Carden

1969
Crooks and Coronets

as Herbie Haseler

1969
Mackenna's Gold

as Sergeant Tibbs

1969
The Assassination Bureau

as Lord Bostwick

1968
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

as Walter Braddock

1968
The Scalphunters

as Jim Howie

1968
Sol Madrid

as Emil Dietrich

1967
The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters

1967
The Dirty Dozen

as Archer Maggott

1967
The Karate Killers

as Count De Fanzini

1966
Beau Geste

as Sgt. Maj. Dagineau

1965
Battle of the Bulge

as Sgt. Guffy

1965
The Slender Thread

as Dr. Joe Coburn

1965
The F.B.I.

as Ed Clementi

1965
Run for Your Life

as Istvan Zabor

1965
1965
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as Macmuid (uncredited)

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Count Valeriano De Fanzini

1964
1964
The New Interns

as Dr. Dominic Riccio

1964
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle

1963
Johnny Cool

as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo

1963
Burke's Law

as Fakir George O'Shea

1963
Burke's Law

as Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth

1963
Burke's Law

as Charlie Prince

1963
The Fugitive

as Steve Keller

1963
The Fugitive

as Victor Leonetti

1963
The Fugitive

as Dan Polichek

1963
Arrest and Trial

as Frank Santo

1963
Love Is a Ball

as Dr. Christian Gump

1963
1963
The Dakotas

as Jake Volet

1962
Combat!

as Colonel Kapsalis

1962
Combat!

as Jon

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Philadelphia Harry

1962
The Virginian

as 'Colonel' Bliss

1962
The Interns

as Dr. Dominic Riccio

1962
Birdman of Alcatraz

as Feto Gomez

1962
Cape Fear

as Private Detective Charles Sievers

1961
The New Breed

as Dr. Buel Reed

1961
Cain's Hundred

as Frank Meehan

1961
Cain's Hundred

as Harry Remick

1961
The Young Savages

as Detective Lt. Gunderson

1961
Mad Dog Coll

as Lt. Dawson

1960
The Aquanauts

as Paul Price

1959
1959
The Untouchables

as Leo Stazak

1959
The Untouchables

as Wally Baltzer

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Erich Streator

1959
Bonanza

as Charles Augustus Hackett

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Brother Hendricksen

1958
Naked City

as Gabriel Hody

1951
1948
Bambi

as Self

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter