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.
Filmography
all 155
Movies 94
TV Shows 61
self 32
Narrator 3
Director 2
Voice 1

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (2021)

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity (2020)

Remote Control Magic: The Movie (2012)

Paul Williams Still Alive (2011)

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)

Backfire! (1995)

Mind Twister (1994)

Perfect Crimes (1991)

Rose Against the Odds (1991)

The Commish (1991)

Kojak: None So Blind (1990)

Kojak: It's Always Something (1990)

Kojak: Flowers For Matty (1990)

Kojak: Fatal Flaw (1989)

Kojak: Ariana (1989)

The Hollywood Detective (1989)

Faceless (1988)

J.J. Starbuck (1987)

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine (1987)

Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987)

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)

Alice in Wonderland (1985)

Beyond Reason (1985)

The Equalizer (1985)

Kojak: The Belarus File (1985)

The Cartier Affair (1984)

Fake-Out (1982)

Hellinger's Law (1981)

The Border (1980)

The French Atlantic Affair (1979)

Okay (1979)

The Muppet Movie (1979)

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

The Love Boat (1977)

Joys (1976)

Inside Out (1975)

The House of Exorcism (1975)

Dinah! (1974)

Am laufenden Band (1974)

Kojak (1973)

She Cried Murder (1973)

The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)

Redneck (1973)

Pancho Villa (1972)

Visions... (1972)

The Killer Is on the Phone (1972)

Horror Express (1972)

Sonny and Jed (1972)

Crime Boss (1972)

Mongo's Back in Town (1971)

A Town Called Hell (1971)

Clay Pigeon (1971)

Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)

Disco (1971)

Violent City (1970)

Kelly's Heroes (1970)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Land Raiders (1969)

Crooks and Coronets (1969)

Mackenna's Gold (1969)

The Assassination Bureau (1969)

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)

The Scalphunters (1968)

Sol Madrid (1968)

The Carol Burnett Show (1967)

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

The Karate Killers (1967)

Beau Geste (1966)

Battle of the Bulge (1965)

The Slender Thread (1965)

The F.B.I. (1965)

Run for Your Life (1965)

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

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

Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)

The New Interns (1964)

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

Johnny Cool (1963)

Burke's Law (1963)

The Fugitive (1963)

Arrest and Trial (1963)

Love Is a Ball (1963)

The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)

Combat! (1962)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

The Virginian (1962)

The Interns (1962)

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

Cape Fear (1962)

The New Breed (1961)

Cain's Hundred (1961)

The Young Savages (1961)

Mad Dog Coll (1961)

Acapulco (1961)

The Witness (1960)

The Aquanauts (1960)

The Untouchables (1959)

The Twilight Zone (1959)

Bonanza (1959)

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

Naked City (1958)

The Red Skelton Show (1951)

Golden Globe Awards (1944)
Gallery





Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1922-01-21
Deathday1994-01-22 (72 years old)
Birth NameAristotelis Savalas
Birth PlaceGarden City, United States
ChildrenAriana Savalas
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsTelly Aristoteles Savalas, Telli Savales, Telly Savales, Τέλης Σαβάλας, Телли Савалас
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Ellis Island Medal of Honor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Last updated:
- Telly Savalas
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons