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Telly Savalas

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1922-01-21

Deathday: 1994-01-22 (72 years old)

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).

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Filmography

all 154

Movies 95

TV Shows 59

self 35

Director 1

Self (archive footage)

Telly Savalas

Biography

Filmography

all 154

Movies 95

TV Shows 59

self 35

Director 1

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

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity (2020)

Otto Retzer - Der Film meines Lebens (2020)

Remote Control Magic: The Movie (2012)

Paul Williams Still Alive (2011)

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)

The Exotic Locations of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (2006)

Operation Dirty Dozen (2006)

Backfire! (1995)

Mind Twister (1994)

The Extraordinary (1993)

Perfect Crimes (1991)

Rose Against the Odds (1991)

The Commish (1991)

Ein Schloß am Wörthersee (1990)

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)

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)

Faceless (1988)

Return to the Titanic... Live! (1987)

J.J. Starbuck (1987)

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

The Wil Shriner Show (1987)

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)

Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987)

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)

Alice in Wonderland (1985)

The Equalizer (1985)

Kojak: The Belarus File (1985)

The Second Inauguration of Ronald Reagan (1985)

The Cartier Affair (1984)

Cannonball Run II (1984)

أفغانستان لماذا؟ (1984)

Fake-Out (1982)

Silent Rebellion (1982)

Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth (1981)

Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen (1981)

Hellinger's Law (1981)

Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham (1981)

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)

The Border (1980)

The French Atlantic Affair (1979)

Okay (1979)

The Muppet Movie (1979)

Escape to Athena (1979)

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

Capricorn One (1977)

Beyond Reason (1977)

Alice (1976)

Joys (1976)

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? (1976)

Killer Force (1976)

Inside Out (1975)

The House of Exorcism (1975)

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)

Midi Première (1975)

Tony Orlando and Dawn (1974)

Am laufenden Band (1974)

Kojak (1973)

She Cried Murder (1973)

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)

Lisa and the Devil (1973)

The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)

Redneck (1973)

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)