Telly Savalas
January 21, 1922 (104 years old) in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
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).
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage)
- 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)
- 2006 · Operation Dirty Dozen as Self
- 1995 · Backfire! as Most Evil Man
- 1994 · Mind Twister as Richard Howland
- 1991 · Perfect Crimes as Self - Narrator
- 1991 · Rose Against the Odds as George Parnassus
- 1991 · The Commish as Tommy Colette
- 1990 · Ein Schloß am Wörthersee as Teddy
- 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 · The Hollywood Detective as Harry Bell
- 1988 · The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission as Maj. Wright
- 1988 · Faceless as Terry Hallen
- 1987 · Return to the Titanic... Live! as Host
- 1987 · J.J. Starbuck as The Greek
- 1987 · The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine as Brother Joseph Heiden
- 1987 · The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission as Maj. Wright
- 1987 · Kojak: The Price of Justice as Inspector Theo Kojak
- 1986 · The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration as
- 1986 · GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords as Magmar (voice)
- 1985 · Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Brother Joseph Heiden
- 1985 · Kojak The Belarus File as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
- 1984 · The Cartier Affair as Phil Drexler
- 1984 · Cannonball Run II as Hymie
- 1984 · Afghanistan For What? as
- 1982 · Fake-Out as Lt. Thurston
- 1982 · Silent Rebellion as Pete
- 1982 · Beyond Reason as Dr. Nicholas Mati
- 1981 · Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen as Narrator
- 1981 · Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth as Narrator
- 1981 · Hellinger's Law as Nick Hellinger
- 1981 · Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham as Narrator
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Cretzer
- 1980 · Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story as Cretzer
- 1980 · The Border as Frank Cooper
- 1979 · The French Atlantic Affair as Fr. Craig Dunleavy
- 1979 · Okay as Self
- 1979 · The Muppet Movie as El Sleazo Tough
- 1979 · Escape to Athena as Zeno
- 1979 · Beyond the Poseidon Adventure as Captain Stefan Svevo
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Joe Brisson
- 1977 · Capricorn One as Albain
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Dr. Fabian Cain
- 1977 · Black Aphrodite as The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
- 1976 · Alice as
- 1976 · Joys as Self
- 1976 · Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? as Self
- 1976 · Killer Force as Webb
- 1975 · Inside Out as Harry Morgan
- 1975 · The House of Exorcism as Leandro (archive footage)
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1975 · Midi Première as Self
- 1974 · Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self - Guest
- 1974 · Am laufenden Band as Self - Guest
- 1973