Telly Savalas
b. 1922 — d. 1994 (aged 72)
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Actor
Director
Writer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
Filmography
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★ 3.2
Backfire!
1995 Actor
Most Evil Man
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★ 4.1
Mind Twister
1993 Actor
Richard Howland
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★ 8.7
The Extraordinary
1993 Self
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★ 6.9
Rose Against the Odds
1991 Actor
George Parnassus
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★ 5.5
Perfect Crimes
1991 Self
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★ 6.9
Kojak: None So Blind
1990 Actor
Inspector Theo Kojak
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★ 6.7
Kojak: Flowers for Matty
1990 Actor
Inspector Theo Kojak
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★ 6.8
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990 Actor
Inspector Theo Kojak
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★ 6.5
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
1989 Actor
Theo Kojak
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★ 6.3
Kojak: Ariana
1989 Actor
Kojak
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★ 5.3
The Hollywood Detective
1989 Actor
Harry Bell
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UFO's and Channeling
1989 Self
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★ 5.8
Faceless
1988 Actor
Terry Hallen
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★ 5.0
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988 Actor
Maj. Wright
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★ 5.2
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987 Actor
Maj. Wright
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★ 6.6
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987 Actor
Inspector Theo Kojak
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★ 6.4
Return to the Titanic: Live!
1987 Self
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★ 6.8
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985 Actor
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
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★ 4.9
Beyond Reason
1985 Actor
Director
Writer
Dr. Nicholas Mati
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Solomon's Universe
1985 Actor
Solomon Stark
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★ 5.1
Cannonball Run II
1984 Actor
Hymie Kaplan
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★ 5.8
Afghanistan pourquoi?
1983 Actor
Rebel Leader
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★ 4.6
Fake-Out
1982 Actor
Lt. Thurston
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TV Guide Special, the 3rd Annual: 1981 - The Year in Television
1982 Self
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★ 5.7
Hellinger's Law
1981 Actor
Nick Hellinger
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★ 7.9
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
1981 Self
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★ 7.7
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
1981 Self
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★ 7.6
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
1981 Self
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★ 4.7
The Border
1980 Actor
Frank Cooper
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★ 7.0
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980 Actor
Cretzer
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★ 5.7
Escape to Athena
1979 Actor
Zeno
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★ 4.7
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979 Actor
Stefan Svevo
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★ 6.8
Capricorn One
1978 Actor
Albain
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★ 6.0
A Salute to American Imagination
1978 Self
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Escape to Athena: Cast and Crew Interviews
1978 Self
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The Bob Hope Comedy Special from Palm Springs
1978 Self
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★ 7.7
Battle of the Network Stars III
1977 Self
Actor
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★ 7.1
Circus of the Stars #2
1977 Self
Actor
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★ 4.9
Death Defiers
1977 Self
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★ 5.5
Killer Force
1976 Actor
Harry Webb
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★ 6.7
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
1976 Self
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★ 5.8
The Diahann Carroll Show
1976 Self
Actor
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The Olympic Champions and Challengers
1976 Self
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Telly Savalas Alias Theo Kojak
1976 Self
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6th Annual American Guild of Variety Artists Entertainer of the Year Awards
1976 Self
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★ 5.8
Inside Out
1975 Actor
Harry Morgan
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Nobody's Perfetc
1974 Self
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★ 7.1
Kojak
1973 Actor
Director
Lt. Theo Kojak
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★ 6.2
Lisa and the Devil
1973 Actor
Leandro
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★ 7.7
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973 Actor
Lt. Theo Kojak
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★ 5.1
Redneck
1973 Actor
Memphis
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★ 5.4
She Cried Murder
1973 Actor
Inspector Joe Brody
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★ 8.0
Dinah Shore: In Search of the Ideal Man
1973 Self
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NFL Players Association Awards Dinner
1973 Self
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★ 6.5
Horror Express
1972 Actor
Capt. Kazan
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★ 6.1
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
1972 Actor
Major Ward
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★ 6.3
Sonny & Jed
1972 Actor
Sheriff Franciscus Dalton
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★ 4.6
Pancho Villa
1972 Actor
Pancho Villa
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★ 5.3
The Killer Is on the Phone
1972 Actor
Ranko Drasovic
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★ 4.7
Crime Boss
1972 Actor
Don Vincenzo
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★ 6.4
Visions...
1972 Actor
Lt. Phil Keegan
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Leichen pflastern seinen Ruhm
1972 Self
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★ 6.1
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971 Actor
Surcher
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★ 5.0
A Town Called Hell
1971 Actor
Don Carlos
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★ 5.0
Clay Pigeon
1971 Actor
Redford
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★ 6.2
Mongo's Back in Town
1971 Actor
Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
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★ 7.6
Kelly's Heroes
1970 Actor
Big Joe
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★ 6.2
Violent City
1970 Actor
Al Weber
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★ 6.7
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969 Actor
Blofeld
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★ 6.7
Mackenna's Gold
1969 Actor
Sergeant Tibbs
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★ 6.4
The Assassination Bureau
1969 Actor
Lord Bostwick
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★ 5.4
Land Raiders
1969 Actor
Vicente Cardenas
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★ 5.9
Sophie's Place
1969 Actor
Herbie Haseler
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★ 6.5
Above It All
1969 Self
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★ 6.7
The Scalphunters
1968 Actor
Jim Howie
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★ 6.8
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968 Actor
Walter Braddock
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★ 5.6
Sol Madrid
1968 Actor
Emil Dietrich
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Filming of James Bond Epic in Progress in the Swiss Alps
1968 Self
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★ 6.0
Operation Dirty Dozen
1967 Self
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★ 6.1
Beau Geste
1966 Actor
Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
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★ 6.1
The Pat Boone Show
1966 Self
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★ 5.8
Genghis Khan
1965 Actor
Shan
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★ 7.0
The Slender Thread
1965 Actor
Dr. Joe Coburn
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★ 6.2
The New Interns
1964 Actor
Dr. Dominick 'Dom' Riccio
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★ 5.4
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964 Actor
Ilchidai Khan
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★ 6.0
Love Is a Ball
1963 Actor
Dr. Christian Gump - Millie's Uncle
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★ 6.0
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963 Actor
Foots Pulardos
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★ 7.7
Cape Fear
1962 Actor
Private Detective Charles Sievers
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★ 7.8
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 Actor
Feto Gomez
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★ 6.4
The Interns
1962 Actor
Dr. Dominic Riccio
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★ 6.0
The Sin of Jesus
1962 Actor
Felix
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★ 6.9
The Young Savages
1961 Actor
Detective Lt. Gunderson
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★ 5.6
Mad Dog Coll
1961 Actor
Lt. Darro
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★ 7.7
Acapulco
1961 Actor
Mr. Carver
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★ 6.2
The Witness
1960 Actor
Lucky Luciano
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Report to New York
1959 Director