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 Greate...
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Birdman of Alcatraz
As Feto Gomez
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
As Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Dirty Dozen
As Archer Maggott
The Greatest Story Ever Told
As Pontius Pilate
Mad Dog Coll
As Lt. Dawson
Genghis Khan
As Shan
Lisa and the Devil
As Leandro
The New Interns
As Dr. Dominic Riccio
Cape Fear
As Private Detective Charles Sievers
Land Raiders
As Vince Carden
Kelly's Heroes
As Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
The Karate Killers
As Count De Fanzini
Capricorn One
As Albain
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
As Captain Stefan Svevo
Cannonball Run II
As Hymie
Violent City
As Al Weber
The Scalphunters
As Jim Howie
Horror Express
As Captain Kazan
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
As Walter Braddock
Battle of the Bulge
As Sgt. Guffy
Faceless
As Terry Hallen
Escape to Athena
As Zeno
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
As Maj. Wright
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
As Maj. Wright
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
As Major Ward
A Town Called Hell
As Don Carlos
Mackenna's Gold
As Sergeant Tibbs
The Slender Thread
As Dr. Joe Coburn
Pretty Maids All in a Row
As Captain Sam Surcher
The Assassination Bureau
As Lord Bostwick
Redneck
As Memphis
Killer Force
As Webb
Pancho Villa
As Pancho Villa
Johnny Cool
As Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
The Young Savages
As Detective Lt. Gunderson
Inside Out
As Harry Morgan
Crime Boss
As Don Vincenzo
The Killer Is on the Phone
As Ranko Drasovic
Fanfare for a Death Scene
As Ilchidai Khan
The Border
As Frank Cooper
Sonny and Jed
As Sheriff Franciscus
Love Is a Ball
As Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle)
Backfire!
As Most Evil Man
Perfect Crimes
As Self - Narrator
The Man from the Diners' Club
As Mr. Martindale
Sol Madrid
As Emil Dietrich
Mongo's Back in Town
As Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
Beyond Reason
As Dr. Nicholas Mati
Beau Geste
As Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
The Interns
As Dr. Dominic Riccio
Return to the Titanic... Live!
As Host
She Cried Murder
As Inspector Joe Brody
Fake-Out
As Lt. Thurston
The House of Exorcism
As Leandro (archive footage)
The Cartier Affair
As Phil Drexler
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
As Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Detective
As Harry Bell
The Muppet Movie
As El Sleazo Tough
Operation Dirty Dozen
As Self
Crooks and Coronets
As Herbie Haseler
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
As Cretzer
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
As Narrator
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
As Narrator
The Exotic Locations of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
As Blofeld (archive footage)
Kojak: The Price of Justice
As Inspector Theo Kojak
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
As Self (archive footage)
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
As Narrator
Silent Rebellion
As Pete
Clay Pigeon
As Redford
Mind Twister
As Richard Howland
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
As archival footage
Visions...
As Lt. Phil Keegan
Kojak: The Belarus File
As Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: Ariana
As Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
As Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
As Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: None So Blind
As Inspector Theo Kojak
The Second Inauguration of Ronald Reagan
As Self
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
As Lt. Theo Kojak
Hellinger's Law
As Nick Hellinger
Joys
As Self
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
As Brother Joseph Heiden
The Sin of Jesus
As Felix
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
As Macmuid (uncredited)
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
As Magmar (voice)
Paul Williams Still Alive
As Self (archive footage)
Rose Against the Odds
As George Parnassus
Kojak: It's Always Something
As Inspector Theo Kojak
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
As Self (archive footage)
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
As Self
Alice
Garrison's Gorillas
Burke's Law
As Fakir George O'Shea
Cain's Hundred
As Frank Meehan
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Kraft Suspense Theatre
As Beret
The F.B.I.
As Ed Clementi
Tales of the Unexpected
As Joe Brisson
Okay
As Self
Naked City
As Gabriel Hody
The Commish
Kojak
As Theo Kojak
Arrest and Trial
The Equalizer
As Brother Joseph Heiden
Combat!
As Colonel Kapsalis
The Twilight Zone
As Erich Streator
The Fugitive
As Steve Keller
Acapulco
As Mr. Carver
Run for Your Life
As Istvan Zabor
Cimarron Strip
The Virginian
As 'Colonel' Bliss
The Aquanauts
As Paul Price
Grindl
The Rogues
The Dakotas
Ben Casey
The New Breed
As Dr. Buel Reed
The Detectives
77 Sunset Strip
As Brother Hendricksen
Alice in Wonderland
As Cheshire Cat
J.J. Starbuck
Tony Orlando and Dawn
As Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
As Count Valeriano De Fanzini
Am laufenden Band
As Self - Guest
Disco
As Self
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
As Teddy
The Bob Hope Show
As Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
As Self
The French Atlantic Affair
As Fr. Craig Dunleavy
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self
Bonanza
As Charles Augustus Hackett
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
As Mueller
V.I.P. Schaukel
As Self
Einer wird gewinnen
As Self
Musikladen
As Self
The Untouchables
As Leo Stazak
Bambi Awards
As Self
The Carol Burnett Show
As Self - Guest / Various Characters
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
As Self
Midi Première
As Self
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
As Cretzer
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
As Self
The Red Skelton Show
As Self / Tex
Golden Globe Awards
As Self - Winner
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As Philadelphia Harry