Telly Savalas
Born in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA — Jan 21 1922• Died Jan 22 1994
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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 Ja…
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The Fugitive
Steve Keller
Top of the Pops
Self
Bonanza
Charles Augustus Hackett
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Philadelphia Harry
The Love Boat
Dr. Fabian Cain
The Twilight Zone
Erich Streator
The Equalizer
Brother Joseph Heiden
Combat!
Colonel Kapsalis
The Virginian
'Colonel' Bliss
Naked City
Gabriel Hody
Alice
The F.B.I.
Ed Clementi
The Untouchables
Leo Stazak
Tales of the Unexpected
Joe Brisson
Burke's Law
Fakir George O'Shea
Ben Casey
Midi Première
Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Beret
Dinah!
Self - Guest
Kojak
Theo Kojak
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Bambi
Self
77 Sunset Strip
Brother Hendricksen
Run for Your Life
Istvan Zabor
The Commish
Tommy Colette
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Count Valeriano De Fanzini
Cain's Hundred
Frank Meehan
The Rogues
Arrest and Trial
Frank Santo
The New Breed
Dr. Buel Reed
The Detectives
Ben
Garrison's Gorillas
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Cimarron Strip
Armstrong Circle Theatre
The Dakotas
Jake Volet
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
The Aquanauts
Paul Price
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Musikladen
Self
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Pontius Pilate
J.J. Starbuck
The Greek
The Muppet Movie
El Sleazo Tough
The Dirty Dozen
Archer Maggott
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
Cape Fear
Private Detective Charles Sievers
Grindl
Alice in Wonderland
Cheshire Cat
Capricorn One
Albain
Kelly's Heroes
Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
The French Atlantic Affair
Fr. Craig Dunleavy
Cannonball Run II
Hymie
Birdman of Alcatraz
Feto Gomez
Joys
Self
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
Teddy
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Cretzer
Battle of the Bulge
Sgt. Guffy
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Self (archive footage)
Escape to Athena
Zeno
Genghis Khan
Shan
Mackenna's Gold
Sergeant Tibbs
Horror Express
Captain Kazan
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Cretzer
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Captain Stefan Svevo
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
Acapulco
Mr. Carver
Inside Out
Harry Morgan
Violent City
Al Weber
Sonny and Jed
Sheriff Franciscus
The Scalphunters
Jim Howie
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Macmuid (uncredited)
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Walter Braddock
Beau Geste
Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
Johnny Cool
Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
Maj. Wright
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
Major Ward
The Assassination Bureau
Lord Bostwick
Kojak: None So Blind
Inspector Theo Kojak
Kojak: Ariana
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Inspector Theo Kojak
The Interns
Dr. Dominic Riccio
Land Raiders
Vince Carden
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Magmar (voice)
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Ilchidai Khan
Beyond Reason
Dr. Nicholas Mati
The Border
Frank Cooper
The Young Savages
Detective Lt. Gunderson
Kojak: It's Always Something
Inspector Theo Kojak
Hellinger's Law
Nick Hellinger
The Man from the Diners' Club
Foots Pulardos
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Maj. Wright
Kojak The Belarus File
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
The Slender Thread
Dr. Joe Coburn
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Lt. Theo Kojak
Killer Force
Webb
Mind Twister
Richard Howland
Lisa and the Devil
Leandro
A Town Called Bastard
Don Carlos
Perfect Crimes
Self - Narrator
The Cartier Affair
Phil Drexler
Clay Pigeon
Redford
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Captain Sam Surcher
Faceless
Terry Hallen
The New Interns
Dr. Dominic Riccio
Sol Madrid
Emil Dietrich
Operation Dirty Dozen
Self
The Karate Killers
Count De Fanzini
Love is a Ball
Dr. Christian Gump
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Mad Dog Coll
Lt. Dawson
The House of Exorcism
Leandro (archive footage)
Crime Boss
Don Vincenzo
She Cried Murder
Inspector Joe Brody
Backfire!
Most Evil Man (Not Really)
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
Brother Joseph Heiden
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Self
Black Aphrodite
The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Inspector Theo Kojak
The Killer Is on the Phone
Ranko Drasovic
Silent Rebellion
Pete
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Detective
Harry Bell
Mongo's Back in Town
Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
Fake-Out
Lt. Thurston
Visions...
Lt. Phil Keegan
The Sin of Jesus
Felix
Afghanistan For What?
Rose Against the Odds
George Parnassus
Kojak : Error Fatal
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Redneck
Memphis
Crooks and Coronets
Herbie Haseler
Return to the Titanic... Live!
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Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
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Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
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Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
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