Telly Savalas
Age: N/A | From: Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Telly Aristoteles Savalas , Telli Savales , Telly Savales , Τέλης Σαβάλας , Телли Савалас
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 70
TV Involvements: 35
Most Famous Work
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Telly Savalas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Bonanza
(1959) Charles Augustus Hackett
The Twilight Zone
(1959) Erich Streator
Combat!
(1962) Jon
The Fugitive
(1963) Dan Polichek
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(1962) Philadelphia Harry
The Virginian
(1962) 'Colonel' Bliss
Naked City
(1958) Gabriel Hody
The Untouchables
(1959) Leo StazakActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2011 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | archival footage | |
| 2006 | Blofeld (archive footage) | |
| Self | ||
| 1995 | Most Evil Man | |
| 1994 | Richard Howland | |
| 1991 | Self - Narrator | |
| George Parnassus | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1990 | Teddy | |
| Inspector Theo Kojak | ||
| Inspector Theo Kojak | ||
| Inspector Theo Kojak | ||
| 1989 | Lieutenant Theo Kojak | |
| Lieutenant Theo Kojak | ||
| Harry Bell | ||
| 1988 | Maj. Wright | |
| Terry Hallen | ||
| 1987 | Host | |
| N/A | ||
| Brother Joseph Heiden | ||
| Maj. Wright | ||
| Inspector Theo Kojak | ||
| 1986 | N/A | |
| Magmar (voice) | ||
| 1985 | Cheshire Cat | |
| Brother Joseph Heiden | ||
| Lieutenant Theo Kojak | ||
| 1984 | Phil Drexler | |
| Hymie | ||
| 1982 | Lt. Thurston | |
| Pete | ||
| Nick Hellinger | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 1980 | Cretzer | |
| Cretzer | ||
| Frank Cooper | ||
| 1979 | Fr. Craig Dunleavy | |
| Self | ||
| El Sleazo Tough | ||
| Zeno | ||
| Captain Stefan Svevo | ||
| Joe Brisson | ||
| 1977 | Albain | |
| Dr. Nicholas Mati | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Webb | ||
| 1975 | Harry Morgan | |
| Leandro (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 1974 | Self | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| 1973 | Theo Kojak | |
| Inspector Joe Brody | ||
| Self | ||
| Leandro | ||
| Lt. Theo Kojak | ||
| Memphis | ||
| 1972 | Major Ward | |
| Self | ||
| Pancho Villa | ||
| Lt. Phil Keegan | ||
| Ranko Drasovic | ||
| Captain Kazan | ||
| Sheriff Franciscus | ||
| Don Vincenzo | ||
| 1971 | Lieutenant Pete Tolstad | |
| Don Carlos | ||
| N/A | ||
| Redford | ||
| Self | ||
| Captain Sam Surcher | ||
| Self | ||
| 1970 | Al Weber | |
| Master Sergeant "Big Joe" | ||
| 1969 | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | |
| Vince Carden | ||
| Herbie Haseler | ||
| Sergeant Tibbs | ||
| Lord Bostwick | ||
| 1968 | Walter Braddock | |
| Jim Howie | ||
| Emil Dietrich | ||
| 1967 | Self - Guest / Various Characters | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Archer Maggott | ||
| Count De Fanzini | ||
| 1966 | Sgt. Maj. Dagineau | |
| 1965 | Sgt. Guffy | |
| Dr. Joe Coburn | ||
| Ed Clementi | ||
| Istvan Zabor | ||
| Shan | ||
| Pontius Pilate | ||
| Macmuid (uncredited) | ||
| 1964 | Count Valeriano De Fanzini | |
| N/A | ||
| Ilchidai Khan | ||
| Dr. Dominic Riccio | ||
| Self | ||
| 1963 | Beret | |
| Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle | ||
| Mueller | ||
| Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo | ||
| Fakir George O'Shea | ||
| Charlie Prince | ||
| Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth | ||
| Victor Leonetti | ||
| Steve Keller | ||
| Dan Polichek | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle) | ||
| Mr. Martindale | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1962 | Colonel Kapsalis | |
| Jon | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest Host | ||
| Philadelphia Harry | ||
| 'Colonel' Bliss | ||
| Dr. Dominic Riccio | ||
| Feto Gomez | ||
| Private Detective Charles Sievers | ||
| 1961 | Self | |
| Felix | ||
| Dr. Buel Reed | ||
| N/A | ||
| Frank Meehan | ||
| Harry Remick | ||
| Detective Lt. Gunderson | ||
| Lt. Dawson | ||
| Mr. Carver | ||
| 1960 | Paul Price | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
| Leo Stazak | ||
| Erich Streator | ||
| Charles Augustus Hackett | ||
| 1958 | Brother Hendricksen | |
| Gabriel Hody | ||
| 1951 | Self / Tex | |
| 1950 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| 1948 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Director | |
| 1973 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Songs | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |