Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas
Person

Telly Savalas

Actor 1922-01-21 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), sup...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969 · Ernst Stavro Blofeld

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

1967 · Archer Maggott

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Erich Streator

Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

1970 · Master Sergeant "Big Joe"

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979 · El Sleazo Tough

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962 · Private Detective Charles Sievers

Capricorn One

Capricorn One

1977 · Albain

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 · Charles Augustus Hackett

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

1984 · Hymie

Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962 · Feto Gomez

Horror Express

Horror Express

1972 · Captain Kazan

Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

1965 · Sgt. Guffy

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965 · Pontius Pilate

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

1969 · Sergeant Tibbs

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Dr. Fabian Cain

Lisa and the Devil

Lisa and the Devil

1974 · Leandro

Kojak

Kojak

1973 · Theo Kojak

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979 · Captain Stefan Svevo

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959 · Leo Stazak