Telly Savalas
Born Jan 21, 1922 · 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), 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).
Known for
Backfire!
1995
Mind Twister
1994
The Commish
1991
Rose Against the Odds
1991
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
1990
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
The Hollywood Detective
1989
Kojak : Error Fatal
1989
Kojak: Ariana
1989
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988
Faceless
1988
J.J. Starbuck
1987
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986
The Equalizer
1985
Alice in Wonderland
1985
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
Cannonball Run II
1984
The Cartier Affair
1984
American Playhouse
1982
Fake-Out
1982
Beyond Reason
1982
Silent Rebellion
1982
Hellinger's Law
1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
1981
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
The Border
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
The Muppet Movie
1979
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979
Escape to Athena
1979
The Love Boat
1977
Capricorn One
1977
Black Aphrodite
1977
Alice
1976
Killer Force
1976
Inside Out
1975
The House of Exorcism
1975
Kojak
1973
Lisa and the Devil
1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
Redneck
1973
She Cried Murder
1973
Horror Express
1972
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
1972
Pancho Villa
1972
Sonny and Jed
1972
The Killer Is on the Phone
1972
Crime Boss
1972
Visions...
1972
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
A Town Called Bastard
1971
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
Mongo's Back in Town
1971
Clay Pigeon
1971
Kelly's Heroes
1970
Violent City
1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
Mackenna's Gold
1969
The Assassination Bureau
1969
Land Raiders
1969
Crooks and Coronets
1969
The Scalphunters
1968
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968
Sol Madrid
1968
The Dirty Dozen
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
The Karate Killers
1967
Beau Geste
1966
The F.B.I.
1965
Run for Your Life
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Battle of the Bulge
1965
Genghis Khan
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
The Slender Thread
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
The Rogues
1964
The New Interns
1964
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
The Fugitive
1963
Burke's Law
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Arrest and Trial
1963
The Dakotas
1963
Johnny Cool
1963
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
Love is a Ball
1963
The Virginian
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Combat!
1962
Cape Fear
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
The Interns
1962
Ben Casey
1961
Cain's Hundred
1961
The New Breed
1961
Mad Dog Coll
1961
The Young Savages
1961
The Aquanauts
1960
Bonanza
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Untouchables
1959
The Detectives
1959
Naked City
1958
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950