Acting credits
141
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Telly Savalas
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 86Series: 55Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 10169
IMDb ID: nm0001699
Known for: Acting
Born: January 21, 1922
Died: January 22, 1994
Age: 72
Place of birth: Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2022
Years active: 79
Average TMDB rating: 6.52
Wikidata: Q209471
Also known as
Telly Aristoteles Savalas • Telli Savales • Telly Savales • Τέλης Σαβάλας • Телли Савалас • Aristides T. Savallas • A. T. Savallas
Other jobs
Director (2)Songs (1)
Biography
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Telly Savalas.
7.2
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
7.0
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021 Movie
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2012 Movie
6.1
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as Self (archive footage)
2010 Movie
6.0
Operation Dirty Dozen
as Self
2006 Movie
3.0
Backfire!
as Most Evil Man
1995 Movie
3.2
Mind Twister
as Richard Howland
1994 Movie
Rose Against the Odds
as George Parnassus
1991 Movie
6.0
Kojak: None So Blind
as Inspector Theo Kojak
1990 Movie
6.0
Kojak: It's Always Something
as Inspector Theo Kojak
1990 Movie
5.0
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
as Inspector Theo Kojak
1990 Movie
6.0
Kojak : Error Fatal
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1989 Movie
6.0
Kojak: Ariana
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1989 Movie
6.0
The Hollywood Detective
as Harry Bell
1989 Movie
5.1
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Maj. Wright
1988 Movie
5.7
Faceless
as Terry Hallen
1988 Movie
8.7
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Brother Joseph Heiden
1987 Movie
5.0
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Maj. Wright
1987 Movie
4.2
Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Inspector Theo Kojak
1987 Movie
7.5
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986 Movie
6.2
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Magmar (voice)
1986 Movie
6.0
Kojak The Belarus File
as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1985 Movie
4.2
The Cartier Affair
as Phil Drexler
1984 Movie
5.4
Cannonball Run II
as Hymie
1984 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Telly Savalas.
7.1
The Commish
as Tommy Colette • 3 eps
1991 Series
5.8
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
as Teddy • 1 eps
1990 Series
5.0
J.J. Starbuck
as The Greek • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.8
Alice in Wonderland
as Cheshire Cat • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
The Equalizer
as Brother Joseph Heiden • 2 eps
1985 Series
5.0
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Cretzer • 2 eps
1980 Series
7.0
The French Atlantic Affair
as Fr. Craig Dunleavy • 3 eps
1979 Series
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
as Joe Brisson • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Dr. Fabian Cain • 2 eps
1977 Series
7.1
Alice
1 eps
1976 Series
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
10.0
Midi Première
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
3.5
Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 3 eps
1974 Series
6.5
Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Theo Kojak • 118 eps
1973 Series
5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self • 2 eps
1973 Series
Musikladen
as Self • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.5
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1 eps
1971 Series
7.5
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self • 2 eps
1971 Series
Disco
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters • 1 eps
1967 Series
5.5
Cimarron Strip
1 eps
1967 Series
7.8
Garrison's Gorillas
1 eps
1967 Series