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Director
Telly Savalas
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All crew 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
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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 directed by Telly Savalas.
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Directed Series
Series directed by Telly Savalas.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Telly Savalas.
7.6
The Dirty Dozen
as Archer Maggott
1967 Movie
7.5
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Feto Gomez
1962 Movie
7.4
Cape Fear
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
1962 Movie
7.3
Kelly's Heroes
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
1970 Movie
7.2
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Tough
1979 Movie
6.9
Battle of the Bulge
as Sgt. Guffy
1965 Movie
6.8
Capricorn One
as Albain
1977 Movie
6.6
The Assassination Bureau
as Lord Bostwick
1969 Movie
6.6
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1969 Movie
6.6
Mackenna's Gold
as Sergeant Tibbs
1969 Movie
6.4
The Scalphunters
as Jim Howie
1968 Movie
6.4
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Pontius Pilate
1965 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Telly Savalas.
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Erich Streator • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.8
The Untouchables
as Leo Stazak • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.7
Combat!
as Colonel Kapsalis • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.5
Bonanza
as Charles Augustus Hackett • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 11 eps
1962 Series
7.1
Kojak
Director • 5 eps
1973 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Dr. Fabian Cain • 2 eps
1977 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Telly Savalas.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Telly Savalas.
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 11 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Guest • 5 eps
1961 Series
7.5
Bonanza
as Charles Augustus Hackett • 1 eps
1959 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Erich Streator • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 3 eps
1944 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Dr. Fabian Cain • 2 eps
1977 Series
7.2
The Fugitive
as Steve Keller • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Philadelphia Harry • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Self / Tex • 1 eps
1951 Series
6.6
Top of the Pops
as Self • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.1
The Equalizer
as Brother Joseph Heiden • 2 eps
1985 Series
7.1
Alice
1 eps
1976 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Telly Savalas.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for 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
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for 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