Telly Savalas
Date of birth: 1922-01-21
Place of birth: Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Telly Aristoteles Savalas, Telli Savales, Telly Savales, Τέλης Σαβάλας, Телли Савалас, Aristides T. Savallas, A. T. Savallas
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).
Movie Credits
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962-07-04
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969-12-18
James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where h
The Dirty Dozen
1967-06-15
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy châtea
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965-04-09
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is give
Mad Dog Coll
1961-05-12
Killer Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll moves in on gangster Dutch Schultz in 1920s New York.
Genghis Khan
1965-04-15
This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mo
Lisa and the Devil
1973-05-08
Lisa is a tourist in an ancient city. When she gets lost, she finds an old mansion in which to shelt
The New Interns
1964-06-01
Young doctors mix romance with their careers in a big-city hospital.
Cape Fear
1962-04-12
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 y
Land Raiders
1969-07-27
An outlaw committing a string of robberies and murders manages to blame the crimes on Apaches, bring
Kelly's Heroes
1970-06-22
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
The Karate Killers
1967-04-07
International spies Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin travel around the globe in an effort to track d
Capricorn One
1977-12-10
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979-05-18
After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts
Cannonball Run II
1984-06-29
When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one p
Violent City
1970-09-17
A hitman is double-crossed by his girlfriend and barely escapes a murder attempt. He then sets out t
The Scalphunters
1968-02-29
Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recove
Horror Express
1972-09-30
Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen rem
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968-10-23
After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldier
Battle of the Bulge
1965-12-16
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year.
Faceless
1988-01-31
A detective investigating a missing model in Paris uncovers a plastic surgeon’s horrifying secret in
Escape to Athena
1979-05-21
During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987-03-01
Learning of a Nazi plot to attack Washington, D.C. with a deadly nerve gas, Major Wright leads twelv
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988-11-10
A renegade team of World War II soldiers. This time, one of the 12 is a woman and, with a Nazi spy w
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
1972-12-27
A dishonored Union Army officer leads a group of convicts to retake Fort Holman from the Confederate
A Town Called Bastard
1971-10-27
A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Te
Mackenna's Gold
1969-03-18
A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups
The Slender Thread
1965-12-15
Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. One night when at the clinic alon
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971-04-28
At Oceanfront High School, female students are being targeted by an unknown serial killer. Meanwhile
The Assassination Bureau
1969-03-09
In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organizat
Redneck
1973-02-02
Franco Nero and Telly Savalas star in the story of a trio of jewel thieves on the lam after a heist
Killer Force
1976-01-14
Head of company security, Harry Webb, fears that a diamond theft is about to take place at their maj
Pancho Villa
1972-10-31
In 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, General Pancho Villa manages to escape from the clutches of
Johnny Cool
1963-10-02
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
The Young Savages
1961-05-24
A district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder
Inside Out
1975-10-19
An American ex-WW II POW returns to Germany 30 years after the war. He teams up with the former comm
Crime Boss
1972-08-08
Hit man Antonio Mancuso travels to Italy to make the big time. He meets and befriends Mafia boss Don
The Killer Is on the Phone
1972-10-06
A woman whose husband was murdered five years previously, is stalked by his killer, who wants to eli
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964-09-01
An American secret agent, on the trail of a vanished scientist, must recover the scientist's revolut
The Border
1980-08-06
Frank Cooper, a senior immigration police, remains a daily struggle against mafias operating between
Sonny and Jed
1972-08-11
As thoroughly unlikeable a robber as ever walked the West, Joe nonetheless robs from the rich and gi
Love Is a Ball
1963-04-24
Etienne makes a good living out of marrying off poor but titled young men to rich but untitled young
Backfire!
1995-01-20
Just as Jeremy Jackson attempts to become the first male firewoman in New York, fires begin mysterio
Perfect Crimes
1991-11-08
True stories about individuals seeking to commit a perfect crime.
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963-04-17
Meek credit card company clerk Ernest Klenk is feeling the pressure of demanding coworkers, new comp
Sol Madrid
1968-02-07
Government agent Sol Madrid travels to Mexico with hooker Stacey to bring mobster Villanova and drug
Mongo's Back in Town
1971-12-10
Professional killer is hired by his brother, a gang boss, to wipe out a rival gangster.
Beyond Reason
1985-09-26
An unconventional psychiatrist slowly begins to question his own sanity.
Beau Geste
1966-09-02
In 1906, two American brothers join the French Foreign Legion and, led by a sadistic Sergeant-Major,
The Interns
1962-08-08
During their first year of internship at New North Hospital, a group of aspiring doctors undergo bot
Return to the Titanic... Live!
1987-10-28
A television special hosted by Telly Savalas that features artefacts recovered from the 1987 salvage
She Cried Murder
1973-09-25
Fashion model Sarah Cornell, from the front car of a subway, witnesses a man pushing a woman onto th
Fake-Out
1982-11-18
Gangster's girlfriend hangs out in a Las Vegas hotel with her cop protectors while she waits to test
The House of Exorcism
1975-04-02
A re-edited version of Mario Bava's "Lisa and the Devil" for the U.S. market, including newly filmed
The Cartier Affair
1984-11-03
Curt Taylor is a convict and owes Phil Drexler the number 1 convict in the prison. Now to settle his
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
2012-11-13
Remote Control Magic is the ultimate 70's channel surfing experience. Dante Fontana guides you on a
The Hollywood Detective
1989-10-25
An actor at the end of the line who used to play a PI on TV turns to real detective work when a fan
The Muppet Movie
1979-06-22
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent a
Operation Dirty Dozen
2006-01-01
A short film looking behind the scenes at the making of The Dirty Dozen. Showing many scenes being f
Crooks and Coronets
1969-04-02
Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can'
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980-11-05
Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handfu
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
1981-12-22
The star of TV's Kojak takes a look at the history and attractions of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
1981-01-01
Telly Savalas narrates a travelogue of Birmingham in England, taking in such sights as New Street St
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987-02-21
When the bodies of two young boys are discovered in the Harlem River, their mother is the obvious su
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022-01-07
In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a n
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
1981-12-22
Telly Savalas tours the coastal city of Portsmouth, with a look at the intriguing history and magnif
Silent Rebellion
1982-05-04
A Greek immigrant (Savalas) and his son return to Greece, where they reunite with mother and brother
Clay Pigeon
1971-08-01
An ex-soldier is recruited by the FBI to go undercover in L.A. and find other ex-soldiers who are pa
Mind Twister
1994-03-16
Two former exotic dancers devise a plot to expose a physciatrist as the murderer of their friend.
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010-08-03
The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from the
Visions...
1972-10-10
A professor who has visions of the future informs the police that someone is about to plant a bomb.
Kojak The Belarus File
1985-02-16
Lt. Theo Kojak uncovers a Nazi conspiracy.
Kojak: Ariana
1989-11-02
One of Kojak's old enemies uses Ariana, a young Greek girl, as bait to trap the legendary New York d
Kojak : Error Fatal
1989-11-30
Investigating the murder of a writer responsible for a Mob exposed, Kojak discovers that the dead ma
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990-01-04
Kojak charms his way into high society to investigate art thefts that are tied to munitions smugglin
Kojak: None So Blind
1990-04-07
After a flighty young woman accidentally witnesses a Mob hit in an Italian restaurant, New York Poli
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973-03-08
A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls
Hellinger's Law
1981-03-10
A flamboyant criminal lawyer named Nick Hellinger takes on the case of a syndicate's accountant (act
Joys
1976-03-05
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987-09-23
Robert McCall is forced to work with a former terrorist turned monk by the name of Joseph Heiden(Tel
The Sin of Jesus
1961-12-10
An egg-sorting woman shrugs off even the appearance of Christ. From Isaak Babel story.
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965-03-24
During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986-05-20
A live-action and animated television special featuring clips from past episodes and spin-offs combi
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986-03-21
The GoBots, television's amazing transformable super heroes, star in their first full length feature
Rose Against the Odds
1991-09-29
The story of Australian Indigenous boxer Lionel Rose from his first amateur boxing matches up until
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990-01-31
After discovering the connection between a corrupt city commissioner and Colombian killers, Kojak is
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
1976-02-18
At the height of his KOJAK TV series fame, Telly Savalas starred in this variety special that was sp
Afghanistan For What?
1984-01-01
The movie deals with the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and the struggle of the Afghan people agai
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021-11-15
A tribute to Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci (1926-90), presented by American filmmaker Quentin Ta