Telly Savalas
Acting
🎂 1922-01-21
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas 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).
Cast credits(158)
Charles Augustus Hackett
1959
Self
1962
Self - Guest Host
1962
Dr. Fabian Cain
1977
Self
1961
Steve Keller
1963
Victor Leonetti
1963
Dan Polichek
1963
Self
1964
'Colonel' Bliss
1962
Erich Streator
1959
Self - Nominee
1944
Self - Presenter
1944
1976
Brother Joseph Heiden
1985
Gabriel Hody
1958
Joe Brisson
1979
Mueller
1963
Ed Clementi
1965
Leo Stazak
1959
Colonel Kapsalis
1962
Jon
1962
Self
1975
Theo Kojak
1973
Fakir George O'Shea
1963
Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth
1963
Charlie Prince
1963
1961
Philadelphia Harry
1962
Brother Hendricksen
1958
Istvan Zabor
1965
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
Self / Tex
1951
Beret
1963
Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle
1963
Tommy Colette
1991
Ben
1959
Self
1948
Self
1974
Self
1975
Self
1972
Dr. Buel Reed
1961
Self
1950
Count Valeriano De Fanzini
1964
Frank Santo
1963
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1969
Self
1971
1967
1964
Archer Maggott
1967
Jake Volet
1963
Self
1973
Self
1964
Frank Meehan
1961
Harry Remick
1961
Hymie
1984
Captain Kazan
1972
Private Detective Charles Sievers
1962
Feto Gomez
1962
Self
1971
Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
1970
1950
Paul Price
1960
Pontius Pilate
1965
1967
1963
Self
1979
The Greek
1987
Albain
1977
El Sleazo Tough
1979
Cheshire Cat
1985
Sergeant Tibbs
1969
Zeno
1979
Sgt. Guffy
1965
Self
1974
Fr. Craig Dunleavy
1979
Self - Guest
1974
1971
Al Weber
1970
Maj. Wright
1988
Nick Hellinger
1981
Captain Stefan Svevo
1979
Jim Howie
1968
Self (archive footage)
2022
Shan
1965
Phil Drexler
1984
Major Ward
1972
Dr. Nicholas Mati
1985
Cretzer
1980
Emil Dietrich
1968
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1985
Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
1966
Terry Hallen
1988
Self (archive footage)
2010
Inspector Theo Kojak
1987
Leandro
1973
Dr. Dominic Riccio
1962
Lt. Theo Kojak
1973
Detective Lt. Gunderson
1961
Maj. Wright
1987
Inspector Theo Kojak
1990
Webb
1976
Leandro (archive footage)
1975
Cretzer
1980
Macmuid (uncredited)
1965
Harry Bell
1989
Self - Narrator
1991
Ilchidai Khan
1964
Dr. Dominic Riccio
1964
Dr. Joe Coburn
1965
Teddy
1990
Don Carlos
1971
Captain Sam Surcher
1971
Inspector Theo Kojak
1990
Lt. Thurston
1982
Lord Bostwick
1969
Self
1976
Count De Fanzini
1967
George Parnassus
1991
Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
1963
Lt. Phil Keegan
1972
Walter Braddock
1968
Herbie Haseler
1969
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
Sheriff Franciscus
1972
Brother Joseph Heiden
1987
Harry Morgan
1975
Inspector Theo Kojak
1990
Pancho Villa
1972
Mr. Carver
1961
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1989
Host
1987
Magmar (voice)
1986
Don Vincenzo
1972
Frank Cooper
1980
Inspector Joe Brody
1973
Vince Carden
1969
Memphis
1973
Self (archive footage)
2011
Richard Howland
1994
Ranko Drasovic
1972
1984
Felix
1961
Lt. Dawson
1961
Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
1971
Mr. Martindale
1963
Pete
1982
Self
1976
Self (archive footage)
2012
Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle)
1963
Redford
1971
Self
2006
Most Evil Man
1995
Narrator
1981
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
1989
1986
Narrator
1981
Narrator
1981