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Telly Savalas

Acting

Born: 1922-01-21
Died: 1994-01-22
From: Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.5

Also Known As

Telly Aristoteles SavalasTelli SavalesTelly SavalesΤέλης ΣαβάλαςТелли СаваласAristides T. SavallasA. 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).

Photos5

Awards & Nominations5 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama

Kojak

1976
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama

Kojak

1975
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Kojak

1974
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Birdman of Alcatraz

1963
🏆 Won

Ellis Island Medal of Honor

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting142 titles

Visions...
10.0
Movie

Visions...

1972Thriller
Beyond Reason
9.0
Movie

Beyond Reason

1982Drama
Bambi
9.0
Series

Bambi

1948 - ...Documentary
Midi Première
9.0
Series

Midi Première

1975-1982Documentary
Hellinger's Law
8.8
Movie

Hellinger's Law

1981Drama
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
8.7
Movie

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1987Action
Crooks and Coronets
8.5
Movie

Crooks and Coronets

1969Comedy
Silent Rebellion
8.5
Movie

Silent Rebellion

1982Drama
The Twilight Zone
8.5
Series

The Twilight Zone

1959-1964Sci-Fi
Arrest and Trial
8.3
Series

Arrest and Trial

1963-2000Thriller
Garrison's Gorillas
8.1
Series

Garrison's Gorillas

1967-1968Drama
Kojak : Error Fatal
8.0
Movie

Kojak : Error Fatal

1989Thriller
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
8.0
Movie

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

1976Drama
The Rogues
8.0
Series

The Rogues

1964-1965Action
Musikladen
8.0
Series

Musikladen

1972-1984Drama
The Untouchables
7.9
Series

The Untouchables

1959-1963Drama
Combat!
7.8
Series

Combat!

1962-1967Drama
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8
Series

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962-1965Thriller
The New Breed
7.7
Series

The New Breed

1961-1962Drama
The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
Series

The Carol Burnett Show

1967-1978Comedy
The Dirty Dozen
7.6
Movie

The Dirty Dozen

1967Action
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
7.6
Movie

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973Drama
Birdman of Alcatraz
7.5
Movie

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962Drama
Cape Fear
7.5
Movie

Cape Fear

1962Thriller
Kojak: Ariana
7.5
Movie

Kojak: Ariana

1989Thriller
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
Bonanza
7.5
Series

Bonanza

1959-1973Action
Kelly's Heroes
7.4
Movie

Kelly's Heroes

1970Action
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
7.4
Cartoon

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration

1986Animation
The Red Skelton Show
7.4
Series

The Red Skelton Show

1951-1971Comedy
Operation Dirty Dozen
7.3
Movie

Operation Dirty Dozen

2006Documentary
The Fugitive
7.3
Series

The Fugitive

1963-1967Action
The Muppet Movie
7.2
Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979Drama
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
7.2
Movie

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

2022Drama
Kojak
7.2
Series

Kojak

1973-1978Thriller
The French Atlantic Affair
7.2
Series

The French Atlantic Affair

1979Thriller
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Series

Golden Globe Awards

1944 - ...Documentary
The Slender Thread
7.1
Movie

The Slender Thread

1965Drama
Alice
7.1
Series

Alice

1976-1985Comedy
The Equalizer
7.1
Series

The Equalizer

1985-1989Action
Run for Your Life
7.1
Series

Run for Your Life

1965-1968Drama
77 Sunset Strip
7.1
Series

77 Sunset Strip

1958-1964Thriller
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1
Series

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964-1968Action
The Commish
7.1
Series

The Commish

1991-1996Drama
Fanfare for a Death Scene
7.0
Movie

Fanfare for a Death Scene

1964Action
The Hollywood Detective
7.0
Movie

The Hollywood Detective

1989Drama
Rose Against the Odds
7.0
Movie

Rose Against the Odds

1991Drama
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
7.0
Movie

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

2021Documentary
Am laufenden Band
7.0
Series

Am laufenden Band

1974-1979Drama
The Bob Hope Show
7.0
Series

The Bob Hope Show

1950-1984Comedy
Dinah!
7.0
Series

Dinah!

1974 - ...Drama
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0
Series

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 - ...Drama
Battle of the Bulge
6.9
Movie

Battle of the Bulge

1965Drama
Sol Madrid
6.9
Movie

Sol Madrid

1968Thriller
Alice in Wonderland
6.9
Series

Alice in Wonderland

1985Action
Capricorn One
6.8
Movie

Capricorn One

1977Drama
Kojak: The Belarus File
6.8
Movie

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985Thriller
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8
Series

Tales of the Unexpected

1979-1988Drama
The Assassination Bureau
6.7
Movie

The Assassination Bureau

1969Action
Inside Out
6.7
Movie

Inside Out

1975Comedy
Crime Boss
6.7
Movie

Crime Boss

1972Thriller
Kojak: It's Always Something
6.7
Movie

Kojak: It's Always Something

1990Thriller
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
6.7
Series

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

1971-1974Comedy
The Detectives
6.7
Series

The Detectives

1959-1962Action
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
6.7
Series

Ein Schloß am Wörthersee

1990-1993Comedy
Top of the Pops
6.7
Series

Top of the Pops

1964-2006Documentary
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.6
Movie

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969Action
Mackenna's Gold
6.6
Movie

Mackenna's Gold

1969Action
She Cried Murder
6.6
Movie

She Cried Murder

1973Action
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
6.6
Cartoon

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986Animation
The Young Savages
6.5
Movie

The Young Savages

1961Thriller
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5
Series

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963-1965Thriller
The Virginian
6.5
Series

The Virginian

1962-1971Action
The Dakotas
6.5
Series

The Dakotas

1963Action
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4
Movie

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965Drama
The Scalphunters
6.4
Movie

The Scalphunters

1968Comedy
Horror Express
6.3
Movie

Horror Express

1972Horror
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
6.3
Movie

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

1972Action
Kojak: None So Blind
6.3
Movie

Kojak: None So Blind

1990Thriller
Burke's Law
6.3
Series

Burke's Law

1963-1966Drama
The Love Boat
6.3
Series

The Love Boat

1977-1987Drama
Lisa and the Devil
6.2
Movie

Lisa and the Devil

1973Horror
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
6.1
Movie

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010Comedy
Violent City
6.0
Movie

Violent City

1970Action
The Interns
6.0
Movie

The Interns

1962Romance
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
6.0
Movie

Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen

1981Documentary
Joys
6.0
Movie

Joys

1976Comedy
The Aquanauts
6.0
Series

The Aquanauts

1960-1961Action
J.J. Starbuck
6.0
Series

J.J. Starbuck

1987-1988Drama
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0
Series

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975-1980Documentary
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
5.9
Movie

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968Comedy
The Man from the Diners' Club
5.9
Movie

The Man from the Diners' Club

1963Comedy
Mongo's Back in Town
5.9
Movie

Mongo's Back in Town

1971Thriller
Ben Casey
5.9
Series

Ben Casey

1961-1966Drama
Genghis Khan
5.8
Movie

Genghis Khan

1965Drama
Pretty Maids All in a Row
5.8
Movie

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971Comedy
Sonny and Jed
5.8
Movie

Sonny and Jed

1972Action
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
5.8
Movie

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

1990Thriller
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Faceless
5.7
Movie

Faceless

1988Horror
Escape to Athena
5.7
Movie

Escape to Athena

1979Action
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
5.7
Movie

Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham

1981Documentary
Naked City
5.7
Series

Naked City

1958-1963Drama
Cimarron Strip
5.7
Series

Cimarron Strip

1967-1968Action
Land Raiders
5.6
Movie

Land Raiders

1969Action
Beau Geste
5.6
Movie

Beau Geste

1966Drama
The F.B.I.
5.6
Series

The F.B.I.

1965-1974Thriller
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
5.5
Movie

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980Thriller
Mad Dog Coll
5.4
Movie

Mad Dog Coll

1961Thriller
Cannonball Run II
5.4
Movie

Cannonball Run II

1984Action
Killer Force
5.4
Movie

Killer Force

1976Action
The Killer Is on the Phone
5.4
Movie

The Killer Is on the Phone

1972Thriller
The Border
5.4
Movie

The Border

1980Action
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5.4
Series

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973-1984Comedy
Johnny Cool
5.3
Movie

Johnny Cool

1963Thriller
Cain's Hundred
5.3
Series

Cain's Hundred

1961-1962Drama
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
5.2
Movie

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

1988Action
Kojak: The Price of Justice
5.2
Movie

Kojak: The Price of Justice

1987Drama
The Karate Killers
5.1
Movie

The Karate Killers

1967Action
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
5.1
Movie

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979Action
Love is a Ball
5.1
Movie

Love is a Ball

1963Comedy
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
5.0
Movie

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

1987Action
A Town Called Bastard
5.0
Movie

A Town Called Bastard

1971Action
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
5.0
Series

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980Thriller
Pancho Villa
4.9
Movie

Pancho Villa

1972Action
The New Interns
4.8
Movie

The New Interns

1964Comedy
The Cartier Affair
4.7
Movie

The Cartier Affair

1984Drama
The House of Exorcism
4.5
Movie

The House of Exorcism

1975Horror
Armstrong Circle Theatre
4.5
Series

Armstrong Circle Theatre

1950-1967Drama
Redneck
4.4
Movie

Redneck

1973Drama
Fake-Out
4.1
Movie

Fake-Out

1982Action
Clay Pigeon
4.0
Movie

Clay Pigeon

1971Action
Mind Twister
3.8
Movie

Mind Twister

1994Thriller
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
3.8
Movie

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965Comedy
Backfire!
3.6
Movie

Backfire!

1995Comedy
Tony Orlando and Dawn
3.5
Series

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974-1976Drama
Black Aphrodite
2.6
Movie

Black Aphrodite

1977Action
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
0
Movie

Remote Control Magic: The Movie

2012Drama
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
0
Movie

Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth

1981Documentary
Afghanistan For What?
0
Movie

Afghanistan For What?

1984Drama
Halloween Monster Bash
0
Movie

Halloween Monster Bash

1991Drama
Disco
0
Series

Disco

1971-1982Documentary

Directing2 titles

Beyond Reason
9.0
Movie

Beyond Reason

1982Drama
Kojak
7.2
Series

Kojak

1973-1978Thriller

Writing1 title

Beyond Reason
9.0
Movie

Beyond Reason

1982Drama

Sound1 title

Pancho Villa
4.9
Movie

Pancho Villa

1972Action