The Muppet Movie1979
As El Sleazo Tough
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Telly Savalas
Born
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).
Filmography (91)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service1969
As Ernst Stavro Blofeld
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Dirty Dozen1967
As Archer Maggott
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Kelly's Heroes1970
As Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Cannonball Run II1984
As Hymie
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Cape Fear1962
As Private Detective Charles Sievers
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Capricorn One1977
As Albain
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Johnny Cool1963
As Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Greatest Story Ever Told1965
As Pontius Pilate
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Mackenna's Gold1969
As Sergeant Tibbs
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Battle of the Bulge1965
As Sgt. Guffy
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure1979
As Captain Stefan Svevo
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Horror Express1972
As Captain Kazan
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Assassination Bureau1969
As Lord Bostwick
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Scalphunters1968
As Jim Howie
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Escape to Athena1979
As Zeno
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Genghis Khan1965
As Shan
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Faceless1988
As Terry Hallen
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Lisa and the Devil1974
As Leandro
TMDb 6.1 / 10
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die1972
As Major Ward
TMDb 6.3 / 10
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président2022
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Birdman of Alcatraz1962
As Feto Gomez
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Backfire!1995
As Most Evil Man (Not Really)
TMDb 3.4 / 10
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!1965
As Macmuid (uncredited)
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained2021
As Self - Actor (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Violent City1970
As Al Weber
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission1988
As Maj. Wright
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Inside Out1975
As Harry Morgan
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Pretty Maids All in a Row1971
As Captain Sam Surcher
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Slender Thread1965
As Dr. Joe Coburn
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Love is a Ball1963
As Dr. Christian Gump
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Beau Geste1966
As Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
TMDb 5.6 / 10
A Town Called Bastard1971
As Don Carlos
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Sol Madrid1968
As Emil Dietrich
TMDb 6.9 / 10
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift2010
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission1987
As Maj. Wright
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Pancho Villa1972
As Pancho Villa
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Killer Force1976
As Webb
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Kojak: It's Always Something1990
As Inspector Theo Kojak
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Land Raiders1969
As Vince Carden
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Kojak: Fatal Flaw1989
As Lieutenant Theo Kojak
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Cartier Affair1984
As Phil Drexler
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Clay Pigeon1971
As Redford
TMDb 4.0 / 10
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords1986
As Magmar (voice)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Border1980
As Frank Cooper
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Redneck1973
As Memphis
TMDb 4.4 / 10
The New Interns1964
As Dr. Dominic Riccio
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Karate Killers1967
As Count De Fanzini
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Man from the Diners' Club1963
As Foots Pulardos
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Fake-Out1982
As Lt. Thurston
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Hellinger's Law1981
As Nick Hellinger
TMDb 8.8 / 10
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell1968
As Walter Braddock
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Sonny and Jed1972
As Sheriff Franciscus
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Interns1962
As Dr. Dominic Riccio
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Mad Dog Coll1961
As Lt. Dawson
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Young Savages1961
As Detective Lt. Gunderson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980
As Cretzer
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration1986
TMDb 7.4 / 10
She Cried Murder1973
As Inspector Joe Brody
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Sin of Jesus
The Sin of Jesus1961
As Felix
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Marcus-Nelson Murders1973
As Lt. Theo Kojak
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Black Aphrodite1977
As The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas)
TMDb 2.6 / 10
Joys1976
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Kojak: The Price of Justice1987
As Inspector Theo Kojak
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Kojak: Ariana1989
As Lieutenant Theo Kojak
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Hollywood Detective1989
As Harry Bell
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Crooks and Coronets1969
As Herbie Haseler
TMDb 8.5 / 10
The House of Exorcism1975
As Leandro (archive footage)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Fanfare for a Death Scene1964
As Ilchidai Khan
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Kojak: Flowers For Matty1990
As Inspector Theo Kojak
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Silent Rebellion1982
As Pete
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Kojak: None So Blind1990
As Inspector Theo Kojak
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Killer Is on the Phone1972
As Ranko Drasovic
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Crime Boss1972
As Don Vincenzo
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Kojak: The Belarus File1985
As Lieutenant Theo Kojak
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Mongo's Back in Town1971
As Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Perfect Crimes
Perfect Crimes1991
As Self - Narrator
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Mind Twister1994
As Richard Howland
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Rose Against the Odds1991
As George Parnassus
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth1981
As Narrator
Operation Dirty Dozen2006
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Beyond Reason1982
As Dr. Nicholas Mati
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham1981
As Narrator
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen1981
As Narrator
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine1987
As Brother Joseph Heiden
TMDb 8.7 / 10
Afghanistan For What?1984
Halloween Monster Bash1991
As Captain Kazan (archive footage)
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?1976
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Visions...1972
As Lt. Phil Keegan
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Return to the Titanic... Live!
Return to the Titanic... Live!1987
As Host
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Remote Control Magic: The Movie2012
As Self (archive footage)
Filmography and biography: TMDb