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Telly Savalas
AKA: Telly Aristoteles Savalas · Telli Savales · Telly Savales · Τέλης Σαβάλας · Телли Савалас
Acting
Born: 1922
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
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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).
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).
Known For
The Commish
Tommy Colette
1991 · US
Alice in Wonderland
Cheshire Cat
1985 · US
The Equalizer
Brother Joseph Heiden
1985 · CA
American Playhouse
Peter Panakos
1982 · US
Tales of the Unexpected
Joe Brisson
1979 · GB
The Love Boat
Dr. Fabian Cain
1977 · US
Alice
Role
1976 · US
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975 · FR
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Commish | 1991 | Tommy Colette |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | Cheshire Cat |
| The Equalizer | 1985 | Brother Joseph Heiden |
| American Playhouse | 1982 | Peter Panakos |
| Tales of the Unexpected | 1979 | Joe Brisson |
| The Love Boat | 1977 | Dr. Fabian Cain |
| Alice | 1976 | Contributor |
| Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | 1975 | Self |
| Midi Première | 1975 | Self |
| Dinah! | 1974 | Self - Guest |
| Kojak | 1973 | Theo Kojak |
| Kojak | 1973 | Director |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | 1973 | Self |
| Musikladen | 1972 | Self |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | 1969 | Gregor Antonescu |
| The Carol Burnett Show | 1967 | Self - Guest / Various Characters |
| The F.B.I. | 1965 | Ed Clementi |
| Run for Your Life | 1965 | Istvan Zabor |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1964 | Count Valeriano De Fanzini |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1963 | Beret |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1963 | Mueller |
| Burke's Law | 1963 | Charlie Prince |
| Arrest and Trial | 1963 | Frank Santo |
| Combat! | 1962 | Colonel Kapsalis |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | Self |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1962 | Philadelphia Harry |
| The Virginian | 1962 | 'Colonel' Bliss |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1961 | Self - Guest |
| Ben Casey | 1961 | Contributor |
| Cain's Hundred | 1961 | Frank Meehan |
| The Detectives | 1959 | Ben |
| The Untouchables | 1959 | Leo Stazak |
| Bonanza | 1959 | Charles Augustus Hackett |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1958 | Brother Hendricksen |
| Naked City | 1958 | Gabriel Hody |
| The Red Skelton Show | 1951 | Tex |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1950 | Contributor |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1950 | Self |
| Bambi | 1948 | Self |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1944 | Self - Nominee |