Telly Savalas

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).

Filmography

Archer Maggott
Lt. Dawson
Dr. Dominic Riccio
Private Detective Charles Sievers
Vince Carden
Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
Count De Fanzini
Captain Stefan Svevo
Al Weber
Captain Kazan
Terry Hallen
Sergeant Tibbs
Dr. Joe Coburn
Captain Sam Surcher
Memphis
Pancho Villa
Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
Detective Lt. Gunderson
Harry Morgan
Don Vincenzo
Frank Cooper
Sheriff Franciscus
Dr. Christian Gump
Most Evil Man
Self - Narrator
Emil Dietrich
Lieutenant Pete Tolstad
Dr. Nicholas Mati
Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
Dr. Dominic Riccio
Inspector Joe Brody
Lt. Thurston
Leandro (archive footage)
Phil Drexler
Self (archive footage)
El Sleazo Tough
Herbie Haseler
Inspector Theo Kojak
Richard Howland
Lt. Phil Keegan
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Inspector Theo Kojak
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Lieutenant Theo Kojak
Inspector Theo Kojak
Nick Hellinger
Self
George Parnassus
Inspector Theo Kojak
Self - Actor (archive footage)