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).
Known For
Top 40 Movies
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
The Dirty Dozen
1967
Horror Express
1972
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
The Scalphunters
1968
Capricorn One
1977
Sol Madrid
1968
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Kelly's Heroes
1970
The Muppet Movie
1979
Battle of the Bulge
1965
Mackenna's Gold
1969
Cannonball Run II
1984
Cape Fear
1962
Joys
1976
Escape to Athena
1979
Redneck
1973
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
Johnny Cool
1963
The Interns
1962
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979
Inside Out
1975
Genghis Khan
1965
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988
Backfire!
1995
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
Violent City
1970
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
Lisa and the Devil
1973
Sonny and Jed
1972
The Assassination Bureau
1969
The Young Savages
1961
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
1972
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
Killer Force
1976
Faceless
1988
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
A Town Called Bastard
1971
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987