Telly Savalas

Actor

Born: January 21, 1922 (72 years old)

Died: January 22, 1994

Place of birth: Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

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 (85)

• Birdman of Alcatraz (1962, ★ 7.5)
• The Dirty Dozen (1967, ★ 7.6)
• The Twilight Zone (1959, ★ 8.5)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969, ★ 6.6)
• Cape Fear (1962, ★ 7.5)
• Kelly's Heroes (1970, ★ 7.4)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965, ★ 6.4)
• Lisa and the Devil (1973, ★ 6.2)
• Capricorn One (1977, ★ 6.8)
• The Scalphunters (1968, ★ 6.4)
• Horror Express (1972, ★ 6.3)
• Battle of the Bulge (1965, ★ 6.9)
• A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972, ★ 6.2)
• Mackenna's Gold (1969, ★ 6.6)
• The Slender Thread (1965, ★ 7.1)
• The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986, ★ 7.6)
• The Assassination Bureau (1969, ★ 6.6)
• She Cried Murder (1973, ★ 6.6)
• The Muppet Movie (1979, ★ 7.2)
• The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973, ★ 7.4)
• Alice (1976, ★ 7.1)
• Garrison's Gorillas (1967, ★ 7.8)
• The Young Savages (1961, ★ 6.4)
• Inside Out (1975, ★ 6.5)
• Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (2021, ★ 7)
• The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971, ★ 6.5)
• Tales of the Unexpected (1979, ★ 6.7)
• Kojak (1973, ★ 7.1)
• The Equalizer (1985, ★ 7.1)
• Combat! (1962, ★ 7.7)