Telly Savalas
Born January 21, 1922 (Age: 104)
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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).
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).
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Filmography
Operation Dirty Dozen
2006
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as Self
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Age: 83
No Image
Perfect Crimes
1991
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as Self - Narrator
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Age: 69
Rose Against the Odds
1991
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as George Parnassus
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Age: 69
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
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as Inspector Theo Kojak
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Age: 68
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
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as Inspector Theo Kojak
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Age: 68
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
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as Inspector Theo Kojak
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Age: 67
Kojak : Error Fatal
1989
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as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
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Age: 67
Kojak: Ariana
1989
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as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
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Age: 67
The Hollywood Detective
1989
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as Harry Bell
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Age: 67
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988
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as Maj. Wright
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Age: 66
Faceless
1988
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as Terry Hallen
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Age: 66
No Image
Return to the Titanic... Live!
1987
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as Host
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Age: 65
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987
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as Brother Joseph Heiden
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Age: 65
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987
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as Maj. Wright
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Age: 65
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987
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as Inspector Theo Kojak
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Age: 65
Kojak The Belarus File
1985
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as Lieutenant Theo Kojak
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Age: 63
Cannonball Run II
1984
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as Hymie
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Age: 62
Afghanistan For What?
1984
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as
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Age: 61
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
1981
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as Narrator
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Age: 59
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
1981
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as Narrator
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Age: 59
Hellinger's Law
1981
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as Nick Hellinger
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Age: 59
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
1981
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as Narrator
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Age: 58
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
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as Cretzer
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Age: 58
The Border
1980
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as Frank Cooper
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Age: 58
The Muppet Movie
1979
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as El Sleazo Tough
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Age: 57
Capricorn One
1977
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as Albain
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Age: 55
She Cried Murder
1973
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as Inspector Joe Brody
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Age: 51
Lisa and the Devil
1973
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as Leandro
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Age: 51
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
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as Lt. Theo Kojak
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Age: 51
Redneck
1973
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as Memphis
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Age: 51
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
1972
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as Major Ward
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Age: 50
Pancho Villa
1972
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as Pancho Villa
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Age: 50
Visions...
1972
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as Lt. Phil Keegan
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Age: 50
The Killer Is on the Phone
1972
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as Ranko Drasovic
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Age: 50
Horror Express
1972
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as Captain Kazan
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Age: 50
Sonny and Jed
1972
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as Sheriff Franciscus
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Age: 50
Crime Boss
1972
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as Don Vincenzo
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Age: 50
Kelly's Heroes
1970
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as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
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Age: 48
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
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as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
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Age: 47
Land Raiders
1969
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as Vince Carden
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Age: 47
Crooks and Coronets
1969
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as Herbie Haseler
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Age: 47
Mackenna's Gold
1969
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as Sergeant Tibbs
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Age: 47
The Assassination Bureau
1969
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as Lord Bostwick
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Age: 47
Battle of the Bulge
1965
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as Sgt. Guffy
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Age: 43
The Slender Thread
1965
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as Dr. Joe Coburn
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Age: 43
Genghis Khan
1965
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as Shan
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Age: 43
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
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as Pontius Pilate
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Age: 43
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
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as Macmuid (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
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as Ilchidai Khan
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Age: 42
The New Interns
1964
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as Dr. Dominic Riccio
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Age: 42
Johnny Cool
1963
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as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo
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Age: 41
Love is a Ball
1963
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as Dr. Christian Gump
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Age: 41
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
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as Foots Pulardos
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Age: 41
The Interns
1962
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as Dr. Dominic Riccio
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Age: 40
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
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as Feto Gomez
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Age: 40
Cape Fear
1962
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as Private Detective Charles Sievers
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Age: 40
No Image
The Sin of Jesus
1961
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as Felix
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Age: 39
The Young Savages
1961
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as Detective Lt. Gunderson
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Age: 39
Mad Dog Coll
1961
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as Lt. Dawson
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Age: 39