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Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης "Τέλι" Σαββάλας; 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Telly Savalas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1922-01-21

Birth Place

Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

6.6

Movie
poster

77 Sunset Strip

1958

6.7

TV
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

1972

6.3

Movie
A Town Called Hell

A Town Called Hell

1971

4.9

Movie
poster

Acapulco

1961

5.0

TV
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980

4.5

Movie
poster

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980

5.0

TV
poster

Alice

1976

7.0

TV
poster

Alice in Wonderland

1985

6.9

TV
poster

Am laufenden Band

1974

6.5

TV
poster

Armstrong Circle Theatre

1950

3.0

TV
poster

Arrest and Trial

1963

7.0

TV
Backfire!

Backfire!

1995

3.4

Movie
poster

Bambi Awards

1948

9.0

TV
Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

1965

6.9

Movie
Beau Geste

Beau Geste

1966

5.9

Movie
poster

Ben Casey

1961

5.7

TV
Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason

1985

0.0

Movie
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979

5.0

Movie
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

7.5

Movie
poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.5

TV
poster

Bonanza

1959

7.5

TV
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968

5.9

Movie
poster

Burke's Law

1963

6.0

TV
poster

Cain's Hundred

1961

4.7

TV
Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

1984

5.4

Movie
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962

7.4

Movie
Capricorn One

Capricorn One

1977

6.8

Movie
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

2020

7.9

Movie
poster

Cimarron Strip

1967

5.0

TV
Clay Pigeon

Clay Pigeon

1971

3.4

Movie
poster

Combat!

1962

7.6

TV
Crime Boss

Crime Boss

1972

6.4

Movie
Crooks and Coronets

Crooks and Coronets

1969

8.3

Movie
poster

Dinah!

1974

6.5

TV
poster

Disco

1971

0.0

TV
poster

Ein Schloß am Wörthersee

1990

4.3

TV
poster

Einer wird gewinnen

1964

7.0

TV
Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena

1979

5.6

Movie
Faceless

Faceless

1988

5.7

Movie
Fake-Out

Fake-Out

1982

4.8

Movie
Fanfare for a Death Scene

Fanfare for a Death Scene

1964

6.0

Movie
poster

Garrison's Gorillas

1967

7.5

TV
Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

1965

5.9

Movie
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

1986

5.8

Movie
poster

Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
poster

Grindl

1963

5.5

TV
Hellinger's Law

Hellinger's Law

1981

7.5

Movie
Horror Express

Horror Express

1972

6.3

Movie
Inside Out

Inside Out

1975

6.5

Movie
poster

J.J. Starbuck

1987

5.0

TV
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

3.4

Movie
Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963

5.3

Movie
Joys

Joys

1976

4.0

Movie
Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

1970

7.3

Movie
Killer Force

Killer Force

1976

5.5

Movie
poster

Kojak

1973

6.9

TV
Kojak: Ariana

Kojak: Ariana

1989

6.0

Movie
Kojak: Fatal Flaw

Kojak: Fatal Flaw

1989

6.0

Movie
Kojak: Flowers For Matty

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

1990

4.5

Movie
Kojak: It's Always Something

Kojak: It's Always Something

1990

6.0

Movie
Kojak: None So Blind

Kojak: None So Blind

1990

6.0

Movie
Kojak: The Belarus File

Kojak: The Belarus File

1985

6.0

Movie
Kojak: The Price of Justice

Kojak: The Price of Justice

1987

4.2

Movie
poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

5.3

TV
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

2022

7.2

Movie
Land Raiders

Land Raiders

1969

5.1

Movie
poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

6.0

TV
Lisa and the Devil

Lisa and the Devil

1973

6.3

Movie
Love Is a Ball

Love Is a Ball

1963

4.6

Movie
Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

1969

6.6

Movie
Mad Dog Coll

Mad Dog Coll

1961

5.4

Movie
poster

Midi Première

1975

10.0

TV
Mind Twister

Mind Twister

1994

3.2

Movie
Mongo's Back in Town

Mongo's Back in Town

1971

4.8

Movie
poster

Musikladen

1972

0.0

TV
poster

Naked City

1958

5.3

TV
poster

Okay

1979

0.0

TV
On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

6.6

Movie
Operation Dirty Dozen

Operation Dirty Dozen

2006

6.0

Movie
Pancho Villa

Pancho Villa

1972

4.9

Movie
Paul Williams Still Alive

Paul Williams Still Alive

2011

6.7

Movie
Perfect Crimes

Perfect Crimes

1991

5.0

Movie
Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971

5.8

Movie
Redneck

Redneck

1973

4.3

Movie
Remote Control Magic: The Movie

Remote Control Magic: The Movie

2012

0.0

Movie
Return to the Titanic... Live!

Return to the Titanic... Live!

1987

6.0

Movie
Rose Against the Odds

Rose Against the Odds

1991

0.0

Movie
poster

Run for Your Life

1965

7.2

TV
She Cried Murder

She Cried Murder

1973

6.2

Movie
Silent Rebellion

Silent Rebellion

1982

7.0

Movie
Sol Madrid

Sol Madrid

1968

6.3

Movie
Sonny and Jed

Sonny and Jed

1972

6.0

Movie
poster

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

6.7

TV
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen

Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen

1981

6.0

Movie
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham

Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham

1981

5.7

Movie
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth

Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth

1981

0.0

Movie
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

1976

0.0

Movie
poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

7.8

TV
poster

The Aquanauts

1960

5.5

TV
The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

1969

6.4

Movie
poster

The Bob Hope Show

1950

7.0

TV
The Border

The Border

1980

5.0

Movie
poster

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

7.5

TV
The Cartier Affair

The Cartier Affair

1984

4.1

Movie
poster

The Commish

1991

7.2

TV
poster

The Dakotas

1963

5.7

TV
poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

5.3

TV
poster

The Detectives

1959

5.6

TV
The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

1967

7.6

Movie
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

1987

4.9

Movie
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

1988

5.0

Movie
poster

The Equalizer

1985

7.1

TV
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1987

8.0

Movie
The Exotic Locations of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

The Exotic Locations of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

2006

6.0

Movie
poster

The F.B.I.

1965

5.4

TV
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration

1986

7.5

Movie
poster

The French Atlantic Affair

1979

7.0

TV
poster

The Fugitive

1963

7.2

TV
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

6.4

Movie
The Hollywood Detective

The Hollywood Detective

1989

6.0

Movie
The House of Exorcism

The House of Exorcism

1975

4.8

Movie
The Interns

The Interns

1962

5.4

Movie
The Karate Killers

The Karate Killers

1967

4.9

Movie
The Killer Is on the Phone

The Killer Is on the Phone

1972

5.5

Movie
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
The Man from the Diners' Club

The Man from the Diners' Club

1963

5.0

Movie
poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

7.1

TV
The Marcus-Nelson Murders

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973

7.0

Movie
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979

7.2

Movie
poster

The New Breed

1961

7.0

TV
The New Interns

The New Interns

1964

5.0

Movie
poster

The Red Skelton Show

1951

7.4

TV
poster

The Rogues

1964

7.5

TV
The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

1968

6.4

Movie
The Second Inauguration of Ronald Reagan

The Second Inauguration of Ronald Reagan

1985

0.0

Movie
The Sin of Jesus

The Sin of Jesus

1961

4.8

Movie
The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread

1965

7.1

Movie
poster

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

1971

6.2

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
poster

The Twilight Zone

1959

8.4

TV
poster

The Untouchables

1959

7.9

TV
poster

The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
The Young Savages

The Young Savages

1961

6.4

Movie
poster

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974

3.5

TV
poster

Top of the Pops

1964

6.5

TV
poster

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971

6.0

TV
Violent City

Violent City

1970

6.0

Movie
Visions...

Visions...

1972

0.0

Movie
أفغانستان لماذا؟

أفغانستان لماذا؟

1984

0.0

Movie