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…
Telly Savalas
Actor · Born 21 Jan 1922, Garden City
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American film and television actor and singer…
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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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- Born21 January 1922
- Died22 January 1994 (aged 72)
- BirthplaceGarden City, Long Island, New York, USA
- Known forActing
- GenderMale
- Also known asTelly Aristoteles Savalas, Telli Savales, Telly Savales, Aristides T. Savallas, A. T. Savallas
- Popularity1.3TMDB score
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Movies 91
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Operation Dirty Dozen
Backfire!
Mind Twister
Perfect Crimes
Halloween Monster Bash
Rose Against the Odds
Kojak: None So Blind
Kojak: It's Always Something
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
Kojak: Ariana
The Hollywood Detective
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Faceless
Return to the Titanic... Live!
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
TV 62
The Commish
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
J.J. Starbuck
Alice in Wonderland
The Equalizer
American Playhouse
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
The French Atlantic Affair
Okay
Tales of the Unexpected
The Love Boat
Alice
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Midi Première
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Dinah!
Am laufenden Band
Kojak
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Musikladen
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)·The Dirty Dozen (1967)·The Twilight Zone (1959)·Kelly's Heroes (1970)·The Muppet Movie (1979)·Cape Fear (1962)