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Telly Savalas

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American film and television actor and singer (1922-1994)

United StatesActorsLived 1922 to 1994 · aged 72
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Fame64.8
Momentum10.0
Languages32
Peak1970s
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Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American actor. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on the crime drama series Kojak (1973-1978) and James Bond archvillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).

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On the set of On Her Majesty's Secret Service at Piz Gloria, Switzerland (1968)On the set of On Her Majesty's Secret Service at Piz Gloria, Switzerland (1968)Savalas and Sally Field in Mongo's Back in Town (1971)Savalas and Sally Field in Mongo's Back in Town (1971)The Savalas brothers (l-r): Teddy, Telly, Gus, and GeorgeThe Savalas brothers (l-r): Teddy, Telly, Gus, and George

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Filmography 40

On Her Majesty's Secret Service1969 · ★ 6.6
The Dirty Dozen1967 · ★ 7.6
Cape Fear1962 · ★ 7.5
Kelly's Heroes1970 · ★ 7.4
The Muppet Movie1979 · ★ 7.2
Capricorn One1977 · ★ 6.8
Cannonball Run II1984 · ★ 5.4
Birdman of Alcatraz1962 · ★ 7.5
The Greatest Story Ever Told1965 · ★ 6.4
Battle of the Bulge1965 · ★ 6.9
Horror Express1972 · ★ 6.3
Mackenna's Gold1969 · ★ 6.6
Escape to Athena1979 · ★ 5.7
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure1979 · ★ 5.1
Lisa and the Devil1973 · ★ 6.2
The Scalphunters1968 · ★ 6.4
Violent City1970 · ★ 6.0
The Assassination Bureau1969 · ★ 6.7
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die1972 · ★ 6.3
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission1988 · ★ 5.2
Genghis Khan1965 · ★ 5.8
Faceless1988 · ★ 5.7
The Slender Thread1965 · ★ 7.1
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained2021 · ★ 7.0
Pretty Maids All in a Row1971
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission1987
The Young Savages1961
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell1968
The House of Exorcism1975
Johnny Cool1963
Pancho Villa1972
A Town Called Bastard1971
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift2010
Killer Force1976
The Karate Killers1967
Sonny and Jed1972
Mad Dog Coll1961
Beau Geste1966
Inside Out1975
Redneck1973

165 credits on file

Television 24

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
Top of the Pops1964
The Mike Douglas Show1961
Bonanza1959
The Love Boat1977
The Fugitive1963
Golden Globe Awards1944
The Twilight Zone1959
The Virginian1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962
Combat!1962
The Equalizer1985
The Untouchables1959
Alice1976
The F.B.I.1965
Tales of the Unexpected1979
Run for Your Life1965
The Carol Burnett Show1967
Naked City1958
Ben Casey1961
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
Kojak1973
Burke's Law1963
The Red Skelton Show1951

Awards 5

1976Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama
1975Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama
1974Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Ellis Island Medal of Honor
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

In their orbit 2

Connected to Telly 6

O. J. SimpsonAlso in Killer Force (1976)David McCallumAlso in The Karate Killers (1967)Christopher LeeAlso in Horror Express (1972)Gina LollobrigidaAlso in Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)Charles BronsonAlso in Violent City (1970)Omar SharifAlso in Genghis Khan (1965)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 1994 · aged 72
Written about in
32 languages

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