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Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Director & actor · born 21 January 1922 · Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

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).

Where to start: The Dirty Dozen (1967).

As director 1

As actor 88

TV shows 15

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Telly Savalas movie?

By viewer score, The Dirty Dozen (1967) at 7.6/10.

What are Telly Savalas’s most popular movies?

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Dirty Dozen, Kelly's Heroes.

How many movies has Telly Savalas made?

89 films on TMDB, 1 as director, 88 as actor.

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