Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

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).

39 TV shows

TV Shows

Other Credits

Tales of the Unexpected, Okay, Acapulco, The Aquanauts, Grindl, The Dakotas, 77 Sunset Strip, Alice in Wonderland, J.J. Starbuck, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Am laufenden Band, Disco, Ein Schloß am Wörthersee, The French Atlantic Affair, V.I.P. Schaukel, Einer wird gewinnen, Musikladen, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story, Golden Globe Awards, ITV Saturday Night Theatre