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Telly Savalas
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 t…
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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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2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Movie Self - Actor (archive footage)
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2012
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2006
Operation Dirty Dozen
Movie Self
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1995
Backfire!
Movie Most Evil Man (Not Really)
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1994
Mind Twister
Movie Richard Howland
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1991
Perfect Crimes
Movie Self - Narrator
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1991
Halloween Monster Bash
Movie Captain Kazan (archive footage)
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1991
Rose Against the Odds
Movie George Parnassus
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1991
The Commish
TV show Tommy Colette
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1990
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
TV show Teddy
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1990
Kojak: None So Blind
Movie Inspector Theo Kojak
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1990
Kojak: It's Always Something
Movie Inspector Theo Kojak
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1990
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Movie Inspector Theo Kojak
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1989
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
Movie Lieutenant Theo Kojak
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1989
Kojak: Ariana
Movie Lieutenant Theo Kojak
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1989
The Hollywood Detective
Movie Harry Bell
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1988
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Movie Maj. Wright
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1988
Faceless
Movie Terry Hallen
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1987
Return to the Titanic... Live!
Movie Host
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1987
J.J. Starbuck
TV show The Greek
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1987
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
Movie Brother Joseph Heiden
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1987
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
Movie Maj. Wright
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1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Movie Inspector Theo Kojak
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1986
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Movie Magmar (voice)
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1985
Alice in Wonderland
TV show Cheshire Cat
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1985
The Equalizer
TV show Brother Joseph Heiden
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1985
Kojak: The Belarus File
Movie Lieutenant Theo Kojak
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1984
The Cartier Affair
Movie Phil Drexler
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1984
Cannonball Run II
Movie Hymie
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1984
Afghanistan For What?
Movie
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1982
Fake-Out
Movie Lt. Thurston
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1982
Silent Rebellion
Movie Pete
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1982
American Playhouse
TV show Peter Panakos
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1982
Beyond Reason
Movie Dr. Nicholas Mati
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1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
Movie Narrator
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1981
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
Movie Narrator
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1981
Hellinger's Law
Movie Nick Hellinger
