Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 21, 1922
Place of Birth
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Telly Aristoteles Savalas
- Telli Savales
- Telly Savales
- Τέλης Σαβάλας
- Телли Савалас
Telly Savalas
Biography
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).
Known For - Movies
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Pontius Pilate
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Dirty Dozen
as Archer Maggott
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Tough
Cape Fear
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
Capricorn One
as Albain
Cannonball Run II
as Hymie
Kelly's Heroes
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Feto Gomez
Battle of the Bulge
as Sgt. Guffy
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
The Red Skelton Show
as Self / Tex
The Fugitive
as Steve Keller
The Fugitive
as Victor Leonetti
The Fugitive
as Dan Polichek
Top of the Pops
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Guest