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).
Acting
Movie
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1969
Movie
The Dirty Dozen
as Archer Maggott
1967
TV
The Twilight Zone
as Erich Streator
1959
Movie
Kelly's Heroes
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
1970
Movie
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Tough
1979
Movie
Cape Fear
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
1962
Movie
Capricorn One
as Albain
1977
TV
Bonanza
as Charles Augustus Hackett
1959
Movie
Cannonball Run II
as Hymie
1984
Movie
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Feto Gomez
1962
Movie
Horror Express
as Captain Kazan
1972
Movie
Battle of the Bulge
as Sgt. Guffy
1965
Movie
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Pontius Pilate
1965
Movie
Mackenna's Gold
as Sergeant Tibbs
1969
TV
The Love Boat
as Dr. Fabian Cain
1977
Movie
Lisa and the Devil
as Leandro
1973
Movie
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Captain Stefan Svevo
1979
TV
Kojak
as Theo Kojak
1973
TV
The Untouchables
as Leo Stazak
1959
TV
The Untouchables
as Wally Baltzer
1959
Movie
Escape to Athena
as Zeno
1979
Movie
The Scalphunters
as Jim Howie
1968
TV
Combat!
as Colonel Kapsalis
1962
TV
Combat!
as Jon
1962
