Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

ActorDirectorWriter
Born
January 21, 1922
Died
January 22, 1994
Awards
8 wins, 19 nominations

Of Greek descent on both sides, the son of immigrants, Savalas was a soldier during World War II, although most of his enlistment records were destroyed in a fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1973. He later studied psychology at Columbia University under the GI…

Biography

Of Greek descent on both sides, the son of immigrants, Savalas was a soldier during World War II, although most of his enlistment records were destroyed in a fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1973. He later studied psychology at Columbia University under the GI Bill.

Iconically bald, he often played character roles, sometimes as sadists or psychotics. He became famous in the 1970s when his role as Det. Theo Kojak in the TV movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) was expanded into the gritty Kojak (1973) TV series (1973-78).

Director

Beyond ReasonBeyond Reason(1985)
KojakKojak(1973)
Report to New YorkReport to New York(1959)

Writer

Beyond ReasonBeyond Reason(1985)

Actor

Backfire!Backfire!(1995)as Most Evil Man
Mind TwisterMind Twister(1993)as Richard Howland
The CommishThe Commish(1991)as Tommy Colette
Ein Schloß am WörtherseeEin Schloß am Wörthersee(1990)as Teddy
Rose Against the OddsRose Against the Odds(1991)as George Parnassus

Thanks

Backfire!Backfire!(1995)

Self

The ExtraordinaryThe Extraordinary(1993)as Self
Golden Globes 50th Anniversary CelebrationGolden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration(1994)as Self
AFI Life Achievement AwardAFI Life Achievement Award(1973)as Self - Audience Member, Self, Self (uncredit)
The ABC's of Winning BlackjackThe ABC's of Winning Blackjack(1992)as Self - Host - Narrator
One on One with John TeshOne on One with John Tesh(1991)as Self

Archive Footage

Guten Morgen ƖsterreichGuten Morgen Ɩsterreich(2016)as Self
Autopsy: The Last Hours ofAutopsy: The Last Hours of(2014)as Self
Omar Sharif, le don juan du monde oriental(2021)as Self
PanoramaPanorama(2009)as Self
My Name Is LopezMy Name Is Lopez(2021)as Self

Known for

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Telly Savalas, Peter Lawford, and Phil Silvers in Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)Gregory Peck, Telly Savalas, Omar Sharif, and Ted Cassidy in Mackenna's Gold (1969)Gregory Peck, Telly Savalas, Omar Sharif, and Camilla Sparv in Mackenna's Gold (1969)Telly Savalas in Mackenna's Gold (1969)Dabney Coleman, Telly Savalas, and Nick Cravat in The Scalphunters (1968)Telly Savalas and Shelley Winters in The Scalphunters (1968)

Credit Score: Telly Savalas

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1961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985
Lt. Theo Kojak
Wed Oct 24 1973 – Sat Mar 18 1978
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownā˜…WinsNomsVotes
1Kojak975.001973•••7.121510046
2Birdman of Alcatraz10.001962•7.80421286
3The Dirty Dozen10.001967•7.71484043
4Kelly's Heroes6.501970•7.60058436
5The Muppet Movie5.001979•7.60242647
6Cape Fear5.001962•7.70034720
7Horror Express3.251974•6.50014556
8On Her Majesty's Secret Service3.251969•6.700108761
9Capricorn One2.501978•6.80027273
10Battle of the Bulge2.501966•6.80019125