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).

Telly Savalas Movies

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The Muppet Movie (1979)

Adventure Comedy Family

Kermit the Frog trades his lily pad for the open road after a talent agent convinces him that Hollywood is waiting. What follows is a cross-country odyssey filled with impossible...

Score 7.2

Capricorn One (1977)

Action Drama Science Fiction

Three astronauts never actually went to Mars. NASA faked the entire mission on a remote desert soundstage, forcing the crew at gunpoint to perform for the cameras while the empty...

Score 6.8

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Action Adventure War

A grizzled major assembles a platoon of death row inmates and violent offenders for a suicide mission: parachute into Nazi-occupied France and assassinate high-ranking German officers retreating to a fortified...

Score 7.6

Battle of the Bulge (1965)

Drama History War

As 1944 draws to a close, American and European forces prepare for the final push into Nazi Germany. Hitler, gambling everything on one last massive assault, unleashes his armies across...

Score 6.9

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

Drama History

George Stevens marshals an all-star Hollywood cast to trace the life of Jesus from the manger in Bethlehem to the empty tomb outside Jerusalem. Along the way, Herod's massacre of...

Score 6.4

Cape Fear (1962)

Crime Drama Thriller

A man's testimony put away a violent predator for eight years. Upon release, that predator returns with a single obsession: revenge against the witness who destroyed his youth. What unfolds...

Score 7.5

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Telly Savalas are The Muppet Movie, Capricorn One, and The Dirty Dozen.

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Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 6 titles starring Telly Savalas, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.

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Yes! The overall filmography starring Telly Savalas maintains a strong average user rating of 7.1 out of 10 across all tracked titles.