Telly Savalas

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jan 21, 1922 (103 years old)
Death date
Jan 22, 1994

Telly Savalas

Known For

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
1h 18m
Movie 2021

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

A tribute to Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci (1926-90), presented by American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
0h 52m
Movie 2020

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

With his grizzled moustache and chiselled features, Charles Bronson is the embodiment of a slightly archaic, brooding and almost reactionary virility. But who is he really? Often hired to play marginalised Native American or Mexican characters before he was typecast as the image of a lone killer, Bronson was a major figure in the popular cinema of the 1960s and 70s and his stony-faced, physical acting and career are worthy of a second look.

Kojak: None So Blind
1h 30m
Movie 1990

Kojak: None So Blind

After a flighty young woman accidentally witnesses a Mob hit in an Italian restaurant, New York Police Inspector Theo Kojak must both protect her from an unscrupulous Dutch hitman, and bring Mob kingpin Tony Salducci to justice.

Kojak: It's Always Something
1h 36m
Movie 1990

Kojak: It's Always Something

After discovering the connection between a corrupt city commissioner and Colombian killers, Kojak is framed for the murder of a call girl and is prosecuted by former police detective Crocker, now an assistant D.A.

Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1h 35m
Movie 1990

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

Kojak charms his way into high society to investigate art thefts that are tied to munitions smuggling and murder.

Kojak: Fatal Flaw
1h 34m
Movie 1989

Kojak: Fatal Flaw

Investigating the murder of a writer responsible for a Mob exposed, Kojak discovers that the dead man's wife is an old flame.

Kojak: Ariana
1h 36m
Movie 1989

Kojak: Ariana

One of Kojak's old enemies uses Ariana, a young Greek girl, as bait to trap the legendary New York detective. Meanwhile, Kojak finds himself a brash young associate.

The Hollywood Detective
Movie 1989

The Hollywood Detective

An actor at the end of the line who used to play a PI on TV turns to real detective work when a fan of his begs him to help her.

Faceless
1h 38m
Movie 1988

Faceless

A detective investigating a missing model in Paris uncovers a plastic surgeon’s horrifying secret involving kidnapped women, blood, and organs.

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1h 40m
Movie 1987

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

Robert McCall is forced to work with a former terrorist turned monk by the name of Joseph Heiden(Telly Savalas), whom he despises and mistrusts, on a deadly mission in New York.

Biography

Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης "Τέλι" Σαββάλας; 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Telly Savalas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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