As Actor
Escape to Athena
1979
5.7
Telly Savalas
Acting
Born
January 21, 1922
Place of Birth
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Deceased
January 22, 1994
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).
The Filmography
As Actor
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979
5.1
As Actor
Capricorn One
1977
6.8
As Actor
Killer Force
1976
5.2
As Actor
The House of Exorcism
1975
4.7
As Actor
She Cried Murder
1973
6.2
As Actor
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
6.9
As Actor
Horror Express
1972
6.3
As Actor
Sonny and Jed
1972
6.2
As Actor
A Town Called Bastard
1971
5.0
As Actor
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
5.8
As Actor
Violent City
1970
6.0
As Actor
Kelly's Heroes
1970
7.3
As Actor
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
6.6
As Actor
Land Raiders
1969
5.4
As Actor
Mackenna's Gold
1969
6.6
As Actor
The Assassination Bureau
1969
6.6
As Actor
The Scalphunters
1968
6.5
As Actor
Sol Madrid
1968
6.4
As Actor
The Karate Killers
1967
4.9