RECENT CREDITS
Genghis Khan (FILM)  Feb. 21, 2008
Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords (FILM)  Mar. 21, 1986
Alice (TV)  Sep. 23, 1979
The Muppet Movie (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1979
Capricorn One (FILM)  Jun. 1, 1978
View all Telly Savalas Credits


HIGHLIGHTS
Began his acting career in 1959 when an agent asked for an actor who could pull off a foreign accent. Savalas auditioned and got the part.
Shaved his head for his portrayal of Pontius Pilate in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and decided to keep the look permanently.
Recorded two albums, Telly and Who Loves Ya, Baby, during the height of Kojak's popularity in the '70s.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

The House of Exorcism  1975
Actor
Film


Senza ragione  1973 -Memphis
Actor
Film


J. and S. - storia criminale del far west  1972 -Franciscus
Actor
Film


Violent City  1970 -Weber
Actor
Film


Alfred Hitchcock Hour   -Harry
Actor
TV
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Alice   -Himself
Actor
TV
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Hellinger's Law  
Actor
TV


Mongo's Back in Town  
Actor
TV


My Palikari  
Actor
TV


The Cartier Affair  
Actor
TV


The Marcus-Nelson Murders   -Lt. Theo Kojak
Actor
TV


Visions of Death  
Actor
TV


Genghis Khan  2008 -Shan
Actor
Film


Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords  1986 -Magmar
Actor
Film


The Muppet Movie  1979 -El Sleezo Tough
Actor
Film


Capricorn One  1978 -Albain
Actor
Film


Horror Express  1972 -Capt. Kazan
Actor
Film


Pretty Maids All in a Row  1971 -Capt. Sam Surcher
Actor
Film


A Town Called Hell  1971 -Don Carlos
Actor
Film


Kelly's Heroes  1970 -Big Joe
Actor
Film


On Her Majesty's Secret Service  1969 -Blofeld
Actor
Film


The Assassination Bureau  1969 -Lord Bostwick
Actor
Film


Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell  1968 -Walter Braddock
Actor
Film


Sol Madrid  1968 -Emil Dietrich
Actor
Film


The Scalphunters  1968 -Jim Howie
Actor
Film


The Dirty Dozen  1967 -Archer Maggott
Actor
Film


Beau Geste  1966 -Sgt. Major Dagineau
Actor
Film


The Greatest Story Ever Told  1965 -Pontius Pilate
Actor
Film


Battle of the Bulge  1965 -Guffy
Actor
Film


Johnny Cool  1963 -Mr. Santangelo
Actor
Film


Love Is a Ball  1963 -Dr. Gump
Actor
Film


Cape Fear  1962 -Charles Sievers
Actor
Film


Birdman of Alcatraz  1962 -Feto Gomez
Actor
Film


Mad Dog Coll  1961 -Lieutenant Dawson
Actor
Film


The Young Savages  1961 -Lt. Richard Gunnison
Actor
Film


Una Ragione Per Vivere E Una Per Morire   -Maj. Ward
Actor
Film


Visions of Death  
Actor
Film


Visions...  
Actor
Film


The Hollywood Detective  
Actor
Film


The Belarus File  
Actor
Film


The Cartier Affair   -Phil Drexler
Actor
Film


The Chinatown Murders  
Actor
Film


The Slender Thread   -Dr. Coburn
Actor
Film


The New Interns   -Dr. Riccio
Actor
Film


The Interns   -Dr. Riccio
Actor
Film


The Karate Killers   -Count de Franzini
Actor
Film


The Lost World of Libra  
Actor
Film


The Man from the Diners' Club   -Foots Pularcios
Actor
Film


The Marcus-Nelson Murders   -Lt. Theo Kojack
Actor
Film


Mind Twister   -Richard Howland
Actor
Film


Mongo's Back in Town   -Tolstad
Actor
Film


My Palikari  
Actor
Film


Macbeth   -Lennox
Actor
Film


MacKenna's Gold   -Sgt. Tibbs
Actor
Film


John Goldfarb, Please Come Home   -Harem recruiter
Actor
Film


The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor   -Sinbad the Sailor
Actor
Film


She Cried Murder  
Actor
Film


Silent Rebellion  
Actor
Film


Pancho Villa   -Pancho Villa
Actor
Film


Rose Against the Odds  
Actor
Film


Cannonball Run II   -Hymie
Actor
Film


Hypnosis  
Actor
Film


Inside Out   -Harry Morgan
Actor
Film


Hellinger's Law  
Actor
Film


Killer Force   -Webb
Actor
Film


Kojak: Ariana   -Inspector Theo Kojak
Actor
Film


Kojak: Fatal Flaw  
Actor
Film


Kojak: Flowers for Matty   -Kojak
Actor
Film


Kojak: None So Blind   -Inspector Theo Kojak
Actor
Film


Kojak: The Belarus File  
Actor
Film


Kojak: The Price of Justice   -Kojak
Actor
Film


Land Raiders   -Vince Carden
Actor
Film


Lisa and the Devil   -Leandre
Actor
Film


Border Cop   -Cooper
Actor
Film


Beyond Reason   -Dr. Nicholas Mati
Director, Actor
Film


Beyond the Poseidon Adventure   -Capt. Stefan Svevo
Actor
Film


Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story   -Cretzer
Actor
Film


Alice in Wonderland   -Cheshire Cat
Actor
Film


Backfire   -Most Evil Man
Actor
Film


Backfire!  
Actor
Film


Clay Pigeon   -Redford
Actor
Film


Cosa Nostra, Arch Enemy of the FBI   -Ed Clementi
Actor
Film


Crime Boss   -Don Vincenzo
Actor
Film


Crooks and Coronets   -Herbie Hassler
Actor
Film


Escape to Athena   -Zeno
Actor
Film


Faceless   -Hallen
Actor
Film


Fake-Out   -Police Lt. Thurston
Actor
Film


A Question of Answers  
Actor
Film


A Shield for Murder  
Actor
Film




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Highlights

Began his acting career in 1959 when an agent asked for an actor who could pull off a foreign accent. Savalas auditioned and got the part.
Shaved his head for his portrayal of Pontius Pilate in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and decided to keep the look permanently.
Recorded two albums, Telly and Who Loves Ya, Baby, during the height of Kojak's popularity in the '70s.
His shirtless appearance on the cover of People in 1974 marked the first time the magazine sold over 1 million copies.
Co-owned racehorse Telly's Pop, that won several major events, including the Del Mar Stakes and Santa Anita Derby.


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