Telly Savalas: movies and TV shows
Telly Savalas has 167 credits in the archive: 94 films and 73 TV series, from 1944 to 2022. Highest rated: Midi Première (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2022 · busiest year: 1963 (15 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 100 |
| 2021 | Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 99 |
| 2012 | Remote Control Magic: The Movie | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 90 |
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.1 | 88 |
| 2006 | Operation Dirty Dozen | Self | Film | 7.3 | 84 |
| 1995 | Backfire! | Most Evil Man (Not Really) | Film | 3.6 | 73 |
| 1994 | Mind Twister | Richard Howland | Film | 3.8 | 72 |
| 1991 | The Commish | Tommy Colette | TV | 7.1 | 69 |
| 1991 | Rose Against the Odds | George Parnassus | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1991 | Halloween Monster Bash | Captain Kazan (archive footage) | Film | — | 69 |
| 1991 | Perfect Crimes | Self - Narrator | Film | 6.3 | 69 |
| 1990 | Ein Schloß am Wörthersee | Teddy | TV | 6.7 | 68 |
| 1990 | Kojak: None So Blind | Inspector Theo Kojak | Film | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1990 | Kojak: Flowers For Matty | Inspector Theo Kojak | Film | 5.8 | 68 |
| 1990 | Kojak: It's Always Something | Inspector Theo Kojak | Film | 6.7 | 68 |
| 1989 | The Hollywood Detective | Harry Bell | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1989 | Kojak : Error Fatal | Lieutenant Theo Kojak | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1989 | Kojak: Ariana | Lieutenant Theo Kojak | Film | 7.5 | 67 |
| 1988 | The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission | Maj. Wright | Film | 5.2 | 66 |
| 1988 | Faceless | Terry Hallen | Film | 5.7 | 66 |
| 1987 | J.J. Starbuck | The Greek | TV | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1987 | The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission | Maj. Wright | Film | 5.0 | 65 |
| 1987 | Kojak: The Price of Justice | Inspector Theo Kojak | Film | 5.2 | 65 |
| 1987 | Return to the Titanic... Live! | Host | Film | 4.0 | 65 |
| 1987 | The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine | Brother Joseph Heiden | Film | 8.7 | 65 |
| 1986 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Magmar (voice) | Film | 7.4 | 64 |
| 1986 | The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration | Film | 7.4 | 64 | |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Brother Joseph Heiden | TV | 7.1 | 63 |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland | Cheshire Cat | TV | 6.9 | 63 |
| 1985 | Kojak: The Belarus File | Lieutenant Theo Kojak | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Hymie | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 1984 | The Cartier Affair | Phil Drexler | Film | 4.7 | 62 |
| 1984 | Afghanistan For What? | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Peter Panakos | TV | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1982 | Beyond Reason | Dr. Nicholas Mati | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1982 | Beyond Reason | Film | 7.0 | 60 | |
| 1982 | Beyond Reason | Film | 7.0 | 60 | |
| 1982 | Fake-Out | Lt. Thurston | Film | 4.1 | 60 |
| 1982 | Silent Rebellion | Pete | Film | 8.5 | 60 |
| 1981 | Hellinger's Law | Nick Hellinger | Film | 8.8 | 59 |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth | Narrator | Film | — | 59 |
| 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham | Narrator | Film | 5.7 | 59 |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Cretzer | TV | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Cretzer | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 1980 | The Border | Frank Cooper | Film | 5.4 | 58 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Joe Brisson | TV | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1979 | Okay | Self | TV | — | 57 |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | El Sleazo Tough | Film | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair | Fr. Craig Dunleavy | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure | Captain Stefan Svevo | Film | 5.1 | 57 |
| 1979 | Escape to Athena | Zeno | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Dr. Fabian Cain | TV | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1977 | Capricorn One | Albain | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1977 | Black Aphrodite | The Boss (as Aristides T. Savallas) | Film | 2.6 | 55 |
| 1976 | Alice | TV | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 1976 | Joys | Self | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1976 | Killer Force | Webb | Film | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1976 | Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? | Self | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1975 | Midi Première | Self | TV | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1975 | The House of Exorcism | Leandro (archive footage) | Film | 4.5 | 53 |
| 1975 | Inside Out | Harry Morgan | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self - Guest | TV | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1974 | Am laufenden Band | Self - Guest | TV | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1974 | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Self | TV | 3.5 | 52 |
| 1973 | Kojak | Theo Kojak | TV | 7.2 | 51 |
| 1973 | Kojak | TV | 7.2 | 51 | |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | TV | 5.4 | 51 |
| 1973 | Lisa and the Devil | Leandro | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1973 | Redneck | Memphis | Film | 4.4 | 51 |
| 1973 | The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Lt. Theo Kojak | Film | 7.6 | 51 |
| 1973 | She Cried Murder | Inspector Joe Brody | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1972 | Musikladen | Self | TV | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1972 | Horror Express | Captain Kazan | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1972 | A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die | Major Ward | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1972 | Pancho Villa | Pancho Villa | Film | 4.9 | 50 |
| 1972 | Pancho Villa | Film | 4.9 | 50 | |
| 1972 | Sonny and Jed | Sheriff Franciscus | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1972 | The Killer Is on the Phone | Ranko Drasovic | Film | 5.4 | 50 |
| 1972 | Crime Boss | Don Vincenzo | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1972 | Visions... | Lt. Phil Keegan | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | TV | 6.7 | 49 | |
| 1971 | Disco | Self | TV | — | 49 |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self | TV | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1971 | Pretty Maids All in a Row | Captain Sam Surcher | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1971 | A Town Called Bastard | Don Carlos | Film | 5.0 | 49 |
| 1971 | Mongo's Back in Town | Lieutenant Pete Tolstad | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1971 | Clay Pigeon | Redford | Film | 4.0 | 49 |
| 1970 | Kelly's Heroes | Master Sergeant "Big Joe" | Film | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1970 | Violent City | Al Weber | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Gregor Antonescu | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1969 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1969 | Mackenna's Gold | Sergeant Tibbs | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau | Lord Bostwick | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1969 | Crooks and Coronets | Herbie Haseler | Film | 8.5 | 47 |
| 1969 | Land Raiders | Vince Carden | Film | 5.6 | 47 |
| 1968 | The Scalphunters | Jim Howie | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid | Emil Dietrich | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1968 | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell | Walter Braddock | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters | TV | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen | Archer Maggott | Film | 7.6 | 45 |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | TV | 5.7 | 45 | |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillas | TV | 8.1 | 45 | |
| 1967 | The Karate Killers | Count De Fanzini | Film | 5.1 | 45 |
| 1966 | Beau Geste | Sgt. Maj. Dagineau | Film | 5.6 | 44 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Ed Clementi | TV | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Istvan Zabor | TV | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Pontius Pilate | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1965 | Battle of the Bulge | Sgt. Guffy | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1965 | Genghis Khan | Shan | Film | 5.8 | 43 |
| 1965 | The Slender Thread | Dr. Joe Coburn | Film | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Macmuid (uncredited) | Film | 3.8 | 43 |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops | Self | TV | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Count Valeriano De Fanzini | TV | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1964 | The Rogues | TV | 8.0 | 42 | |
| 1964 | Einer wird gewinnen | Self | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1964 | The New Interns | Dr. Dominic Riccio | Film | 4.8 | 42 |
| 1964 | Fanfare for a Death Scene | Ilchidai Khan | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Steve Keller | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Victor Leonetti | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Dan Polichek | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Mueller | TV | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Fakir George O'Shea | TV | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth | TV | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Charlie Prince | TV | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Beret | TV | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Ramon Castillo / Raymond Castle | TV | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Frank Santo | TV | 8.3 | 41 |
| 1963 | The Dakotas | Jake Volet | TV | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1963 | Grindl | TV | 6.0 | 41 | |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo | Film | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' Club | Foots Pulardos | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1963 | Love is a Ball | Dr. Christian Gump | Film | 5.1 | 41 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest Host | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Philadelphia Harry | TV | 7.8 | 40 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | 'Colonel' Bliss | TV | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1962 | Combat! | Colonel Kapsalis | TV | 7.8 | 40 |
| 1962 | Combat! | Jon | TV | 7.8 | 40 |
| 1962 | Cape Fear | Private Detective Charles Sievers | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz | Feto Gomez | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1962 | The Interns | Dr. Dominic Riccio | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 39 | |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Frank Meehan | TV | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Harry Remick | TV | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1961 | The New Breed | Dr. Buel Reed | TV | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1961 | The Young Savages | Detective Lt. Gunderson | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1961 | Mad Dog Coll | Lt. Dawson | Film | 5.4 | 39 |
| 1961 | Acapulco | Mr. Carver | TV | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1961 | The Sin of Jesus | Felix | Film | 5.6 | 39 |
| 1960 | The Aquanauts | Paul Price | TV | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1960 | The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries | Dr. Patterson | TV | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Charles Augustus Hackett | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Erich Streator | TV | 8.5 | 37 |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Leo Stazak | TV | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Wally Baltzer | TV | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1959 | The Detectives | Ben | TV | 6.7 | 37 |
| 1958 | Naked City | Gabriel Hody | TV | 5.7 | 36 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Brother Hendricksen | TV | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Tex | TV | 7.4 | 29 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1950 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | TV | 4.5 | 28 | |
| 1948 | Bambi | Self | TV | 9.0 | 26 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 22 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 22 |