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).
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Cannonball Run II (1984) | Hymie | 7.2 | |
| 2 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980) | Cretzer | - | - |
| 3 | The Muppet Movie (1979) | El Sleazo Tough | 7.9 | |
| 4 | Escape to Athena (1979) | Zeno | 5 | |
| 5 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) | Captain Stefan Svevo | 7 | |
| 6 | Capricorn One (1977) | Albain | 6.8 | |
| 7 | The House of Exorcism (1975) | Leandro (archive footage) | 4 | |
| 8 | Lisa and the Devil (1973) | Leandro | 8 | |
| 9 | Horror Express (1972) | Captain Kazan | 8 | |
| 10 | A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) | Major Ward | 5 | |
| 11 | Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) | Captain Sam Surcher | 5 | |
| 12 | Violent City (1970) | Al Weber | - | - |
| 13 | Kelly's Heroes (1970) | Master Sergeant "Big Joe" | 8 | |
| 14 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | 6.8 | |
| 15 | Mackenna's Gold (1969) | Sergeant Tibbs | 6 | |
| 16 | The Scalphunters (1968) | Jim Howie | 8 | |
| 17 | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) | Walter Braddock | - | - |
| 18 | The Dirty Dozen (1967) | Archer Maggott | 7.7 | |
| 19 | The Slender Thread (1965) | Dr. Joe Coburn | - | - |
| 20 | Battle of the Bulge (1965) | Sgt. Guffy | 8 | |
| 21 | The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) | Pontius Pilate | - | - |
| 22 | Genghis Khan (1965) | Shan | 6 | |
| 23 | The Man from the Diners' Club (1963) | Foots Pulardos | 5 | |
| 24 | The Interns (1962) | Dr. Dominic Riccio | - | - |
| 25 | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) | Feto Gomez | 7.8 | |
| 26 | Cape Fear (1962) | Private Detective Charles Sievers | 7.1 | |
| 27 | The Sin of Jesus (1961) | Felix | 5 |
