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  • Horror Express
  • Horror Express review by from England
    Rated - 3 stars Flawed, but entertaining Cushing/Lee collaboration 17 September 2004
    ...ing alongside the two aforementioned actors is another important horror figure; Telly Savalas (or Kojak, as you may know him). It is unfortunate that he doesn't turn up unti...  
  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service review by A customer from NEWCASTLE
    Rated - 5 stars GREAT STORY, OKAY BOND 24 June 2004
    ...very sensitively but it's being brutal Bond which isn't Lazeby's strong point. Telly Savalas is not right for Blofeld with his American accent and it would have been cool i...  
  • Escape To Athena
  • Escape To Athena review by ancientmariner from Cornwall
    Rated - 4 stars Plenty of Action 2 March 2005
    ...is a rollicking, non stop action film with favourites Roger Moore, David Niven, Telly Savalas, and Elliott Gould all giving performances that you would expect from them. The...  

Telly Savalas - filmography


  • Faceless (1988)
    Starring: Helmut Berger,  Caroline Munro,  Brigitte Lahaie
    Director: Jess Franco
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Christopher Mitchum stars in this film from Jess Franco, the legendary purveyor of sleaze and director of such films as VAMPYROS LESBOS and LILIAN, THE PERVERTED VIRGIN, as a private investigator named Sam Morgan. Hired by a wealthy industrialist to track down his missing daughter, Morgan travels ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 25 members
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  • Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
    Starring: Michael Caine,  Sally Field,  Telly Savalas
    Director: Irwin Allen
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Picking up where the "Poseidon Adventure" left off, this action packed yarn tells the story of how a group of rescue workers descend on the overturned Poseidon to try and salvage the remnants of the crippled ship. Among them, posing as a medic, is the nefarious Captain Svevo, who arrives in order ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 33 members
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  • Lisa and the Devil (1973)
    Starring: Elke Sommer,  Telly Savalas,  Alessio Orano
    Director: Mario Bava
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Lisa is a tourist in an ancient city. When she gets lost, she finds an old mansion in which to shelter. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception, debauchery and evil presided over by housekeeper Leandre.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 13 members
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  • Kojak - Vol. 2 on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Telly Savalas
    Director: Jim Benson,  Gary Nelson,  Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Telly Savalas will best be remembered as the follically-challenged, lollipop-loving Theo Kojak of the eponymously-titled television crime drama, which ran from 1973-1978. Lt. Kojak was a tough-as-nails police detective who brought criminals to justice with his unique brand of unorthodox style that ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 122 members
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  • Pancho Villa on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Telly Savalas,  Clint Walker,  Chuck Connors
    Director: Eugenio Martin
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The exciting story of the famous outlaw and revolutionist, Pancho Villa, who was pursued by the armies of both Mexico and the United States. Incredible head-on train collision finale.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 44% from 75 members
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  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service on DVD (1969)
    Starring: George Lazenby,  Diana Rigg,  Telly Savalas
    Director: Peter R. Hunt
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    James Bond is pitted against Blofeld again, this time infiltrating his installation high in the Swiss Alps. Austalian-born George Lazenby amply fills Connery's shoes here, briefly, as he finds himself kilted and surrounded by a gorgeous and sex-starved gaggle of women on retreat. Diana Rigg plays ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 8,266 members
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  • The Battleground on DVD (1967)
    Starring: Warren Oates,  Telly Savalas,  Andrew Duggan
    Director: Don Medford
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    An explosive reunion awaits the U.S. Marshall when his old buddy, accompanied by sidekick Mobeetie, blows into town with his band of rabble-rousing saddle tramps in this 'Cimarron' Western.
    Rate this: 0.5 stars out of 5 12% from 4 members
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Telly Savalas facts

5 most recent films

Watching The Detectives - Vol. 1 - 2.5 stars
Dirty Dozen - The Fatal Mission, The - 3.0 stars
Faceless - 2.5 stars
The Dirty Dozen - The Deadly Mission - 3.0 stars
The Cartier Affair - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Kelly's Heroes - 3.5 stars
Battle Of The Bulge - 3.5 stars
Birdman Of Alcatraz - 3.5 stars
Capricorn One - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Battleground - 0.5 stars
The Cartier Affair - 2.0 stars
Violent City - 2.5 stars
Faceless - 2.5 stars
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Elliott Gould - 5 times - show films
Michael Caine - 4 times - show films
Diana Rigg - 4 times - show films
Richard Roundtree - 3 times - show films
Sonny Bono - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

George Pan Cosmatos - 3 times - show films
Peter R. Hunt - 3 times - show films
Lee H. Katzin - 2 times - show films
Peter Hyams - 2 times - show films
Charles S. Dubin - 2 times - show films