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Telly Savalas
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Telly Savalas - filmography
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Faceless
(1988)
Starring: Helmut Berger, Caroline Munro, Brigitte Lahaie
Director: Jess Franco
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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 »
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50%
from 25 members
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Escape To Athena
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven
Director: George Pan Cosmatos
Certificate: 
On a Greek island during World War II, a diverse group of POWs come up with a plan to escape from their Nazi captors--and retrieve valuable stolen art at the same time. Although an unlikely ally comes to the aid of the prisoners, there is no guarantee that they will succeed in their missions. Will ..read more »
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58%
from 691 members
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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
(1979)
Starring: Michael Caine, Sally Field, Telly Savalas
Director: Irwin Allen
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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 »
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52%
from 33 members
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Capricorn One - BLU-RAY Version
(1976)
Starring: Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro
Director: Peter Hyams
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The government attempts to fake a mission to Mars, but when the astronauts learn that part of the scenario includes a 'tragic accident' on the way home, they attempt an escape. A forerunner of the non-stop action suspense movie with terrific aerial stunts and an all-star cast.
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66%
from 445 members
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Kojak
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Telly Savalas, Ned Beatty, Allen Garfield
Director: Joseph Sargent, Jeannot Szwarc
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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 »
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57%
from 139 members
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Lisa and the Devil
(1973)
Starring: Elke Sommer, Telly Savalas, Alessio Orano
Director: Mario Bava
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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.
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59%
from 13 members
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Kojak - Vol. 2
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Telly Savalas
Director: Jim Benson, Gary Nelson, Richard Donner
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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 »
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53%
from 122 members
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Horror Express
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Peter Cushing
Director: Eugenio Martin
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Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing star in this creepy tale of a long-frozen 'missing link' discovered in the ice in Northern China. As the frozen relic is being transported to England via a trans-Siberian train, passengers begin turning up dead, their eyes drained of all color. This excellent ..read more »
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60%
from 710 members
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Pancho Villa
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Telly Savalas, Clint Walker, Chuck Connors
Director: Eugenio Martin
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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.
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44%
from 75 members
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Kelly's Heroes
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Carroll O'Connor
Director: Brian G. Hutton
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KELLY's HEROES combines comedy with wartime adventure as the laid-back members of an eccentric American army platoon plan an unusual expedition--to rob a bank located behind enemy lines. The ensemble cast includes Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles, Telly Savalas, Carroll O'Connor, and ..read more »
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71%
from 6,030 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
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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 »
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63%
from 8,266 members
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The Scalphunters
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas
Director: Sydney Pollack
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Sydney Pollack directs this amiable comic Western in which fur trapper Joe Bass (Burt Lancaster) is returning from a successful expedition only to find himself ambushed by a small group of Indians. The Indians force Joe to trade his pelts for Joseph, an educated runaway slave, played brilliantly by ..read more »
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63%
from 306 members
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MacKenna's Gold
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas
Director: J. Lee Thompson
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A U.S. Sheriff, entrusted with a map of the legendary Valley of Gold, is attacked by an unruly bandit gang and his own local townspeople. They are all fired by greed and gold lust, but bound together by a fear of their common enemy - the Apache. Based on a novel by Will Henry, with music by Quincy ..read more »
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63%
from 368 members
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The Battleground
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Warren Oates, Telly Savalas, Andrew Duggan
Director: Don Medford
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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.
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12%
from 4 members
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Battle Of The Bulge
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Robert Shaw
Director: Ken Annakin
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This World War II spectacular tells the story of the tank battles of December 1944, in which the Nazi Panzer forces staged a last-ditch offensive on the Belgian front.
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71%
from 1,540 member
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Birdman Of Alcatraz
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Karl Malden, Burt Lancaster, Thelma Ritter
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Burt Lancaster reteams with John Frankenheimer, starring as the title character, Robert E. Stroud. Sentenced to a dozen years in prison for killing a man in 1909, he loses any chance for parole by stabbing another prisoner. Incarcerated in Leavenworth, he adds to his problems by killing a prison ..read more »
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71%
from 997 members
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The Young Savages
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Shelley Winters, Burt Lancaster, Telly Savalas
Director: John Frankenheimer
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John Frankenheimer (The Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate) is one of the most innovative filmmakers of the twentieth century, whose groundbreaking techniques and definitive, cinematic style has rippled through the history of movies to leave an indelible mark. Renowned actor Burt ..read more »
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65%
from 14 members
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Telly Savalas facts
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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...
GREAT STORY, OKAY BOND 24 June 2004
Plenty of Action 2 March 2005
