Movies by Telly Savalas
As part of the cast:
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Backfire (1995)
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Telly Savalas, Edie Falco …
Directed by: A. Dean Bell
Lampooning the 1991 hit Backdraft, this wacky farce follows the efforts of Jeremy Jackson (Josh Mosby) to become the first man in an all-female firefighting unit and to discover who's…
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Remembering Ellis Island: Everyman's Monument (1995)
Cast: Telly Savalas
Explore the fascinating history of Ellis Island, the national monument that marked the end of a long journey -- and the start of a new one -- for some 12 million immigrants in the late 19th…
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Faceless (1988)
Cast: Helmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly Savalas …
Directed by: Jesus Franco
Gumshoe Sam Morgan (Christopher Mitchum) faces his most vexing case yet: The daughter of a rich and powerful business magnate has entrusted him with the task of finding his daughter,…
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The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
Cast: Lee H. Katzin, Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine …
Directed by: Lee H. Katzin
At the height of World War II, Maj. Wright (Telly Savalas) pulls together a ragtag group of military prisoners, whips them into shape and leads them on a daring suicide mission to intercept a…
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Alice in Wonderland (1985)
Cast: Steve Allen, Sheila Allen, Robert Axelrod …
Directed by: Harry Harris
A veritable time warp of famous faces -- including Sammy Davis Jr., Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Sally Struthers, Scott Baio and Ringo Starr -- takes over this updated musical version of…
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Cannonball Run II (1984)
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Frank Sinatra, Richard Kiel …
Directed by: Hal Needham
Burt Reynolds reprises his role as J.J. McClure in this star-studded sequel to the original cross-country adventure. When a wealthy man puts a million dollars on the first driver to make it…
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The Cartier Affair (1984)
Cast: Joan Collins, David Hasselhoff, Ed Lauter …
Directed by: Rod Holcomb
To pay back a debt, fresh-from-prison con man Curt Taylor (David Hasselhoff) schemes to pilfer the legendary jewelry collection of gorgeous soap opera star Cartier Rand (Joan Collins) -- by…
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Nevada Heat (1982)
Cast: Pia Zadora, Telly Savalas, Desi Arnaz Jr. …
Directed by: Matt Cimber
When an up-and-coming Las Vegas nightclub singer (Pia Zadora) is hauled into jail for refusing to testify against her mobster boyfriend, her world goes from glamorous to grim. She falls hard…
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The Muppet Movie (1979)
Cast: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear …
Directed by: James Frawley
After deciding to pursue a career in acting, Kermit the Frog goes on a cross-country trek to find fame in Hollywood. Along the way, he meets Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and the rest of the…
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Border Cop (1979)
Cast: Telly Savalas, Danny De La Paz, Eddie Albert …
Directed by: Christopher Leitch
Telly Savalas stars in this violent action thriller as Frank Cooper, a tough-as-nails border patrol officer who's fed up with the constant exploitation of illegal Mexican immigrants who…
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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
Cast: Peter Boyle, Michael Caine, Sally Field …
Directed by: Irwin Allen
After a massive wave leaves the ocean liner &NFi;Poseidon&NFi_; upside down in the middle of the sea, some scrappy salvagers find themselves in a fight for their lives in this sequel to the…
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Capricorn One (1978)
Cast: Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro …
Directed by: Peter Hyams
Seconds before launch, the first NASA astronauts bound for Mars are pulled from the capsule and asked to fake the Mars landing instead. The astronauts agree, but as a reporter starts…
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The House of Exorcism (1974)
Cast: Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina …
Directed by: Mario Bava, Alfredo Leone
After seeing the devil (Telly Savalas) in an ancient Spanish fresco, comely tourist Lisa Reiner (Elke Sommer) meets him in the flesh. Satan soon takes over her soul and drives her into the…
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Lisa & the Devil (1973)
Cast: Elke Sommer, Telly Savalas, Alida Valli …
Directed by: Mario Bava
While on vacation in Spain, an American tourist (Elke Sommer) is drawn into a terrifying world of mystery, madness and murder in this surreal spine chiller directed by Italian horror maestro…
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Pancho Villa (1972)
Cast: Telly Savalas, Clint Walker, Chuck Connors …
Directed by: Eugenio Martín
Charismatic Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (Telly Savalas) is on a campaign to take over the Mexican government. But when Villa is double-crossed during an arms deal, he's forced to…
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Horror Express (1972)
Cast: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas …
Directed by: Eugenio Martín
A frozen creature found in 1906 Manchuria goes missing aboard the Trans-Siberian Express while under the care of archeologist Prof. Caxton (Christopher Lee). Seems the ape-like creature is…
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New Mafia Boss / Redneck (1972)
Cast: Telly Savalas, Franco Nero, Mark Lester …
Directed by: Alberto De Martino, Silvio Narizzano
In New Mafia Boss, Telly Savalas portrays the titular don whose new power may prove deadly for many in &NFi;la famiglia&NFi_; ... including himself. Red Neck finds Savalas and co-star Franco…
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A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)
Cast: James Coburn, Telly Savalas, Bud Spencer …
Directed by: Tonino Valerii
Determined to save his neck from a court martial and execution after giving up Fort Holman to the Confederates, Union Col. Pembroke (James Coburn) recruits seven condemned soldiers to retake…
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A Town Called Hell (1971)
Cast: Telly Savalas, Stella Stevens, Martin Landau …
Directed by: Robert Parrish
Three people, each on an individual mission, arrive in Hell, a Mexican Revolution-era town ruled with an iron fist by its mayor, Don Carlos (Telly Savalas). First is Alvira (Stella Stevens),…
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Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles …
Directed by: Brian Hutton
It's The Dirty Dozen lusting after gold instead of fighting for clemency. Pvt. Kelly (Clint Eastwood) extracts some interesting intelligence from a captured German colonel: the location…
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Violent City (1970)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Michel Constantin …
Directed by: Sergio Sollima
Jeff (Charles Bronson) is an independent hit man who falls in love and ends up on the wrong side of a double cross. In classic Bronson fashion, he gets revenge and the girl, but not before…
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Cast: George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas …
Directed by: Peter Hunt
George Lazenby takes over the role of 007 as James Bond tracks archnemesis Ernst Blofeld to a Swiss mountaintop retreat, where he's brainwashing a bevy of beautiful women to do his…
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Mackenna's Gold (1969)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Gregory Peck stars as MacKenna, a sheriff who happens upon a map showing the location of a cache of Apache gold. When vicious outlaw Colorado (Omar Sharif) kidnaps MacKenna, the sheriff must…
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The Assassination Bureau (1969)
Cast: Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas …
Directed by: Basil Dearden
Ivan Dragomiloff (Oliver Reed) runs an assassination company that murders political figures on demand. When an aspiring reporter offers him the challenge of assigning his own execution,…
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Land Raiders (1969)
Cast: Telly Savalas, George Maharis, Arlene Dahl …
Directed by: Nathan Juran
Unscrupulous Arizona rancher Vince Carden (Telly Savalas) kills a government envoy and frames the Apaches for the murder -- all to gain control of a rich river valley of more than 2 million…
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The Scalphunters (1968)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas …
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Outnumbered by a tribe of gun-toting Kiowa Indians, illiterate trapper Joe Bass (Burt Lancaster) reluctantly agrees to trade his furs for educated slave Joseph Lee (Ossie Davis). Bass and Lee…
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Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
Cast: Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers …
Directed by: Melvin Frank
With her long-held secret about to emerge, winsome Carla Campbell (Gina Lollobrigida) is in a fix. It seems that during World War II, Carla slept with three U.S. soldiers (Phil Silvers, Peter…
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The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson …
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
In this Academy Award-winning World War II action flick from director Robert Aldrich (The Longest Yard), a U.S. Army major (Lee Marvin) is handed a near-impossible assignment: Turn a group of…
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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Cast: Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker …
Directed by: George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco …
Swedish actor Max Von Sydow made his English-speaking debut in this gargantuan retelling of the life of Christ from Giant director George Stevens. The much-ballyhooed all-star cast includes…
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Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Cast: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan …
Directed by: Ken Annakin
In December 1944, Nazi forces launch a well-planned counteroffensive against Allied troops in Belgium. The brilliant strategist behind the attack is German Col. Hessler (Robert Shaw), whose…
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Genghis Khan (1965)
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif, James Mason …
Directed by: Henry Levin
Omar Sharif stars as the titular Mongol emperor in this classic tale of power and revenge directed by Henry Levin. Rising from humble beginnings as an enslaved boy, Temujin (Sharif) raises an…
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Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)
Cast: Richard Egan, Viveca Lindfors, Al Hirt …
Directed by: Leslie Stevens
This Cold War-era thriller stars Richard Egan as a U.S. intelligence agent hunting for a missing scientist who possesses a valuable secret formula but keeps it all in his head rather than…
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Love Is a Ball (1963)
Cast: Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Charles Boyer …
Directed by: David Swift
In this fizzy romantic comedy, self-made cupid Etienne Pimm (Charles Boyer) sees penniless Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau (Ricardo Montalban) as a perfect match for heiress Millicent Mehaffey (Hope…
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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter …
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Convict Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster, Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of the real-life inmate) finds solace in his life sentence of solitary confinement for murder by becoming an…
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Cape Fear (1962)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Released on parole after eight years in stir for rape and assault, Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) is hell-bent on vengeance. He heads straight for Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), the ex-prosecutor…
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The Interns (1962)
Cast: Michael Callan, Cliff Robertson, James MacArthur …
Directed by: David Swift
Director David Swift's Golden Globe-nominated ensemble melodrama follows the intertwined trials and tribulations of five young medical interns practicing at a large metropolitan hospital…
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The Young Savages (1961)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Edward Andrews …
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
When three Italian teens are accused of stabbing a young Puerto Rican in East Harlem, an ambitious district attorney pushes for the death penalty, but wary assistant DA Hank Bell (Burt…
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The Twilight Zone: Vol. 11 (1960)
Cast: Rod Serling, Cliff Robertson, Telly Savalas …
Directed by: William Asher, Jus Addiss
Creator Rod Serling's long-running, Emmy-winning television series brought science fiction to the masses. Viewers enjoyed the twisted, often-humorous mysteries as well as the show's…
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Christopher Lee: Darkness Tolls (1960)
Cast: Telly Savalas, Peter Cushing, Venetia Stevenson …
Legendary horror actor Christopher Lee stars in this trio of classic films. Lee gives his final performance as Dracula in Hammer Studios' The Satanic Rites of Dracula, once again…