List of the best Telly Savalas movies: Lisa and the Devil(1975), Killer Force(1975), Pancho Villa(1972), Mind Twister(1993), Land Raiders(1969), Clay Pigeon(1971), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission(1987), The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission(1988), Kelly's Heroes(1970), Escape to Athena(1979), The Man From the Diner's Club(1963), The Slender Thread(1965) ... ...
Horror
Italy|West Germany|Spain
1975
93 Minutes
Telly Savalas Elke Sommer Sylva Koscina Alida Valli Robert Alda Gabriele Tinti
A tourist spends the night in a derelict Spanish villa seemingly held in the supernatural grip of an eccentric butler, who resembles a depiction of the Devil she had seen on an ancient fresco.
Action
Ireland|Switzerland|USA
1975
102 Minutes
Webb
Telly Savalas Peter Fonda Hugh O'Brian O.J. Simpson Maud Adams Christopher Lee Ian Yule Michael Mayer Victor Melleney Richard Loring Stuart Brown
security guard criminal jewel thief mercenary enforcer businessman engaging tense thrilling mine warehouse car deception diamond heist undercover operations teamwork dangerous mission misunderstanding quest escape
A five-man team of professionals undertake a daring robbery at a diamond mine.
Drama, Western, History
UK|Spain|USA
1972
92 Minutes
Pancho Villa
Telly Savalas Clint Walker Anne Francis Chuck Connors Ángel del Pozo Luis Dávila Jose Maria Prada
revolutionary soldier colonel partner general nemesis campy spirited thrilling mexico new mexico train rebellion assassination journey gunfight pancho villa double-cross pursuit rivalry
A double-cross in an arms deal prompts Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to raid a US Army weapons depot in Columbus, New Mexico.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1993
94 Minutes
Richard Howland
Telly Savalas Suzanne Slater Gary Hudson Richard Roundtree Erika Nann Maria Ford
Two former exotic dancers devise a plot to expose a physciatrist as the murderer of their friend.
Western
1969
100 Minutes
Vince Carden
Telly Savalas George Maharis Arlene Dahl Janet Landgard Jackie Lane George Coulouris Guy Rolfe Phil Brown Marcella St. Amant Paul Picerni Robert Carricart
An Arizona land-grabber (Telly Savalas) and his brother (George Maharis) renew their feud amid Army troops and Apaches.
Crime, Drama
1971
97 Minutes
Redford
Telly Savalas Lane Slate Tom Stern Robert Vaughn
A Vietnam veteran (Tom Stern) helps a narcotics agent (Telly Savalas) bring down a drug kingpin (Robert Vaughn).
War
1987
96 Minutes
Maj. Wright
Telly Savalas Ernest Borgnine Vince Edwards Bo Svenson Vincent Van Patten James Van Patten Randall Cobb Gary Graham
A general (Ernest Borgnine) forces a major (Telly Savalas) to take GI convicts and rescue six scientists from Nazis in a French monastery.
War
1988
95 Minutes
Maj. Wright
Telly Savalas Ernest Borgnine Heather Thomas Hunt Block Matthew Burton Jeff Conaway Alex Cord Erik Estrada Ernie Hudson James Carroll Jordan
A female officer (Heather Thomas) joins a major (Telly Savalas) and GI convicts for a desert raid on the Nazis.
War
USA
1970
145 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Telly Savalas Don Rickles Donald Sutherland Carroll O'Connor Gavin MacLeod Stuart Margolin Harry Dean Stanton
soldier colonel sargeant thief amusing suspenseful offbeat france camp battlefield world war ii heist gold armed conflict demotion quest adventure temptation 1940s
A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.
Adventure, Action
UK
1979
102 Minutes
Roger Moore Telly Savalas David Niven Claudia Cardinale Richard Roundtree Stefanie Powers Sonny Bono Elliott Gould William Holden
german american soldier prostitute greek person archaeologist chef patriotic brash amusing pow camp greece island brothel monastery mountain world war ii prisoners of war theft nazis unlikely allies
A World War II adventure, involving a group of Allied P.O.W.s, Nazis, black market priceless art treasures, Greek resistance, a Greek monastery, and a secret German rocket base.
Comedy
USA
1963
96 Minutes
Foots Pulardos
clerk mobster girlfriend fiancée boss madcap lighthearted winsome office spa mexico wedding fraud tax evasion faking death mix-up pursuit love underdog 1960s
A former prisoner of war is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
Drama
USA
1965
98 Minutes
Dr. Joe Coburn
Sidney Poitier Anne Bancroft Telly Savalas Steven Hill Indus Arthur Greg Jarvis Robert F. Hoy John Benson Paul Newlan Ed Asner Jason Wingreen
college student volunteer wife detective psychiatrist emotional brooding seattle call center depression desperation suicide investigation marriage volunteerism fall rescue 1960s
College volunteer Alan Dyson is working alone at the crisis center one evening when he receives a telephone call from suicidal caller Inga Dyson.
Action
UK|Switzerland
1969
140 Minutes
Blofeld
George Lazenby Diana Rigg Telly Savalas Gabriele Ferzetti Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Desmond Llewelyn George Baker
james bond mobster daughter mastermind thrilling suspenseful switzerland england biological warfare allergies death deception pursuit 1960s
James Bond woos a mob boss' daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Ernst Stavro Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps involving beautiful women from around the world.
Horror
UK|Spain
1972
88 Minutes
Captain Kazan
Christopher Lee Peter Cushing Telly Savalas Alberto de Mendoza Silvia Tortosa Jorge Rigaud
anthropologist monk zombie countess inspector creepy intense suspenseful train siberia china train station russia missing link supernatural science travel aliens mystery pursuit
While travelling on the Trans-Siberian Express, an anthropologist and his rival must contain the threat posed by the former's cargo: a prehistoric ape which is the host for a lifeform that is absorbing the minds of the passengers and crew.
Comedy, Action, Adventure
UK
1969
110 Minutes
Lord Bostwick
Oliver Reed Diana Rigg Telly Savalas Curt Jurgens Philippe Noiret Warren Mitchell Beryl Reid Clive Revill Kenneth Griffith Vernon Dobtcheff Annabella Incontrera
assassin journalist amateur sleuth boss thrilling suspenseful amusing intricate europe street city mansion bedroom assassination secret society morality corruption investigation hidden agenda pursuit
A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge.
Adventure
USA
1966
103 Minutes
Sgt. Maj. Dagineau
Guy Stockwell Doug McClure Telly Savalas Leslie Nielsen David Mauro Robert Wolders Leo Gordon Michael Constantine Malachi Throne Joe De Santis X Brands
legionnaire brother lieutenant sergeant survivor rebel intense tense united states north africa fort desert french foreign legion siblings reunion embezzlement mutiny survival quest sacrifice
In 1906, two American brothers join the French Foreign Legion and, led by a sadistic Sergeant-Major, they defend a fort against Berber and Tuareg attack.
Adventure
USA
1979
114 Minutes
Captain Stefan Svevo
Michael Caine Sally Field Telly Savalas Peter Boyle Jack Warden Shirley Knight Shirley Jones Karl Malden Slim Pickens Veronica Hamel Angela Cartwright
femme fatale henchman ship captain suspenseful shipwreck escape money discovery 1970s
An extension of the previous film, wherein a cache of adventurers return to the overturned ship to seek several fortunes.
Comedy
USA
1994
89 Minutes
Most Evil Man
Kathy Ireland Robert Mitchum Telly Savalas Shelley Winters Josh Mosby Mary McCormack
Just as Jeremy Jackson attempts to become the first male firewoman in New York, fires begin mysteriously erupting from toilets all over the City and Fire Marshal Marc Marshall is called in ... See full summary »
Romance
1984
100 Minutes
Phil Drexler
Joan Collins David Hasselhoff Telly Savalas Ed Lauter Jordan Charney Joe La Due Stephen Apostle Pec
A mobster (Telly Savalas) puts an ex-convict (David Hasselhoff) to work for a TV sex symbol (Joan Collins), to learn where she keeps her jewelry.
Western
1971
95 Minutes
Don Carlos
Robert Shaw Stella Stevens Martin Landau Telly Savalas Fernando Rey Michael Craig Dudley Sutton Al Lettieri Aldo Sanbrell Cass Martin
widow revolutionary outlaw priest sheriff intricate suspenseful tense mexico small town jail bar mexican revolution bounty corruption secret past massacre quest revenge 1900s
A Mexican revolutionary (Robert Shaw) hides out following a massacre in a small town that left soldiers and townsfolk alike dead.
Comedy, Western
1968
102 Minutes
Jim Howie
Burt Lancaster Shelley Winters Ossie Davis Telly Savalas Dabney Coleman Paul Picerni Armando Silvestre Nick Cravat
trapper slave native american thief outlaw amusing offbeat thrilling mexico american west slavery friendship escape race relations violence greed quest pursuit revenge 1860s
A fur trader (Burt Lancaster) and a cultured slave (Ossie Davis) have run-ins with Indians and marauders.
Comedy
USA
1963
111 Minutes
Dr. Christian Gump
Glenn Ford Hope Lange Charles Boyer Ricardo Montalban Telly Savalas Ruth McDevitt Ulla Jacobsson Georgette Anys Robert Bettoni Mony Dalmès
heiress duke boat captain matchmaker amusing lighthearted emotional italy coast boat city matchmaking love triangle wealth royalty aristocracy manners love rivalry 1960s
On the French Riviera, a professional matchmaker assisted by an American adventurer arranges for convenience marriages between titled impoverished aristocratic men and rich low-bred women.
Comedy
1968
113 Minutes
Walter Braddock
Gina Lollobrigida Shelley Winters Peter Lawford Phil Silvers Telly Savalas Lee Grant Janet Margolin
italian soldier captain daughter wife widow hilarious cheeky charming lighthearted italy village paternity money family scams impersonation pursuit love 1960s
Three veterans are reunited in Italy with a mutual lover (Gina Lollobrigida) they've been supporting for 20 years.
Adventure
UK|West Germany|Yugoslavia|USA
1965
124 Minutes
Shan
Stephen Boyd Omar Sharif James Mason Eli Wallach Françoise Dorléac Telly Savalas Robert Morley Yvonne Mitchell Woody Strode
prince leader emperor princess general brutal emotional spectacular china mongolia mountain unification war conquest revenge genghis khan mongols quest sacrifice rivalry
During the thirteenth century, the shy Mongol boy Temujin (Carlo Cura) becomes the fearless leader Genghis Khan (Omar Sharif), who unites all Mongol tribes and conquers most of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1962
105 Minutes
Charles Sievers
Gregory Peck Robert Mitchum Polly Bergen Lori Martin Martin Balsam Jack Kruschen Telly Savalas Barrie Chase Paul Comi John McKee Page Slattery
stalker lawyer father convict private investigator daughter creepy suspenseful tense disturbing georgia boat prison protection vengeance family rape crime courage escape
A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.
Crime, Drama
USA
1961
86 Minutes
Lt. Darro
John Davis Chandler Kay Doubleday Brooke Hayward Neil Nephew Jerry Orbach Vincent Gardenia Telly Savalas Glenn Cannon
hit man mobster dutch schultz pretty woman father stripper intense melodramatic new york city street apartment nightclub hideout mad dog coll mob violence contract killing power struggle ambition unrequited love rise
Story of Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, a notorious gangland killer in the 1930s.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
1961
110 Minutes
Police Lt. Gunderson
Burt Lancaster Dina Merrill Shelley Winters Edward Andrews Vivian Nathan Larry Gates Telly Savalas Pilar Seurat Jody Fair Roberta Shore Milton Selzer
assistant district attorney district attorney teen boy wife mother gripping intense powerful disheartening office spanish harlem new york city gangs lawyers turf war paternity juvenile crime mystery pursuit growing up
An assistant district attorney discovers one of the hoodlums he must prosecute is the son of a former love.
Biography, Drama, Crime
USA
1962
148 Minutes
Feto Gomez
Burt Lancaster Karl Malden Thelma Ritter Betty Field Neville Brand Edmond O'Brien Hugh Marlowe Telly Savalas James Westerfield Chris Robinson
prisoner warden guard mother wife moving touching leavenworth prison alcatraz island missouri solitude prison new love redemption rise transformation 1960s
A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
Comedy, Drama
2011
87 Minutes
Theo Kojak
Åsmund Høeg Sven Nordin Sonja Richter Tony Veitsle Skarpsno Trond Nilssen John Lydon Camilla Friisk Telly Savalas
A teenager (Åsmund Høeg) embraces a punk-rock lifestyle after his mother (Sonja Richter) dies in a hit-and-run accident.
Drama
USA
1962
120 Minutes
Dr. Dominic Riccio
Michael Callan Cliff Robertson James MacArthur Nick Adams Suzy Parker Haya Harareet Anne Helm Stefanie Powers Buddy Ebsen Telly Savalas Katharine Bard
doctor intern model patient nurse melodramatic amusing uneasy hospital medical profession parenthood abortion relationships theft tragic death forbidden love growing up temptation 1960s
Medical drama that focuses on the personal and professional conflicts of medical interns working under senior surgeons at a major hospital.
War, Drama, History
UK|USA
1967
149 Minutes
Lee Marvin Ernest Borgnine Charles Bronson Jim Brown John Cassavetes Richard Jaeckel George Kennedy Trini Lopez Ralph Meeker Robert Ryan Telly Savalas
colonel prisoner murderer nazi rapist major brash spirited gory england france revenge world war ii special ops retribution adventure revenge pursuit 1940s
During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
Comedy
USA|Hong Kong
1984
108 Minutes
Burt Reynolds Dom DeLuise Shirley MacLaine Marilu Henner Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Susan Anton Catherine Bach Ricardo Montalban Jim Nabors Charles Nelson Reilly
sheik doctor servant racer contestant friend hilarious frenetic wild united states road car truck cross-country race prize kidnapping chase organized crime competition pursuit
The original characters from The Cannonball Run (1981) race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
War, Drama
USA
1965
167 Minutes
Henry Fonda Robert Shaw Robert Ryan Dana Andrews George Montgomery Ty Hardin Pier Angeli Barbara Werle Charles Bronson Werner Peters Hans Christian Blech
soldier general american hero gripping tense gutsy belgium battlefield world war ii tank unit military battle of the bulge adventure sacrifice 1940s
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
Comedy, Kids & Family
UK|USA
1979
94 Minutes
Charles Durning Austin Pendleton Steve Martin Mel Brooks Milton Berle James Coburn Dom DeLuise Elliott Gould Bob Hope Madeline Kahn Carol Kane
kermit the frog fozzie bear businessman producer miss piggy gonzo cheery uplifting creative playful endearing florida hollywood, calif. car swamp friendship road trip movies hollywood song and dance
Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.
Other, Drama, History
USA
1965
195 Minutes
Max von Sydow Charlton Heston Carroll Baker Dorothy McGuire Robert Loggia Claude Rains Jose Ferrer Marian Seldes John Abbott Rodolfo Acosta Michael Ansara
prophet traitor god king mary magdalene disciple inspiring profound jerusalem bethlehem israel jesus christ betrayal god christianity resurrection sacrifice 1st century
An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.