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Telly Savalas

Actor · 58 credits · 27 in highly-rated films

Best known for Cape Fear (1962)

Frequent collaborators: Andre Braugher, Charles Bronson, Charles Cioffi

Best Telly Savalas movies by genre

Movies (57 total, ranked by score)

  1. Cape Fear

    1962 · ★ 7.4 (649 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, Crime

    1

  2. Kelly's Heroes

    1970 · ★ 7.4 (845 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, War

    2

  3. Birdman of Alcatraz

    1962 · ★ 7.5 (353 votes)

    Drama, Crime, History

    3

  4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    1969 · ★ 6.6 (2,205 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Thriller

    4

  5. Capricorn One

    1977 · ★ 6.8 (527 votes)

    Drama, Action, Thriller

    5

  6. Battle of the Bulge

    1965 · ★ 6.9 (282 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    6

  7. The Slender Thread

    1965 · ★ 7.1 (53 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Fanfare for a Death Scene

    1964 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Action, Thriller, TV Movie

    8

  9. The Marcus-Nelson Murders

    1973 · ★ 6.9 (6 votes)

    TV Movie, Crime, Drama

    9

  10. The Young Savages

    1961 · ★ 6.5 (41 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    10

  11. Horror Express

    1972 · ★ 6.3 (340 votes)

    Horror

    11

  12. A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

    1972 · ★ 6.3 (73 votes)

    Western, Action, War

    12

  13. Lisa and the Devil

    1974 · ★ 6.2 (162 votes)

    Horror

    13

  14. Kojak: It's Always Something

    1990 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, TV Movie

    14

  15. Joys

    1976

    Comedy, TV Movie

    15

  16. The Assassination Bureau

    1969 · ★ 6.7 (89 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Crime

    16

  17. Land Raiders

    1969 · ★ 5.4 (7 votes)

    Action, Drama, Thriller

    17

  18. Kojak: Flowers For Matty

    1990 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, TV Movie

    18

  19. Violent City

    1970 · ★ 6.0 (106 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    19

  20. Kojak: None So Blind

    1990 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, TV Movie

    20

  21. Visions...

    1972

    Thriller, TV Movie

    21

  22. Operation Dirty Dozen

    2006 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Kojak: Ariana

    1989 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, TV Movie

    23

  24. The Sin of Jesus

    1961 · ★ 4.8 (6 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. Inside Out

    1975 · ★ 6.5 (11 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Thriller

    25

  26. Sol Madrid

    1968 · ★ 6.9 (5 votes)

    Crime, Action

    26

  27. Pretty Maids All in a Row

    1971 · ★ 5.8 (49 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Mystery

    27

  28. GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

    1986 · ★ 7.4 (10 votes)

    Animation, Science Fiction

    28

  29. Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

    1976

    Music, Comedy, TV Movie

    29

  30. Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

    1968 · ★ 5.8 (27 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.