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Telly Savalas career

Telly Savalas averages 6.39 across 28 rated films as an actor, with The Dirty Dozen on top at 7.6.

Average
6.39
26 rated films
Best rated
7.6
The Dirty Dozen
Peak five
6.80
1965 to 1968
7+ run
2 films
1962 to 1962
Telly Savalas, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1965 to 1968, 6.8045678197019801990200020102020The Dirty Dozen 7.6Cannonball Run II 5.4Career avg 6.39

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Telly Savalas's career barcodecoolhot
196150 films2021
Current formLast 5: 5.81 vs career 6.39 (−0.58)
  1. LBeyond the Poseidon Adventure1979 · 5.0−1.3
  2. LEscape to Athena1979 · 5.7−0.7
  3. WThe Muppet Movie1979 · 7.2+0.8
  4. LCannonball Run II1984 · 5.4−1.0
  5. LFaceless1988 · 5.7−0.7
Telly Savalas career
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained posterDjango & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained2021Self - Actor (archive footage)6.953
Mind Twister posterMind Twister1994Richard Howland·11
Faceless posterFaceless1988Terry Hallen5.767
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords posterGoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords1986Magmar (voice)·11
Cannonball Run II posterCannonball Run II1984Hymie5.4363
Fake-Out1982Lt. Thurston·7
The Border posterThe Border1980Frank Cooper·12
The Muppet Movie posterThe Muppet Movie1979El Sleazo Tough7.2727
Escape to Athena posterEscape to Athena1979Zeno5.7140
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure posterBeyond the Poseidon Adventure1979Captain Stefan Svevo5.0148
Capricorn One posterCapricorn One1977Albain6.8533
Killer Force posterKiller Force1976Webb·19
Inside Out posterInside Out1975Harry Morgan·13
The House of Exorcism1975Leandro (archive footage)4.433
Lisa and the Devil posterLisa and the Devil1974Leandro6.1164
Horror Express posterHorror Express1972Captain Kazan6.3350
Redneck posterRedneck1973Memphis·14
Pancho Villa posterPancho Villa1972Pancho Villa4.929
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die posterA Reason to Live, a Reason to Die1972Major Ward6.374
The Killer Is on the Phone posterThe Killer Is on the Phone1972Ranko Drasovic·13
Sonny and Jed posterSonny and Jed1972Sheriff Franciscus·17
Crime Boss posterCrime Boss1972Don Vincenzo·5
A Town Called Bastard1971Don Carlos·24
Pretty Maids All in a Row posterPretty Maids All in a Row1971Captain Sam Surcher5.951
Violent City posterViolent City1970Al Weber6.0110

Feature films with 25+ TMDB votes count toward the average. Peak five is the best run of five films in a row; the 7+ run counts films in a row rated 7.0 or higher.

Sources: TMDB (as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z).

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