Telly Savalas in 'Mackenna's Gold'
Telly Savalas (1922 - 1994)
Film Deaths
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) [Archer Maggot]: Shot in the chest by Jim Brown after Telly jeopardizes the mission by turning the gun on Jim and firing wildly.
- The Scalphunters (1968) [Jim Howie]: Shot in the chest by Ossie Davis during a struggle. (Thanks to Brian)
- The Assassination Bureau (1969) [Lord Bostwick]: Killed in an explosion/crash when the zeppelin crashes after Telly fires his gun. (Thanks to Brian)
- Mackenna's Gold (1969) [Sergeant Tibbs]: Stabbed in the chest when Ted Cassidy throws a tomahawk at him.
- Violent City (Città violenta; The Family) (1970) [Al Weber]: Shot in the chest by Charles Bronson in Telly's office.
- Crime Boss (I Familiari della vittime non saranno avvertiti; The Mafia Terminator) (1972) [Don Vincenzo]: Machine-gunned by Antonio Sabato Sr. (Thanks to Johan)
- Horror Express (Panico en el Transiberiano) (1972) [Captain Kazan]: Killed when the body-possessing alien "erases" his brain; he is brought back to life (along with several of the alien's other victims) under the alien's control, and is killed once again when the train crashes.
- A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (Una Ragione per vivere e una per morire; Massacre at Fort Holman) (1972) [Major Ward]: Stabbed in the chest with a saber by James Coburn.
- Scenes from a Murder (L'Assassino... è al telefono) (1972) [Ranko Drasovic]: Crushed to death when a theatrical backdrop falls on him while he's chasing Anne Heywood through the theater.
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) [Stefan Svevo]: Blown up when the Poseidon explodes.
TV Deaths
- The Twilight Zone: Living Doll (1963) [Erich Streator]: Falls down a flight of stairs after tripping over the talking doll (voiced by June Foray).
- Joys (1976) [Lt. Theo Kojak]: Killed by Johnny Carson (as is every other guest-star in the special). (Played for comic effect.)
Noteworthy Connections
Brother of George Savalas
Ex-husband of Marilyn Gardner
Father of Candace Savalas, Nick Savalas, and Ariana Savalas