Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas in Mackenna's Gold

Telly Savalas (1922 - 1994)

Film Deaths

Johnny Cool (1963) [Vince Santangelo]: Machine-gunned by Henry Silva (who is standing atop scaffolding) in Telly's office.
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 Limited (1969) [Lord Bostwick]: Killed in an explosion/crash when his zeppelin crashes after Telly fires his gun. (Thanks to Brian)

Mackenna's Gold (1969) [Sergeant Tibbs]: Hacked 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)
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.
Horror Express (Panico en el Transiberiano) (1973) [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.

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) [Stefan Svevo]: Killed in an explosion (along with his remaining henchmen) when someone (I couldn't tell who) shoots their explosive boxes causing the Poseidon to blow up.

The Twilight Zone: Living Doll (1963) [Erich Streator]: Falls down a flight of stairs after tripping over the talking doll (voiced by June Foray).

Cimarron Strip: The Battleground (1967) [Bear]: Pulls a knife on Stuart Whitman as they fight in the river but gets stabbed in the chest as they grapple under water. (Thanks to Brian).

Joys (1976) [Lt. Theo Kojak]: Killed by Johnny Carson (as is every other guest-star in the special). (Played for comic effect.)

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980; TV movie) [Cretzer]: Shot to death along with Ronny Cox and Robert Davi during their attempt to escape Alcatraz.