
Telly Savalas
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης "Τέλι" Σαββάλας; January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades.
Best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak, Savalas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). His other movie credits include The Young Savages (1961), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Scalphunters (1968), supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971), Inside Out (1975) and Escape to Athena (1979).
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 8.461 |
Birthday | 1922-01-21 |
Place of Birth | Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Telly Aristoteles Savalas, Telli Savales, Telly Savales, Τέλης Σαβάλας, Телли Савалас, |

1962

Birdman of Alcatraz
7.5/307
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stro...
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Birdman of Alcatraz

1969

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.6/1920
James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women....
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1967

The Dirty Dozen
7.592/1215
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. Th...
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The Dirty Dozen

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.348/188
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. M...
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The Greatest Story Ever Told

1961

Mad Dog Coll
5.4/12
Killer Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll moves in on gangster Dutch Schultz in 1920s New York.
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Mad Dog Coll

1965

Genghis Khan
5.9/52
This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mongol leader Genghis Khan that unites all Mongol tr...
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Genghis Khan

1973

Lisa and the Devil
6.319/138
Lisa is a tourist in an ancient city. When she gets lost, she finds an old mansion in which to shelter. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception,...
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Lisa and the Devil

1964

The New Interns
5/3
Young doctors mix romance with their careers in a big-city hospital.
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The New Interns

1962

Cape Fear
7.4/583
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and hi...
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Cape Fear

1969

Land Raiders
5.1/6
An outlaw committing a string of robberies and murders manages to blame the crimes on Apaches, bringing about an Indian war.
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Land Raiders

1970

Kelly's Heroes
7.3/735
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
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Kelly's Heroes

1967

The Karate Killers
4.9/13
International spies Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret form...
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The Karate Killers

1977

Capricorn One
6.8/463
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing....
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Capricorn One

1979

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
5/122
After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are sti...
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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1984

Cannonball Run II
5.362/323
When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheel...
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Cannonball Run II

1970

Violent City
6/92
A hitman is double-crossed by his girlfriend and barely escapes a murder attempt. He then sets out to take his revenge on the woman and the gang boss...
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Violent City

1968

The Scalphunters
6.363/106
Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegad...
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The Scalphunters

1972

Horror Express
6.336/299
Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in...
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Horror Express

1968

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
5.9/24
After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of h...
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Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1965

Battle of the Bulge
6.907/257
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent it, Hitler orders an all-out offensive...
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Battle of the Bulge

1988

Faceless
5.8/54
A detective investigating a missing model in Paris uncovers a plastic surgeon’s horrifying secret involving kidnapped women, blood, and organs.
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Faceless

1979

Escape to Athena
5.672/110
During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ine...
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Escape to Athena

1987

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
4.9/36
Learning of a Nazi plot to attack Washington, D.C. with a deadly nerve gas, Major Wright leads twelve convicts on a suicide mission deep into occupied...
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The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

1988

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
5/43
A renegade team of World War II soldiers. This time, one of the 12 is a woman and, with a Nazi spy within their midst, they're up against German warti...
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The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

1972

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
6.3/56
A dishonored Union Army officer leads a group of convicts to retake Fort Holman from the Confederate Army.
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A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

1971

A Town Called Hell
4.895/19
A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to t...
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A Town Called Hell

1969

Mackenna's Gold
6.6/184
A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to ke...
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Mackenna's Gold

1965

The Slender Thread
7.1/49
Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. One night when at the clinic alone, a woman calls up the number and tells Alan that...
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The Slender Thread

1971

Pretty Maids All in a Row
5.774/42
At Oceanfront High School, female students are being targeted by an unknown serial killer. Meanwhile, a married teacher hides his flings with nubile s...
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Pretty Maids All in a Row

1969

The Assassination Bureau
6.4/66
In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice. When its motives are c...
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The Assassination Bureau

1973

Redneck
4.3/10
Franco Nero and Telly Savalas star in the story of a trio of jewel thieves on the lam after a heist goes very wrong. Wrecking their car they take anot...
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Redneck

1976

Killer Force
5.5/15
Head of company security, Harry Webb, fears that a diamond theft is about to take place at their major mining complex deep in the desert. He quickly m...
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Killer Force

1972

Pancho Villa
4.9/21
In 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, General Pancho Villa manages to escape from the clutches of General Goyo, his greatest enemy, only to face an...
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Pancho Villa

1963

Johnny Cool
5.3/21
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
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Johnny Cool

1961

The Young Savages
6.4/32
A district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.
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The Young Savages

1975

Inside Out
6.5/11
An American ex-WW II POW returns to Germany 30 years after the war. He teams up with the former commander of his prison camp. Together they spring a N...
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Inside Out

1972

Crime Boss
6.4/4
Hit man Antonio Mancuso travels to Italy to make the big time. He meets and befriends Mafia boss Don Vincenzo. Mancurso becomes part of the organizati...
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Crime Boss

1972

The Killer Is on the Phone
5.5/10
A woman whose husband was murdered five years previously, is stalked by his killer, who wants to eliminate her as a potential witness. What he doesn't...
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The Killer Is on the Phone

1964

Fanfare for a Death Scene
6/3
An American secret agent, on the trail of a vanished scientist, must recover the scientist's revolutionary secret formula before the enemy catches up...
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Fanfare for a Death Scene

1980

The Border
5.1/11
Frank Cooper, a senior immigration police, remains a daily struggle against mafias operating between Mexico and the United States. Although it has a g...
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The Border

1972

Sonny and Jed
5.9/11
As thoroughly unlikeable a robber as ever walked the West, Joe nonetheless robs from the rich and gives to the poor. Not only is he a murderous, ill-t...
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Sonny and Jed

1963

Love Is a Ball
4.6/7
Etienne makes a good living out of marrying off poor but titled young men to rich but untitled young ladies. Millicent is now in his sights on the Riv...
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Love Is a Ball

1995

Backfire!
3.4/5
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 F...
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Backfire!

1991

Perfect Crimes
5/2
True stories about individuals seeking to commit a perfect crime.
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Perfect Crimes

1963

The Man from the Diners' Club
5/5
Meek credit card company clerk Ernest Klenk is feeling the pressure of demanding coworkers, new computers, and an upcoming wedding. This stress leads...
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The Man from the Diners' Club

1968

Sol Madrid
6.3/3
Government agent Sol Madrid travels to Mexico with hooker Stacey to bring mobster Villanova and drug kingpin Dietrich to justice.
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Sol Madrid

1971

Mongo's Back in Town
4.8/3
Professional killer is hired by his brother, a gang boss, to wipe out a rival gangster.
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Mongo's Back in Town

1985

Beyond Reason
0/0
An unconventional psychiatrist slowly begins to question his own sanity.
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Beyond Reason

1966

Beau Geste
5.9/8
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 atta...
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Beau Geste

1962

The Interns
5.4/7
During their first year of internship at New North Hospital, a group of aspiring doctors undergo both personal and professional upheavals.
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The Interns

1987

Return to the Titanic... Live!
4/2
A television special hosted by Telly Savalas that features artefacts recovered from the 1987 salvage mission. Filled with expert testimonies and consp...
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Return to the Titanic... Live!

1973

She Cried Murder
6.2/4
Fashion model Sarah Cornell, from the front car of a subway, witnesses a man pushing a woman onto the tracks to her death. Hoping to dispel the presum...
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She Cried Murder

1982

Fake-Out
4.8/4
Gangster's girlfriend hangs out in a Las Vegas hotel with her cop protectors while she waits to testify.
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Fake-Out

1975

The House of Exorcism
4.9/27
A re-edited version of Mario Bava's "Lisa and the Devil" for the U.S. market, including newly filmed scenes involving a possessed Lisa.
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The House of Exorcism

1984

The Cartier Affair
4.25/8
Curt Taylor is a convict and owes Phil Drexler the number 1 convict in the prison. Now to settle his debt Drexler sends Curt to be the secretary for C...
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The Cartier Affair

2012

Remote Control Magic: The Movie
0/0
Remote Control Magic is the ultimate 70's channel surfing experience. Dante Fontana guides you on a journey of game shows, news broadcasts, TV shows,...
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Remote Control Magic: The Movie

1989

The Hollywood Detective
6/1
An actor at the end of the line who used to play a PI on TV turns to real detective work when a fan of his begs him to help her.
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The Hollywood Detective

1979

The Muppet Movie
7.2/623
A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever –...
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The Muppet Movie

2006

Operation Dirty Dozen
6/2
A short film looking behind the scenes at the making of The Dirty Dozen. Showing many scenes being filmed just north of London, the short focuses most...
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Operation Dirty Dozen

1969

Crooks and Coronets
8.3/3
Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.
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Crooks and Coronets

1980

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
4.5/3
Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "T...
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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1981

Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen
6/1
The star of TV's Kojak takes a look at the history and attractions of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen

1981

Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham
5.7/3
Telly Savalas narrates a travelogue of Birmingham in England, taking in such sights as New Street Station, the traffic control centre and dual carriag...
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Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham

1987

Kojak: The Price of Justice
4.2/4
Top New York cop Theo Kojak finds himself trapped in a tangled web of false trials, jealousies and murderous scheming as he investigates the death of...
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Kojak: The Price of Justice

2022

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
7.2/4
In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first decisions wa...
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

1981

Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth
0/0
Telly Savalas tours the coastal city of Portsmouth, with a look at the intriguing history and magnificent attractions.
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Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth

1982

Silent Rebellion
7/1
A Greek immigrant (Savalas) and his son return to Greece, where they reunite with mother and brother and re-discover their heritage and each other. Cr...
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Silent Rebellion

1971

Clay Pigeon
3.4/5
An ex-soldier is recruited by the FBI to go undercover in L.A. and find other ex-soldiers who are part of a drug-dealing gang.
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Clay Pigeon

1994

Mind Twister
3.2/8
Two former exotic dancers devise a plot to expose a physciatrist as the murderer of their friend.
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Mind Twister

2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
6.6/16
The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from their VHS cocoons to conjure a jam on culture so cult...
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2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

1972

Visions...
0/0
A professor who has visions of the future informs the police that someone is about to plant a bomb. He then discovers that the police consider him the...
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Visions...

1989

Kojak: Fatal Flaw
6/1
Investigating the murder of a writer responsible for a Mob exposed, Kojak discovers that the dead man's wife is an old flame.
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Kojak: Fatal Flaw

1990

Kojak: Flowers For Matty
4.5/2
Kojak charms his way into high society to investigate art thefts that are tied to munitions smuggling and murder.
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Kojak: Flowers For Matty

1985

Kojak: The Belarus File
6/2
Lt. Theo Kojak uncovers a Nazi conspiracy.
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Kojak: The Belarus File

1989

Kojak: Ariana
6/1
One of Kojak's old enemies uses Ariana, a young Greek girl, as bait to trap the legendary New York detective. Meanwhile, Kojak finds himself a brash y...
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Kojak: Ariana

1990

Kojak: None So Blind
6/1
After a flighty young woman accidentally witnesses a Mob hit in an Italian restaurant, New York Police Inspector Theo Kojak must both protect her from...
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Kojak: None So Blind

1973

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
7/5
A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.
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The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1981

Hellinger's Law
7.5/1
A flamboyant criminal lawyer named Nick Hellinger takes on the case of a syndicate's accountant (actually a Justice Department agent who has infiltrat...
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Hellinger's Law

1976

Joys
4/0
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies t...
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Joys

1987

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
8/2
Robert McCall is forced to work with a former terrorist turned monk by the name of Joseph Heiden(Telly Savalas), whom he despises and mistrusts, on a...
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The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1961

The Sin of Jesus
4.8/6
An egg-sorting woman shrugs off even the appearance of Christ. From Isaak Babel story.
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The Sin of Jesus

1965

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
3.4/8
During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. His captor, King Fawz, soon...
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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1986

The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
7.5/6
A live-action and animated television special featuring clips from past episodes and spin-offs combined with new animation and musical segments.
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The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration

1986

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
5.8/5
The GoBots, television's amazing transformable super heroes, star in their first full length feature film, "GoBots: War of the Rock Lords." It's wall-...
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GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

2011

Paul Williams Still Alive
6.7/21
Filmmaker and longtime fan Stephen Kessler's portrait of the award-winning 1970s singer-songwriter-actor, who disappeared for much of the 1980s and '9...
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Paul Williams Still Alive

1991

Rose Against the Odds
0/0
The story of Australian Indigenous boxer Lionel Rose from his first amateur boxing matches up until his first title fight in Japan.
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Rose Against the Odds

1990

Kojak: It's Always Something
6/1
After discovering the connection between a corrupt city commissioner and Colombian killers, Kojak is framed for the murder of a call girl and is prose...
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Kojak: It's Always Something

2020

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
7.8/10
With his grizzled moustache and chiselled features, Charles Bronson is the embodiment of a slightly archaic, brooding and almost reactionary virility....
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Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

1976

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
0/0
At the height of his KOJAK TV series fame, Telly Savalas starred in this variety special that was sponsored by Kraft Foods and shown without commercia...
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Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

1984

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0/0
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2021

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
7/43
A tribute to Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci (1926-90), presented by American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.
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