How old was Telly Savalas in the movie Kelly's Heroes?

Telly Savalas was 46 in Kelly's Heroes when he played the character 'Master Sergeant "Big Joe"'.

That was over 54 years ago in 1970.

In 1994 he died aged 72, starring in 86 films in his career, 58 of those after Kelly's Heroes was first released. If he were alive today he would be 102.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Kelly's Heroes, I think Telly Savalas looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Brian G. Hutton has worked with Telly Savalas a total of 2 times in his career.
  • Telly Savalas' first movie was as 'Lt. Dawson' in Mad Dog Coll, released in 1961 when he was 38
  • Kelly's Heroes scores 7.4 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Kelly's Heroes

Telly Savalas' other movies