Telly Savalas Roasts Don Rickles

One of the finest roastings of 'The Dean Martin Roasts'.

[@alanparks7919]

I pulled into a gas station in Beverly Hills once, many years ago. Beside me was a man filling a Rolls Royce. It was Telly. I walked over to shake his hand and tell him how much I enjoyed his acting, and he could not have been nicer or more of a gentleman. He talked with me well after his car was full. Nice man.

[@peteringargiola6323]

Now THATS the kind of stuff us commoners love to hear about someone! Humility, grace and class, and no big-timing the little people who paid their hard-earned money to give them the lifestyle they were privileged to have lived...I'm so glad he actually stood real, even after he attained Kojak Rolls Royce stature!

[@depyk7989]

That's the classic genuine greek soul!!!

[@AJKPenguin]

Wow. : ) Just curious, what was the gas price?

[@stephencurran856]

Cool 👌

[@moosewhizzerdave2066]

Thanks for sharing that. It inspired me to read his wikipedia page. I had no idea what an interesting guy he was. Greek by birth, learned english in elementary/middle school. Served in WWII, was injured and took a year to recover. Got into show business more or less by accident, filling in for a friend in a role that required the ability to deliver a foreign accent. Quite a guy.

[@Nordicroo]

Man, I miss actors like Telly Savalas. He was a class act.

[@eugeniosalexander4486]

one of the best...

[@Nordicroo]

@@eugeniosalexander4486 he had this tough image on screen and yet he was a soft spoken and sweet guy.

[@tomhefner6344]

I am 72 and I just now started watching Kojak about four months ago. I cannot go a day without watching it. Telly was a very good actor.

[@rossdiamondthief6627]

That’s why I love these old roasts, the insults had a sense of dignity and integrity to them and not just straight shock value.

[@yell0wberry]

Tyler Tilwick thank goodness they had these on DVD, I ordered it immediately

[@NuclearEngineerDOE]

The new roasts are absolute profanity laced garbage.

[@8kigana]

Also the roasts weren't so caught up on being politically correct too.

[@MatsThyWit]

It's not dignity and integrity so much as all these guys actually knew each other. You watch a comedy central roast and none of that entire dais of comedians they use every single time has any personal connection to the person being roasted whatsoever.

[@morethan3756]

No mention of genitalia, copulation, poop, pee, etc.

[@madam9736]

Super slick delivery from Telly Savalas. Witty, smooth and charming. What a legend.

[@erickouniakis5722]

Charming and talented greek american !! God bless

[@danielguy1963]

Absolutely!

[@DogLover-jx2zp]

Telly Savalas is from my neighborhood in NY..

[@chrisirving8712]

Nice no kidding

[@depyk7989]

A genuine Greek!

[@lateefcarrere1649]

"...he's always right there when he needs me." Telly Savalas. Don't we all have a friend like that? :)

[@Skiergold]

Hell, my brothers are like that!

[@perherbert]

We all need a friend like that.

[@timwalker2458]

In all these Don Rickles videos I have never seen anyone mention Dons laugh. It is the most sincere laugh I have ever heard. He loves being roasted as much he loves roasting other people. Wonderful man. Probably roasting god as I speak.

[@depyk7989]

Telly had a genuine Greek sense of humor! Making jokes without a slightest insult.

[@decadantdog4444]

I love seeing Don laugh when people are tearing him down.

[@NuclearEngineerDOE]

He can take it as well as dish it out. The King of Zing.

[@bobmalack481]

He's a hockey puck!!

[@kaveman1021]

The best comics, take it as well as they dish it out.

[@Archer335]

That was one of the best roast performances I’ve ever seen. Old Telly nailed it!

[@harrypapas1465]

Telly Savalas, his persona, is just overwhelming.Both American and Greek, both cosmopolitan and simple, macho and genuinely polite, cultured but unpretentious, he was a person to be remembered.

[@jeanbiroute]

He has that self made man from New York vibe from back on the days. he knows what he wants and he gets it

[@graboid78]

"I introduced him to Barbara....(turns to her) Barbara I'm sorry" LOL

[@FRrule]

But my name is Babra xD

[@DASCO2136]

Shut up

[@RedNovaMedia]

Telly was actually kickass and made Don laugh out loud. Legend 😂👍🏽🙏🏽

[@JustMe-xq3hr]

Loved his voice. 😍

[@christopherhulse8385]

I love the New York accent.

[@koneth21]

@@christopherhulse8385 More like a greek accent :)

[@chm5750]

@@koneth21 Greek New Yorker accent

[@Sandra-bf5dx]

Yes very sexy !

[@8kigana]

smoothest white man on TV back then. You knew he was a bad ass (and Yul Brynner) when as a little black kid back in the 70's and early 80's if you cut your hair too short, *the black kids* would be asking you if you thought your were Kojak. That's how smooth he was, a head of his time.

[@brettd530]

Telly killed it! Who's cooler than Telly? Answer, no one.

[@dmustakasjr]

#YulBrynner #winning

[@overtaxed3628]

Some yugoslavians maybe :)

[@dovbarleib3256]

Steve McQueen, King of Cool

[@samuelbasye3508]

Correct.

[@markanderson3669]

So true

[@massapower]

Making fun of each other was a class act and at the end, they all shook hands.. Lesson learned for 21st century crap going on !! 😎✌

[@dvchel]

Yep, just mean-spirited today, focusing on people's appearances etc.

[@fcrossface7875]

TRUE, THE PROBLEM IS TOO MUCH FEMINISM AND ALLOWING FEMALES TO ATTAIN TOO MUCH CREATIVE CONTROL

[@hilaryapril7043]

Good humor was different then...like most things now !

[@brightwhitelight9445]

They all created a class act of togetherness with their union of bantering that you can see is so real that it existed with them all the time. They all knew each other & where so close & a deeper family bond where they all actually helped one another. SUCH a beautiful bonding they all had & magically gelled. They bounced & sparked of each with such sharpness it so wonderful to see. Love it all, every last drop ❣️👏

[@marianchicago4002]

Man, Telly Savalas had charisma.

[@ManicMindTrick]

Insane level of swagger and charisma.

[@retroray58warby98]

These roasts were some of the greatest shows to ever grace our screens. Miss those days so much.

[@NuclearEngineerDOE]

The new ones are vulgar garbage.

[@kyramia4955]

Actually Telly was quite funny. I didn’t expect that.

[@pinuequels9047]

R.I.P Telly Savallas I will miss you

[@annemitchell6144]

We all will

[@amysanchez3699]

I just read up on Telly and when he passed, Rickles was at his funeral. True friends to the end❤

[@jamesm6082]

so was Frank Sinatra

[@kaveman1021]

Rickles' loyalty as a friend was legendary.

[@keithslatoff5731]

Yugoslavia...one of the few places in the world where you can enjoy yourself without having a good time...lmfao

[@michaelbacalla9361]

Never get sick of this people 😍 this pure entertainment

[@halatameckarov6532]

@Maxwell Smart_086 And you would know that right! It wasn't sad at all it was sad around Yugoslavia don't write about something you dont have a clue

[@marijag3253]

I dont get it

[@stigtuneback1966]

@Lori Hanks you are so right in what you said .

[@user-pj6gw8fu2u]

Born & raised in exYu - he was right, because theres no comparation between 60v&70' US/NY/Hollywood "having fun" criteria and some poor, "red" country, still licking wounds from WWII with Tito riding on it's back. One thing I'm sure is that exYu was only "red" country (Kellys heroes made in 1970) with some freedom & nightlife. Telly if you ressurect soon, come again pls ;) - things have changed ;)

[@vinzklortho3013]

I loved just listening to Don cackle while Telly is speaking. You can tell he and Don were very good friends. I didn’t realize how close they were. You can tell Don really liked him. I have watched a lot of him over the years. You rarely hear him laugh that intensely for so long. It was nice to see their special connection.

[@kravenmoorehead7927]

Those guys were the best of the best of the best!

[@sunworship5080]

Don was cracking up lol. Telly smooth guy

[@yell0wberry]

Sun Worship I sure wish there was a pic of telly Savalas and Tommy Lee together

[@braddietzmusic2429]

Actually Telly was quite funny. I didn’t expect that.

[@johnf8122]

They all use it......in varying degrees. You still have to deliver the lines with timing for it to be funny. Savalas did that here.

[@8kigana]

you can tell he was reading it because he couldn't help trying not to bust out laughing.

[@abelincoln3287]

He had a great delivery of the jokes no matter what.

[@tomrattray3748]

@@johnf8122 recently

[@dennismijac8297]

Get to know him in privacy , and start to expect this....

[@airport862]

"She ended up with this molar" Don so enjoyed this segment.

[@SIKE01]

watching the second season of KOJAK. great show. R.I.P. Lieutenant

[@yell0wberry]

SIKE01 by far, the absolute best cop show in the history of TV this side of Hill Street blues...... and maybe the old Hawaii Five-0

[@yell0wberry]

SIKE01 I was really disappointed that he didn't want to become chief of the precinct in the Bronx

[@badbooking3221]

The most unassuming roaster of all time and swung that right out of the park!

[@aek1928]

Telly Savalas smooth, slick, and well timed. Oh and that voice, golden tonsils.

[@grimreminder5038]

Telly had a clear cut delivery and timing, something I'm sure he mastered while hanging out with his friends

[@adilsonbaptists7554]

Telly savalas a class act that hasn't been matched since and never will be.man had class he was stylish had a great voice and well spoken last real man they don't make them like telly anymore.crazy to think its been 27 years since you left us may you continue to rest.you may be gone but your always in our hearts and never will be forgotten.

[@Chief2Moon]

Really loved those roasts, they all seemed to be enjoying themselves& their wisecracks to each other. Always great to see people laughing WITH each other.

[@georgealderson4424]

WITH is the important word so often forgotten or left out by some people

[@Chief2Moon]

+George Alderson Yes. I absolutely agree that the word "with" makes ALL the difference. Even the politically incorrect jabs at guests on these shows seemed tossed& received with humor, rather than with malice&hurt feelings.

[@frankiebolerosrosado3704]

Kojak the best Cop show ever. Lt. Kojak, " who love you baby".

[@stephenpowell5912]

Total legend cast of Actors Miss Dean Martin,Telly Savalas and Don Rickles,R I P 🙏

[@ricardo53100]

Who loves you, baby ? You tell them, Telly.

[@rockchick7476]

Can’t get enough of these LEGENDS.❤️

[@SilverSurfer5150]

Telly Savalas, what amazing comic timing. Fantastic! Laugh-a-second. :)

[@Djm8520]

Telly was not just another pretty faced actor. He attended Columbia University. He was prominent at the VOA and later at ABC where he was an executive for special events and later an executive producer at ABC Sports where he gave Howard Cosell his first TV job.

[@zovalentine7305]

Rest in powerful peace Aristotelis Savalas 🙏 21 January 1922 ~ 22 January 1994⚘

[@123abcdef3]

"In any emergency, he's always right there when he needs me." Hilarious! Telly Savales was funny!

[@marvinthiessen3454]

I love the wise-crack about having a good time in Yugoslavia. Who loves ya, baby?

[@sarahusman6123]

What a great class of human we had back then!

[@Shambhalian]

One of the few places you can enjoy yourself without having a good time! What a line!!

[@supercat380]

R. I. P and respect to the great Telly Savalas and Don Rickles!!

[@decadantdog4444]

Telly killed 'em!

[@supercat380]

No replacement of these great entertainers!!!

[@yell0wberry]

supercat380 there seems to be a shortage of them, they are recruiting actors from Europe to have American accents on these shows

[@markwright3906]

How you see people differently . So funny and respectful.don loved it . it's such a feel good moment.i will not forget.

[@AJKPenguin]

His roast melted as fall off the bone BBQ. That was smooth!

[@mshahnazi7636]

Who loves you baby. Never missed an episode of Kojak because of Telly Savalas. What a voice, and such a great delivery with fantastic timing.

[@jerrydelacruz5119]

Telly was smooth as butter here.

[@byrnedes]

I have great time for Telly. Great guy and it really shows in that speech.

[@peteringargiola6323]

You could pretty much go through ALL of the Dean Martin Roasts, from their very early '70s beginnings until they had to end about 12-14 yrs later, and see only the pinnacle of so many entertainment greats that my generation was blessed to be able to laugh and cry to. Telly was one of those greats, as was Foster Brooks, and just about everyone you would see on that dais each time we were blessed with another roast to watch, and to get stomach pains from...From Ruth Buzzi beating the shit out of Sinatra with her purse, to Carlo Cappucino making us pee our pants in his white fedora...Just some truly amazing, never before seen, never to be seen again stuff...💝

[@Bladerunner4924764]

Back when you could joke and people wouldn't go running for their safe space. I loved the old Dean Martin Roasts back in the day.

[@michaelmelling9333]

Telly Savalas = class and coolness.💖💝👍

[@boledle]

Hollywood had class back then ...

[@bama1usaf]

They really were very good friends. RIP you two giants.

[@danielguy1963]

They don't make them like these guys anymore. Real Stars!

[@johnwilliams2479]

His my best friend, his always there when he needs me

[@crichtonhamilton7775]

Brilliant , the good old days

[@MrStranger04]

I didn't thought he had it. Seemed so natural and cool, while simutaneously you could tell he respects Don. He said what he had to say in just a few words.

[@ynhickman]

Love Rickles’ laugh. 😂

[@David-sk9vv]

"One of the few places in the world where you can still enjoy yourself without having a good time" I have never seen Don Rickles laugh so hard than I have watching his roast by Telly Savalas; pure comedy... pure love!

[@HarryLags]

Telly Savalas, Great actor!

[@erniescullion8452]

Thats SLEDGEHAMMER HUMOUR. WHEN YOU WATCH TELLY SAVALAS PLAYING HIS FAMOUS KOJAK I SEE IT CLASS CLASS CLASS. RIP TELLY . WHO LOVES YOU BABY.

[@roxy5588]

Loved this roast!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jshepard152]

I can't stop watching it.

[@chrisferguson5381]

Good ol Telly!

[@seanhuds229]

"Always right there when you need me" sounds like my ex wife.

[@throwback19841]

"presented him with a gift certificate... For 25 electric shock treatments"

[@ricardo53100]

Yugoslavia, a place where you could enjoy yourself without having a good time.

[@jshepard152]

This has got to be one of the best roasts ever done.

[@poop10I]

That voice and that delivery.... fantastic! They don't make like that anymore sadly. Bunch of sissies running around now.

[@gorgeous6737]

Soooo true

[@shethsa]

Vin diesel?

[@maximusvonce1381]

Diesel is cool

[@bonjovi7399]

@@shethsa Vin Diesel is a dope, no charm, no class and sprinkles steroids on his breakfast to make up for all the things he lacks.

[@erniescullion8452]

Whaaaaaaooooo are you right.?? YES 100% SAVALAS had balls big enough for to come in a dump truck. METAPHORICALLY OF COURSE.😂😂

[@zovalentine7305]

Rest in powerful peace Don Rickles 🙏 8 May 1926 ~ 6 April 2017⚘

[@graemewiltshire312]

“ Who loves ya baby “ we all did. God bless him.

[@timothyhays1817]

Don was always there when he needed me. I have a friend like that. Too funny.

[@CarlitosBoss1]

All the great actors all lined up wow.

[@silverssonyoutube8438]

What a time

[@vippsmillennial6336]

Loved both of them in Kelly's Heroes!

[@carmenarjoon6729]

My goodness, wish this was longer

[@annaelvis3138]

Telly Savalas was an classy great Actor.Wonderfull man never forgotten,i see Kojak everyday R.I.P. in Heaven

[@claudiocorleone7856]

I actually had the pleasure of playing blackjack with Mr Savalas at the resorts in Atlantic city back in the mid 80’s . He changed a 100$ in 5$ chips and played the stack on one hand. He won the hand and asked the dealer for 100$ in 5$ chips to be added on to his original hand thus betting 200$ on the hand. He won and asked the dealer to stack the winnings on another bet . Needless to say the column of 5$ chips was now a foot and a half high ! Telly was planning on adding until it “hit his chin” but unfortunately lost and gave the table a warm goodbye and a nice story to tell folks.

[@joeydepalmer4457]

i miss all these guys. sad to see them pass. but now when its almost my time to go, i know i well be entertained by them again in heaven

[@andypike1234]

Charming, funny, smooth, classy...beautiful old school roast.

[@nikkophases9572]

His such a legend....

[@johnsherrill326]

Always loved Telly. Great actor.

[@uberdavez]

Man, Telly beat Rickles at his own game! Hard to do!

[@depaola63]

" Telly " was hip baby !!

[@tomdegrange6765]

The Dean Martin shows and roasts made me laugh but it was funny every week

[@KimKim-pp5fn]

i was absolutely in love with his voice

[@elaineinkson6085]

Absolutely love Don Rickles he is a legend so funny the way he was with Telly Savalaa pure gold RIP you were fantastic Don. X

[@robertbiondo607]

Don out lived them all

[@MrDmfan]

this man has one of the most beautiful voice in the world!.... and a beautiful shiny head.

[@waynemarlow8157]

Just brilliant Telly!

[@perherbert]

Telly as Kojak equalls perfect. 💓

[@wadekpogoda1203]

SUPER AKTOR I CZLOEIEK. LUBILEM JEGO I JEGO FILMY.

[@AnotherYTSurfer]

Don Rickles was great support. He sure as hell takes jokes as good as he delivers them.

[@VenomStryker]

I love these old roasts! They said what was true and they made humor of it, but they still loved their targets. :-)

[@paulbaranofsky4995]

Rickles reaction proved he could take it as well as dish it out

[@flounder4329]

When roasts had class.

[@brendabradley271]

Loved him

[@jrs7082]

Forgot they were in Kelly’s Hero’s great movie. Takes guts to roast Don b/c he is hilarious

[@philiplevins6702]

the door has got to swing both ways....classic old skool