Best Supporting Actor 1962: Results

5. Telly Savalas in Birdman of Alcatraz- This performance is nothing because his character is nothing.

4. Victor Buono in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?- Buono gives an effectively humorous performance that is not a whole lot but creates some nice little moments when on screen.

3. Ed Begley in Sweet Bird of Youth- Although the Southern Political Boss is an old role, and Begley does not reinvent anything about it he everything the boss should be from the charisma to the cruelty. 

2. Terence Stamp in Billy Budd- Stamp gives an effective performance that is filled with charm and an incredible ease that fully realizes the purity of his character.

1. Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia- Good Prediction Dinasztie and Moviefilm. Sharif gives a strong supporting performance that works in great harmony with Peter O'Toole amazing work as the lead. Sharif perfectly contrast his characters transition to sanity and understanding, as O'Toole shows Lawrence's transition into insanity and sadism.

Deserving Performances:
Peter Sellers in Lolita
Jose Ferrer in Lawrence of Arabia
Claude Rains in Lawrence of Arabia

Best Supporting Actor 1962: Telly Savalas in Birdman of Alcatraz

Telly Savalas received his only Oscar nomination for portraying Feto Gomez in Birdman of Alcatraz.

Telly Savalas plays fellow prisoner to the Birdman Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster). He gets some birds of his own gives them to Stroud when they are laying eggs, than we see him one more time in Alcatraz as he hands Stroud a book. That's it this character should never have been considered for a nomination, Savalas brings nothing to the part than one would expect from this nothing of a character. He is tough guy prisoner that's it. Savalas has absolutely nothing to do here that is all there is to it. This is a truly wasted nomination.

Best Supporting Actor 1962

And the Nominees Were:

Terence Stamp in Billy Budd

Telly Savalas in Birdman of Alcatraz

Ed Begley in Sweet Bird of Youth

Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia

Victor Buono in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?