Telly Savalas
Acting
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (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).
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bonanza
The Twilight Zone
The Love Boat
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Equalizer
Alice
The Carol Burnett Show
Combat!
Combat!
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Kojak
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Dirty Dozen
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Kelly's Heroes
The Muppet Movie
Cape Fear
Mackenna's Gold
Battle of the Bulge
Cannonball Run II
Capricorn One
Birdman of Alcatraz
Horror Express
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