Acting
Telly Savalas
Also Known As: Telly Aristoteles Savalas, Telli Savales, Telly Savales
Birth Date
January 21, 1922
Death Date
January 22, 1994
(passed away at 72)
Place of Birth
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
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Biography
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).
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962 • 11 episodes
The Love Boat
Dr. Fabian Cain
1977 • 2 episodes
Top of the Pops
Self
1964 • 1 episode
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
1961 • 5 episodes
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944 • 3 episodes
Bonanza
Charles Augustus Hackett
1959 • 1 episode
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Philadelphia Harry
1962 • 1 episode
American Playhouse
Peter Panakos
1982 • 1 episode
Alice
1976 • 1 episode
The Fugitive
Steve Keller
1963 • 1 episode
The Virginian
'Colonel' Bliss
1962 • 1 episode
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Mueller
1963 • 1 episode
The Twilight Zone
Erich Streator
1959 • 1 episode
The Red Skelton Show
Tex
1951 • 1 episode
The Equalizer
Brother Joseph Heiden
1985 • 2 episodes
The Untouchables
Leo Stazak
1959 • 1 episode
Combat!
Colonel Kapsalis
1962 • 1 episode
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Gregor Antonescu
1969 • 1 episode
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967 • 1 episode
Tales of the Unexpected
Joe Brisson
1979 • 1 episode