Telly Savalas
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-01-21 in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Died
1994-01-22
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).
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Guest
Bonanza
as Charles Augustus Hackett
The Love Boat
as Dr. Fabian Cain
The Twilight Zone
as Erich Streator
Top of the Pops
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
The Fugitive
as Steve Keller
The Fugitive
as Victor Leonetti
The Fugitive
as Dan Polichek
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Philadelphia Harry
The Red Skelton Show
as Self / Tex
Alice
The Equalizer
as Brother Joseph Heiden
Midi Première
as Self
Bambi
as Self
The Virginian
as 'Colonel' Bliss
Combat!
as Colonel Kapsalis