Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Acting
Born 1922-01-21 Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.4
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 Stor...
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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 Commish poster
The Commish
as Tommy Colette
1991-09-28
Alice in Wonderland poster
Alice in Wonderland
as Cheshire Cat
1985-12-09
The Equalizer poster
The Equalizer
as Brother Joseph Heiden
1985-09-18
American Playhouse poster
American Playhouse
as Peter Panakos
1982-01-12
Tales of the Unexpected poster
Tales of the Unexpected
as Joe Brisson
1979-03-24
The Love Boat poster
The Love Boat
as Dr. Fabian Cain
1977-09-24
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche poster
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975-01-12

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