Telly Savalas
Acting
Born: 1922-01-21 in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
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).
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
Top of the Pops
Self
The Fugitive
Steve Keller
The Fugitive
Victor Leonetti
The Fugitive
Dan Polichek
Alice
The Love Boat
Dr. Fabian Cain
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
Bonanza
Charles Augustus Hackett
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Philadelphia Harry
The Twilight Zone
Erich Streator
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
The Virginian
'Colonel' Bliss
The Red Skelton Show
Tex
American Playhouse
Peter Panakos
The Untouchables
Leo Stazak
The Untouchables
Wally Baltzer
Midi Première
Self
Combat!
Colonel Kapsalis
Combat!
Jon
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Run for Your Life
Istvan Zabor
The Equalizer
Brother Joseph Heiden
Burke's Law
Fakir George O'Shea
Burke's Law
Balakirov aka Richard Goldtooth
Burke's Law
Charlie Prince
Tales of the Unexpected
Joe Brisson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Gregor Antonescu
Naked City
Gabriel Hody
Ben Casey
The F.B.I.
Ed Clementi
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
The Commish
Tommy Colette
Bambi
Self
Dinah!
Self - Guest
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Kojak
Theo Kojak