Telly Savalas

Actor, Film actor

1922 – 1994

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Who was Telly Savalas?

Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas 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.

His other movie credits include The Young Savages, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Battle of the Bulge, The Dirty Dozen, The Scalphunters, supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Kelly's Heroes, Pretty Maids All in a Row, Inside Out, and Escape to Athena.

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Born
Jan 21, 1922
Garden City
Also known as
  • Aristotelis Savalas
  • Telli Savales
  • Telly Aristoteles Savalas
  • Telli Savalas
  • Golden Greek
  • Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Greek American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Columbia University School of General Studies
    ( - 1948)
  • Sewanhaka High School
    ( - 1940)
  • Columbia University
Lived in
  • Garden City
Died
Jan 22, 1994
Universal City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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