Telly Savalas
Born January 21, 1922 (Age: 104)
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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).
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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Filmography
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Perfect Crimes
1991
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as Self - Narrator
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Age: 69
Rose Against the Odds
1991
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as George Parnassus
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Age: 69
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
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as Inspector Theo Kojak
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Age: 68
Cannonball Run II
1984
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as Hymie
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Age: 62
Afghanistan For What?
1984
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as
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Age: 61
The Muppet Movie
1979
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as El Sleazo Tough
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Age: 57
Capricorn One
1977
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as Albain
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Age: 55
Kelly's Heroes
1970
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as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
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Age: 48
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
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as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
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Age: 47
Crooks and Coronets
1969
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as Herbie Haseler
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Age: 47
Battle of the Bulge
1965
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as Sgt. Guffy
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Age: 43
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
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as Pontius Pilate
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Age: 43
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
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as Feto Gomez
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Age: 40
Cape Fear
1962
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as Private Detective Charles Sievers
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Age: 40
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The Sin of Jesus
1961
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as Felix
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Age: 39
The Young Savages
1961
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as Detective Lt. Gunderson
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Age: 39
Mad Dog Coll
1961
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as Lt. Dawson
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Age: 39