Telly Savalas

Born: 21st of January 1922

Died: 22nd of January 1994 (aged 72)

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).

Telly Savalas's Filmography

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

  •   Movie
  • 1979
El Sleazo Tough
Capricorn One

Capricorn One

  •   Movie
  • 1977
Albain
On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

  •   Movie
  • 1969
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

  •   Movie
  • 1967
Archer Maggott
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

  •   Movie
  • 1962
Feto Gomez
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

  •   Movie
  • 1962
Private Detective Charles Sievers
The Young Savages

The Young Savages

  •   Movie
  • 1961
Detective Lt. Gunderson
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

  •   TV Show
  • 1959
Erich Streator