Telly Savalas
Actor
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).
Born1922-01-21
Place of BirthGarden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Known For
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Talk
6.6
Top of the Pops
Reality
6.3
The Love Boat
DramaComedy
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
ComedyTalk
7.3
The Fugitive
Action & AdventureDrama
7.5
Bonanza
WesternAction & Adventure
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
RealityTalk
6.6
American Playhouse
DramaComedy
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
CrimeMystery
7.0
Alice
ComedyDrama
5.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
DramaComedy
8.5
The Twilight Zone
Sci-Fi & FantasyMystery
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
ComedyTalk
6.5
The Virginian
WesternDrama
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
ComedyFamily
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
Drama
6.3
Burke's Law
Drama
7.1
The Equalizer
Action & AdventureCrime
8.0
The Untouchables
DramaCrime
9.0
Bambi
Reality
5.7
Naked City
DramaCrime
7.8
Combat!
War & PoliticsDrama
5.6
The F.B.I.
CrimeDrama
5.9
Ben Casey
Drama