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Telly Savalas

Jan 21, 1922 - Jan 22, 1994 (72 years old) in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης "Τέλι" Σαββάλας; 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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Known For

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The Love Boat
Dr. Fabian Cain
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The Twilight Zone
Erich Streator
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Armstrong Circle Theatre
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Bonanza
Charles Augustus Hackett
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The F.B.I.
Ed Clementi
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Tales of the Unexpected
Joe Brisson
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The Equalizer
Brother Joseph Heiden
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The Untouchables
Leo Stazak
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Burke's Law
Fakir George O'Shea
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The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters

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