Telly Savalas

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Telly Savalas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

The Dirty Dozen

as Archer Maggott

The Twilight Zone

as Erich Streator

Kelly's Heroes

as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"

The Muppet Movie

as El Sleazo Tough

Cape Fear

as Private Detective Charles Sievers

Capricorn One

as Albain

Bonanza

as Charles Augustus Hackett

Cannonball Run II

as Hymie

Birdman of Alcatraz

as Feto Gomez