
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).

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961

Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944

Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944

Bonanza
TV • 1959

The Love Boat
TV • 1977

Top of the Pops
TV • 1964

The Fugitive
TV • 1963

The Fugitive
TV • 1963

The Fugitive
TV • 1963

The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959

The Red Skelton Show
TV • 1951

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV • 1962

The Virginian
TV • 1962

The Equalizer
TV • 1985

The F.B.I.
TV • 1965

Bambi
TV • 1948