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Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Acting
21 Jan 1922
22 Jan 1994
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

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 Scal...

Also Known As

Telly Aristoteles Savalas, Telli Savales, Telly Savales, Τέλης Σαβάλας, Телли Савалас

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