Telly Savalas

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).

Acted

Backfire!

1995 · Most Evil Man (Not Really)

Capricorn One

1977 · Albain

Horror Express

1972 · Captain Kazan

Kelly's Heroes

1970 · Master Sergeant "Big Joe"

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969 · Ernst Stavro Blofeld

The Dirty Dozen

1967 · Archer Maggott

Battle of the Bulge

1965 · Sgt. Guffy

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965 · Pontius Pilate

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