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Telly Savalas
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American actor. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on the crime drama series Kojak (1973–1978) and James Bond archvillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
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entertainment · American actor (1922–1994) · actor · singer · poker player · director · radio personality · film screenwriter · musician · also Telly Savalas, Aristotélis Saválas, Savalas
Born 21 January 1922 · Died 22 January 1994 · Q209471
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2026· 3 entries
HELLO! Magazine: Inside Kojak's Telly Savalas' unique two-decade living situation
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Moviefone: Telly Savalas
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2022· 1 entry
Daily Express: James Bond: Telly Savalas’ kindness to George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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2011· 1 entry
Wall Street Journal: Telly Savalas Takes Manhattan
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2008· 1 entry
BBC: TELLY SAVALAS AND THE QUOTA QUICKIES
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1999· 1 entry
TV Guide ranked him number 18 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list
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1994· 2 entries
Of complications of prostate and bladder cancer, at the Sheraton-Universal Hotel in Los Angeles, the day after his 72nd birthday
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Died 1994-01-22.
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1993· 1 entry
Savalas appeared on an Australian TV show, The Extraordinary, with a paranormal tale about a hitchhiking mystery that he could not explain
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1992· 1 entry
Appeared in three episodes of the TV series The Commish (his son-in-law was one of the producers)
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1989· 1 entry
In late 1989, Savalas was diagnosed with transitional-cell cancer of the bladder.
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1987· 1 entry
Savalas hosted Return to the Titanic Live, a two-hour television special broadcast from Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris, which was widely criticized as being insensitive and for making light of the tragic si
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1985· 1 entry
His brother George Savalas, who played Stavros in the original series, died in 1985 of leukemia at age 60.
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1982· 1 entry
Along with Bob Hope and Linda Evans, he participated in the "world premiere" television ad introducing Diet Coke to Americans
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1980· 3 entries
Demanding support for herself, their son, and for Nicollette
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Released album “Sweet Surprise”.
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“Some Broken Hearts Never Mend”
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1977· 1 entry
During the last season of Kojak, Savalas met Julie Hovland, a travel agent from Minnesota
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1976· 3 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for Kojak (1976).
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“A Good Time Man Like Me Ain't Got No Business Singing The Blues”
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Released album “Who Loves Ya Baby”.
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1975· 3 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for Kojak (1975).
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Released album “Telly Savalas”.
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Including the Norfolk Stakes and Del Mar Futurity
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1974· 3 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Kojak (1974).
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“You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' / Help Me Make It Through the Night”
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Released album “Telly”.
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1972· 2 entries
Released album “This Is Telly Savalas…”.
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“I Don't Want To Know / I Walk The Line”
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1969· 1 entry
Savalas bought The Bridge House, in Ferndown, Dorset, England
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1967· 1 entry
Was part of an all-star cast in The Dirty Dozen, playing Archer Maggott (the worst of the dozen), in a role Jack Palance turned down
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1963· 1 entry
Continued in supporting roles in films such as The Man from the Diners' Club, Love Is a Ball, and Johnny Cool
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1962· 1 entry
In one of his most acclaimed performances, Savalas reunited with Lancaster and Frankenheimer for Birdman of Alcatraz, where he was nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor
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1959· 1 entry
And 1960, one, acting alongside a young Sydney Pollack
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1950· 1 entry
Savalas hosted a radio show called The Coffeehouse in New York City
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1948· 1 entry
After his father's death from bladder cancer, Savalas married his college sweetheart, Katherine Nicolaides
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1946· 1 entry
Savalas received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Columbia's School of General Studies, and started working on a master's degree while preparing for medical school
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1943· 1 entry
After being severely injured in a car accident
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1941· 1 entry
Savalas was drafted into the United States Army
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1922· 1 entry
Born 1922-01-21.
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