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).

Alongside acting, Telly Savalas is also known as a singer.

Telly Savalas's most notable role to date came in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), where he played Ernst Stavro Blofeld. He also appeared in The Dirty Dozen (1967) as Archer Maggott. Most recently appeared in Kelly's Heroes (1970) as Master Sergeant "Big Joe".

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