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Telly Savalas was an American actor best known for his role as a tough, New York City detective in the 1970s television series, Kojak. He was born on January 21, 1922 in Garden City, New York as a son of Greek immigrants, Savalas and his brother Gus sold newspapers and shined shoes to help support the family.
Telly Savalas rendezőként kezdte az ABC tévétársaságnál. A tévéhez hűen, az 1950-es és 60-as években karakterszínész volt. Első szerepe az And Bring Home a Babyben volt 1959 januárjában, az Armstrong Circle Theater egyik epizódjában.
Jan 24, 1994 · Mr. Savalas was born into a family of immigrants from Greece in Garden City, L.I. He was named Aristotle (Telly for short). After serving in the military during World War II, he earned a bachelor ...
Kojak: Created by Abby Mann. With Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas. A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city.
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Nov 30, 2018 · Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922–January 22, 1994) was an actor best known for his title role in the 1970s Kojak TV series. He earned an Emmy Award for his part in the show.
Savalas’s best-known role was as the star of the television series Kojak. The series originated with the TV movie pilot The Marcus-Nelson Murders (CBS, 1973), which was based on the real-life Career Girls Murder case.
Early in his career, he played different characters like the detective in Cape Fear (1962), with Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, and the role of Feto Gomez in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), he would win the Academy Award as supporting actor.
