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Nov 30, 2018 · Known For: The role of Detective Lt. Theo Kojak in the 1970s TV drama series Kojak ; Born: January 21, 1922 in Garden City, New York; Died: January 22, 1994 in Universal City, California; Education: Columbia University; Key Accomplishment: Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Kojak; Famous Quote: "We're all born bald, baby."
Jan 23, 1994 · The television series was a spinoff of the "The Marcus-Nelson Murders," a 1973 television movie that was based on the real-life murders of two young women in New York. Mr. Savalas headed the cast...
Jan 23, 1994 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. Telly Savalas, the bald-headed actor who played movie villains but gained his most fame as a hard-boiled, lollipop-loving New York City detective in the 1970s television...
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Oct 6, 2005 · The series grew out of an acclaimed TV movie, The Marcus-Nelson Murders, based on the brutal murders of two young career women in New York. Kojak broke into the top 10 rated shows in its first ...
Jan 24, 1994 · The series grew out of an acclaimed TV movie, "The Marcus-Nelson Murders," based on the real-life brutal slayings of two young career women in New York. "Kojak" broke into the top 10 rated shows ...
Jan 22, 1994 · Biography. Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης "Τέλι" Σαββάλας; 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 ...
Apr 9, 2024 · From 1973 to 1978 Telly Savalas portrayed the hairless and tough-but-lollipop-loving Lt. Theo Kojak on the CBS TV prime-time detective series, Kojak. Savalas, who died in 1994 from prostate cancer…
