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Gus Savalas is known for Cops and Robbersons (1994), Mind Twister (1993) and American Playhouse (1980).
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- Gus Savalas
Jan 18, 2017 · Constantine Socrates “Gus” Savalas. Created by: Theologianthespian. Added: Apr 17, 2019. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 198431175. Source citation. Older brother of film/TV actors Telly Savalas and George Savalas. He was a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, ushering the USA's entry into World War II.
Gus Savalas is known for Cops and Robbersons (1994), Mind Twister (1993) and American Playhouse (1980).
When Constantine Socrates “Gus” Savalas was born on 20 November 1920, in New York, United States, his father, Nicholas Constantine Tsavalas, was 28 and his mother, Christina Kapsalis, was 17. He married Helen Paul Kolantis on 2 November 1952, in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
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- Elena C Likos, Helen Paul Kolantis
- It started with a TV movie based on real-life murders. TV writer Abby Mann introduced Savalas’ Kojak — spelled “Kojack” at the time — in the 1973 CBS movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders.
- The show was a family affair — though that wasn’t evident for two seasons. Telly Savalas’ brother George Savalas starred as Detective Stavros on Kojak.
- Savalas used lollipops to curb his smoking habit. Viewers often saw Telly Savalas’ detective character sucking on a lollipop while working a case — a quirk first seen in Kojak’s eighth episode, “Dark Sunday,” per MeTV.
- The show won Emmys, Golden Globes, and even an Edgar. Savalas won the Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Award for his Kojak work in 1974. The following year, guest star Zohra Lampert won an Emmy for her performance in Season 2’s “Queen of the Gypsies.”
Oct 3, 1985 · Character actor George Savalas, best known for his portrayal of the portly Detective Stavros in television’s “Kojak,” the 1970s police drama that starred his brother, died Wednesday of leukemia...
Oct 4, 1985 · George Savalas, who played the role of Detective Stavros on the ''Kojak'' television show, which starred his brother Telly Savalas, died of leukemia Wednesday at the University of California Los...
