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Oct 3, 1985 · Oct. 3, 1985 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Character actor George Savalas, best known for his portrayal of the portly Detective Stavros in television’s “Kojak,” the 1970s police drama that...
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...
Oct 24, 2023 · Telly Savalas’ brother George Savalas starred as Detective Stavros on Kojak. For the first two seasons of the series, however, Kojak ’s credits listed him under the mononym Demosthenes,...
Biography. Greek-American actor George Savalas is best remembered for co-starring on his elder brother (Telly Savalas)'s popular television detective show Kojak (1973) (1973-78). He played Detective Stavros to Telly's Kojak, changed his middle name later in life from "Nicholas" to "Demosthenes" and was billed as simply Demosthenes in the end ...
Georgios Demosthenes Savalas ( Greek: Γεώργιος Δημοσθένης Σαβάλας; December 5, 1924 – October 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. He was the younger brother of actor Telly Savalas, with whom he acted in the popular 1970s TV crime series Kojak.
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.
Dec 5, 2016 · Greco-American actor George Savalas is best remembered for co-starring with his more famous brother, Telly Savalas, on the popular television detective show Kojak between 1973 and 1978. George played Detective Stavros to Telly's Kojak and was billed as Demosthenes in the end credits to avoid confusion with the elder Savalas.
