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Nov 30, 2018 · By. Bill Lamb. Published on 11/30/18. 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. He also had a successful movie career earning an Academy Award nomination for Birdman of Alcatraz in 1962.
The Young Savages: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Edward Andrews, Vivian Nathan. A district attorney investigates three white teenagers accused of murdering a blind Puerto Rican kid.
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- 1961-05-24
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Feb 28, 2020 · It was written by Edward Anhalt from a novel by Evan Hunter.The supporting cast includes Dina Merrill, Shelley Winters, and Edward Andrews.The Young Savages was the first film featuring Telly Savalas, who plays a police detective, foreshadowing his later role as Kojak. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Savages.
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Jan 23, 1994 · Jan. 23, 1994 12 AM PT. 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 ...
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...
John Frankenheimer directs this intense story of three teenage killers in New York City's Spanish Harlem and the idealistic DA (Burt Lancaster)given the job to prosecute them. Young gang members trying to protect their turf see no use in cooperating with the law. Lancaster plays the part as if he were Jack Webb.
Jan 23, 1994 · Jan. 23, 1994 5 AM PT. 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 ...
