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Telly Savalas
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 Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). His other movie credits include The Young Savages (1961), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Scalphunters (1968), supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971), Inside Out (1975) and Escape to Athena (1979). Description above from the Wikipedia article Telly Savalas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Dirty Dozen
as Archer Maggott
The Muppet Movie
as El Sleazo Tough
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Pontius Pilate
Cape Fear
as Private Detective Charles Sievers
Cannonball Run II
as Hymie
Kelly's Heroes
as Master Sergeant "Big Joe"
Mackenna's Gold
as Sergeant Tibbs
Escape to Athena
as Zeno
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Feto Gomez
