Telly Savalas
Actor
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (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).
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Who is Telly Savalas?+
Telly Savalas was a prominent American film and television actor and singer whose career spanned four decades, widely recognized for his distinctive bald head and deep voice.
What is Telly Savalas known for?+
He is best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak and for earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962).
Which famous villain did Telly Savalas play?+
He notably portrayed the supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
