Biography
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American actor. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on the crime drama series Kojak (1973–1978) and James Bond archvillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Television Series Drama · 1976
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Television Series Drama · 1975
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1974
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1963 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Twilight Zone
Combat!
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Carol Burnett Show
The Dirty Dozen
Birdman of Alcatraz
Cape Fear
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bonanza
Kelly's Heroes
The Fugitive
The Red Skelton Show
The Muppet Movie
Kojak
The Commish
Alice
The Slender Thread
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Django & Django
Fanfare for a Death Scene
Battle of the Bulge
Tales of the Unexpected
Capricorn One
Inside Out
Crime Boss
The Assassination Bureau
Mackenna's Gold
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The Virginian
The Young Savages
The Scalphunters
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Love Boat
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
Horror Express
Lisa and the Devil
Violent City
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Sonny and Jed
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Genghis Khan
Escape to Athena
Cimarron Strip
Naked City
Land Raiders
The F.B.I.
Cannonball Run II
Killer Force
Johnny Cool
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission