Telly Savalas

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Telly Savalas
Birth name Aristotelis Savalas
Born January 21, 1922 in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Died January 22, 1994 in University City, California, USA from bladder cancer
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Contents

Roles

Starring Roles

Series Role Year(s) Season(s)
Kojak (1973) Theo Kojak 1973–1978 1 2 3 4 5
The French Atlantic Affair Father Craig Dunleavy 1979 miniseries

Guest Starring Roles

Series Role Episode Airdate
The Untouchables (1959) Wally Baltzer 2x20 - The Antidote March 9, 1961
The New Breed Dr. Buel Reed 1x05 - The Compulsion to Confess October 31, 1961
The Untouchables (1959) Matt Bass 3x05 - The Matt Bass Scheme November 9, 1961
Cain's Hundred Frank Neehan 1x10 - In the Balance November 28, 1961
The Detectives (1959) Ben Willis 3x10 - Escort December 15, 1961
Ben Casey Officer George Dempsey 1x12 - A Dark Night for Billy Harris December 18, 1961
Cain's Hundred Harry Remick 1x24 - Savage in Darkness March 27, 1962
The Untouchables (1959) Leo Stazak 4x14 - The Speculator January 8, 1963
Empire (1962) Tibor 1x27 - Arrow in the Sky April 9, 1963
77 Sunset Strip 6x04 - 5 (4) October 11, 1963
The Twilight Zone Erich Streator 5x06 - Living Doll November 1, 1963
Burke's Law (1963) Fakir George O'Shea 1x11 - Who Killed Purity Mather? December 6, 1963
The Fugitive Polichek 1x18 - Where the Action Is January 28, 1964
Burke's Law (1963) Charlie Prince 1x21 - Who Killed His Royal Highness? February 21, 1964
Channing 1x20 - A Claim to Immortality February 26, 1964
Burke's Law (1963) Richard Goldtooth 2x22 - Who Killed the Man on the White Horse? February 17, 1965
The Fugitive Victor Leonetti 2x25 - May God Have Mercy March 16, 1965
Bonanza Charles Hackett 6x29 - To Own the World April 18, 1965
Run for Your Life Istvan Zabor 1x04 - How to Sell Your Soul for Fun and Profit October 1, 1965
The Virginian Col. Bliss 4x17 - Men with Guns January 12, 1966
The Fugitive Keller 3x20 - Stroke of Genius February 1, 1966
The F.B.I. Ed Clementi 2x25 - The Executioners (1) March 12, 1967
The F.B.I. Ed Clementi 2x26 - The Executioners (2) March 19, 1967
Alice Himself 4x01 - Has Anyone Here Seen Telly? September 23, 1979
The Equalizer Brother Joseph Heiden 3x01 - Blood & Wine (1) September 23, 1987
The Equalizer Brother Joseph Heiden 3x02 - Blood & Wine (2) September 23, 1987
The Commish Tommy Collette 2x11 - The Frame December 19, 1992
The Commish Tommy Collette 2x16 - Family Business (1) February 20, 1993
The Commish Tommy Collette 2x17 - Out of Business (2) February 27, 1993

Specials

Title Role Airdate Series/Banner
Telly... Who Loves Ya Baby? Himself February 18, 1976
Joys Himself March 5, 1976

Talk Show Appearances

Director

Series Episode Airdate
Kojak (1973) 2x14 - The Betrayal December 15, 1974
Kojak (1973) 2x25 - I Want to Report a Dream March 9, 1975
Kojak (1973) 3x08 - Over the Water November 9, 1975
Kojak (1973) 4x22 - Kiss It All Goodbye February 22, 1977
Kojak (1973) 5x22 - In Full Command March 18, 1978

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(1 Win in 4 Nominations)

  • Won: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1974)
Kojak

Golden Globe Awards

(2 Wins in 6 Nominations)

  • Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama (1975, 1976)
Kojak

Quotes

  • "Who loves ya, baby?" - his famous line from Kojak


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