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Telly Savalas

1922 - 1994

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Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης Σαβάλας; January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was a Greek-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). Savalas's other films include Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Genghis Khan (1965), Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Horror Express (1972), Lisa and the Devil (1974), Escape to Athena (1979), Border Cop (1980) and Mind Twister (1993). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Telly Savalas is the 376th most popular actor (down from 329th in 2019), the 818th most popular biography from United States (down from 607th in 2019) and the 197th most popular American Actor.

Telly Savalas is most famous for his role as Kojak in the 1970s television series of the same name.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Telly Savalas ranks 376 out of 13,578. Before him are Mads Mikkelsen, John Cleese, Larry Hagman, George Peppard, William Sadler, and Stephen Collins. After him are Brandon Lee, Lino Ventura, Danny Glover, Joan Crawford, Maurice Chevalier, and G. W. Bailey.

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Among people born in 1922, Telly Savalas ranks 33. Before him are Doris Day, Agostinho Neto, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Robert W. Holley, Joan Fuster, and Iannis Xenakis. After him are Clair Cameron Patterson, Vittorio Gassman, Jason Robards, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Stanley Cohen, and Otto Carius. Among people deceased in 1994, Telly Savalas ranks 34. Before him are Mas Oyama, Domenico Modugno, Billy Wright, Roland Ratzenberger, Niels Kaj Jerne, and George Peppard. After him are Guy Debord, Bassel al-Assad, Marija Gimbutas, Andrés Escobar, Pierre Boulle, and Vladimir Ivashko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Telly Savalas ranks 818 out of 20,380. Before him are Quincy Jones (1933), William Sadler (1950), Dennis Ritchie (1941), Stephen Collins (1947), Walt Whitman Rostow (1916), and Robert H. Goddard (1882). After him are Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), Duke Ellington (1899), Robert Johnson (1911), Melvin Schwartz (1932), Brandon Lee (1965), and Willis Carrier (1876).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Telly Savalas ranks 197. Before him are Rod Steiger (1925), James Woods (1947), Larry Hagman (1931), George Peppard (1928), William Sadler (1950), and Stephen Collins (1947). After him are Brandon Lee (1965), Danny Glover (1946), Joan Crawford (1904), G. W. Bailey (1944), Ray Liotta (1954), and Jason Robards (1922).

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