Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas
	Savalas in 1973
Born	Aristotelis Savalas; January 21, 1922; Garden City, New York, U.S.
Died	January 22, 1994 (aged 72); Universal City, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1950–1994
Spouses	; Katherine Nicolaides; (m. 1948; div. 1957) ; Marilyn Gardner; (m. 1960; div. 1974) ; Julie Hovland; (m. 1984)
Children	6, including Ariana Savalas
Military career
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1943
Further information
Years of service	1941–1943
Rank	Corporal
Unit	4th Medical Training Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Purple Heart; American Defense Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Website	tellysavalas.com

Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American actor. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] 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' other films include Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Horror Express (1972), Lisa and the Devil (1974), and Escape to Athena (1979). For Birdman of Alcatraz, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.

As a singer, Savalas released a cover of the Bread song "If", which became a UK number-one single in 1975.^[5] The song also peaked at number 12 in Australia.^[6] In Canada, it reached #40 on the AC/Pop chart, and #88 on the rock chart.^[7]^[8]

^ Pompilio, Natalie (October 8, 2015). "Telly Savalas, Who Loves Ya, Baby?". Legacy.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ "An Evening with Telly Savalas". Cosmos Philly. August 20, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ "On this day in 1994, Telly Savalas passes away". Greek City Times. January 21, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ "Kojak: Telly Savalas". woodmereartmuseum.org. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^ Garrett, Jamie (March 9, 2015). "What the What? Telly Savalas Had a #1 Hit Song on This Date in 1975". K1017FM.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 265. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "RPM Top 50 Pop - December 7, 1974" (PDF).
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 14, 1974" (PDF).

[1] Pompilio, Natalie (October 8, 2015). "Telly Savalas, Who Loves Ya, Baby?". Legacy.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[2] "An Evening with Telly Savalas". Cosmos Philly. August 20, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[3] "On this day in 1994, Telly Savalas passes away". Greek City Times. January 21, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[4] "Kojak: Telly Savalas". woodmereartmuseum.org. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

[5] Garrett, Jamie (March 9, 2015). "What the What? Telly Savalas Had a #1 Hit Song on This Date in 1975". K1017FM.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

[aus-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 265. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[7] "RPM Top 50 Pop - December 7, 1974" (PDF).

[8] "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 14, 1974" (PDF).

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