Telly Savalas
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης "Τέλλυ" Σαβάλας; January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades. Perhaps 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).
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| Full name at birth | Aristotelis Savalas
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| Claim to fame | his starring role as Lt. Theodopolus "Theo" Kojak in the 1970s crime drama television series Kojak
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| Date of birth | 21 January 1922
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| Place of birth | Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
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| Date of death | 22 January 1994
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| Age | 72 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Sheraton-Universal Hotel, Universal City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Metastatic Bladder Cancer and Renal Failure
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| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Occupation | Actor, Singer
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 6' (183 cm)
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| Weight | 198 lbs (90 kg)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $5,000,000 USD
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| High school | Sewaneka High School, Floral Park, New York, USA
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| University | Columbia University for Psychology
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![Telly Savalas - Retro Magazine Pictorial [Poland] (July 2018)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/5/v/5v77resm3rja7rs.jpg?skj2io4l)
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![Kojak - Yours Retro Magazine Pictorial [United Kingdom] (December 2021)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/f/y/fy6yko9ggrznog6n.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Enjoyed watching "Jeopardy!" (1984).
- Met his first wife (Katherine) at a Greek dance while attending Columbia University.
- Met his last wife, Julie Hovland, on the set of "Kojak" (1973) while he was traveling with her to Minnesota in 1977.
- Hosted a popular radio program, "Telly's Coffeehouse," in the early 1950s.
- The character design for villain Lex Luthor in the animated TV series "Superman" (1996) was loosely based on Savalas.
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