[In 1989]: Now, I let someone else do all the running. Originated the phrase, "Who Loves Ya, Baby? [When he was relaxing, shooting exteriors along with some interior scenes for next season's, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Most Rugged Looking Actor in a Military Helmet. Detective Kojak was known for enjoying lollipops and his tagline, "Who loves ya, baby?" I've been making believe as a detective for so long, that it was very exciting to be involved in something very, very real. Aristotelis "TELLY" SAVALAS gave us a long series of interesting characters -- and one great one: police lieutenant Theo Kojak. His father, Nick Savalas, died in 1948. 22 stycznia 1994 w Universal City) – amerykański aktor filmowy pochodzenia greckiego; występował w roli porucznika Kojaka w popularnym serialu telewizyjnym z lat 70. That's what I call a Greek. Telly Savalas is de peetvader van Jennifer Aniston, actrice, voornamelijk bekend van de sitcom Friends. He was born on January 21, 1922 in Garden City, New York as a son of Greek immigrants, Savalas and his brother Gus sold newspapers and … Aristoteles "Telly" Savalas, (Nova York, 21 de gener de 1924 - Universal City, Califòrnia, 22 de gener de 1994) va ser un actor de cinema i televisió estatunidenc.. Telly Savalas és recordat pel seu personatge Theo Kojak de la sèrie Kojak. [on being a spelling winner]: I'm thrilled that's what I called 'the greatest frustration of my life,' will finally be righted. The second of five children, Telly Savalas was born Aristotelis Savalas on January 21, 1922, in Garden City, New York, to Greek-American parents Christina (née Kapsalis; 1904 –1988), a New York City artist who was a native of Sparta, and Nick Savalas [Tsavalas] (1904 – 1948), a Greek restaurant owner. As a philanthropist and philhellene, Savalas supported many Hellenic causes and made friends in major cities around the world. Savalas was born into a big, volatile, loving Greek-American family, in Garden City, New York. He packs his five kids in the back of a van and goes to New York and begins selling cakes. Had a fear of flying. Early in his career, he played different characters like the detective in Cape Fear (1962), with Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, and the role of Feto Gomez in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), he would win the Academy Award as supporting actor. He had four brothers and a sister. He is best known from playing the character Kojak in a television series and many television movies. I knew I would become a star, just as I know some day the bubble will burst. Publicity Listings [When he was battling prostate cancer]: The challenge is to live long enough to raise my children. His mother, Christina Savalas, died in 1988, at age 84. I used to be a 'Dirty Greek,' But my father used to say to me, 'When you grow up and realize what your heritage means, then they'll need a permit to speak to you.' Telly Savalas (January 21, 1924 – January 22, 1994) was an American actor.He is best … [In 1973]: The second show I did on TV, I was the lead. Did the narration on several tourist information films on British Cities during the 1970s. Appeared on the front cover of TV Guide 5 times. [on his popularity while playing the fifty-something Lt. Theo Kojak on Kojak]: There's no question that experience is more important and rewarding to someone who is an actor. Weltweit berühmt wird er als Hauptdarsteller der Krimiserie "Einsatz in Manhattan": Telly Savalas spielt von 1973 bis 1978 in 118 Folgen den Polizeileutnant Theo Kojak. Telly Savalas's nieces and nephews: Telly Savalas's nephew is Nicholas Savalas Telly Savalas's nephew is Leonidas Savalas Telly Savalas's nephew is Constantine Savalas Telly Savalas's nephew is Gregory Savalas Telly Savalas's nephew is Matthew Savalas Telly Savalas's niece is Militza Savalas [Who didn't need to worry so much about the Titanic show, when he agreed to host it]: I didn't need any assurance that there would be anything in the safe. Hij kreeg voor zijn rol als Kojak een Emmy Award. Was a member of Company C, 12th Medical Training Battalion, 4th Medical Training Regiment at Camp Pickett, Virginia. [In 1976]: I'm just a kid from New York who looks like everybody else. Leghíresebb szerepét az 1970-es években vetített Kojak című televíziós sorozatban játszotta a címszereplő felügyelőként. How I would react and respond? John Frankenheimer [When he was visiting in New York City]: I'm hoping that you're not caught in the layoffs. Their father owned a Greek restaurant. The treatment of choice is a procedure called a radical cystectomy, in which a surgeon removes the bladder and nearby organs that may harbor cancer cells, such as the prostate. |  Görög származású családból származik ,nagyszülei Spártán éltek. Before he was a successful actor, he hosted a popular radio program, "Telly's Coffeehouse," in the early 1950s. This is a dangerous profession for the ego. I'm a romantic realist. Telly Savalas, a pesar de su extensa filmografía, será siempre conocido como el detective “Kojack”, aquél que por la década de los 70 veíamos en la pequeña pantalla, con su actitud un tanto dura, y siempre chupando un Chupa-Chups. I to close the generation gap. A basically honest character, tough but with feelings: the kind of guy who might kick a hooker in the tail if he had to, but they'd understand each other because maybe they grew up on the same kind of block. In dem Film Der Gefangene von Alcatraz agierte er 1962 an der Seite Burt Lancasters so überzeugend, dass man ihn für den Oscar der besten Nebenrolle nominierte. The next day, with the Depression, not a penny in his pocket. His mother, Christina, was a world recognized contemporary of. görög származású, Oscar-díjra jelölt és Emmy-díjas amerikai színész, énekes. Nominowany do nagrody Oscara za drugoplanową rolę w filmie Ptasznik z Alcatraz (1962; reż. Telly Savalas (1922–1994) Actor | Soundtrack | Director . Julie and Telly Savalas' children pursued careers in entertainment, like their father. Das Grab: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)Los AngelesLos Angeles CountyCalifornia, USAPlot: Court of Liberty, Lot 1281 Daughter Ariana sings and tours with Scott Bradlee's Post Modern Jukebox. Telly Savalas (21. ledna 1922 Garden City, stát New York, USA – 22. ledna 1994 Los Angeles, USA) byl americký novinář, zpěvák, herec, režisér a producent řeckého původu. Before the Depression era of 1929, his father was a millionaire. Mezi jeho nejznámější role patří Theo Kojak z amerického televizního seriálu Kojak z roku 1973. I came from a tough neighborhood. Before he was a successful actor, early in his career, he directed stage plays at a theater in Connecticut. Father of Christina Savalas (born 1950) (with Katherine Nicolaides); Telly Savalas passed away on January 22, 1994, one day after his 72nd birthday, which he celebrated with his family, friends and colleagues at the Universal Sheraton Inn in Universal City, California. - IMDb Mini Biography By: CBS turned the film into a regular series in the fall of 1973. In Chicago, Telly often met with Illinois State Senators Steven G. Nash and Samuel Maragos, also Greeks, as well as Greek millionaire Simeon Frangos, who owned the famous Athens North nightclub and the Flying Carpet Hotel near O'Hare Airport. Was a spokesperson for the Ford Motor Company in the early 1980s. When he worked as a lifeguard, he failed to save a man from drowning, and was troubled by the memory forever after. I asked her how she liked my role and she said, 'You were ridiculous! He was then personified as the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, in the James Bond saga, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). I enjoy every minute of it. Telly a második gyermek az 5 közül. He operates on instinct and decency, but if you give him any lip he'll throw you out a window. He was also a strong contributor to his Greek Orthodox roots through the Saint Sophia and Saint Nicholas cathedrals in Los Angeles, and was the sponsor of bringing electricity in the '70s to his ancestral home, Yeraka, Greece. He became famous in the 1970s when his role as Det. The one trauma Telly had as a… Telly Savalas (născut Aristotelis Savalas la 21 ianuarie 1922 – d. 22 ianuarie 1994) a fost un actor american de film și TV.. În România a fost cunoscut pentru rolul principal jucat în serialul polițist Kojak, difuzat de Televiziunea Română prin anii '70-'80.. Filmografie. Ray Hamel, Other Works ", for, Had attended an audition for the CBS anthology series. One set of grandparents originated from Ierakas, Greece, in the Peloponnese. Telly Savalas was an American actor best known for his role as a tough, New York City detective in the 1970s television series, Kojak. As a singer, Savalas had some chart success. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Telly Savalas at the Discogs Marketplace. In the 1970s Savalas worked in Europe with some success in movies as Città violenta (1970), with Charles Bronson, A Town Called Bastard (1971), with Jack Palance, La banda J.S. In the late 70s and early 1980s, Savalas worked on movies including Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979), Cannonball Run II (1984). Telly Savalas' spouse, Julie, who was a travel agent, stayed by his side until his death. Together, they were parents to two children, a son, Christian, and a daughter, Ariana. One day he dragged us out of private schools, and the next day we started peddling cakes out of the back of a truck. For his role, he shaved his head. [Of his late father, Nick Savalas]: One day he was a millionaire. He used off-script phrases and mottoes in Greek during filming. Survived by 5 children, 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers, 1 sister and his wife. Telly Savalas Celebrity Profile - Check out the latest Telly Savalas photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at Rotten Tomatoes! and the movie by Mario Bava, Lisa e il diavolo (1974). Ironically, he played a pilot in, Has the distinction of playing two Alcatraz prison inmates; Feto Gomez in, Was the first choice for the role of Harry Orwell in the TV series. He was scheduled to star in early 1976 in the move "Nick the Greek", as famed poker player Nick Dandolos. Telly Savalas's nieces and nephews: Telly Savalas's nephew is Nicholas Savalas Telly Savalas's nephew is Leonidas Savalas Telly Savalas's nephew is Constantine Savalas Telly Savalas's nephew is Gregory Savalas Telly Savalas's nephew is Matthew Savalas Telly Savalas's niece is Militza Savalas He quit smoking in 1984, having been a chain smoker for more than forty years. Seven TV movies were made in the series Kojak: Kojak: The Belarus File (1985), Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987), Kojak: Ariana (1989), Kojak: Fatal Flaw (1991), Kojak: Flowers for Matty (1990), Kojak: It's Always Something (1990) and Kojak: None So Blind (1990). I'm just a neighborhood kid. 1 record in England, knocking Mick Jagger off the top of the pops. Resided at the Sheraton-Universal Sheraton Hotel in Universal City, California, from 1973 until his death in 1994, becoming such a fixture at the hotel bar that it was renamed Telly's. Seine berühmteste Rolle spielte der glatzköpfige Schauspieler Telly Savals als Lieutenant Theo Kojak der New Yorker Polizei in der Fernsehserie Kojak (Einsatz in Manhattan) zwischen 1973 und 1978. Telly Savalas passed away on January 22, 1994, one day after his 72nd birthday, which he celebrated with his family, friends and colleagues at the Universal Sheraton Inn in Universal City, California. 1:05. His mother, Christina Kapsalis (a native of Anogia, three miles from Sparta), met her future husband, Nicholas Savalas, who had emigrated from the village of Gerakas as a youth, in the United States. Of Greek descent on both sides, the son of immigrants, Savalas was a soldier during World War II, although most of his enlistment records were destroyed in a fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1973. Telly Savalas war ab 1959 als TV-Darsteller beschäftigt und konnte sich in den frühen 1960er Jahren auch als Filmschauspieler profilieren. He starred in 56 films, in 21 of them he was cast as a villain. On 'Kojak,' I improvise a lot of the dialogue. [When reflected the times he had with his father]: Our happiest times were at the bottom of the ladder. I took my mother to the premiere of The Dirty Dozen and she said, 'It's disgraceful!' Reason why he sucked on a lollipop during. Apparently he recorded them all during one visit to the UK to promote his Kojak show. Also owned a stone ranch house in Rancho Mirage, California and a luxurious four-bedroom apartment in London, England. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: This page was last changed on 5 January 2021, at 21:24. Most of his enlistment records were destroyed in a fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1973. Conegut per la seva calvície intencionada i per les seves típiques piruletes del seu personatge Kojak, un dur i galant tinent de policia de Nova York. Telly Savalas starb am des 22. [In 1977]: It will be a sad day when I begin thinking of all this as work. That's basically true whether I'm portraying a cop or a candlestick maker. One day a theatrical agent offered him the part of a European judge in a television play and the next day was offered the lead in a play for NBC. His mother, Christina Kapsalis Savalas, was a New York City artist, and his father, Nick Savalas, a hard worker, first worked odd jobs, then as a businessman in cigarettes, restaurant supplies and general contracting before becoming a restaurateur, owning a chain of Greek restaurants. Telly Savalas - Aristotelis Savalas - actor, scenarist, regizor s-a născut la 21.01.1922, cunoscut(ă) pentru Horror Express. In 1973 CBS hired him to play the role of a Lieutenant, member of the police detective in New York, in production for CBS television: The Marcus-Nelson Murders. Proof that diamonds are a girl's best friend, would be displayed only in the most select museums in the world. When Savalas was hospitalized at Huntington Memorial Hospital for bladder cancer, it had already spread to his hip bones and pancreas. Aristoteles "Telly" Savalas 1922. január 21-én született Garden City-ben New York államban. – Universal City, Kalifornia, 1994. január 22.) Purchased a house in the Southern California desert community of Palm Desert because he enjoyed playing golf so much. Explore releases from Telly Savalas at Discogs. Theo Kojak in the TV movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) was expanded into the gritty Kojak (1973) TV series (1973-78). Kojak Einsatz in Manhattan (Originaltitel Kojak) ist eine erfolgreiche US-amerikanische Fernsehserie, von der in den Jahren 1973 bis 1978 insgesamt 118 Folgen zu je 48 Minuten entstanden. Vorausgegangen war der Serie der 137-minütige Pilotfilm Der Mordfall Marcus-Nelson. Telly Savalas on the German TV show ``Disco`` prersenting his Hit ``If`` and doing a Sketch with Host Ilja Richter. He was right. [In 1981]: It was in 1959 I got my first role. Several of his characters have a Greek personality. Szülei Christina és Nick Savalas . Entdecken Sie Veröffentlichungen von Telly Savalas auf Discogs. He wasn't the first choice to audition for, At first, Telly was an executive director and then senior director of the news special events at ABC, Savalas then became an executive producer for the "Gillette Cavalcade of Sports," where he gave, Before he was a successful actor, he worked at the Garden City Theatre Center where he met and fell in love with. Telly Savalas war ein Weltstar. Telly Savalas (January 21, 1924 – January 22, 1994) was an American actor. Telly Savalas first appeared as Police Detective Lt. Theo Kojak in the spring 1973 TV movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders. Early in his career he played mainly brutish criminals until he changed his image completely in the 1970s, when he was cast as a homicide detective in the acclaimed TV-movie. Alle Infos zu Telly Savalas, bekannt aus James Bond 007 - Im Geheimdienst Ihrer Majestät und Das dreckige Dutzend: Telly Savalas wurde als Sohn griechischer Einanderer geboren. He was born on January 21, 1922 in Garden City, New York as a son of Greek immigrants, Savalas and his brother Gus sold newspapers and … [When he became a popular nightclub singer]: I had the No. The Young Savages (1961); Birdman of Alcatraz (1962); Cape Fear (1962); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) Was friends with actor John Aniston and named godfather of Jennifer Aniston. His paternal grandfather, Kostas the Painter, lived to age 100 and became one of the area's most famous artists. His brother, Gus Savalas, was a retired Foreign Service Officer who once served four years at the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece. Savalas and his brother Gus sold newspapers and … But Savalas rejected that option. Hij kreeg een Academy Award nominatie voor Beste bijrol voor zijn rol Feto Gomez in film Birdman of Alcatraz, met Burt Lancaster uit 1962. One of his best roles in his career was that of Pontius Pilate, in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). Biografie Telly Savalas: Pe numele sau real Aristotelis Savalas s-a nascut pe 21.01.1922 la Garden City (New York) fiind al It's all crap-just a language for unemployed actors to amuse themselves with! His spoken word version of Bread's "If" produced by Snuff Garrett was #1 in Europe for 10 weeks in 1975 and his sung version of. Three of his six children followed in their father's footsteps into acting. He also starred in TV movie productions Mongo's Back in Town (1972), She Cried Murder (1973), Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980), Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987), The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), The Hollywood Detective (1989). Official Sites. ', [In 1987]: I made 60 movies before 'Kojak' with some of the biggest names in the business, and people would still say, 'There goes what's-his-name.'. Even with the crazies I've played I've tried to give some dimension to their insanity. My approach to Kojak in any situation would be my own approach. From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Telly_Savalas&oldid=7252011, Find a Grave template with ID same as Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License, Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Telly Savalas). Telly Savalas muere el 22 de enero de … At the height of his popularity he was merchandised with a line of casual menswear, "Telly Savalas Originals". Trailer. Was involved in a serious car accident in Virginia during his hitch in the army. [In 1975]: Kojak is no supercop. Then co-star in war movies Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), with Lee Marvin, Telly played the role of a religious fanatic convict, who is elected by Lee Marvin for a suicidal mission., and Kelly's Heroes (1970), with Clint Eastwood and directed by Brian G. Hutton. [Who had been offered a series wasn't getting used to all the police shows on TV that have been aired at the time]: Television doesn't need another cop show, that's for sure. Before he was a successful actor, he had many odd jobs, from newspaper vendor to lifeguard. In 1963 he was on an episode of The Twilight Zone. : Cronaca criminale del Far West (1972), Horror Express (1972) with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, Senza ragione (1973). Has a success out of the ordinary and the producers decided to turn it into a television series. The fact that these guys went down 2 1/2 miles and came up with anything was an achievement in itself. XX wieku. Telly Savalas was an American actor best known for his role as a tough, New York City detective in the 1970s television series, Kojak.