death_date children birth_date alma_mater death_place imagesize spouse image name occupation death_cause caption resting_place years_active birth_place partner religion article_title birth_name
22 january 1994 6 21 january 1922 columbia university universal city , california , u.s. 250px katherine marilyn gardner -lrb- 1960 -- 74 ; divorced -rrb- julie nicolaides hovland -lrb- 1984 -- 94 ; his death -rrb- -lrb- 1948 -- 57 , divorced -rrb- telly savalas kojak 1973.jpg telly savalas actor prostate cancer , bladder cancer telly savalas , 1973 forest lawn memorial park in los angeles 1950 -- 1994 garden city , new york , u.s. sally adams -lrb- 1969 -- 77 -rrb- greek orthodox telly savalas
 aristotelis savalas
telly savalas

aristotelis `` telly '' savalas -lrb- ; january 21 , 1922january 22 , 1994 -rrb- 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 '' -lrb- 1962 -rrb- .
his other movie credits include `` the young savages '' -lrb- 1961 -rrb- , `` the greatest story ever told '' -lrb- 1965 -rrb- , `` battle of the bulge '' -lrb- 1965 -rrb- , `` the dirty dozen '' -lrb- 1967 -rrb- , `` the scalphunters '' -lrb- 1968 -rrb- , supervillain ernst stavro blofeld in the james bond film `` on her majesty 's secret service '' -lrb- 1969 -rrb- , `` kelly 's heroes '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- '' , pretty maids all in a row '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , `` inside out '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- , and `` escape to athena '' -lrb- 1979 -rrb- .
