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  Telly Savalas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Telly Savalas gained life experience with a three-year stint in the Army during WWII, working for the U.S. State Department hosting the "Your Voice of America" series and then at ABC News before beginning an acting career in his late 30s.
Savalas was cast opposite Lancaster's idealistic D.A. in the melodrama The Young Savages (1961).
Savalas was memorable in The Dirty Dozen (1967), the seminal ensemble action film by director Robert Aldrich, and reappeared as a different character in two TV movie reprisals.
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 Telly Monster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Telly Monster, known usually as just Telly, is an eternally worrying maroon monster Muppet on Sesame Street.
Although some people believed Telly was named for film and television star Telly Savalas, this is untrue; his name is derived from the British slang term for a television, "telly".
Telly is a triangle lover, and he has a pet hamster Chuckie Sue.
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 Telly Savalas
Savalas was often called upon to help producers locate foreign-speaking actors for the various live TV dramatic series of the era.
Many in the industry felt that Savalas had what it took to be a leading man; Imogene Coca, with whom Savalas worked on an episode of Coca's TV series "Grindl," announced publicly that the actor was one of the funniest men she'd ever met (this from an actress who once costarred with Sid Caesar).
Savalas periodically revived the character of Kojak in a few 1980s TV movies and a shortlived monthly "Kojak" series in 1989, but for the most part he was seen on the tube as spokesman for a high-priced credit card company.
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 The Official Site of Telly Savalas: Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Telly participated a variety of sports, married three times and fathered six children, who were his greatest joys in life.
Aristotle "Telly" Savalas was born on January 21, 1922 in Garden City, New York.
Telly went on to enroll in Columbia University, where he continued his studies in psychology, radio and English.
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 Kojak: Telly Savalas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Savalas later starred in a pair of Kojak TV movies in 1985 and 1987 before unsuccessfully relaunching the series (as part of the "ABC Saturday Mystery Movie") in the 1989-90 season.
In 1974 Savalas released "TellY" which is a classic example of the "famous actor makes a record" genre, Telly used his "Kojak" fame to thrill fans with superb versions of "Something", "You and me against the world", "Rubber bands and bits of string", and not forgetting the UK Number 1 Hit "If".
Savalas was a warm and loving man who adored his fans as much as they adored him.
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 Telly Savalas: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kojak was a us detective tv series which ran between 1973 and 1978 on cbs, starring telly savalas as bald new york city policeman lt....
Savalas was born Aristotle Savalas in Garden City, EHandler: no quick summary.
Telly's brother George[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] played the recurring role of Detective Stavros.
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 Telly Savalas Photos - Telly Savalas News - Telly Savalas Information
Telly Savalas first bald appearance was in the classic movie, "The Greatest Story Ever Told", about the life of Jesus, in which Telly played Pontius Pilate.
Telly Savalas used lollipops on "Kojak" to prevent young viewers from smoking cigarettes to emulate the character, who might be seen as a hero.
Telly was the original "Blofeld" in the 1969 James Bond movie: "On Her Majesties' Secret Service." He always wanted to play comedy, not villians.
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 Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas (January 21, 1924 –; January 22, 1994) was a Greek-American actor.
Savalas was born Aristotle Savalas in Garden City, New York to Greek parents, Nicholas and Christina Savalas.
Theo Kojak was a bald New York City detective who had a fondness for lollipops and whose trademark line was, "Who loves ya, baby?" Reportedly the lollipop gimmick was added in lieu of having the character smoke, a habit that fell out of vogue among TV series in the 1970s.
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 Telly
Telly answers this question by modestly saying, "I was asked to make a record".
I met Telly Savalas at London Gatwick airport in 1987 while I was stationed in the UK, I was the only person to walk up to him and ask for an autograph.
Telly was so sweet and gave me the autograph putting a X after his signature stating "This X is for a kiss, I can't afford nothing else".
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 Telly Savalas - MovieActors.com
Telly Savalas was born on January 21, 1924 in Garden City, Long Island, New York.
Telly was known for being the bald-headed actor played character roles, often as sadistic or psychotic types.
In the 70s Telly Savalas became a TV favorite when his role as Det. Theo Kojak in the TV movie THE MARCUS-NELSON MURDERS (1973) was expanded into the gritty KOJAK (1973) TV series, lasting from 1973-78.
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 Telly - More Comments
Telly Savalas radiated a vibe of empowerment that was based in a universal truth.
Telly was the man! This is a classic, I think he did a pretty decent job as a singer, because he was just being himself.
Telly was a great actor, and a dam good singer, l had the record he made and he said himself who would want a fat bald man to be a pop star, but his rendition of 'If' is the best, l wish l still had the record...
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 Telly Savalas News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
BIRTHDAY GUY: Ving Rhames, who recently stepped into the shoes of actor Telly Savalas in a revival of TV's ``Kojak'' detective series, was born in New York City on this day in 1959.
Telly Savalas first played police Lieutenant Theo Kojak in a made for TV movie called The Marcus-Nelson Murders that was shown on CBS in 1973.
For those who don't remember Telly Savalas' bald, lollipop-addicted lieutenant -- or the decade when DNA was just "and" spelled backward -- we opted to do a little profiling of yesterday's "Kojak" and today's.
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 Telly Savalas - TheBestLinks.com - Actor, Columbia University, Friends, Greece, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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He was best known for his work on the Kojak television series, and for playing Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film,On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
In the early 1990s, Savalas contracted bladder cancer, ultimately succumbing to the disease in 1994.
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 Telly Savalas as Blofeld in On Her Majesty's Secret Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Telly Savalas' body is a standard Sideshow 12" body with 28 points of articulation.
While Savalas played Blofeld in OHMSS, the kindness which is depicted in this headsculpt is better suited for his role as Kojak.
Savalas is dressed in a Bavarian Alps Mountain hiking outfit.
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 The Biography Channel - Telly Savalas Biography
He was originally slated to play Luke in 'Cool Hand Luke' in 1967, but the producers were unwilling to wait for him to complete a holiday cruise from Europe to the U.S., and so Paul Newman famously played the role instead.
Savalas’ popularity was so great that he was able to insist that his own brother be cast alongside him as his sidekick.
Telly purchased a house in the Palm Desert because he enjoyed playing golf so much.
www.thebiographychannel.co.uk /biography_home/701:0/Telly_Savalas.htm   (438 words)

  
 the fix : hipster saints : telly savalas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A player of bit parts and a mainstay supporting actor, Telly Savalas became well and truly famous in his mid-forties when he played the character of Theo Kojak, a New York detective with a whole lot of attitude...
Born Aristotle Savalas on 21 January 1924, he often played a villain himself, perhaps most memorably in the 1969 James Bond instalment 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', where he played Ernst Blofeld (the character that Dr. Evil is based on).
Savalas even went through the phase of recording an album simply called 'Telly'.
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 Telly Savalas MP3 Downloads - Telly Savalas Music Downloads - Telly Savalas Music Videos
In addition to film roles where he was often cast as the tough guy, Telly Savalas made his mark playing television police detective Kojak for the CBS network during the '70s.
Savalas' smooth delivery wasn't quite as successful when he tried to transfer the macho appeal to recordings he made for MCA.
While Savalas' recordings never garnered much praise, his acting was an entirely different story.
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 Telly Savalas at Hollywood Cult Movies
Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor and Donald Sutherland as a "hippie" tank driver also star.
Telly Savalas...James Mason...Robert Culp...all involved in a dangerous plan to unleash a German war criminal from prison.
Telly Savalas stars as a patrol officer on the U.S./Mexico border who must take the law into his own hands when his corrupt boss joins forces with a crime boss to exploit illegal immigrants.
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 A Great Poker Night   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Savalas was surrounded by a small entourage of friends and family.
Telly then said goodnight to his entourage, and the floorman was now leading “Kojak” back toward our table.
While Telly was sitting with me, people approached him and asked if they could have his autograph or a picture taken with him.
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 USATODAY.com - 'Kojak' is back: Are you a sucker for Telly or Ving?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Telly Savalas, Kojak, 1973-78: Tart-tongued Telly: Savalas' Kojak was known for his sarcasm.
The late Savalas' Kojak was a sharp dresser, from three-piece suits to snappy fedoras, a GQ guy in a Woolworth's precinct.
Savalas' Kojak wanted to stop smoking, trading off cigarettes and cigars for suckers.
www.usatoday.com /life/television/news/2005-03-23-kojak_x.htm   (667 words)

  
 Telly Savalas Web Page At MyStarLinks.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Telly Savalas (1924 - 1994) The Twilight Zone: Living Doll (1963) [Erich Streator]: Falls down a flight of...
Telly Savalas (1924-1994) Telly Savalas was born on January 21, 1924 in Garden City, Long...
Although some people believed Telly was named for film and television star Telly Savalas, this is untrue; his...
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 Telly Savalas at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Born Aristotle Savalas on (21 January, 1924 in Garden City, New York to Greek parents, Nicholas and Christina Savalas.
He served in World War II after he dropped out of Columbia University were he was studing psychology.
Up unitl the mid 1960's, Telly had what his family termed a halo - a ring of hair along the back and sides of his head.
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 BBC NEWS | England | West Midlands | 'Who loves ya Brum?', says Kojak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Telly Savalas Looks at Birmingham was posted on the website Birmingham: It's Not S***, after a contributor mentioned the 25-minute film's existence.
In the film, Mr Savalas claims to have "dallied in Dale End", "rambled through Rackhams" department store and "browsed in Bull Street".
It was commissioned to meet a quota of domestic films that distributors had to include in British cinemas, and ran as part of supporting programmes throughout the nation in 1981-2.
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 Biography for Telly Savalas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
His brother, George Savalas, starred in "Kojak"; (1973) with him.
Father of Christina Savalas (with Katherine); Candice Savalas and Penelope Savalas (with Marilyn); Nicholas Savalas (with Sally); and Christian Savalas and Ariana Savalas (with Julie).
In 1990, the city of New York declared The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV) as the official movie of New York City, and awarded Telly with the Key to the City.
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 Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials
Telly Savalas dropped out of Columbia University, where he was studying psychology, and enlisted in the army during World War II receiving a purple Heart during his service.
Telly Savalas contacted bladder cancer early in the 1990's and ultimately succumbed to the disease.
This is the facility personally constructed by Charles Skouras, one of three famous Shouras brothers, who once dominated the Hollywood scene and with whom Telly Savalas shared Greek roots.
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 Amazon.com: Scalphunters / Movie (1968) : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Scalphunters themselves are a group of lowlifes led by Telly Savalas as Jim Howie (in the best role I ever saw him play in a movie), a nasty but not unwise lout who spends most of the day & night in his baggy long johns.
Telly Savalas is also very good as the villain, Jim Howie, the leader of the gang of scalphunters who steals Bass' pelts.
The Scalphunters are led by Telly Savalas, who brings along his constantly complaining girlfriend, played by Shelley Winters.
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 Telly Savalas @ Filmbug UK
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Theo Kojak was a bald New York detective who had a fondness for lollipops and whose trademark line was, Who loves ya, baby.
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