January 21: Happy Birthday Telly Savalas

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“Who loves ya, baby?” Telly Savalas (1922-1994) had a fairly significant film career, especially in the 1960s, when he was an Oscar nominee in Birdman of Alcatraz, played Ernst Stavro Blofeld in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, and had significant roles in World War 2 films like The Dirty Dozen and Kelly’s Heroes. But his real fame came in the 1970s when he starred on CBS for five seasons as the incorruptible maverick detective, Lt. Theo Kojak.

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Happy Birthday in heaven, Telly Savalas! Who loves ya, baby??

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Bradley Crain



Telly Savalas was born on January 21, 1922 and he died on January 22, 1994. When I think of Savalas, I first think of his most famous character, KOJAK (1973-1978).

After that I think of his work with my movie hero, Charles Bronson. They worked together on THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967) and VIOLENT CITY (1970). They were also in the BATTLE OF THE BULGE (1965), but they didn’t share any scenes together. I’ll always remember Savalas in the movie KELLY’S HEROES (1970). This was one of my son’s favorite movies when he was growing up. He watched it constantly.

Based on this work, Telly Savalas will always be one of my favorite actors! Happy birthday, sir, and thanks for countless hours of entertainment in my life!