George Savalas (born Georgios Demosthenes Savalas, December 5, 1924 - October 2, 1985) was an American actor best known for Kelly's Heroes (1970), Kojak (1973-1978), and Fake Out (1982).
He was married to Robin Abber and had six children. His brother was Telly Savalas.
Savalas died in 1985 at the age of 60 from leukemia.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1964: Good Neighbor Sam as Truck Driver (Uncredited Role)
- 1965: Genghis Khan as Toktoa
- 1965: The Slender Thread as Pool Player
- 1968: Rosemary's Baby as Workman (uncredited)
- 1969: A Dream Of Kings as Apollo (uncredited)
- 1970: Kelly's Heroes as Mulligan
- 1970: Violent City as Shapiro (uncredited)
- 1973: The Marcus Nelson Murders as Jack Deems
- 1973: The Outfit as Kenilworth Finance Employee (uncredited)
- 1973: Fade In as Norman
- 1982: Fake Out as The Pit Boss
- 1985: Kojak The Belarus File as Stavros
Television Roles
- 1961: The Dick Powell Theatre as Reveller at Party
- 1962: GE True as Lukas
- 1963: The Dakotas as Pope
- 1963: The Virginian as Turnkey
- 1963: Ripcord as Member at Search Party
- 1964: Combat as Cooper
- 1964: The Rogues as Lobo
- 1965: Dr. Kildare as Aristos
- 1966: The Fugitive as Prisoner
- 1966: Daniel Boone as The Warden
- 1967: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Greek Merchant
- 1968: Mannix as Sergeant
- 1971: All in the Family as Joe Frouge
- 1973-1978: Kojak as Det. Stavros
- 1975: Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Kaz
- 1976: Whodunnit as Panelist
- 1979: Alice as George Savalas
- 1985: AliceInWonderland as The Courtier
