1922 - 1994
Aristotelis Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης Σαβάλας; January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American actor and singer whose career spanned four decades. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Telly Savalas has received more than 4,747,568 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Telly Savalas is the 313th most popular actor (up from 354th in 2019), the 600th most popular biography from United States (up from 721st in 2019) and the 168th most popular American Actor.
Telly Savalas is most famous for his role as Kojak in the 1970s television series of the same name.
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Among actors, Telly Savalas ranks 313 out of 10,030. Before him are Olivia Newton-John, Isabelle Adjani, Gene Kelly, Talia Shire, Bela Lugosi, and Burt Reynolds. After him are Douglas Fairbanks, Ellen Burstyn, Deborah Kerr, Anna Karina, Laura Antonelli, and Donald Pleasence.
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 307
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 308
1912 - 1996
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 309
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 310
1882 - 1956
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 311
1936 - 2018
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 312
1922 - 1994
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 313
1883 - 1939
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 314
1932 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 315
1921 - 2007
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 316
1940 - 2019
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 317
1941 - 2015
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 318
1919 - 1995
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 319
Among people born in 1922, Telly Savalas ranks 30. Before him are Imre Lakatos, Alain Resnais, Iannis Xenakis, Philip Larkin, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and Otto Carius. After him are Agostinho Neto, Jason Robards, Miguel Muñoz, Vittorio Gassman, Jacques Piccard, and Yang Chen-Ning. Among people deceased in 1994, Telly Savalas ranks 28. Before him are Jan Tinbergen, Melina Mercouri, Henry Mancini, John Wayne Gacy, Domenico Modugno, and Dorothy Hodgkin. After him are Robert Doisneau, Paul Delvaux, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Juvénal Habyarimana, Pierre Boulle, and Fernando Rey.
1922 - 1974
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 24
1922 - 2014
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 25
1922 - 2001
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 26
1922 - 1985
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 27
1922 - 2008
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 28
1922 - 2015
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 29
1922 - 1994
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 30
1922 - 1979
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 31
1922 - 2000
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 32
1922 - 1990
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 33
1922 - 2000
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 34
1922 - 2008
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 35
1922 - Present
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 36
1903 - 1994
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 22
1920 - 1994
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 23
1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 24
1942 - 1994
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 25
1928 - 1994
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 26
1910 - 1994
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 27
1922 - 1994
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 28
1912 - 1994
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 29
1897 - 1994
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 30
1907 - 1994
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 31
1937 - 1994
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 32
1912 - 1994
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 33
1917 - 1994
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 34
Among people born in United States, Telly Savalas ranks 600 out of 15,968. Before him are Gene Kelly (1912), Richard Meier (1934), Talia Shire (1946), John Deere (1804), Margaret Keane (1927), and Burt Reynolds (1936). After him are Oprah Winfrey (1954), Joel Schumacher (1939), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), Jim Jarmusch (1953), George Eastman (1854), and Clyde Tombaugh (1906).
1912 - 1996
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 594
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 595
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 596
1804 - 1886
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 597
1927 - Present
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 598
1936 - 2018
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 599
1922 - 1994
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 600
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 601
1939 - 2020
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 602
1883 - 1939
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 603
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 604
1854 - 1932
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 605
1906 - 1997
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 606
Among actors born in United States, Telly Savalas ranks 168. Before him are Bradley Cooper (1975), Reese Witherspoon (1976), Mia Farrow (1945), Gene Kelly (1912), Talia Shire (1946), and Burt Reynolds (1936). After him are Douglas Fairbanks (1883), Ellen Burstyn (1932), Mickey Rooney (1920), F. Murray Abraham (1939), Alan Arkin (1934), and Frances Farmer (1913).
1975 - Present
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 162
1976 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 163
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 164
1912 - 1996
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 165
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 166
1936 - 2018
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 167
1922 - 1994
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 168
1883 - 1939
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 169
1932 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 170
1920 - 2014
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 171
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 172
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 173
1913 - 1970
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 174