Still of Telly Savalas and Jay Acovone in The Commish (1991)
 
				
				
						 Caption: Still of Telly Savalas and Jay Acovone in The Commish (1991)
																																				
						Actor, Soundtrack, Director
						Born: January 21, 1922
						Star sign: Aquarius
						Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
						Known for: Kojak (1973), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Kelly's Heroes (1970), The Dirty Dozen (1967)
						Source: IMDB
						Son of Greek immigrants. Soldier during World War II. Studied psychology. Worked as journalist for ABC News. The bald-headed actor played character roles, often as sadistic or psychotic types. He became a TV favorite in the 1970s when his role as Det. Theo Kojak in the TV movie Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) was expanded into the gritty ...