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** Except for a few early roles (e.g., ''Film/CapeFear'').

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* AddictionDisplacement: His iconic lollipops as Kojak were a way to help him quit smoking.



* BaldOfAwesome: As Kojak and other roles. Notable in that, unlike many other bald actors, he never wore a hairpiece, on screen or in his personal life.

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* BaldOfAwesome: As Kojak and other roles. Notable in that, unlike many other bald bald/balding actors, he never wore a hairpiece, on screen or in his personal life.life, and proudly showed off his look.
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* BaldOfAwesome: As Kojak and other roles. Notable in that, unlike many other balding actors, he never wore a hairpiece.

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* BaldOfAwesome: As Kojak and other roles. Notable in that, unlike many other balding bald actors, he never wore a hairpiece.hairpiece, on screen or in his personal life.
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* ''Film/AReasonToLiveAReasonToDie'' (1972)
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* BaldOfAwesome: As Kojak.

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* BaldOfAwesome: As Kojak.Kojak and other roles. Notable in that, unlike many other balding actors, he never wore a hairpiece.
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** Frank Fontaine from ''VideoGame/BioShock'' was also modeled after him and the villainous characters he is known playing.

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** Frank Fontaine from ''VideoGame/BioShock'' was also modeled after him him, but with a mustache and the villainous characters he is known playing.

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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: In the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled on him]] as a homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: ComicBookFantasyCasting:
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In the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled on him]] as a homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Blofeld.
** Frank Fontaine from ''VideoGame/BioShock'' was also modeled after him and the villainous characters he is known playing.

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Fun Fact: In the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled on him]] as a homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Blofeld.


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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: In the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled on him]] as a homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
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His movie and television career spanned more than thirty years, with a few iconic roles such as Archer Maggott in ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' and Film/JamesBond's ArchEnemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. His most memorable TV role was undeniably the lollipop-chomping NYPD Lieutenant Theofilides "Theo" Kojak in ''Series/{{Kojak}}''.

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His movie and television career spanned more than thirty years, with quite a few iconic roles such as Archer Maggott in ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' and Film/JamesBond's ArchEnemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. His most memorable TV role was undeniably the lollipop-chomping NYPD Lieutenant Theofilides "Theo" Kojak in ''Series/{{Kojak}}''.
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* OneHitWonder: [[invoked]] He released one single song in his life, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94-_w9ARX0 "If"]], in 1975, to great success. Well, technically, he didn't even sing in it.

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* OneHitWonder: [[invoked]] He released one single song in his life, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94-_w9ARX0 "If"]], in 1975, to great success. Well, technically, [[SpokenWordInMusic he didn't even sing in it.it]].
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* BadassBaritone: For his roles, he made very good use of the deep and smooth voice years and years of heavy smoking gave him.

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* BadassBaritone: For his roles, particularly [[EvilSoundsDeep the villains]], he made very good use of the deep and smooth voice years and years of heavy smoking gave him.
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Fun Fact: In the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled on him]] as a homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Bolfeld.

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Fun Fact: In the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled on him]] as a homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Bolfeld.Blofeld.
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* OneHitWonder: [[invoked]] He released one single song in his life, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94-_w9ARX0 "If?"]], in 1975, to great success. Well, technically, he didn't even sing in it.

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* OneHitWonder: [[invoked]] He released one single song in his life, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94-_w9ARX0 "If?"]], "If"]], in 1975, to great success. Well, technically, he didn't even sing in it.
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Fun Fact: In the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was modeled on him as a homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Bolfeld.

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Fun Fact: In the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled on him him]] as a homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Bolfeld.
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Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was a famous American actor of Greek descent.

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Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was a famous an American actor of Greek descent.
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* BaldOfEvil: Most famously as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service''

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* BaldOfEvil: Most famously as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service''Service'' and Archer Maggott in ''The Dirty Dozen''.
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->''"I'm a romantic realist. I knew I would become a star, just as I know some day the bubble will burst."''
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* ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}} (1964, episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E126LivingDoll Living Doll]]")

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* ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}} Zone|1959}}'' (1964, episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E126LivingDoll Living Doll]]")
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Fun Fact: In the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'', ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was modeled on him as a homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Bolfeld.

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Fun Fact: In the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'', Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was modeled on him as a homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Bolfeld.



* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode ''[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E126LivingDoll Living Doll]]'' (1964)

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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}} (1964, episode ''[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E126LivingDoll "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E126LivingDoll Living Doll]]'' (1964)Doll]]")
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Fun Fact: In the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'', ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was modeled on him as a homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Bolfeld.


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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode ''[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E126LivingDoll Living Doll]]'' (1964)

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His movie and television career spanned more than thirty years, with a few iconic roles such as Archer Maggott in ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' and Film/JamesBond's {{archenemy}} Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. His most memorable TV role was undeniably the lollipop-chomping NYPD Lieutenant Theofilides "Theo" Kojak in ''Series/{{Kojak}}''.

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His movie and television career spanned more than thirty years, with a few iconic roles such as Archer Maggott in ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' and Film/JamesBond's {{archenemy}} ArchEnemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. His most memorable TV role was undeniably the lollipop-chomping NYPD Lieutenant Theofilides "Theo" Kojak in ''Series/{{Kojak}}''.



!!Works with pages on TV Tropes:
* ''Film/CapeFear'' (1962)
* ''Film/BirdmanOfAlcatraz'' (1962)
* ''Film/JohnnyCool'' (1963)
* ''Film/TheGreatestStoryEverTold'' (1965)
* ''Film/BattleOfTheBulge'' (1965)
* ''Literature/BeauGeste'' (1966)
* ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' (1967)
* ''Film/TheAssassinationBureau'' (1969)
* ''Film/MackennasGold'' (1969)
* ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' (1969)
* ''Film/KellysHeroes'' (1970)
* ''Film/PrettyMaidsAllInARow'' (1971)
* ''Film/LisaAndTheDevil'' (1973)
* ''Film/HorrorExpress'' (1973)
* ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' (1973–1978)
* ''Film/CapricornOne'' (1978)
* ''Film/EscapeToAthena'' (1979)
* ''[[Film/ThePoseidonAdventure Beyond the Poseidon Adventure]]'' (1979)
* ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' (1979)
* ''Film/CannonballRunII'' (1984)
* ''Film/{{Alice in Wonderland|1985}}'' (1985)
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* OneHitWonder: He released one single song in his life, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94-_w9ARX0 "If?"]], in 1975, to great success. Well, technically, he didn't even sing in it.

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* OneHitWonder: [[invoked]] He released one single song in his life, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94-_w9ARX0 "If?"]], in 1975, to great success. Well, technically, he didn't even sing in it.
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His movie and television career spanned over thirty years, with a few iconic roles such as Archer Maggott in ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' and Film/JamesBond's {{archenemy}} Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. His most memorable TV role was undeniably the lollipop-chomping NYPD Lieutenant Theofilides "Theo" Kojak in ''Series/{{Kojak}}''.

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His movie and television career spanned over more than thirty years, with a few iconic roles such as Archer Maggott in ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' and Film/JamesBond's {{archenemy}} Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. His most memorable TV role was undeniably the lollipop-chomping NYPD Lieutenant Theofilides "Theo" Kojak in ''Series/{{Kojak}}''.
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* OneHitWonder: He released a single song in his life, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94-_w9ARX0 "If?"]], in 1975, to great success. Well, technically, he didn't even sing in it.

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* OneHitWonder: He released a one single song in his life, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94-_w9ARX0 "If?"]], in 1975, to great success. Well, technically, he didn't even sing in it.
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* BadassBaritone: He made very good use of the deep and smooth voice years and years of heavy smoking gave him.

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* BadassBaritone: He For his roles, he made very good use of the deep and smooth voice years and years of heavy smoking gave him.
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Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was a famous Greek-American actor.

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Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was a famous Greek-American actor.
American actor of Greek descent.
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His movie and television career spanned over thirty years, with a few iconic roles such as Archer Maggott in ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' and Film/JamesBond's {{archenemy}} Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. His most memorable TV role was undeniably lollipop-chomping NYPD Lieutenant Theofilides "Theo" Kojak in ''Series/{{Kojak}}''.

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His movie and television career spanned over thirty years, with a few iconic roles such as Archer Maggott in ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' and Film/JamesBond's {{archenemy}} Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. His most memorable TV role was undeniably the lollipop-chomping NYPD Lieutenant Theofilides "Theo" Kojak in ''Series/{{Kojak}}''.
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* BadassBaritone: He made very good use of his deep and smooth voice.

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* BadassBaritone: He made very good use of his the deep and smooth voice.voice years and years of heavy smoking gave him.
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Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was a Greek-American actor.

His movie and television career spanned over thirty years.

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Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was a famous Greek-American actor.

His movie and television career spanned over thirty years.years, with a few iconic roles such as Archer Maggott in ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' and Film/JamesBond's {{archenemy}} Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. His most memorable TV role was undeniably lollipop-chomping NYPD Lieutenant Theofilides "Theo" Kojak in ''Series/{{Kojak}}''.



* OneHitWonder: He released a single song in his life, "If?", in 1975, to great success. Well, technically, he didn't even sing in it.

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* OneHitWonder: He released a single song in his life, "If?", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94-_w9ARX0 "If?"]], in 1975, to great success. Well, technically, he didn't even sing in it.
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Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was a Greek-American actor.

His movie and television career spanned over thirty years.
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* BadassBaritone: He made very good use of his deep and smooth voice.
* BaldOfAwesome: As Kojak.
* BaldOfEvil: Most famously as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service''
* BigOlEyebrows: His eyebrows were quite full, and his baldness made them stand out.
* OneHitWonder: He released a single song in his life, "If?", in 1975, to great success. Well, technically, he didn't even sing in it.
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