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3 | ->''"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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5 | Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American actor of Greek descent. |
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7 | 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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9 | He became the stepfather of Creator/NicolletteSheridan after dating her mother Sally ([[RomanceOnTheSet meeting her on the set of]] ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service''). He was also the godfather of Creator/JenniferAniston, having been friends with her father, Creator/JohnAniston. |
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11 | !!Works with pages on TV Tropes: |
12 | * ''Film/CapeFear'' (1962) |
13 | * ''Film/BirdmanOfAlcatraz'' (1962) |
14 | * ''Film/JohnnyCool'' (1963) |
15 | * ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' (1964, episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E6LivingDoll Living Doll]]") |
16 | * ''Film/TheGreatestStoryEverTold'' (1965) |
17 | * ''Film/BattleOfTheBulge'' (1965) |
18 | * ''Literature/BeauGeste'' (1966) |
19 | * ''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' (1967) |
20 | * ''Film/TheScalphunters'' (1968) |
21 | * ''Film/TheAssassinationBureau'' (1969) |
22 | * ''Film/MackennasGold'' (1969) |
23 | * ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' (1969) |
24 | * ''Film/KellysHeroes'' (1970) |
25 | * ''Film/PrettyMaidsAllInARow'' (1971) |
26 | * ''Film/AReasonToLiveAReasonToDie'' (1972) |
27 | * ''Film/LisaAndTheDevil'' (1973) |
28 | * ''Film/HorrorExpress'' (1973) |
29 | * ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' (1973–1978) |
30 | * ''Film/CapricornOne'' (1978) |
31 | * ''Film/EscapeToAthena'' (1979) |
32 | * ''[[Film/ThePoseidonAdventure Beyond the Poseidon Adventure]]'' (1979) |
33 | * ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' (1979) |
34 | * ''Film/CannonballRunII'' (1984) |
35 | * ''Film/{{Alice in Wonderland|1985}}'' (1985) |
36 | * ''Film/{{Faceless}}'' (1987) |
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38 | !!Tropes in his works: |
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40 | * AddictionDisplacement: His iconic lollipops as Kojak were a way to help him quit smoking. |
41 | * BaldnessAngst: Inverted. He proudly showed off his bald head with confidence and, other than a few early roles, never wore a toupee, on screen or in real life. |
42 | * BaldOfEvil: Most famously as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' and Archer Maggott in ''The Dirty Dozen''. |
43 | * BaritoneOfStrength: For his roles, particularly [[EvilSoundsDeep the villains]], he made very good use of the deep, intimidating voice that years of heavy smoking gave him. |
44 | * BigOlEyebrows: His eyebrows were quite full, and his baldness made them stand out. |
45 | * ComicBookFantasyCasting: |
46 | ** In the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, ComicBook/LexLuthor's design was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modeled on him]] in homage to his role as Ernst Stavro Blofeld. |
47 | ** Frank Fontaine from ''VideoGame/BioShock'' was also modeled after him, but with a mustache and the villainous characters he is known for playing. |
48 | * 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]]. |
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