Telly Savalas - actor, born 21 January 1924, Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA, died (cancer) 22 January 1994, Universal City, California, USA. A TV favorite in the 1970s in the "Kojak" TV series. Movie roles include 'Birdman of Alcatraz' (1962), 'The Dirty Dozen' (1967), 'Kelly's Heroes' (1970), and the role of Blofeld in 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (1969).