George Savalas

George Demosthenes Savalas ( born December 5, 1926 in New York City; † 2 October 1985 in Westwood, Los Angeles ) was an American actor.

George Savalas was the son of Greek immigrants and the younger brother of Telly Savalas, the popular actor of Kojak policemen from the eponymous TV series. He stepped in almost all episodes of the series as Detective Stavros on - partly under the pseudonym Demosthenes - and was usually called derisively by his brother there curly little head. In addition, he had mostly supporting roles in TV shows.

He died in 1985 from leukemia.

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