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Telly Savalas (1922-1994)

Telly Savalas as Sgt. Guffy fires a Browning M1919A4 in Battle of the Bulge (1965).

Telly Savalas as Big Joe firing an M1A1 Thompson in Kelly's Heroes (1970).

Telly Savalas as Zeno firing a Sturmgewehr 44 in Escape to Athena (1979).

Telly Savalas (1922-1994) was an American actor best known for his cleanly shaved head look he kept throughout his acting career, most famously as Lt. Kojak in the television series Kojak. His acting career included starring in numerous World War II films, including Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Escape to Athena (1979) and The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987) in addition to his role as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).

Telly Savalas can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series:

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Browning M1919A4	Sgt. Guffy	Battle of the Bulge		1965
M1 Garand	Archer Maggott	The Dirty Dozen		1967
M3 Grease Gun	Archer Maggott	The Dirty Dozen		1967
Mk 2 hand grenade	Archer Maggott	The Dirty Dozen		1967
Browning Hi-Power	Ernst Stavro Blofeld	On Her Majesty's Secret Service		1969
Remington 1858 New Army	Sgt. Tibbs	Mackenna´s Gold		1969
Winchester Model 1892	Sgt. Tibbs	Mackenna´s Gold		1969
M1A1 Thompson	Master Sgt. "Big Joe"	Kelly's Heroes		1970
Walther P38	Zeno	Escape to Athena	suppressed 38K	1979
Mauser C96	Zeno	Escape to Athena	with holster/stock combo	1979
Sten Mk II (Canadian)	Zeno	Escape to Athena	suppressed	1979
Sturmgewehr 44	Zeno	Escape to Athena		1979
Karabiner 98k	Zeno	Escape to Athena	sniper version	1979
M1 Thompson	Maj. Wright	The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission		1987
M1911A1	Maj. Wright	The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission		1987
M1 Thompson	Maj. Wright	The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission		1988
M1911A1	Maj. Wright	The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission		1988

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Enfield No.2	Col. Kapsalis	Combat!	"Vendetta" (S03E02)	1964
Gewehr 43	Jon	Combat!	"Anniversary" (S05E18)	1967
M1911	Wheeler	Garrison's Gorillas	"The Big Con" (S01E01)	1967
Smith & Wesson Model 15	Lt. Theo Kojak	Kojak	with a two inch barrel	1973-1978
Smith & Wesson Model 49 "Bodyguard"	Lt. Theo Kojak	Kojak		1973-1978

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 [[Image:TS-S44-EtA.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Telly Savalas as Zeno firing a [[Sturmgewehr 44]] in ''[[Escape to Athena]]'' (1979).]]
-Telly Savalas (1922-1994) was an American actor best known for his cleanly shaved head look he kept throughout his acting career, most famously as Lt. Kojak in the television series ''Kojak'' .
+Telly Savalas (1922-1994) was an American actor best known for his cleanly shaved head look he kept throughout his acting career, most famously as Lt. Kojak in the television series ''Kojak''. His acting career included starring in numerous World War II films, including ''[[Battle of the Bulge]]'' (1965), ''[[The Dirty Dozen (1967)]]'', ''[[Kelly's Heroes]]'' (1970), ''[[Escape to Athena]]'' (1979) and ''[[The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission]]'' (1987) in addition to his role as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the [[James Bond]] film ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' (1969).
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