Personal Info
Demosthenes Savalas
Demosthenes
George Savalas
Acting
Biography
Greek-American actor George Savalas is best remembered for co-starring on his elder brother (Telly Savalas)'s popular television detective show Kojak (1973) (1973-78). He played Detective Stavros to Telly's Kojak, changed his middle name later in life from "Nicholas" to "Demosthenes" and was billed as simply Demosthenes in the end credits to avoid confusion with the elder Savalas.
George Savalas served in the Pacific during WWII and was a decorated U.S. Navy gunner. He learned his craft at Columbia University's School of Drama. Before making it to the small screen, he was an accomplished stag…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Kojak The Belarus File
as Stavros
Fake-Out
as The Pit Boss
Κραυγή στον άνεμο
The Outfit
as Kenilworth Finance Employee (uncredited)
Fade In
as Norman
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Jack Deems
Kelly's Heroes
as 1st Sgt. Mulligan (Artillerly Unit)
Violent City
as Shapiro
A Dream of Kings
as Apollo (uncredited)
Genghis Khan
as Toktoa
TV Shows
Alice in Wonderland
as Courtier · 1 ep.
Alice
1 ep.
The Alan Hamel Show
1 ep.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Kaz (as Demosthenes) · 1 ep.
Kojak
as Det. Stavros · 8 ep.
All in the Family
as Joe Frouge · 2 ep.
Mannix
as Sergeant · 1 ep.
Daniel Boone
as The Warden · 1 ep.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Greek Merchant · 1 ep.
The Fugitive
as Prisoner · 1 ep.
