Telly Savalas Kojak 1973~1978 | Lawrence Vysocky

Back in 1974, Kojak was one of the top rated shows in the UK, and so Bob Wellings and Nationwide invited Telly Savalas to their cosy cutting room to talk about his career to date. | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay in 1922: Telly Savalas was born, as Aristotelis Savalas, in New York. He appeared on Wogan back in 1988 talking about his time as Kojak and, in real life, becoming a father again. | BBC Archive