Dick Powell

His third wife, from August 19, 1945 until his death, was June Allyson, with whom he had two children, Pamela (adopted) and Richard, Jr. His silver screen career usually involved him being cast as the quintessential villain in such films as: Mad Dog Coll (1961), Cape Fear (1962), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Battle of the Bulge (1965), Genghis Khan (1965), Beau Geste (1966), The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Assassination Bureau (1969), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Escape to Athena (1979), and Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979). His second wife, from September 19, 1936 until 1944, was Joan Blondell, with whom he had two children, Ellen and Norman. Telly's brother George played the recurring role of Detective Stavros. Powell's first wife, from 1925 until 1927, was Mildred Maund. Telly portrayed Kojak in the following shows;. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Theo Kojak was a bald New York detective who had a fondness for lollipops and whose trademark line was, "Who loves ya, baby?" Reportedly the lollipop gimmick was added in lieu of having the character smoke, a habit that fell out of vogue among TV series in the 1970s.

Powell died on January 2, 1963 of stomach cancer, one of many of the cast and crew of the 1956 movie , The Conqueror, who died of the disease. The Conqueror had been filmed in Utah near an atomic test site. Lt. In the 1950s Powell produced and directed several B-movies and was one of the founders of Four Star Television, appearing in and supervising several shows for that company. Undoubtably Savalas' most famous role was that of the tough detective Kojak on television. His character in the 30 minute weekly was a likeable private detective with a quick wit. He was also the godfather of Friends star Jennifer Aniston, with whom he shared Greek roots. From 1949 until 1953 Powell played the lead role in the NBC radio theater production Richard Diamond, Private Detective. In the early 1990s, Savalas contracted bladder cancer, ultimately succumbing to the disease in 1994, only a day after he turned 70, in Universal City, California.

Mike, he never sang in his later roles. Telly maintained that style for the rest of his life. Even when he appeared in lighter fare such as The Reformer and the Redhead and Mrs. He eventually decided to shave off the remaining hair when he began playing in movies. He became a popular tough-guy lead, appearing in movies such as Cornered, Johnny O'Clock, and The Tall Target. Up until the mid-1960s, he had what his family termed a halo - a ring of hair along the back and sides of his head. In 1944 he abruptly switched to noir detective roles, first starring as Philip Marlowe in Murder, My Sweet. Telly was well known for being totally bald.