Best known as the bald-headed, elegantly dressed, lollipop-sucking NYC police detective "Kojak" (CBS, 1973-77), this talented veteran character player gained life experience with a three-year stint in the Army during WWII, working for the Information Services of the State Department and then at ABC News before beginning an acting career in his late 30s.As first executive director and then senior director of news special events at ABC, Savalas created and produced the "Your Voice of America" series. In the early 1950s, He was also an announcer for Voice of America's Greek Service. Savalas first
