Best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak, Savalas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962).

These TV detectives are some of the most iconic characters ... an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “The Birdman of Alcatraz” in 1962. Even with all that, Savalas was most ...