coffee black cigarette telly savalas Mar. 27, 2012 - Stock Photo Retro Kojak Mug, Telly Savalas

Daughter Christina, named after his mother, was born in 1950

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In honor of the star, learn some interesting facts about his life and career, which spanned over four decades in television and film

By quit-day, they had reduced on average by 68 percent (short of the 75 percent goal)

The mourners included Angie Dickinson, Nicollette Sheridan, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Sorbo, Sally Adams, Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles, and several of Savalas' Kojak co-stars Kevin Dobson, Dan Frazer, and Vince Conti