Telly Savalas, precisely 5ft 10 ¾ (179.7 cm) tall, leveraged his commanding height to embody tough, memorable characters across four decades in film and television. His stature amplified the iconic bald, lollipop-chewing Lt. Theo Kojak in the hit series Kojak, enhancing his authoritative screen presence.
In cinema, Savalas's 5ft 10 ¾ (179.7 cm) frame suited villainous roles like Ernst Stavro Blofeld in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, alongside stars in The Dirty Dozen, Kelly's Heroes, Battle of the Bulge, and Birdman of Alcatraz. This height contributed to his rugged, larger-than-life image in projects like Horror Express and the unique 1970s UK travelogues he narrated.