Which character does Telly Savalas play in the episode 'Living Doll'?

Telly Savalas plays Erich Streator in the Twilight Zone episode “Living Doll.” The episode aired on November 1, 1963, during the show’s fifth and final season.

Erich is the stepfather of Christie, a young girl who receives a talking doll named Talky Tina. The doll appears affectionate when Christie plays with it, but it becomes hostile whenever Erich is nearby. Erich is already resentful and abusive toward Christie, making him especially vulnerable to the doll’s threats.

Savalas’s performance presents Erich as an insecure, frustrated man whose anger escalates as he tries to destroy or silence Talky Tina. The doll’s voice was provided by June Foray, best known for extensive voice work in animation. Mary La Roche plays Annabelle Streator, Erich’s wife and Christie’s mother.

“Living Doll” is often associated with the line “My name is Talky Tina,” but Talky Tina is the doll’s name, not Savalas’s character. The episode was written by Jerry Sohl from a story credited to Charles Beaumont and directed by Richard C. Sarafian.