Kojak is an American action crime drama television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theophilus "Theo" Kojak. Taking the time slot of the popular Cannon series, it aired on CBS from 1973 to 1978.

Kojak: Created by Abby Mann. With Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas. A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city.

This is a list of episodes for the television series Kojak. The first five seasons (Pilot + 118 ep.) were aired on CBS from 1973 until 1978. CBS also commissioned a pair of TV movies in 1985 and 1987. ABC revived Kojak in 1989 for five additional TV …

May 21, 2023 · Kojak is TV Guide’s 18th Greatest TV Character of All Time, with board games and model cars inspired by him – so why did his runtime ever end? It turned out there were some cases even Kojak couldn’t nail down. But we did! We’ve also got some great secrets behind this formative detective drama that set the stage for all to come.

Kojak (TV Series 1973–1978) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

A robbery of armored car guards morphs into a deadly hostage standoff, with bulldog Lt. Theo Kojak as the negotiator. Half the Talaba Brothers gang escapes with the cash, but when the other half is cornered, they invade a surplus store, crammed with guns and ammo.

Savalas’s best-known role was as the star of the television series Kojak. The series originated with the TV movie pilot The Marcus-Nelson Murders (CBS, 1973), which was based on the real-life Career Girls Murder case. Savalas’s character …

Kojak (1973 series) is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the eponymous New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973 to March 18, 1978 on CBS.

Oct 24, 2023 · To celebrate Kojak ’s 50th anniversary, here are 10 fascinating facts about the cop drama. 1. It started with a TV movie based on real-life murders. TV writer Abby Mann introduced Savalas’...

Apr 9, 2021 · Bald, Tootsie Pop -snacking Kojak was the king of the police procedural from 1973 through 1978. Over its five-season, 118-episode run on CBS, the tough-yet-dapper NYPD detective — played by Telly Savalas — showed a stubborn and tenacious desire to fight crimes and right wrongs in malaise-era New York City.