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Kojak

Kojak
★ 7.3/10•1973•1h 0m•TV-PG•Crime•Drama•Mystery
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A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 24, 1973

Episodes

Episode 1 - Siege of TerrorE147m

Siege of Terror

Kojak has two hours to free the hostages from three robbers in an Army surplus store.

Oct 24, 1973

Episode 2 - Web of DeathE247m

Web of Death

A fellow detective, Nick Ferro, kills his wife's lover and tries to cover it up.

Oct 31, 1973

Episode 3 - One for the MorgueE347m

One for the Morgue

Kojak is suspicious of anonymous tips suggesting that an underworld boss is attempting assassination of his rival which would lead to a mafia war.

Nov 7, 1973

Episode 4 - KnockoverE448m

Knockover

A murder victim's diamond ring compounds a homicide case with that of a big robbery.

Nov 14, 1973

Episode 5 - Girl in the RiverE548m

Girl in the River

Kojak suspects that the strangler of seven women has returned, when another girl dies in similar circumstances.

Nov 21, 1973

Episode 6 - Requiem for a CopE647m

Requiem for a Cop

Kojak races a 48-hour deadline to prevent the burial without honors of his old friend, an officer accused of corruption.

Nov 28, 1973

Episode 7 - The CorrupterE747m

The Corrupter

Kojak suspects that new store staff may be involved in murder of a jewelry store owner.

Dec 5, 1973

Episode 8 - Dark SundayE847m

Dark Sunday

The murder of a car thief reveals vital clues to a $500,000 heist.

Dec 12, 1973

Episode 9 - Conspiracy of FearE947m

Conspiracy of Fear

Kojak tries to hold up an urban re-development project until he solves a murder case.

Dec 19, 1973

Episode 10 - Cop in a CageE1047m

Cop in a Cage

Freshly freed from prison, a criminal jailed by Kojak wants revenge and is targeting Kojak's niece on her wedding day.

Jan 2, 1974

Episode 11 - Marker to a Dead BookieE1147m

Marker to a Dead Bookie

Kojak pretends to be corrupted (buying even more expensive suits than usual and a brand new Cadillac)—not without opposition from Capt. McNeil, who tries save as much police money he can—to catch a narcotics dealer in the act.

Jan 16, 1974

Episode 12 - Last Rites for a Dead PriestE1247m

Last Rites for a Dead Priest

During a jeweler's convention, a jewel thief disguises as a priest in order to steal valuable gems.

Jan 23, 1974

Episode 13 - Death Is Not a Passing GradeE1347m

Death Is Not a Passing Grade

While teaching a criminal justice class at a local college, Kojak embarrasses a student with a criminal background, forcing him to leave a stolen item to have the upper hand in future classroom discussions.

Jan 30, 1974

Episode 14 - Die Before They WakeE1447m

Die Before They Wake

A junkie prostitute holds the key which would help solving the murder cases of her roommate and a local TV reporter.

Feb 6, 1974

Episode 15 - Deliver Us Some EvilE1547m

Deliver Us Some Evil

A small time crook prepares to pull a big robbery to flee a pending murder charge.

Feb 13, 1974

Episode 16 - Eighteen Hours of FearE1647m

Eighteen Hours of Fear

A woman is coming back from winter holidays from Canada, smuggling two twenty Canadian dollar plates in her fake cast. Once she arrives in US she needs to run from the ex-partner in crime, who murdered her boyfriend and wants get the plates back.

Feb 20, 1974

Episode 17 - Before the Devil KnowsE1747m

Before the Devil Knows

A man has embezzled a million dollars in US Government bonds, and David and Kevin burgle the bonds from the safe in his high rise apartment.

Feb 27, 1974

Episode 18 - Dead on His FeetE1847m

Dead on His Feet

A detective is hiding his terminal illness, while pursuing his partner's murderer. As he knows that he won't make it he's even more motivated to find a murder even if he'll have to pay the highest price.

Mar 6, 1974

Episode 19 - Down a Long and Lonely RiverE1947m

Down a Long and Lonely River

A young psychologist asks Kojak for help after her fiancee attempts to settle an old score with the people who left him to take the whole responsibility for the crime which sent him to prison.

Mar 20, 1974

Episode 20 - MojoE2047m

Mojo

Kojak goes undercover as a chemist in order to expose the thieves who stole morphine from an insurance company, to sell it at an inflated price.

Mar 27, 1974

Episode 21 - Therapy in DynamiteE2147m

Therapy in Dynamite

A psychopathic bomber targets people who hurt his friend. Kojak must find link between victims in order to find suspect.

Apr 10, 1974

Episode 22 - The Only Way OutE2247m

The Only Way Out

A 12-year-old boy wants Kojak's help in locating his missing father. Case takes an interesting twist in which Kojak is not led to the kid's missing father, but to a thief who fled to Brazil with stolen $25 million. With John Hillerman.

May 8, 1974

Actors

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Theo Kojak

Dan Frazer

Dan Frazer

Frank McNeill

Kevin Dobson

Kevin Dobson

Bobby Crocker

George Savalas

George Savalas

Curly Stavors

Mark Russell

Mark Russell

Percy Saperstein

Vince Conti

Det. Rizzo

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