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Kojak

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1973 – 19785 seasons · 118 episodes~60 min per episodeTV-PGEnded

Mystery Crime Drama

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Theo Kojak

118 eps

Dan Frazer

Dan Frazer

Frank McNeill

118 eps

Kevin Dobson

Kevin Dobson

Bobby Crocker

118 eps

George Savalas

George Savalas

Curly Stavors

116 eps

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

Assistant D.A. Dunn

2 eps

Kitty Winn

Kitty Winn

Carla Magid

2 eps

Bruce Kirby

Bruce Kirby

Sgt. Al Vine

6 eps

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Vince Conti

Det. Rizzo

67 eps

Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna

Rudy Diaz

3 eps

Jennifer Warren

Jennifer Warren

Eloise Geach

3 eps

Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Paul Nelson

3 eps

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Victor Campos

Detective Gomez

6 eps

Michael Delano

Michael Delano

Valano

3 eps

Mark Russell

Mark Russell

Percy Saperstein

116 eps

Harrison Page

Harrison Page

Hawthorn Yantzee

4 eps

Charles Kimbrough

Charles Kimbrough

Assistant D.A. Greg Burton

4 eps

Ken Kercheval

Ken Kercheval

Ray Fromm

4 eps

James Luisi

James Luisi

Capt. Henry 'Hank' Rosseau

3 eps

Leonardo Cimino

Leonardo Cimino

Ruby Kabelsky

3 eps

Tige Andrews

Tige Andrews

Aaron Fisk

3 eps

Lenka Peterson

Lenka Peterson

Dr. Kirk

3 eps

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Solly Nurse

3 eps

Lester Rawlins

Lester Rawlins

Assistant D.A. Angus Moore

4 eps

Louise Sorel

Louise Sorel

Vicky Brewer

3 eps

Victor Argo

Victor Argo

Joseph Crespi

3 eps

Allan Rich

Allan Rich

Solly's Lawyer

3 eps

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Howard Honig

Farmer

3 eps

Roger Robinson

Roger Robinson

Gil Weaver

11 eps

Anthony Charnota

Anthony Charnota

Victor

3 eps

Raymond Singer

Raymond Singer

Dr. Moscowitz

4 eps

Joseph V. Perry

Joseph V. Perry

Talbert

3 eps

Carole Cook

Carole Cook

Marie Stella

4 eps

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Lt. Decker

4 eps

Nick Dennis

Nick Dennis

Constantine

9 eps

Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland

Shirley

3 eps

Darrell Zwerling

Darrell Zwerling

Agajanian

5 eps

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Lou Farragher

Cleary

3 eps

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Borah Silver

Prince

10 eps

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Burton Armus

Burt Armus

6 eps

Jerome Guardino

Jerome Guardino

Bartender

4 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Kojak actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Kojak reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.

TensionDefining9.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Character DepthDefining8.8

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Cliffhanger IntensityVery strong8.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SerializedVery strong7.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

BingeabilityStrong6.8

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightStrong6.6

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

The run

Seasons

5 seasons · 118 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
19738 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
197322 episodes
8.1IMDb
Best episode · S01E18 Dead on His Feet
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
197425 episodes
8.6IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
197524 episodes
9.0IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
197625 episodes
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
197722 episodes

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Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Jack LairdProducer
Matthew RapfExecutive Producer
James Duff McAdamsProducer
Abby MannExecutive Producer

Writing

Direction

Nicholas SgarroDirector
Sutton RoleyDirector
Russ MayberryDirector
Robert DayDirector
Paul StanleyDirector
Seymour RobbieDirector

Cinematography

Gerald Perry FinnermanDirector of Photography
John McPhersonDirector of Photography
Sol NegrinDirector of Photography
Charles CorrellDirector of Photography
Vilis LapenieksDirector of Photography
Robert E. CollinsDirector of Photography

Music

John CacavasOriginal Music Composer

Where to watch

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