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- It started with a TV movie based on real-life murders. TV writer Abby Mann introduced Savalas’ Kojak — spelled “Kojack” at the time — in the 1973 CBS movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders.
- The show was a family affair — though that wasn’t evident for two seasons. Telly Savalas’ brother George Savalas starred as Detective Stavros on Kojak.
- Savalas used lollipops to curb his smoking habit. Viewers often saw Telly Savalas’ detective character sucking on a lollipop while working a case — a quirk first seen in Kojak’s eighth episode, “Dark Sunday,” per MeTV.
- The show won Emmys, Golden Globes, and even an Edgar. Savalas won the Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Award for his Kojak work in 1974. The following year, guest star Zohra Lampert won an Emmy for her performance in Season 2’s “Queen of the Gypsies.”
Sep 18, 2024 · These are just a few examples of the memorable lines from the iconic TV show “Kojak.” Whether he was delivering a heartfelt catchphrase or a humorous one-liner, Kojak always knew how to leave an impression.
The Only Way Out: Directed by Joel Oliansky. With Telly Savalas, Lee Montgomery, John Hillerman, Dan Frazer. A boy asks Kojak to find his father who's gone missing. What they don't know is that he is being held captive.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Joel Oliansky
- 1974-05-08
Feb 21, 2019 · Improbably but winningly billed in the earlier episodes as Demosthenes, Savalas' brother, George, featured as journeyman cop Stavros. A bit of a plodder, he was happy to water the plants in the precinct but the viewer knew that, if Kojak needed him, he would be there.
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 movies, the last of which aired in 1990.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"Siege of Terror"22"Web of Death"33"One for the Morgue"44"Knockover"The Corrupter: Directed by Paul Stanley. With Telly Savalas, Lola Albright, Robert Webber, Dan Frazer. Manhattan is awash with re-cut stolen gems after a legit jeweler is killed, but Kojak ties the honest gem-smith's silent partner to Lawrence, a shady power broker.
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A Grave Too Soon: Directed by Daniel Haller. With Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas. A body dumped on the street turns out to be an undercover cop. The trail leads Kojak to a Mafia boss who may be out to avenge the death of his own sons.
