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"Kojak" (1973): Season 3: Episode 23 -- When priceless Rembrandt drawings disappear, a renowned detective competes with Kojak for their recovery.
"Kojak" (1973): Season 3: Episode 22 -- Kojak investigates a murder that a construction tycoon helped cover up 18 years earlier.
"Kojak" (1973): Season 3: Episode 21 -- A father forces his son to conceal a setup he had arranged for revenge.
"Kojak" (1973): Season 3: Episode 20 -- Aided by the Internal Affairs Division, an assistant district attorney investigates Kojak for bribery.
"Kojak" (1973): Season 3: Episode 19 -- After an undercover cop is found murdered, Kojak pressures a member of a crime syndicate.

Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   733 votes
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Creator:
Abby Mann
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
24 October 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
A bald police detective with a firey righteous attitude battles crime in his city. full summary
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Awards:
Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 19 nominations more
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User Comments:
Sunday night action on CBS back in the 70's more

Cast

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Telly Savalas ... Lt. Theo Kojak (118 episodes, 1973-1978)
Dan Frazer ... Capt. Frank McNeil (112 episodes, 1973-1978)
Kevin Dobson ... Det. Bobby Crocker (112 episodes, 1973-1978)
George Savalas ... Det. Stavros / ... (110 episodes, 1973-1978)
Mark Russell ... Det. Saperstein / ... (78 episodes, 1973-1978)
Vince Conti ... Det. Rizzo / ... (61 episodes, 1974-1978)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (118 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (2005) (self applied) | Canada:PG | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (some episodes)
Company:
Universal TV more

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Trivia:
The series was translated to Hungarian in the 1970s. The actor who gave his voice to Kojak, László Inke, resembled Telly Savalas so much that a movie was shot in which he actually played Kojak (Kojak Budapesten (1980)). While the original series is in color, the Hungarian film is black and white. Also, according to the film's plot, Kojak was born in Hungary, and had been a very clumsy cop before emigrating. more
Quotes:
Kojak: You can't corrupt it. And you know why? Because to corrupt it, you've got to show how corrupt you really are. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Law & Order: Mad Dog (#7.18)" (1997) more

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14 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Sunday night action on CBS back in the 70's, 26 September 2002
Author: raysond from Chapel Hill,North Carolina

I remember this show like the back of my hand going through the dimensions of time and space itself. My dad and my cousins used to watch this show all the time when it came on Sunday nights(originally when it ran on CBS-TV during 1973-78,where it was on at 9:00pm/EST) which it ran for five great seasons. Telly Savalas was the undisputed king of detectives as N.Y. Lt. Theo Kojak who had a sense of style and grace,who had the lollipops,was a ladies man with a sense of family values and drove that great big gas-gussing Buick for a cop car around the slimy streets of Manhattan and all parts of the city. Kojak had a knack for solving crimes his own way and bringing in the baddies with his old Greek standards mixed in with the Noo Yawk(New York)attitude.

However,the stories that made that show were some of the best ever since some of the episodes dealt with racial issues,police corruption, women's rights,and the harrowing issue of alcoholism and drugs. However,several of the guest stars who appear on the show were just starting out but in turn had some grand performances including up and coming actors like Harvey Keitel and Paul Micheal Glaser(aka Starsky from Starsky and Hutch)and regulars like Esther Rolle,John Amos(Good Times),and Haywood Nelson(What's Happening!). Great cop show while it lasted,and to this day I still have the original "Kojak" game from Milton Bradley for the heyday(circa,1975).

PS-Only several of the episodes are out on video. Catch some of the best.

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