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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.
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| Pilot movie | March 8, 1973 (1973-03-08) | CBS | |||
| 1 | 22 | October 24, 1973 (1973-10-24) | May 8, 1974 (1974-05-08) | ||
| 2 | 25 | September 15, 1974 (1974-09-15) | March 9, 1975 (1975-03-09) | ||
| 3 | 24 | September 14, 1975 (1975-09-14) | March 7, 1976 (1976-03-07) | ||
| 4 | 25 | September 26, 1976 (1976-09-26) | March 22, 1977 (1977-03-22) | ||
| 5 | 22 | October 2, 1977 (1977-10-02) | March 18, 1978 (1978-03-18) | ||
| TV movies | February 16, 1985 | April 7, 1990 | CBS (movies 1 & 2) ABC (movies 3–7) | ||
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Pilot movie (1973)
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| The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Joseph Sargent | Abby Mann | March 8, 1973 (1973-03-08) | |
| Lt. Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) believes that a black youth who confessed to the murder of two white girls was beaten and coerced by his police interrogators and is innocent of the crime. Based on the 1963 Wylie-Hoffert murders, the brutal rape and murder of two young professional women in Manhattan, this is the 138-minute pilot episode with Ned Beatty, Marjoe Gortner and Roger Robinson. It differs from later shows (set in 1963-1966, different colleagues, precinct building, and a car never used later). Music score composed by Billy Goldenberg. | ||||
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Season 1 (1973–74)
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| 1 | 1 | "Siege of Terror" | William Hale | Robert Heverly | October 24, 1973 (1973-10-24) | |
| Kojak has two hours to free the hostages from three robbers in an Army surplus store. Harvey Keitel and James Sloyan guest star. NOTE: First use of the first arrangement of the first Kojak main title theme. Composed by Billy Goldenberg. First of two music scores composed by Billy Goldenberg for the series. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Web of Death" | William Hale | Jack Laird | October 31, 1973 (1973-10-31) | |
| A fellow detective, Nick Ferro, kills his wife's lover and tries to cover it up. Héctor Elizondo, Barbara Rhoades, John Karlen, and Bruce Kirby guest star. Second and last of two music scores composed by Billy Goldenberg for the series. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "One for the Morgue" | Richard Donner | Jerrold Freedman | November 7, 1973 (1973-11-07) | |
| Kojak is suspicious of anonymous tips suggesting that an underworld boss is attempting assassination of his rival which would lead to a mafia war. Art Metrano guest stars. The only episode with a music score composed by Kim Richmond. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Knockover" | Charles S. Dubin | Morton Fine | November 14, 1973 (1973-11-14) | |
| A murder victim's diamond ring compounds a homicide case with that of a big robbery. Lynette Mettey and Alex Rocco guest star. NOTE: Beginning with this episode, John Cacavas would compose the music score for the remainder of the series. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Girl in the River" | William Hale | Halsted Welles | November 21, 1973 (1973-11-21) | |
| Kojak suspects that the strangler of seven women, known as Excalibur, has returned when another girl dies in similar circumstances. Alan Fudge and James Keach guest star. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Requiem for a Cop" | Gary Nelson | Richard Adams & Jack Laird | November 28, 1973 (1973-11-28) | |
| Kojak races a 48-hour deadline to prevent the burial without honors of his old friend, an officer accused of corruption. Louise Latham, Michael Margotta and John Sylvester White guest star. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Corrupter" | Paul Stanley | James M. Miller | December 5, 1973 (1973-12-05) | |
| Kojak suspects that new store staff may be involved in murder of a jewelry store owner. Lola Albright, Scatman Crothers, Alfred Ryder, and Robert Webber guest star. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Dark Sunday" | Charles R. Rondeau | Robert Malcolm Young | December 12, 1973 (1973-12-12) | |
| The murder of a car thief reveals vital clues to a $500,000 heist. Richard Jordan, Yvonne Craig, and Marc Alaimo guest star. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Conspiracy of Fear" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jack Laird & Mark Rodgers | December 19, 1973 (1973-12-19) | |
| Kojak tries to hold up an urban re-development project until he solves a murder case. Nicholas Colasanto, William Prince, Gretchen Corbett and Larry Kert guest star. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Cop in a Cage" | Charles S. Dubin | Gene R. Kearney & Alvin Sapinsley | January 2, 1974 (1974-01-02) | |
| Freshly freed from prison, a criminal jailed by Kojak wants revenge and is targeting Kojak's niece on her wedding day. John P. Ryan and Sally Kirkland guest star. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Marker to a Dead Bookie" | Alex March | Morton Fine & Gene R. Kearney | January 16, 1974 (1974-01-16) | |
| Kojak pretends to be corrupted, not without opposition from Capt. McNeil, who tries save as much police money he can, to catch a narcotics dealer in the act. Lorraine Gary guest stars. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Last Rites for a Dead Priest" | Joel Oliansky | Jack Laird | January 23, 1974 (1974-01-23) | |
| During a jeweler's convention, a jewel thief (Jackie Cooper) disguises himself as a priest in order to steal valuable gems. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Death Is Not a Passing Grade" | Allen Reisner | Gene R. Kearney | January 30, 1974 (1974-01-30) | |
| While teaching a criminal justice class at a local college, Kojak embarrasses a student with a criminal background (James Woods), forcing him to leave a stolen item to have the upper hand in future classroom discussions. Pamela Hensley guest stars. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Die Before They Wake" | Leo Penn | Robert W. Lenski | February 6, 1974 (1974-02-06) | |
| A junkie prostitute (Tina Louise) holds the key which would help solving the murder cases of her roommate and a local TV reporter. With Harris Yulin. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Deliver Us Some Evil" | Charles S. Dubin | Robert Malcolm Young | February 13, 1974 (1974-02-13) | |
| A small time crook (John Ritter) prepares to pull a big robbery to flee a pending murder charge. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Eighteen Hours of Fear" | Charles R. Rondeau | Robert C. Dennis & Jack Laird | February 20, 1974 (1974-02-20) | |
| A woman (Lynne Marta) is coming back from winter holidays from Canada, smuggling two twenty Canadian dollar plates in her fake cast. Once she arrives in the US, she needs to run from an ex-partner in crime, who murdered her boyfriend and wants to get the plates back. With Chuck McCann. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Before the Devil Knows" | Charles S. Dubin | Gene R. Kearney | February 27, 1974 (1974-02-27) | |
| A man has embezzled a million dollars in US Government bonds. Kojak taps the embezzler's phone and hears him hire a notorious hit man. Kojak has been after this hit man for many years, and he goes to the thief who stole the bonds from the embezzler with a proposition: Be a stool pigeon, sign a deposition, and return the bonds. In return Kojak will look the other way while the thief "gets away in the confusion", Kojak will catch the hit man, and the deposition will convict the embezzler. With Henry Darrow, Don Knight, and David White. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Dead on His Feet" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jack Laird | March 6, 1974 (1974-03-06) | |
| A detective (Harry Guardino) is hiding his terminal illness, while pursuing his partner's murderer. The detective is even more motivated to find the murderer even if he'll have to pay the highest price. With Joanne Linville and Malachi Throne. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Down a Long and Lonely River" | Leo Penn | Robert Foster | March 20, 1974 (1974-03-20) | |
| A young psychologist asks Kojak for help after her fiancé (Paul Michael Glaser) attempts to settle an old score with the people who left him to take the whole rap for the crime which sent him to prison. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Mojo" | Jeannot Szwarc | Morton Fine & Mark Weingart | March 27, 1974 (1974-03-27) | |
| 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. With Ed Lauter. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Therapy in Dynamite" | Leo Penn | Gene R. Kearney | April 10, 1974 (1974-04-10) | |
| A psychopathic bomber targets people who hurt his friend, who is the wife of an adulterer. Kojak must find a link between the victims in order to find the suspect. With Dabney Coleman. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "The Only Way Out" | Joel Oliansky | Alvin Sapinsley | May 8, 1974 (1974-05-08) | |
| A 12-year-old boy wants Kojak's help in locating his missing father. The 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. | ||||||
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Season 2 (1974–75)
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| 23 | 1 | "The Chinatown Murders" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jack Laird | September 15, 1974 (1974-09-15) | ||||||
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| A series of syndicate murders in Chinatown is leading to a small gang war. Kojak finds out that those murders are blamed on a pair of rival organizations so that the real culprits, made up of an amateurish foursome, can move in and take over the territory from the rival syndicate organizations composed of approximately a dozen men. Michael Constantine and Robert Ito guest star. | |||||||||||
| 25 | 3 | "Hush Now, Don't You Die" | Charles S. Dubin | Robert W. Lenski | September 22, 1974 (1974-09-22) | ||||||
| A college girl has been kidnapped, taken to a warehouse and raped by two assassins. One is shot by another and the girl escapes. Her testimony would surely help find the other criminal but because of fear from publicly saying that she was raped, she's not going to police. Her father starts his own vendetta against the surviving rapist. Kojak must fight to find the truth about what actually happened that night. | |||||||||||
| 26 | 4 | "A Very Deadly Game" | Seymour Robbie | Sean Baine | September 29, 1974 (1974-09-29) | ||||||
| A fellow policeman from Kojak's precinct is killed on duty. Theo learns the murderer is a well known criminal pursued by the Feds, which is after him in a major fraud case. Kojak goes all the way to Los Angeles, since he wants the criminal for murder, not fraud. Burr DeBenning guest stars. | |||||||||||
| 27 | 5 | "Wall Street Gunslinger" | Richard Donner | Halsted Welles | October 6, 1974 (1974-10-06) | ||||||
| Kojak takes a case about fake stocks on Wall Street, which includes also three murders. With advice and coaching from a legit broker, Kojak goes undercover as a Greek millionaire to get into the office of a well-known broker and catch him when as soon as he tries to sell the stocks. When the thieves find out that the real Greek millionaire is in Venezuela, Theo is kidnapped. Alan Feinstein and Ben Masters guest star. NOTE: This episode marks the final time the first arrangement of the first Kojak main title theme is used. The theme was composed by Billy Goldenberg. | |||||||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Slay Ride" | Russ Mayberry | Morton Fine | October 13, 1974 (1974-10-13) | ||||||
| In a hotel at an architects' convention, a couple of suicides occur. Kojak is convinced of a connection between the deaths. The story returns to a previous convention at which all of the victims were involved in a girl's rape and her sister's death. The dead girl was a soldier's girlfriend and he wants vengeance in finding (with the guidance of her sister) and killing all the people related to his girl's death. Stephen McHattie, Julie Gregg, Gordon Jump and Paul Benedict guest star. NOTE: First use of the second arrangement of the first Kojak main title theme. Composed by Billy Goldenberg. | |||||||||||
| 29 | 7 | "Nursemaid" | Jerry London | Joel Oliansky | October 20, 1974 (1974-10-20) | ||||||
| A gun dealer is forced by a gang to sell them guns. Kojak, together with Crocker and Stavros, organize a raid on a gang-owned pub in which they find a vault with a large number of pistols. Kojak wants a dealer to testify against gang members, but the storekeeper is kidnapped and killed. A former gun-shop bookkeeper (Kay Medford) is also not so keen to testify, but Kojak warns that gang members will very likely find her soon, changing her mind. She's taken to a motel away from Manhattan but gangsters won't give up easily. | |||||||||||
| 30 | 8 | "You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler" | Seymour Robbie | Albert Ruben | October 27, 1974 (1974-10-27) | ||||||
| A small-time criminal is suspected of murder but Kojak thinks he was framed and tries to find the real men responsible. The suspect doesn't want to cooperate but is eventually equipped with microphone and sent to his "friend's" flat to help the investigation and be set free. | |||||||||||
| 31 | 9 | "The Best Judge Money Can Buy" | Leo Penn | Gene R. Kearney | November 3, 1974 (1974-11-03) | ||||||
| A judge died in odd circumstances and it's becoming obvious that he has been murdered, Kojak has to find out who did it, after coming to the conclusion that the judge was corrupted. The solution to the case rests in the hands of Mackie's father, likewise a judge who is upstanding before a moral dilemma when he needs to decide whether or not to set a known murderer free to cover up for his son's misdeeds. John Randolph and Abe Vigoda guest star. | |||||||||||
| 32 | 10 | "A Souvenir from Atlantic City" | Daniel Haller | Charles Sailor & Eric Kaldor | November 10, 1974 (1974-11-10) | ||||||
| The only witness to a terrorist bombing also happens to be a police informer. In his efforts to locate the witness, Kojak must cooperate with another police precinct which is keeping the man under wraps as a reliable snitch. Meanwhile, the witness escapes custody to his sister's home in Atlantic City just as the terrorist group El Compadre prepares to strike against him. With Daniel J. Travanti. | |||||||||||
| 33 | 11 | "A Killing in the Second House" | Christian Nyby | Gene R. Kearney | November 17, 1974 (1974-11-17) | ||||||
| A wealthy man hires a private detective to follow his wife as he suspects she has had an affair. The detective delivers photos in which the wife is seen with his assistant after the man kills himself. He wants to help the widow get the money from insurance company (and take his share, too), so he makes his ex-client's suicide looks like a murder. The case is given to Kojak, who knows the private detective is a former police detective from his precinct who had been fired for corruption. With Dimitra Arliss and Martin Balsam. | |||||||||||
| 34 | 12 | "The Best War in Town" | Richard Donner | Burton Armus | November 24, 1974 (1974-11-24) | ||||||
| This is to be the first day of work for a rookie cop, but on the way to his precinct he sees men trying to strangle an individual. Kojak soon learns this is the beginning of a street war involving four rival gangs. | |||||||||||
| 35 | 13 | "Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die" | David Friedkin | Gene R. Kearney | December 1, 1974 (1974-12-01) | ||||||
| The friend of a mentally disturbed woman (Andrea Marcovicci) thinks he is protecting her by murdering any men who get close to her, including Kojak. | |||||||||||
| 36 | 14 | "The Betrayal" | Telly Savalas | Joseph Polizzi | December 15, 1974 (1974-12-15) | ||||||
| An informant (Paul Anka) uses a detective to further his own criminal career. Directed by Telly Savalas. Paul Picerni guest stars. | |||||||||||
| 37 | 15 | "Loser Takes All" | Allen Reisner | Story by : William P. McGivern & Robert C. Dennis Teleplay by : Robert C. Dennis | December 22, 1974 (1974-12-22) | ||||||
| A woman's (Ja'net DuBois) husband is murdered during the diamond heist she plotted with her lover (Leslie Nielsen). Antonio Fargas also guest stars. | |||||||||||
| 38 | 16 | "Close Cover Before Killing" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Peter S. Fischer | January 5, 1975 (1975-01-05) | ||||||
| Kojak is puzzled when a prosperous businessman (Alex Rocco) suddenly is accused of murder and arson. Erik Estrada and David Ackroyd guest star. | |||||||||||
| 39 | 17 | "Acts of Desperate Men" | Jeannot Szwarc | Gene R. Kearney | January 12, 1975 (1975-01-12) | ||||||
| A sniper systematically eliminates a mild-mannered accountant's (Eugene Roche) boss and his associates. Elaine Joyce and Bruno Kirby guest star. | |||||||||||
| 40 | 18 | "Queen of the Gypsies" | Jeannot Szwarc | Story by : Gene Kearney & Arthur E. McLaird Teleplay by : Gene Kearney | January 19, 1975 (1975-01-19) | ||||||
| A Gypsy woman (Zohra Lampert), witness to a bank robbery, recruits the thieves for a heist involving six banks in one day. She then controls every aspect of Kojak's investigation while setting up the very same thieves. Kojak soon realizes she is one of the most incredible persons he has ever met. Note: In this classic episode, Lampert was awarded an Emmy award for her performance. Lane Smith guest stars. | |||||||||||
| 41 | 19 | "Night of the Piraeus" | Jerry London | Don Rene Patterson & George Bacos | January 26, 1975 (1975-01-26) | ||||||
| A belt stolen from a Greek sailor causes three murders, but a witness appears unconcerned. Norman Lloyd, Ivor Francis, and Thaao Penghlis guest stars. | |||||||||||
| 42 | 20 | "Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard" | Christian Nyby | Jack Laird | February 2, 1975 (1975-02-02) | ||||||
| The murder of a Manhattan playgirl affects several lives, including Kojak's. With guest Priscilla Pointer. | |||||||||||
| 43 | 21 | "The Goodluck Bomber" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Ray Brenner | February 9, 1975 (1975-02-09) | ||||||
| A series of bombings involving devices that cannot be defused frustrates Kojak. With guest Jack Ging. | |||||||||||
| 44 | 22 | "Unwanted Partners" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Burton Armus | February 16, 1975 (1975-02-16) | ||||||
| Crocker is torn when an old school chum is the prime suspect in the investigation of a protection racket. | |||||||||||
| 45 | 23 | "Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred" | Russ Mayberry | James M. Miller | February 23, 1975 (1975-02-23) | ||||||
| A thief tries unsuccessfully to steal a painter's truck, then sits in jail while his lawyer (Robert Loggia) fails to arrange bail. | |||||||||||
| 46 | 24 | "The Trade-Off" | David Friedkin | Robert E. Swanson | March 2, 1975 (1975-03-02) | ||||||
| A narcotics dealer (Mark Stevens) facing prosecution kidnaps Capt. McNeil's wife and demands Kojak return the evidence. | |||||||||||
| 47 | 25 | "I Want to Report a Dream" | Telly Savalas | Gene R. Kearney | March 9, 1975 (1975-03-09) | ||||||
| A psychic (Ruth Gordon) reports to the police a dream in which she sees a murder committed; co-starring Tracy Reed. | |||||||||||
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Season 3 (1975–76)
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| 48 | 1 | "A Question of Answers" | Jerry London | Albert Ruben | September 14, 1975 (1975-09-14) | ||||||
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A man tries to clear his name by helping Kojak trap a loan shark. Eli Wallach, Michael V. Gazzo, Jennifer Warren, Jerry Orbach, Allan Rich, and F. Murray Abraham guest star. | |||||||||||
| 50 | 3 | "My Brother, My Enemy" | Russ Mayberry | Alvin Boretz | September 21, 1975 (1975-09-21) | ||||||
| Kojak resists outside pressures to protect a fellow detective (Sylvester Stallone) who accidentally shot a boy. Guest Star: Claude Earl Jones. | |||||||||||
| 51 | 4 | "Sweeter Than Life" | Russ Mayberry | Burton Armus | September 28, 1975 (1975-09-28) | ||||||
| Lt. Kojak asks an ex-addict (Neville Brand) to help his nephew, who seems to be hooked on drugs and involved in a murder. Guest Star: Michael Mullins as Johnny | |||||||||||
| 52 | 5 | "Be Careful What You Pray For" | Russ Mayberry | James M. Miller | October 5, 1975 (1975-10-05) | ||||||
| Crocker lectures female students on rape at a Catholic school, while two Puerto Rican brothers attack a priest during a truck heist. | |||||||||||
| 53 | 6 | "Secret Snow, Deadly Snow" | Jerry London | Morton Fine | October 12, 1975 (1975-10-12) | ||||||
| Kojak is determined to nail a big-time drug dealer who shot a plastic surgeon, even though the man was already dead from what they at first believe to be natural causes. | |||||||||||
| 54 | 7 | "Life, Liberation, and the Pursuit of Death" | Nicholas Sgarro | Gene R. Kearney | October 26, 1975 (1975-10-26) | ||||||
| A woman who witnesses a body being dumped into the harbor is so fragile that the killer tries to use psychology against her in order to eliminate her. With William Katt. | |||||||||||
| 55 | 8 | "Out of the Frying Pan..." | Charles S. Dubin | Jack Laird | November 2, 1975 (1975-11-02) | ||||||
| A veteran cop, battling alcoholism and demoted after being held responsible for the shooting death of a friend, impedes Kojak's murder investigation as he tries to clear his name and win back his gold shield. With Eugene Roche. | |||||||||||
| 56 | 9 | "Over the Water" | Telly Savalas | Burton Armus | November 9, 1975 (1975-11-09) | ||||||
| After Kojak breaks up a barroom brawl he started, a mobster's son puts out a contract on Kojak's life. | |||||||||||
| 57 | 10 | "The Nicest Guys on the Block" | Charles S. Dubin | Morton Fine | November 16, 1975 (1975-11-16) | ||||||
| A colleague of Kojak's, Detective Weaver, discovers that a former high school buddy is now involved in fencing a million dollars worth of stolen diamonds. | |||||||||||
| 58 | 11 | "No Immunity for Murder" | Andy Sidaris | Joe Gores | November 23, 1975 (1975-11-23) | ||||||
| Refusing to believe that a prostitute and her partner are responsible for a bookkeeper's murder, Kojak runs afoul of the FBI when he tries to investigate. With Gregory Walcott and Robert Alda. | |||||||||||
| 59 | 12 | "A Long Way from Times Square" | Ernest Pintoff | Story by : Brian McKay Teleplay by : Gene R. Kearney | November 30, 1975 (1975-11-30) | ||||||
| Kojak and Crocker head to Cory County, Nevada to pick up a witness, but encounter trouble in town. With Judy Kaye. | |||||||||||
| 60 | 13 | "Money Back Guarantee" | Daniel Haller | Dallas L. Barnes | December 7, 1975 (1975-12-07) | ||||||
| The murder of a careless patrolman plunges Kojak and staff on the trail of a stolen car ring, which owes its success to the willingness of its victims. With David Ogden Stiers. | |||||||||||
| 61 | 14 | "A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves" | Robert Day | Gene R. Kearney | December 14, 1975 (1975-12-14) | ||||||
| A former detective (Vincent Gardenia), now with the Las Vegas police force, collars a "retired" counterfeiter and calls his ex-boss, Kojak, to come get his prisoner, only to have someone prefer him dead. With Eileen Brennan. | |||||||||||
| 62 | 15 | "How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars" | David Friedkin | Story by : James McAdams & Gene R. Kearney Teleplay by : Gene R. Kearney | December 21, 1975 (1975-12-21) | ||||||
| On Christmas Eve, Kojak and colleagues find their hands full after a distraught husband mistakenly tries to shoot a woman who looks like his wife. With Veronica Hamel. | |||||||||||
| 63 | 16 | "The Forgotten Room" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | James Bonnet | January 4, 1976 (1976-01-04) | ||||||
| When a Greek immigrant is accused of murdering a prostitute, Kojak meets resistance from his employer, a widowed Greek woman. | |||||||||||
| 64 | 17 | "On the Edge" | David Friedkin | Alvin Boretz | January 11, 1976 (1976-01-11) | ||||||
| A detective's (Forrest Tucker) obsession with his work is jeopardizing his family life, his career and a case involving the head of a stolen jewelry racket. | |||||||||||
| 65 | 18 | "A Wind from Corsica" | Daniel Haller | Story by : Paul Stein & Charles Watts Teleplay by : Mark Rodgers & Barry Trivers | January 18, 1976 (1976-01-18) | ||||||
| Dominic Bruno unknowingly catches a highly communicable disease from his dying brother, an escaped convict, who makes Bruno promise to kill the man who framed him. | |||||||||||
| 66 | 19 | "Bad Dude" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Joe Gores | January 25, 1976 (1976-01-25) | ||||||
| A man (Roosevelt Grier) seems to be purposefully setting himself up as a target for a hired killer, and doesn't want the police to interfere. | |||||||||||
| 67 | 20 | "A Grave Too Soon" | Daniel Haller | Jack Laird | February 1, 1976 (1976-02-01) | ||||||
| Kojak puts the pressure on a known member of an organized crime syndicate when a dead undercover cop is found murdered. With Diana Hyland and Daniel J. Travanti. | |||||||||||
| 68 | 21 | "The Frame" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Burton Armus | February 8, 1976 (1976-02-08) | ||||||
| Kojak finds himself under investigation by Internal Affairs when a thief he arrested without sufficient evidence claims he paid Kojak a bribe. | |||||||||||
| 69 | 22 | "Deadly Innocence" | Daniel Haller | Sean Baine | February 15, 1976 (1976-02-15) | ||||||
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A father (Tige Andrews) pushes his son to go to any lengths to continue the coverup of a frame he arranged to get revenge for an accident that paralyzed another son. Note: Kevin Dobson does not appear in this episode. | |||||||||||
| 70 | 23 | "Justice Deferred" | Charles S. Dubin | Jack Laird | February 22, 1976 (1976-02-22) | ||||||
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A multi-millionaire construction tycoon (Michael Ansara) remains calm in the face of Kojak's investigation of a murder he helped cover up with concrete 18 years before. With Gail Strickland. Note: Kevin Dobson does not appear in this episode. | |||||||||||
| 71 | 24 | "Both Sides of the Law" | David Friedkin | Gene R. Kearney | March 7, 1976 (1976-03-07) | ||||||
| A private detective with a world-wide reputation for getting results competes with Kojak to find priceless Rembrandt drawings which disappeared from a gallery, even though the thieves were caught at the crime site. With Susan Sullivan | |||||||||||
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Season 4 (1976–77)
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| 72 | 1 | "Birthday Party" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Story by : Robert Hoskins & Steven Carabatsos Teleplay by : Steven Carabatsos | September 26, 1976 (1976-09-26) | ||||||
| Kojak works against time to locate desperate criminals who have kidnapped his niece to force him to release one of their accomplices. With Richard Gere. | |||||||||||
| 73 | 2 | "A Summer Madness" | Jeannot Szwarc | Story by : Jack Laird Teleplay by : William P. McGivern | October 3, 1976 (1976-10-03) | ||||||
| A mysterious bomber kills innocent victims by tossing a molotov cocktail through the window af a Manhattan restaurant. | |||||||||||
| 74 | 3 | "Law Dance" | Edward M. Abroms | James M. Miller | October 10, 1976 (1976-10-10) | ||||||
| Kojak and Crocker have difficulty in the courts when a new trial for a convicted murderer threatens to set him free. With Sharon Gless and Martin Kove (both of whom would co-star a few years later in another CBS police drama, Cagney & Lacey). | |||||||||||
| 75 | 4 | "Out of the Shadows" | Jeannot Szwarc | Gene R. Kearney | October 17, 1976 (1976-10-17) | ||||||
| Kojak and his men arrest a psychotic killer who has been terrorizing Manhattan with a series of seemingly indiscriminate murders, but his confession takes a bizarre turn. | |||||||||||
| 76 | 5 | "A Need to Know" | Russ Mayberry | Story by : Stewart Alexander & Cire Rodlak & Chester Krumholz Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | October 24, 1976 (1976-10-24) | ||||||
| A child molester is arrested, but Kojak is ordered to release him because he works for a foreign embassy and has diplomatic immunity. Featuring Héctor Elizondo and Al Freeman, Jr. | |||||||||||
| 77 | 6 | "An Unfair Trade" | Nicholas Sgarro | Burton Armus | October 31, 1976 (1976-10-31) | ||||||
| Two patrol cops are caught in the backlash of an angry neighborhood when one of the cops is forced to kill a Hispanic youth during a struggle. Guest star David Selby. | |||||||||||
| 78 | 7 | "A Hair-Trigger Away" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Story by : Anderson House & Jack Epps, Jr. Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | November 7, 1976 (1976-11-07) | ||||||
| A heroin addict tries to kick her habit with the aid of her boyfriend, Lt. Giddings, whose status is jeopardized after he accidentally kills another cop. With Lynn Redgrave and Morgan Fairchild. | |||||||||||
| 79 | 8 | "By Silence Betrayed" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Chester Krumholz | November 14, 1976 (1976-11-14) | ||||||
| Kojak's investigation into the killing of several dock workers is complicated by the workers' code of silence and efforts to clean up their own house. With Sally Kirkland. | |||||||||||
| 80 | 9 | "A Shield for Murder" | Jeannot Szwarc | Story by : Robert Malcolm Young & William P. McGivern Teleplay by : William P. McGivern | November 21, 1976 (1976-11-21) | ||||||
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| A wealthy, power-wielding New York State County Chairman (Geraldine Page) uses her influence to protect her grandson, with help from a corrupt cop (Kenneth McMillan). Kojak confronts a politically influential woman while trying to save a young woman (Mary Beth Hurt). | |||||||||||
| 82 | 11 | "The Pride and the Princess" | Charles S. Dubin | James M. Miller | November 28, 1976 (1976-11-28) | ||||||
| A Yugoslavian princess hunts for priceless family jewels stolen at the end of World War II and now hidden somewhere in New York City. With Maria Schell. | |||||||||||
| 83 | 12 | "Black Thorn" | Charles S. Dubin | Leon Tokatyan | December 5, 1976 (1976-12-05) | ||||||
| Salathiel Harms (Roosevelt Grier) returns as a bounty hunter who is after a desperate man who jumped bail in San Francisco. | |||||||||||
| 84 | 13 | "Where Do You Go When You Have No Place To Go?" | Jeannot Szwarc | Story by : Chester Krumholz & James McAdams Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | December 12, 1976 (1976-12-12) | ||||||
| A hot-tempered Indian accidentally kills a construction boss and finds a fortune in stolen diamonds. With Blair Brown and Stephen Macht. | |||||||||||
| 85 | 14 | "Dead Again" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Burton Armus | December 19, 1976 (1976-12-19) | ||||||
| Kojak links the threats against a young girl's life and a bomber's extortion demands. With Simon Oakland and Brooke Adams. | |||||||||||
| 86 | 15 | "The Godson" | Russ Mayberry | Joseph Polizzi | January 2, 1977 (1977-01-02) | ||||||
| Kojak's 17-year-old godson, who hasn't seen Theo for more than 10 years, is in for a lot of trouble with criminals and the law. With Brian Dennehy and Rosalind Cash. | |||||||||||
| 87 | 16 | "The Condemned" | Noel Black | Story by : Michael Grais & Mark Victor and Anthony Spinner Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner | January 11, 1977 (1977-01-11) | ||||||
| After he discovers his unfaithful wife murdered, a prizefighter goes berserk and holds innocent victims hostage in a church. With Dorian Harewood and Ken Foree. Guest: Roscoe Orman as Lt. Connons. | |||||||||||
| 88 | 17 | "When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead" | Jeannot Szwarc | Gene R. Kearney | January 18, 1977 (1977-01-18) | ||||||
| A wealthy ecologist's wife plans to do away with her husband and frame a non-existent call girl for the murder. With Eric Braeden, Susan Sullivan and Joe Turkel. | |||||||||||
| 89 | 18 | "I Was Happy Where I Was" | Nicholas Sgarro | Story by : Jerrold Freedman & Sean Baine Teleplay by : Sean Baine | January 25, 1977 (1977-01-25) | ||||||
| Kojak tries to head off a barrio gang war when he investigates a street murder. | |||||||||||
| 90 | 19 | "Kojak's Days: Part 1" | Charles S. Dubin | Story by : Chester Krumholz & Matthew Rapf Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | February 1, 1977 (1977-02-01) | ||||||
| An unidentified corpse in a stolen Rolls-Royce is found the same morning a wife kills her husband and abandons her child, leaving a trail that could lead to her suicide. With Maud Adams, William Hurt, Ken Kercheval, Louise Sorel, and Michael Tolan. | |||||||||||
| 91 | 20 | "Kojak's Days: Part 2" | Charles S. Dubin | Story by : Chester Krumholz & Matthew Rapf Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | February 8, 1977 (1977-02-08) | ||||||
| More facts come to light regarding the body stuffed in the trunk of a Rolls-Royce. | |||||||||||
| 92 | 21 | "Monkey on a String" | Ernest Pintoff | Jack Laird | February 15, 1977 (1977-02-15) | ||||||
| A member of the police force falls prey to a powerful crime figure. With Albert Paulsen and Judith Light. | |||||||||||
| 93 | 22 | "Kiss It All Goodbye" | Telly Savalas | Story by : Robert W. Lenski Teleplay by : Oliver Crawford & Robert W. Lenski | February 22, 1977 (1977-02-22) | ||||||
| Alerted to a fur robbery in a double-cross by one of the thieves, Crocker inadvertently shoots a young woman, crippling her for life. With Carol Lynley and Christopher Walken. | |||||||||||
| 94 | 23 | "Lady in the Squadroom" | Edward M. Abroms | Burton Armus | March 8, 1977 (1977-03-08) | ||||||
| Kojak is not happy when a lady cop is assigned to his division, and neither is she, but they find they have to work together as cops whether they like it or not. With George Maharis, Joan Van Ark, and Louis Zorich. | |||||||||||
| 95 | 24 | "Sister Maria" | Ernest Pintoff | Story by : Ross Teel & Charles Sailor & Eric Kaldor Teleplay by : Ross Teel | March 15, 1977 (1977-03-15) | ||||||
| A nun seeks revenge against a man responsible for her sister's death. With Season Hubley, Murray Hamilton, and Gloria Grahame. | |||||||||||
| 96 | 25 | "Another Gypsy Queen" | Joel Oliansky | Gene R. Kearney | March 22, 1977 (1977-03-22) | ||||||
| A gypsy queen plays both ends against the middle in attempting to locate a man she thinks is responsible for killing gypsies. NOTE: This episode marks the final time the second arrangement of the first Kojak main title theme is used. The theme was composed by Billy Goldenberg. | |||||||||||
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Season 5 (1977–78)
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| 97 | 1 | "The Queen of Hearts Is Wild" | Leo Penn | Donald P. Bellisario | October 2, 1977 (1977-10-02) | |
| The girlfriend of a gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness to a cop's murder. With Paula Kelly. NOTE: First use of the second Kojak main title theme used for the show's final season. Composed by John Cacavas. | ||||||
| 98 | 2 | "A Strange Kind of Love" | Sutton Roley | Joseph Polizzi | October 9, 1977 (1977-10-09) | |
| A psychotic murderer thinks a radio talk show host is encouraging him to murder people she criticizes. With Lee Bryant. | ||||||
| 99 | 3 | "Laid Off" | Nicholas Sgarro | Burton Armus | October 16, 1977 (1977-10-16) | |
| A laid-off officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark. | ||||||
| 100 | 4 | "Cry for the Kids" | Leo Penn | David Taylor | October 23, 1977 (1977-10-23) | |
| A teenager accidentally kills a gangster's bag man while robbing him, only to have a rival gangster hire him to take out the competition. With Carmine Caridi. | ||||||
| 101 | 5 | "Once More from Birdland" | Nicholas Sgarro | Gene R. Kearney | October 30, 1977 (1977-10-30) | |
| A singer (Andrea Marcovicci) is out to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison. | ||||||
| 102 | 6 | "Caper on a Quiet Street" | Edward M. Abroms | Michael Wagner | November 6, 1977 (1977-11-06) | |
| A woman (Candice Azzara) is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans. | ||||||
| 103 | 7 | "Letters of Death" | Nicholas Sgarro | L.T. Bentwood, Marvin Kupfer & William A. Schwartz | November 13, 1977 (1977-11-13) | |
| Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger. With Cristina Raines. | ||||||
| 104 | 8 | "Tears for All Who Love Her" | Joel Oliansky | Chester Krumholz, John Meredyth Lucas & Ross Teel | November 20, 1977 (1977-11-20) | |
| Crocker falls for a woman (Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband. With Sam Jaffe. | ||||||
| 105 | 9 | "The Summer of '69: Part 1" | Gene R. Kearney | Gene R. Kearney | December 4, 1977 (1977-12-04) | |
| A man is released from prison, and a woman who rides with him to New York is found murdered in his abandoned car (with the MO of a dead serial killer). Rosalind Chao guest stars. | ||||||
| 106 | 10 | "The Summer of '69: Part 2" | Gene R. Kearney | Gene R. Kearney | December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10) | |
| After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again. | ||||||
| 107 | 11 | "Case Without a File" | Nicholas Sgarro | Joe Gores | December 17, 1977 (1977-12-17) | |
| Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator to find out why he was murdered. With Angel Tompkins. | ||||||
| 108 | 12 | "I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer" | Russ Mayberry | Gene R. Kearney & Harriet Margulies | December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24) | |
| A detective believes that his wife's crooked divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat. | ||||||
| 109 | 13 | "Justice for All" | Jim Benson | Michael Kozoll & Ross Teel | January 7, 1978 (1978-01-07) | |
| While Kojak is contemplating leaving the police department to become a law firm's investigator, a series of recent drug-related deaths begin to overshadow his decision. | ||||||
| 110 | 14 | "Mouse" | Harvey S. Laidman | Art Eisenson | January 21, 1978 (1978-01-21) | |
| Kojak encounters a case where a highly respected surgeon may be doing unnecessary surgeries in order to use the money to pay off gambling debts. | ||||||
| 111 | 15 | "Chain of Custody" | Russ Mayberry | Chester Krumholz & Matthew Rapf | January 28, 1978 (1978-01-28) | |
| Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer. | ||||||
| 112 | 16 | "The Captain's Brother's Wife" | Charles S. Dubin | Rift Fournier & Chester Krumholz | February 4, 1978 (1978-02-04) | |
| Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law (Shelley Winters) from gamblers. | ||||||
| 113 | 17 | "No License to Kill" | Ernest Pintoff | Bob Bralver, Charlene Bralver & Gene R. Kearney | February 11, 1978 (1978-02-11) | |
| Kojak is assigned to help a resentful police officer search for a professional hit man. | ||||||
| 114 | 18 | "The Halls of Terror" | Edward M. Abroms | Chester Krumholz | February 18, 1978 (1978-02-18) | |
| Kojak and the detectives go undercover in a local hospital in order to investigate a string of murders that have been occurring while the victims were on duty. With Meeno Peluce. | ||||||
| 115 | 19 | "May the Horse Be With You" | Charles S. Dubin | Rift Fournier | February 25, 1978 (1978-02-25) | |
| A 40-year veteran officer is shot attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables. With Jeff Conaway, Steve Franken, and Roz Kelly. | ||||||
| 116 | 20 | "Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton" | Jim Benson | Gene R. Kearney | March 4, 1978 (1978-03-04) | |
| A paparazzi photographer (Tige Andrews) becomes the prime suspect in a jewel theft and phony kidnapping of a former actress (Antoinette Bower) he has pursued for years. With Arte Johnson and Andrew Robinson. | ||||||
| 117 | 21 | "60 Miles to Hell" | Gene R. Kearney | Mike Frankovich Jr. & Gene R. Kearney | March 11, 1978 (1978-03-11) | |
| Crocker is taken hostage while trying to transport a prisoner from Vegas to New York. With Priscilla Barnes, Gianni Russo, Liberace. | ||||||
| 118 | 22 | "In Full Command" | Telly Savalas | Chester Krumholz | March 18, 1978 (1978-03-18) | |
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After being rejected for a promotion, a disgruntled inspector (Danny Thomas) sees a current case as a way to boost his career. Note: This is the series finale. | ||||||
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TV movies (1985–90)
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| 1 | Kojak: The Belarus File | Robert Markowitz | Albert Ruben | February 16, 1985 (1985-02-16) | |
| The murders of several elderly Russian men lead Kojak to a group of Nazi war criminals who are living in America with the full knowledge and approval of the U.S. Government. (Last appearances of Dan Frazer as Frank McNeil, George Savalas as Stavros, Mark Russell as Saperstein, and Vince Conti as Rizzo.) | |||||
| 2 | Kojak: The Price of Justice | Alan Metzger | Albert Ruben | February 21, 1987 (1987-02-21) | |
| When the bodies of two young boys are discovered in a Harlem river, their mother is the obvious suspect, particularly with her scandalous past. But Kojak believes that she is innocent. | |||||
| 3 | Kojak: Ariana | Paul Krasny | Maurice Hurley | November 4, 1989 (1989-11-04) | |
| During a stroll in an amusement park, Inspector Kojak finds a small Greek girl named Ariana. As she only speaks Greek, Kojak is the only man able to communicate with her and learn her name and hometown. There are no other leads and family is nowhere to be found. Kojak, with the aid of young detective Winston Blake, is about to find out that the case won't be all about the girl and that the key to solving it is in Kojak's past. With guest stars Hector Elizondo and Shari Headley. (First appearance of Andre Braugher as Detective Winston Blake.) | |||||
| 4 | Kojak: Fatal Flaw | Richard Compton | Albert Ruben | December 2, 1989 (1989-12-02)[1] | |
| Popular book writer is murdered. Kojak finds out that shortly before his death he was working on a book about the mafia, so the mob is automatically his number one suspect. The case won't be that straightforward as new developments shift the investigation toward a young actor and a writer's wife who is a longtime friend of Kojak. Angie Dickinson, Richard Jenkins and Steven Weber are featured. | |||||
| 5 | Kojak: Flowers for Matty | Paul Krasny | Peyton Webb | January 6, 1990 (1990-01-06) | |
| A fellow cop and Kojak's close friend is shot to death. Theo immediately starts an investigation, but to his dismay the case is taken away from him by the Internal Affairs Bureau, as his killed friend is suspected of bribery. Regardless of that, Kojak's continuing his own private research, as he believes in the detective's innocence. Cast includes Glynnis O'Connor and Ed Lauter. | |||||
| 6 | Kojak: It's Always Something | Richard Compton | Jack Laird | February 3, 1990 (1990-02-03) | |
| Theo's former colleague and protégé, Bobby Crocker (Kevin Dobson), is now an assistant district attorney. Crocker prosecutes Kojak's current right-hand man, Winston Blake, for the murder of a call girl. Darren McGavin also stars. (Last appearance of Kevin Dobson as Bobby Crocker.) | |||||
| 7 | Kojak: None So Blind | Alan Metzger | Story by : Scott Shepherd Teleplay by : Jack Laird & Scott Shepherd | April 7, 1990 (1990-04-07) | |
| Kojak investigates a tycoon (Rip Torn) and a mobster (Jerry Orbach) in connection with a plot involving money, women and murder. Marcia Gay Harden is an eyewitness to a crime, and Amanda Plummer, Terry Kinney and James Remar also have guest roles. | |||||
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- "Tudor City on Film: KOJAK: FATAL FLAW". Tudor City Confidential. May 25, 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-04-30.