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Kojak is an American action crime drama television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theophilus "Theo" Kojak. Taking the time slot of the popular Cannon series, it aired on CBS from 1973 to 1978.
Rank Program Network Rating 1: All in the Family: CBS: 31.2 2: The Waltons: 28.1 3: Sanford and Son: NBC: 27.5 4: M*A*S*H: CBS: 25.7 5: Hawaii Five-O: 24.0 6: Maude: 23.5 7: Kojak: 23.3 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour: 9: The Mary Tyler Moore Show: 23.1 Cannon: 11: The Six Million Dollar Man: ABC: 22.7 12: The Bob Newhart Show: CBS: 22.3 The ...
Kevin Patrick Dobson (March 18, 1943 – September 6, 2020) was an American film and television actor, best known for his roles as Detective Bobby Crocker, the trusted protege of Lt. Theo Kojak (played by Telly Savalas) in the CBS crime drama Kojak (1973–1978), and as M. Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie in the prime time soap opera Knots Landing (1982–1993).
Rank Program Network Rating 1: Texaco Star Theater: NBC: 61.6 2: Fireside Theatre: 52.6 3: Philco TV Playhouse: 45.3 4: Your Show of Shows: 42.6 5: The Colgate Comedy Hour
Co-stars on the show included Savalas' younger brother George as Detective Stavros, a sensitive, wild-haired, quiet, comedic foil to Kojak's street-wise humor in an otherwise dark dramatic series, [34] Kevin Dobson as Kojak's trusted young partner, Det. Bobby Crocker, whose on-screen chemistry with Savalas was a success story of 1970s ...
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.
Kojak is an American crime drama television series starring Ving Rhames. [1] It is a remake of Kojak starring Telly Savalas . [ 2 ] The series lasted for one season, airing on USA Network from March 25 to May 22, 2005.
He is best known for his role as Sergeant Stavros on the TV series Kojak, which starred his brother Telly. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] For the first two seasons, Savalas was credited as "Demosthenes" on screen so as not to create confusion between himself and his brother, although both men were easily distinguishable by sight (George having a full head of hair ...