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A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
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Episode 1
The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.
Directed by Leo PennWritten by Donald P. BellisarioGuest stars Charles Cioffi, Earl Boen, Paula Kelly, Connie Sawyer, Carole Cook, Larry J. Blake, Edward Power, Cathey Paine
Episode 2
A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.
Directed by Sutton RoleyWritten by Joseph GunnGuest stars Tara Buckman, Richard Sanders, Mari Gorman, Michael Alldredge, Joseph V. Perry, Raymond Singer, Carole Cook, Jerome Guardino
Episode 3
A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.
Directed by Nicholas SgarroWritten by Burton ArmusGuest stars Lee Wallace, Michael Durrell, Anthony Charnota, Carole Cook, Jenny O'Hara, Antony Ponzini, Joe George, Bill Capizzi
Episode 4
A teenager accidentally kills a gangster's hired hand while robbing him, only to have a rival gangster hire him to take out the competition in order to control the neighborhood in which he doesn't own.
Directed by Leo PennWritten by David TaylorGuest stars Barry Miller, Phillip Pine, Linda Carlson, Regina Baff, Mark Russell, Al Ruscio, Jack Ging, Carmine Caridi
Episode 5
A singer(Andrea Marcovicci) is determined to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison.
Directed by Nicholas SgarroWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars Julius Harris, Bob Minor, Teddy Wilson, William Windom, Peggy McCay, Joshua Shelley, Andrea Marcovicci, Richard Venture
Episode 6
A woman is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million dollars, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans.
Directed by Edward M. AbromsWritten by Michael I. WagnerGuest stars Armand Assante, Candice Azzara, Bill Vint, Lawrason Driscoll, Chuck Bergansky, Gene Davis, John Sarno, Larry Ellis
Episode 7
Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered.
Directed by Nicholas SgarroWritten by Marvin Kupfer, William A. Schwartz, Chester KrumholzGuest stars Cristina Raines, Stanley Kamel, Arthur Space, Carolyn Martin, Nick Dennis, Bernard Behrens, Aharon Ipalé, Ward Wood
Episode 8
Crocker (played by Kevin Dobson) falls for a woman (played by Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband.
Directed by John Meredyth LucasWritten by Chester Krumholz, John Meredyth Lucas, Ross TeelGuest stars Sam Jaffe, Granville Van Dusen, Jennifer Warren, Fred Beir, John Elerick, Robert Sutton, Frank Pesce
Episode 9
Kojak must reopen a case in which the prime suspect of three women was shot and killed after a shootout with him. Now, eight years later, the murders have started again and it appears that Kojak may've killed the wrong man.
Directed by Gene R. KearneyWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars Silvana Gallardo, Alex Dreier, Woodrow Parfrey, Thalmus Rasulala, Rosalind Chao, Jocelyn Brando, Catlin Adams, Diane Baker
Episode 10
After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again.
Directed by Gene R. KearneyWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars Silvana Gallardo, Alex Dreier, Woodrow Parfrey, Stephen McHattie, Thalmus Rasulala, Harrison Page, Catlin Adams, Diane Baker
Episode 11
Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator in order to find out why he was murdered.
Directed by Nicholas SgarroWritten by Joe GoresGuest stars Lyman Ward, Tony Sirico, Kathleen Freeman, Shelby Leverington, Angel Tompkins, Floyd Levine, James Blendick, Erica Hagen
Episode 12
A detective (Joey Aresco) believes that his wife's divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat.
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by Harriet Margulies, Gene R. KearneyGuest stars David Ladd, Adam Wade, Misty Rowe, John Mahon, Joseph X. Flaherty, Bill Capizzi, Joey Aresco, Paul Larson
Episode 13
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.
Directed by Jim BensonWritten by Michael Kozoll, Michael KozollGuest stars Charles Aidman, Michael Cavanaugh, Rudy Bond, Peter Hobbs, George Wyner, Sammy Williams, Ralph Byers, Nicole Erickson
Episode 14
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.
Directed by Harvey S. LaidmanWritten by Art EisensonGuest stars Michael Witney, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Peter Brandon, Sam Freed, Bill Capizzi, Ben Piazza, Maria Smith, Laura Campbell
Episode 15
Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer.
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by Matthew Rapf, Chester KrumholzGuest stars Jack Somack, Allan Rich, Jack Hogan, Frank Pesce, Paul Sorensen, Fred Kareman, Lou Cutell, Chuck Hicks
Episode 16
Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big time gamblers.
Directed by Charles S. DubinWritten by Chester Krumholz, Rift FournierGuest stars Bill McCutcheon, Shelley Winters, Conrad Janis, John Karlen, Larry Gelman, Herb Edelman, Andy Romano, Basil Hoffman
Episode 17
Kojak offers to help a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man.
Directed by Ernest PintoffWritten by Gene R. Kearney, Charlene Bralver, Bob BralverGuest stars Evan C. Kim, Kenneth McMillan, Alex Courtney, Michael Baseleon, Gail Landry, T.J. Castronovo, David Hollander, Justin Lord
Episode 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.
Directed by Edward M. AbromsWritten by Chester KrumholzGuest stars Meeno Peluce, Michael Lerner, Zohra Lampert, Ken Kercheval, Erica Yohn, Charlene Dallas, Peter Gelblum, Gary Allen
Episode 19
A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables.
Directed by Charles S. DubinWritten by Rift FournierGuest stars Mary Louise Weller, Jeff Conaway, Roz Kelly, Sally Kirkland, Steve Franken, Benny Baker, Richard Foronjy, Ric Mancini
Episode 20
A photographer (played by Tige Andrews) becomes the prime suspect in a jewel theft and phony kidnapping of a former actress (played by Antoinette Bower) in which he photographs.
Directed by Jim BensonWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars Arte Johnson, Antoinette Bower, Tige Andrews, Andrew Robinson, Denyce Liston, Robert Ball, Tio Mago, Bob Maroff
Episode 21
Crocker is taken hostage while trying to transport a prisoner back to New York.
Directed by Gene R. KearneyWritten by Gene R. Kearney, Mike Frankovich Jr.Guest stars Priscilla Barnes, Gianni Russo, Paul Picerni, Marc Hannibal, Dick Dinman, Liberace, Billy Kay, Ethel O'Connel
Episode 22
After being rejected for a promotion, a disgruntled inspector sees a current case as a way to boost his career.
Directed by Telly SavalasWritten by Chester KrumholzGuest stars Lenny Montana, Susan Tyrrell, Danny Thomas, Nicholas Georgiade, Marc Alaimo, Nick Dennis, Donegan Smith, M.P. Murphy
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Telly SavalasTheo Kojak
Dan FrazerFrank McNeill
Kevin DobsonBobby Crocker
George SavalasCurly Stavors
Bruce KirbySgt. Al Vine
Pepe SernaRudy Diaz
Jennifer WarrenEloise Geach
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