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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
To head off a bloody war between rival crime families, Kojak must find out who committed a series of murders in Chinatown and bring them to justice.
Directed by Jeannot SzwarcWritten by Jack LairdGuest stars Robert Ito, Patrick Adiarte, Michael Constantine, Leonardo Cimino, Roger Robinson, Sheree North, Val Bisoglio, Burton Armus
Episode 2
To head off a bloody war between rival crime families, Kojak must find out who committed a series of murders in Chinatown and bring them to justice.
Directed by Jeannot SzwarcWritten by Jack LairdGuest stars Robert Ito, Patrick Adiarte, Michael Constantine, Leonardo Cimino, Roger Robinson, Sheree North, Val Bisoglio, Burton Armus
Episode 3
Kojak tracks down a college student that he suspects has been raped, but is too afraid to come forward after she witnesses one of the assailants murdered by the other.
Directed by Charles S. DubinWritten by Robert W. LenskiGuest stars Mike Kellin, Stacy Keach, Sr., Kathleen Quinlan, Grayson Hall, Carmen Zapata, Todd Susman, Borah Silver, Brendan Burns
Episode 4
After a policeman is shot by a local known criminal, Kojak sets out to get the man behind bars, but his efforts are disrupted by FBI agents who are supposed to be helping. He then pursues the trail alone, taking him to Califormia where the criminal is hiding out.
Directed by Seymour RobbieWritten by Stephen DowningGuest stars Lillian Lehman, Burr DeBenning, Carl M. Craig, Roger Robinson, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Art Lund, Alex Colon, Laurence Haddon
Episode 5
Kojak goes undercover as a Greek millionaire to track down the person responsible for the theft of $20 million in securities as well as three murders.
Directed by Richard DonnerWritten by Halsted WellesGuest stars Ben Masters, Bernard Barrow, George Wyner, Gerald Peters, Ann Coleman, Alan Feinstein, Zitto Kazann, George Loros
Episode 6
When several men fall to their deaths at the same convention, Kojak doubts that mass suicide is the explanation.
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by Morton S. FineGuest stars Julie Gregg, Paul Benedict, Stephen McHattie, Gordon Jump, Francine York, Melendy Britt, Don Hanmer, Don Ross
Episode 7
Kojak and Crocker must protect a bookkeeper from madmen who will stop at nothing to keep her from testifying in court.
Directed by Jerry LondonWritten by Joel OlianskyGuest stars Kay Medford, James Murtaugh, Ray Sharkey, Allan Miller, Lynnette Mettey, Len Lesser, Eugene Troobnick, Frank Christi
Episode 8
Kojak suspects that a small-time criminal was framed for a murder, but the man refuses to cooperate when Kojak tries to prove his innocence.
Directed by Seymour RobbieWritten by Albert RubenGuest stars Roger E. Mosley, John Pleshette, Harrison Page, Roger Robinson, Tom Pedi, Margaret Avery, Burt Berger, Mark Russell
Episode 9
A judge (John Randolph) whose son was also a judge was murdered and his death was made to look like he had committed suicide. Now, his father must decide whether or not he should allow a murderer (Abe Vigoda) to walk, or risk letting information out that shows his son as a corrupt judge.
Directed by Leo PennWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars John Randolph, Abe Vigoda, John Aniston, Walter McGinn, Melissa Murphy, Dorothy Tristan, Bruno VeSota, Jack Kutcher
Episode 10
Kojak's attempt to solve a terrorist bombing is frustrated by the fact that the only eyewitness is being held incommunicado by the police in another case.
Directed by Daniel HallerWritten by Eric Kaldor, Charles SailorGuest stars Daniel J. Travanti, Keone Young, Victor Campos, Jaime Sánchez, Maria Elena Cordero, Helena Carroll, Tom Bower, Rafael López
Episode 11
Kojak comes up against a former cop, now a private investigator, who tries to make his client's suicide look like murder so he can collect money from life insurance.
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr., Christian NybyWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars Dimitra Arliss, Martin Balsam, Richard Eastham, John Lehne, Nedra Deen, Susan Brown, Evelyn Russell, Bob Goldstein
Episode 12
A rookie cop (Mark Shea) stumbles upon an attempted murder of a rival gang leader in which he foils, triggering a gang war.
Directed by Richard DonnerWritten by Burton ArmusGuest stars David Doyle, Gene Dynarski, Norman Burton, Mark Shera, Raymond O'Keefe, Vince Conti, Buffy Dee, Erica Yohn
Episode 13
A mentally depressed woman (Andrea Marcovicci) witnesses her date being murdered by her neighbor who has an interest in her.
Directed by David FriedkinWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars Lenka Peterson, Andrea Marcovicci, Pat Corley, Harvey J. Goldenberg, Lenny Baker, Angela Clarke, George Shannon, Peter Carew
Episode 14
An informant (Paul Anka) uses a detective in order to further his way up the criminal ladder.
Directed by Telly SavalasWritten by Joseph GunnGuest stars Richard Romanus, Tony Burton, Paul Anka, Paul Picerni, Steffen Zacharias, Roger Robinson, Helen Verbit, Linda Scruggs
Episode 15
A woman (Ja'net DuBois) intentionally plots to have her husband murdered during a diamond heist that she had planned with her secret love interest (Leslie Nielson).
Directed by Allen ReisnerWritten by Robert C. Dennis, William P. McGivernGuest stars Leslie Nielsen, Antonio Fargas, Quinn K. Redeker, Roger Robinson, Mark Russell, Vince Conti, Ja'net DuBois, Ed Cambridge
Episode 16
Kojak investigates a homicide in which the murder was covered up by a torched building.
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr.Written by Peter S. FischerGuest stars Erik Estrada, David Ackroyd, Richard X. Slattery, Alex Rocco, Darrell Zwerling, Nate Esformes, Catlin Adams, Ben Hammer
Episode 17
An accountant assists a sniper (Bruce Kirby Jr.) on a vendetta.
Directed by Jeannot SzwarcWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars Thayer David, Elaine Joyce, Bruno Kirby, Eugene Roche, Nick Dennis, Bill Morey, Lorinne Vozoff, George Ball
Episode 18
A young gypsy woman who witnesses a a bank robbery decides that looting banks is preferable to telling fortunes, so she recruits the thieves for a master plan to rob six banks in one day.
Directed by Jeannot SzwarcWritten by Gene R. Kearney, Arthur E. McLairdGuest stars Lane Smith, Beverly Sanders, Leon Russom, Zohra Lampert, Mark Russell, Peter Mamakos, Don Billett, Michael Ebert
Episode 19
The murder of a sailor newly arrived on a freighter from Greece and a strangely unconcerned witness lead Kojak to suspect that an object was smuggled into the country in the man's belt.
Directed by Jerry LondonWritten by George Bacos, Don Rene PattersonGuest stars Paul Shenar, Gale Garnett, Thaao Penghlis, Buddy Lester, Norman Lloyd, Elizabeth MacRae, Ivor Francis, Robert Viharo
Episode 20
Kojak is particularly affected by the murder of a beautiful Manhattan playgirl.
Directed by Christian NybyWritten by Jack LairdGuest stars Eric Christmas, Walter Brooke, Priscilla Pointer, Jean Willes, John Glover, Stephen Elliott, Roger Robinson, Terence Locke
Episode 21
Kojak and the bomb squad are stymied by a series of bombs that seemingly can't be defused.
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr.Written by Ray BrennerGuest stars Richard Bradford, Jack Ging, Archie Hahn, Nick Dennis, Mark Russell, Bonnie Bartlett, M.P. Murphy, Ellen Madison
Episode 22
Crocker fails to believe that his old childhood friend who is the main focus of a police investigation, could be involved in illegal activity.
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr.Written by Burton ArmusGuest stars Brad Dexter, Carmine Caridi, Michael Delano, James Sutorius, Carole Demas, Sandra Deel, Richard Karlan, John Kerry
Episode 23
While an accused thief sits in jail waiting for his lawyer to arrange bail, Kojak tries to decipher a phrase heard during an unsuccessful attempt to steal a paint company truck.
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by James M. MillerGuest stars Joshua Shelley, Roger Aaron Brown, Dick O'Neill, Rose Marie, Robert Loggia, Mark Russell, George Loros, Albert Cole
Episode 24
Kojak arrests the ringleader (Mark Stevens) of a drug operation, whose gang kidnaps Captain McNeil's wife in order to trade her for the evidence they have against him.
Directed by David FriedkinWritten by Robert E. SwansonGuest stars Liam Dunn, Mark Stevens, Bruce Kirby, Richmond Shepard, Mark Russell, Michael C. Gwynne, John Dullaghan, Jean Le Bouvier
Episode 25
A psychic (Ruth Gordon)informs police involving a dream in which she sees a murder take place before it ever happened.
Directed by Telly SavalasWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars Lenka Peterson, Helen Page Camp, Ruth Gordon, Larry Gelman, Cynthia Harris, Tracy Reed, Andrew Robinson, Mark Russell
Episode information updated Jul 24, 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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