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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
An unjustly imprisoned man hopes to clear his name by helping Kojak trap the load shark who framed him.
Directed by Jerry LondonWritten by Albert RubenGuest stars Jennifer Warren, Matthew Arkin, Charles Kimbrough, Eli Wallach, F. Murray Abraham, Allan Rich, Michael V. Gazzo, Jerry Orbach
Episode 2
To clear his name, a man helps Kojak take down a loan shark.
Directed by Jerry LondonGuest stars Jennifer Warren, Matthew Arkin, Charles Kimbrough, Eli Wallach, F. Murray Abraham, Allan Rich, Michael V. Gazzo, Jerry Orbach
Episode 3
Kojak must overcome outside influences in order to protect a detective (Sylvester Stallone)who accidentally shot a boy.
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by Alvin BoretzGuest stars Ahna Capri, Frank Aletter, Sylvester Stallone, Charles Napier, Stephen Pearlman, Mark Russell, Alan Manson, Evelyn Russell
Episode 4
While responding to a homicide call, Kojak discovers his camera that had disappeared earlier at a party in which he, his nephew and friend attended. His nephew's friend steals the camera and uses it to buy drugs from the murdered man. They witness the murder and are reluctant to involve the police. Kojak's nephew must go 'cold turkey' before he ends up like his friend who overdosed.
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by Burton ArmusGuest stars Neville Brand, Arnold Soboloff, Jack Donner, Nick Dennis, Mark Russell, Michael Mullins, John Lisbon Wood, Eunice Christopher
Episode 5
Crocker lectures female students on rape at a local catholic school, while two Puerto Rican brothers kill a priest during a truck heist.
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by James M. MillerGuest stars Pepe Serna, Meg Wyllie, George DiCenzo, Richard Bakalyan, Mark Russell, Don Billett, M.P. Murphy, Cynthia Avila
Episode 6
Kojak is determined to nail a big-time drug dealer who shot a plastic surgeon who was already dead from what they first believed to be natural causes.
Directed by Jerry LondonWritten by Morton S. FineGuest stars Robert Mandan, Raymond Singer, Thayer David, Elizabeth MacRae, Mark Russell, Victor Arnold, Karmin Murcelo, David Sabin
Episode 7
A woman who witnesses a body being dumped into the harbor is so fragile minded that the man who dumped the body tries to use psychology against her in order to eliminate her from the picture.
Directed by Nicholas SgarroWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars Joanna Miles, William Katt, Jim Borrelli, Robert Carricart, Catlin Adams, Robert Riesel, Richard Reicheg, Robert Patten
Episode 8
A veteran cop who is battling alcoholism and demotion 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 shield.
Directed by Charles S. DubinWritten by Jack LairdGuest stars Joseph Bova, Richard Venture, Jason Wingreen, Eddie Firestone, Lee Weaver, Eugene Roche, Joseph Stern, Richard O'Brien
Episode 9
A mobster's son puts out a contract on Kojak's life after he breaks up a barroom brawl.
Directed by Telly SavalasWritten by Burton ArmusGuest stars Vince Conti, Michael Cristofer, Frank Campanella, Roy Poole, Peter Hobbs, Mark Russell, Titos Vandis, Asher Brauner
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Charles S. DubinWritten by Morton S. FineGuest stars Vince Conti, Norman Alden, James A. Watson, Jr, Jack Somack, Roger Robinson, Philip Bruns, Mark Russell, Wil Albert
Episode 11
Refusing to believe that a prostitute and her partner are responsible for a bookkeeper's murder, Kojak run afoul of the FBI when he tries to investigate further.
Directed by Andy SidarisWritten by Joe GoresGuest stars Ron Rifkin, Gregory Walcott, Robert Alda, Jon Cedar, Mark Russell, Vince Conti, Sally Kemp, John Wyler
Episode 12
Kojak and Crocker head to Cory, Nevada to pick up a witness (Vincent Bagetta), but they encounter trouble in town.
Directed by Ernest PintoffWritten by Gene R. Kearney, Brian McKayGuest stars Vince Conti, Judith Lowry, George D. Wallace, Mary Jo Catlett, Max Showalter, Buck Young, Tom McFadden, Mark Russell
Episode 13
A murdered cop and a wealthy young woman put Kojak on the trail of a car-theft ring in which the victims appear to cooperate with the thieves.
Directed by Daniel HallerWritten by Dallas L. BarnesGuest stars Vince Conti, Bernie Kopell, David Ogden Stiers, Bruce Kirby, Mark Russell, Henry Brown, John Hesley, Emory Bass
Episode 14
An old colleague calls from Las Vegas to say he has captured a counterfeiter Kojak has been looking for, but the elderly man is murdered before Kojak can bring him back to New York.
Directed by Robert DayWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars Eddie Barth, Martine Bartlett, Jeff Corey, Vincent Gardenia, Eileen Brennan, Mark Russell, Lonny Chapman, Jay Varela
Episode 15
(Christmas Episode) Stavros helps a woman (Betsy Slade) find her desperate boyfriend (Darrell Fetty), while Kojak tries to find out why a man (James Griffith) shot at a woman (Jesse Welles) in a local bar.
Directed by David FriedkinWritten by Gene R. Kearney, James Duff McAdamsGuest stars Vince Conti, Veronica Hamel, Edward James Olmos, James Griffith, John Larroquette, Nick Dennis, Phil Leeds, Albert Hall
Episode 16
Kojak doubts a young man is guilty in the murder of a prostitute, even the circumstantial evidence points to him.
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr.Written by James BonnetGuest stars Vince Conti, Oskar Homolka, Oscar Beregi Jr., Alan Napier, Nick Dennis, Mark Russell, George Pan Andreas, Rhoda Gemignani
Episode 17
Kojak is concerned that a fellow detective's obsessive work habits are endangering both his home life and his career.
Directed by David FriedkinWritten by Alvin BoretzGuest stars Vince Conti, Verna Bloom, Danny Wells, Forrest Tucker, Malachi Throne, Mark Russell, Joseph R. Sicari, Richard Stanley
Episode 18
Kojak must prevent a man from killing the person who framed his recently deceased brother.
Directed by Daniel HallerWritten by Mark Rodgers, Barry Trivers, Charles WattsGuest stars Vince Conti, Al Ruscio, Suzanne Charny, Joseph Hindy, John Vari, Mark Russell, Borah Silver, Milt Kogan
Episode 19
A private detective recently arrived from the West Coast puzzles Kojak when he appears to be deliberately making himself a killer's next target.
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr.Written by Joe GoresGuest stars Vince Conti, Bill Duke, Rosey Grier, Roger Robinson, Mark Russell, Charles Weldon, Dee Timberlake, DeForest Covan
Episode 20
Kojak puts the pressure on a known member of an organized crime syndicate when a dead undercover cop is found murdered.
Directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr.Written by Burton ArmusGuest stars Vince Conti, Diana Hyland, Danny Goldman, Jay Novello, Daniel J. Travanti, Quinn K. Redeker, Mark Russell, Borah Silver
Episode 21
Kojak finds himself under investigation by Internal Affairs when a thief he arrested without sufficient evidence claims he paid Kojak a bribe.
Directed by Daniel HallerWritten by Jack Laird, Burton ArmusGuest stars Vince Conti, Michael McGuire, James Luisi, Madison Arnold, Dick Dinman, Joseph V. Perry, Martin Braddock, Mark Russell
Episode 22
Kojak investigates the hit-and-run death of a police chemist and uncovers a frame-up.
Directed by Daniel HallerWritten by Stephen DowningGuest stars Vince Conti, Tige Andrews, Stephen Macht, Argentina Brunetti, Russ Marin, Victor Campos, Whit Bissell, Andrew Parks
Episode 23
The discovery of a skeleton at a demolition site reopens an 18-year-old murder case.
Directed by Charles S. DubinWritten by Jack LairdGuest stars Vince Conti, Doris Dowling, Gail Strickland, Victor Campos, Mark Russell, Michael Ansara, Marjorie Bennett, Dick Peabody
Episode 24
Kojak competes with a world-famous criminologist to recover five priceless Rembrandt drawings.
Directed by David FriedkinWritten by Gene R. KearneyGuest stars Vince Conti, David Opatoshu, Susan Sullivan, Macon McCalman, Don Knight, Mark Russell, Ben Hammer, Teno Pollick
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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