Kojak: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in New York City's 13th Precinct, Kojak revolves around the efforts of the incorruptible, but not adverse to bending the rules when it's needed, Lt.Theo Kojak, a tough, bald cop who was fond of using the catchphrase, "Who loves ya, baby?" and had given up smoking and had taken to lollipops instead and these became his trademark.

Series details

• Title: Kojak
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1973-10-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-03-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 2211

Cast and credited roles

• Kevin Dobson — Detective Robert "Bobby" Crocker
• Telly Savalas — Lieutenant Theo Kojak
• Dan Frazer — Captain Frank McNeil
• George Savalas — Detective Stavros

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1973-10-24; final listed air date 1974-05-08; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1974-09-15; final listed air date 1975-03-09; episode order: 25.
• Season 3: premiered 1975-09-14; final listed air date 1976-03-07; episode order: 24.
• Season 4: premiered 1976-09-26; final listed air date 1977-03-22; episode order: 25.
• Season 5: premiered 1977-10-02; final listed air date 1978-03-18; episode order: 22.
• Season 6: premiered 1985-02-16; final listed air date 1990-03-16; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kojak on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.