Who was your favorite character on CBS' Kojak? After watching this video, let us know if you can think of any other cast members from the series that we didn't get a chance to discuss.
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Telly Savalas 03:54 - Dan Frazer 04:42 - George Savalas 05:20 - Kevin Dobson 05:58 - Vince Conti 06:24 - Outro
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Kojak was an action-packed CBS police drama television show that has gone down in history as being one of the best of its kind. Tally Savalas starred as the title character, Theo Kojak, a New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant. The series aired on CBS from 1973 to 1978 and enjoyed high ratings for the bulk of its run.
Kojak was set in the NYPD's Eleventh Precinct and was filmed on location in New York City. The series' plot revolved around the tough, no-nonsense titular Lieutenant's efforts investigating crimes. Kojak, who was bald, stubborn, and happened to have a love for Tootsie Roll Pops, wasn't afraid to break the rules if he thought that it would help bring criminals to justice. While striving to remain professional, he also could be quite witty and cynical.
But Kojak wasn't all just about the man that shared the series' name. Kojak received help from his longtime supervisor Captain Frank McNeil played by Dan Frazer.
Then there was Detective Bobby Crocker played by Kevin Dobson, Detective Stavros, played by Telly's brother George Savalas, Detective Percy Saperstein played by Mark Russell, and Detective Lionel Rizzo, played by Vince Conti.
After declining in viewership, Kojak was canceled in 1978. The series has since done quite well rerunning in syndication. Years after it went off the air. ABC revived Kojak in 1985 with six additional made-for-TV films.
Seeing as how it's been quite some years since Kojak was saving the day and busting baddies on network television, the majority of its cast members have died. Join Facts Verse as we pay our respect to their fallen performers by taking a moment to reflect on their lives and careers.
How Each Kojak Cast Member Died
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