The BEST episodes of Kojak
Every episode of Kojak ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Kojak!
Kojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. Taking the time slot of the popular Cannon series, which was moved one hour earlier it aired on CBS from October 24, 1973, to March 18, 1978. In 1999 TV Guide ranked Theo Kojak number 18 on its 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time list.
#1 - Siege of Terror
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/24/1973
When a Brinks Truck heist goes bad and a hostage situation arises, Kojak races against the clock to difuse the situation. He has two hours to free the hostages from three robbers (Harvey Keitel, James J. Sloyan, Jude Farese) in an Army surplus store.
#2 - Girl in the River
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/1973
Kojak fears the strangler of seven women has returned when a girl dies in a bizarre manner.
#3 - Acts of Desperate Men
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1975
An accountant assists a sniper (Bruce Kirby Jr.) on a vendetta.
#4 - The Good Luck Bomber
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/9/1975
Kojak and the bomb squad are stymied by a series of bombs that seemingly can't be defused.
#5 - The Betrayal
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1974
An informant (Paul Anka) uses a detective in order to further his way up the criminal ladder.
#6 - The Best Judge Money Can Buy
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/1974
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.
#7 - Nursemaid
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/1974
Kojak and Crocker must protect a bookkeeper from madmen who will stop at nothing to keep her from testifying in court.
#8 - Wall Street Gunslinger
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1974
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.
#9 - A Very Deadly Game
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1974
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.
#10 - Last Rites for a Dead Priest
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/1974
During a local jeweler's convention, A jewel thief (played by Jackie Cooper)disguises himself as a priest in order to pull off a multi-million dollar heist.
#11 - Conspiracy of Fear
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/19/1973
Kojak tries to stall an urban redevelopment project until he can solve a murder.
#12 - Dark Sunday
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/1973
The murder of a car thief yields vital clues to a $500,000 heist.
#13 - The Corrupter
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/1973
A new staff, including a former model, may be involved in a jewelry store owner's murder.
#14 - Requiem for a Cop
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/1973
Kojak races a 48-hour deadline to prevent the burial with dishonor of his old friend, a veteran officer suspected of corruption.
#15 - Death is Not a Passing Grade
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/1974
While teaching a criminal justice class at a local college,Kojak embarrasses a student(James Woods),prompting him to leave a stolen item of Kojak's behind at a crime scene in which he commits in order to have the upperhand in future classroom discussions.
#16 - One for the Morgue
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/7/1973
Kojak is suspicious of anonymous tips implicating an underworld boss in the attempted assassination of his rival(Art Metrano).
#17 - Web of Death
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/31/1973
A fellow cop Nick Ferro kills his wife's lover and tries to cover it up.
#18 - A Shield for Murder (2)
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1976
When Kojak gets too close to discovering the truth, he is framed.
#19 - The Pride and the Princess
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1976
An émigré princess and her servant scheme to recover family jewels they believe are held by a mobster.
#20 - Black Thorn
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1976
Private eye Salathiel Harms returns, pursuing the same bail jumper as Kojak.
#21 - Where Do You Go When You Have No Place to Go?
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/12/1976
A desperate unemployed ironworker accidentally kills a construction kingpin.
#22 - Dead Again
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1976
A woman informs the detectives that she had seen a wanted man that had supposedly died in a house fire, but they don't believe her until it's too late.
#23 - The Godson
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/4/1977
Kojak's godson becomes mixed up with a gang involved in an armed robbery. Can Kojak get through to his godson before it's too late?
#24 - The Condemned
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/11/1977
A boxer accused of murder holes up inside a church and threatens to kill the parishioners unless the police meet his demands.
#25 - When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/18/1977
A wealthy ecologist's wife plans to murder him and use a fake phone message to frame a nonexistent call girl.