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Kojak is an American action crime drama television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theophilus "Theo" Kojak. Taking the time slot of the popular Cannon series, it aired on CBS from 1973 to 1978.
Solid Gold – Theme song performed by Dionne Warwick (Seasons 1 and 4) and Marilyn McCoo (Seasons 2–3, 5–8) Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em – Ronnie Hazlehurst; The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ("The Beat Goes On") – Sonny Bono and Cher; Sonny with a Chance ("So Far, So Great") – Demi Lovato; The Sooty Show – Alan Braden
John Harry Cacavas (August 13, 1930 – January 28, 2014 [1]) was an American composer and conductor probably best known for his television scores, such as Kojak, and The Time Machine, for which he was the chief composer. He also composed Kojak's second main title theme for its 5th and final season in 1977-1978.
This is a list of episodes for the television series Kojak. The first five seasons (Pilot + 118 ep.) were aired on CBS from 1973 until 1978. CBS also commissioned a pair of TV movies in 1985 and 1987. ABC revived Kojak in 1989 for five additional TV movies, the last of which aired in 1990.
He also scored many TV movies, such as Fear No Evil (1969), Ritual of Evil (1970), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973), Double Indemnity (1973), The UFO Incident (1975), Helter Skelter (1976), One of My Wives Is Missing (1976), The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976), Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977), The Cracker Factory (1979), Crisis at ...
Co-stars on the show included Savalas' younger brother George as Detective Stavros, a sensitive, wild-haired, quiet, comedic foil to Kojak's street-wise humor in an otherwise dark dramatic series, [34] Kevin Dobson as Kojak's trusted young partner, Det. Bobby Crocker, whose on-screen chemistry with Savalas was a success story of 1970s ...
John Cacavas - "Theme from Kojak" The Chamber Brothers - "Time Has Come Today" (Theme from Early Edition) Les Claypool - "Theme from South Park" Bob Cobert - "Theme from Dark Shadows", "Theme from To Tell the Truth", "Window Shopping" (Theme from The Price Is Right), "Theme from (Blockbusters)" Cy Coleman - "Playboy's Theme" (Theme from Playboy ...
Paul Albert Anka was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Camelia (née Tannis) and Andrew Emile "Andy" Anka Sr., who owned a restaurant called the Locanda. [2] According to Anka's autobiography, My Way, both of his parents were of Lebanese Christian descent; however, Anka also states in his autobiography that his ancestors came from Bab Tuma, in Syria.