Park any preconceived notions you have about Lt. Theo Kojak at New York City's 13th Precinct door. USA's Kojak is not the Kojak of the 1973 CBS series. Like Telly Savalas' portrayal, the modern-day ...

America loved Telly Savalas in the 1970s, when the veteran Greek-American actor nailed the title role in CBS’ “Kojak” series — a tough New York City police lieutenant with a heart of gold, given to ...

George Savalas, 58, who played the mop-topped Detective Stavros on the Kojak television show that starred his brother Telly Savalas, died Wednesday of leukemia. Savalas was a former drama teacher who ...

NEW YORK — Ving Rhames did not bone up for his role as the bald New York City detective with a lollipop habit by watching episodes of the original Telly Savalas series “Kojak.” ” ‘Kojak’ was happening ...

The new USA Network series "Kojak" could test the track record of one of NBC Universal's most popular global exports: TV detective shows. One of the reasons USA brass put "Kojak" into production is ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. While not every project in Hollywood actually ...

On Oct. 24, 1973, one of the most memorable cop series in the history of the world officially arrived. Starring Garden City native Telly Savalas, with the indomitable dome and incisive wit, "Kojak" ...

Universal Studios is gearing up its “Kojak” movie with playwright Philip Gawthorne on board for Vin Diesel’s bigscreen version of the Telly Savalas cop series. Gawthorne recently signed on to write ...

Maybe there’s a new series for Robert Blake after all — and I don’t mean on Court TV. With ABC’s “Blind Justice” and the return of “Kojak” this weekend, television appears to be rediscovering the ...

1970s TV favourite 'Kojak' is returning to the small screen for a new series, with 'Pulp Fiction' star Ving Rhames in the title role. The Hollywood Reporter says that the series will debut on the USA ...

EXCLUSIVE: Who loves ya, baby? Philip Gawthorne has been tapped to write the screenplay for Kojak, Universal Pictures’ modern-day film adaptation of the classic TV series. Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious) ...