''Kaz'' is an American
crime drama
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and
courtroom drama
A legal drama is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice play ...
series that aired Sundays at 10:00 pm and Wednesdays at 9:00 pm (EST) on
CBS
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from September 10, 1978 to April 22, 1979.
Overview
Ron Leibman
Ron Leibman (; October 11, 1937 – December 6, 2019) was an American actor. He won both the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play in 1993 for his performance as Roy Cohn in ''Angels in Amer ...
starred as Martin "Kaz" Kazinski, a
Polish American
Polish Americans ( pl, Polonia amerykańska) are Americans who either have total or partial Polish ancestry, or are citizens of the Republic of Poland. There are an estimated 9.15 million self-identified Polish Americans, representing about 2.83 ...
former convict who became a criminal defense attorney after he was released from prison. Leibman won an
Emmy Award
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as Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama. Nevertheless, the show failed to capture an audience and was cancelled after 22 episodes due to middling ratings. The show ranked 53rd out of 114 shows that season with an average 17.0/28 rating/share.
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Cast
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Ron Leibman
Ron Leibman (; October 11, 1937 – December 6, 2019) was an American actor. He won both the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play in 1993 for his performance as Roy Cohn in ''Angels in Amer ...
as Martin "Kaz" Kazinski
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Patrick O'Neal as Samuel Bennett
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Linda Carlson
Linda Carlson (May 12, 1945 – October 26, 2021) was an American actress.
Early life
Carlson was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on May 12, 1945, and raised in Minnesota; she was of Swedish descent. She attended the University of Iowa, where she ...
as Katie McKenna
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Dick O'Neill
Richard Francis O'Neill (August 29, 1928 – November 17, 1998) was an American stage, film and television character actor best known for playing Irish cops, fathers, judges and army generals. He began his acting career as an original company me ...
as Malloy
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Edith Atwater
Edith Atwater (April 22, 1911 – March 14, 1986) was an American stage, film, and television actress.
Career
Born in Chicago, Atwater made her Broadway debut in 1933. In 1939, she starred in ''The Man Who Came to Dinner''. Her film career i ...
as Illsa Fogel
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Gloria LeRoy
Gloria may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music
* Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise
* Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise
** Gloria (Handel)
** Gloria (Jenkin ...
as Mary Parnell
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Mark Withers as Peter Colcourt
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George Wyner
George Wyner (born October 20, 1945) is an American film and television actor. Wyner graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 as a drama major and was an in-demand character actor by the early 1970s. Wyner has made guest appearances in over 10 ...
as District Attorney Frank Revko
Episodes
References
External links
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CBS original programming
Television series by Lorimar Television
1978 American television series debuts
1979 American television series endings
1970s American crime drama television series
1970s American legal television series
American legal drama television series
Courtroom drama television series
Television shows set in Los Angeles
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