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Kojak
''Kojak'' is an American Action film, action Crime film, crime Drama (film and television), 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 (TV series), Cannon'' series, it aired on CBS from 1973 to 1978. In 1999, ''TV Guide'' ranked Theo Kojak number 18 on its 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time list. Production The show was created by Abby Mann, an Academy Award–winning film writer best known for his work on drama anthologies such as ''Robert Montgomery Presents'' and ''Playhouse 90''. Universal Television approached him to do a story based on the 1963 Career Girls Murders, Wylie-Hoffert murders, the brutal rape and murder of two young professional women in Manhattan. Owing to poor and corrupt police work and the prevailing casual attitude toward suspects' civil rights, the crimes in the Wylie-Hoffert case were pinned on a youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telly Savalas
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (; January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was a Greek-American actor. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on the crime drama series '' Kojak'' (1973–1978) and James Bond archvillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the film '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1969). Savalas's other films include '' Birdman of Alcatraz'' (1962), '' The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1965), ''Genghis Khan'' (1965), ''Battle of the Bulge'' (1965), '' The Dirty Dozen'' (1967), '' Kelly's Heroes'' (1970), '' Horror Express'' (1972), '' Lisa and the Devil'' (1974), '' Escape to Athena'' (1979), '' Border Cop'' (1980) and '' Mind Twister'' (1993). For ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Savalas released a cover of the Bread song " If", which became a UK number-one single in 1975. Early life Aristotelis Sav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Dobson
Kevin Patrick Dobson (March 18, 1943 – September 6, 2020) was an American film and television actor, best known for his roles as Detective Bobby Crocker, the trusted protege of Lt. Theo Kojak (played by Telly Savalas) in the CBS crime drama ''Kojak'' (1973–1978), and as M. Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie in the prime time soap opera ''Knots Landing'' (1982–1993). On April 1, 2008, Dobson made his first appearance in the NBC Daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' in the role of Mickey Horton. Early life Dobson was born in Jackson Heights, New York, and was of Irish descent. He was one of seven children born to the janitor of a grammar school (Our Lady of Fatima, Jackson Heights) and a stay-at-home mother. Before embarking on an acting career, Dobson worked as a trainman, brakeman, and conductor for the Long Island Rail Road, followed by a few years as a waiter. Career After a brief appearance in the 1971 film ''Klute'', and small roles in TV series such as ''The Mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Savalas
Georgios Demosthenes Savalas (; December 5, 1924 – October 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. He was the younger brother of actor Telly Savalas, with whom he acted in the popular 1970s TV crime series ''Kojak''. Early life Born in The Bronx, New York City to immigrants from Greece, he was one of five children: brothers Aristotelis (Telly), Gus, and Ted; and sister Katherine. He attended Holy Cross Institute in Connecticut and Mineola High School (Long Island). He served in the Pacific War as a United States Navy gunner but also acted, produced and directed stage performances on military bases. He studied drama at Columbia University. Career Starting out, Savalas worked many jobs, including driving a taxi and waiting tables. Although known primarily as a TV actor, Savalas was originally a stage actor and acting instructor. He taught at the Coliseum Studios for five years. He appeared in off-Broadway productions such as ''Death of a Salesman'' and ''Arms and Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Frazer
Daniel Thomas Frazer (November 20, 1921 – December 16, 2011) was an American actor. He was probably best known for his role as Captain Frank McNeil, the former partner turned supervisor of Theo Kojak, Telly Savalas's character, in the 1970s TV police drama ''Kojak''. Biography Born in a West Side neighborhood (formerly known as Hell's Kitchen) of Manhattan in New York City. Frazer served in the Special Services division of the United States Army during World War II, where he got exposure to theatrical writing and directing.DAN FRAZER, Metacritic . Retrieved February 20, 2022. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Rapf
Matthew Rapf (October 22, 1920 – December 11, 1991) was an American film and television producer and screenwriter. He was best known for producing ''The Loretta Young Show'', ''Ben Casey'', and ''Kojak''. Biography Matthew Rapf was born in New York City on October 22, 1920, the son of MGM film producer Harry Rapf. His brother Maurice was a screenwriter (blacklisted in the 1940s) and film professor. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1942, he served as a lieutenant (junior grade) in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Returning to civilian life, he followed in his father's and brother's footsteps into filmmaking and was hired by MGM to be part of a production group headed by Charles Schnee. His first credit was for writing and producing the 1948 Western '' Adventures of Gallant Bess''. In 1952 he wrote and produced the noir film '' The Sellout''. After this he worked primarily as a producer, on films such as '' Big Leaguer'' and '' Half a Hero''. Rapf next moved into te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Russell (actor)
Mark Russell (born 1928/1929) is an American former film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Detective Saperstein in the American crime drama television series ''Kojak''. Russell was born in Brooklyn, New York. He served in the United States Army. He began his career in 1959, where he first appeared in the western television series ''Bonanza''. Russell guest-starred in numerous television programs including '' The Fugitive'', '' 12 O'Clock High'', ''The Time Tunnel'', ''Batman'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''Adam-12'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''Land of the Giants'', '' Ironside'', '' Star Trek: The Original Series'', Dragnet 1967, ''Emergency!'', '' Quincy, M.E.'', ''The Odd Couple'' and ''Mannix''. Russell was originally a stand-in for actor Telly Savalas, who played the main role of Lieutenant Theo Kojak. His character, Detective Saperstein, was then created, and he won the role. He also appeared on films such as '' The Errand Boy'', ''Hangup'', '' Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Procedural
The police procedural, police show, or police crime drama is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasises the investigative procedure of police officers, police detectives, or law enforcement agency, law enforcement agencies as the protagonists, as contrasted with other genres that focus on non-police investigators such as private investigators (PIs). As its name implies, the defining element of a police procedural is the attempt to accurately depict law enforcement and its procedures, including police-related topics such as forensic science, Autopsy, autopsies, gathering Evidence (law), evidence, search warrants, interrogation, and adherence to legal restrictions and procedures. While many police procedurals conceal the criminal's identity until the crime is solved in the Climax (narrative), narrative climax (the so-called whodunit), others reveal the perpetrator's identity to the audience early in the narrative, making it an inverted detective story. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selwyn Raab
Selwyn Raab (June 26, 1934 – March 4, 2025) was an American journalist, author and investigative reporter for ''The New York Times''. He wrote extensively about the American Mafia and criminal justice issues. Early life and education Born in New York City on June 26, 1934, Raab grew up on Manhattan's Lower East Side, the son of Berdie (Glantz) and William Raab. His father was a bus driver from Austria and his mother was a homemaker from Poland; his family was Jewish. He attended Seward Park High School and later graduated from the City College of New York, where he received a B.A. degree in English literature in 1956. At City College he was campus correspondent for ''The Times'' and an editor of ''Observation Post'', a student newspaper. Career Raab got his first jobs as a reporter with the ''Bridgeport Sunday Herald'' newspaper in Bridgeport, Connecticut and ''The Star-Ledger'' newspaper in Newark, New Jersey. ''New York World-Telegram and Sun'' (1960–1966) From 1960 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Mann
Abby Mann (December 1, 1927 – March 25, 2008) was an American film writer and producer. Life and career The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Mann was born as Abraham Goodman in Philadelphia. He grew up in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Douglas Martin"Abby Mann, 'Nuremberg' Screenwriter, Dies at 83" nytimes.com, March 28, 2008. He was best known for his work on controversial subjects and social drama. His best known work is the screenplay for ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' (1961), which was initially a Judgment at Nuremberg (Playhouse 90), television drama that aired in 1959. Stanley Kramer directed the film adaptation, for which Mann received the Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay. In his acceptance speech, he said: Mann later adapted the play for a 2001 production on Broadway, which featured Maximilian Schell from the 1961 film in a different role. In the introduction to the printed script, Mann credited a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannon (TV Series)
''Cannon'' is an American detective television series produced by Quinn Martin that aired from 1971 to 1976 on CBS. William Conrad played the title character, private detective Frank Cannon. The series was the first Quinn Martin production to run on a network other than ABC. In total, there were 122 episodes, plus the series' two-hour pilot and a "revival" television film, ''The Return of Frank Cannon'' (1980). Synopsis Cannon was portrayed in the series as a veteran of the Korean War and a former member of the Los Angeles Police Department. He was not only street smart but also appeared to have an unusually high level of education outside the law enforcement field. Besides his familiarity with several languages, he showed extensive knowledge of such diverse subjects as science, art, and history. Cannon was a widower, having lost his wife and son in a bomb attack while he was on the police force, as revealed in the two-hour pilot. Conrad was an overweight actor, and the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Career Girls Murders
The "Career Girls Murders" was the name given by the American media to the murders of Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie, which occurred inside their apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, on August 28, 1963. George Whitmore Jr. was charged with this and other crimes, but he was later cleared. The actions of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) led Whitmore to be improperly accused of this and other crimes, including the murder of Minnie Edmonds and the attempted rape and assault of Elba Borrero. Whitmore was wrongfully incarcerated for 1,216 daysfrom his arrest on April 24, 1964, until his release on bond on July 13, 1966, and from the revocation of his bond on February 28, 1972, until his exoneration on April 10, 1973. Whitmore's treatment by the authorities was cited as an example that led the United States Supreme Court to issue the guidelines known as the ''Miranda'' rights, with the Court calling Whitmore's case "the most conspicuous example" of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African Americans constitute the second largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. after White Americans. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States. In 2023, an estimated 48.3 million people self-identified as Black, making up 14.4% of the country’s population. This marks a 33% increase since 2000, when there were 36.2 million Black people living in the U.S. African-American history began in the 16th century, with Africans being sold to European slave traders and transported across the Atlantic to the Western Hemisphere. They were sold as slaves to European colonists and put to work on plantations, particularly in the southern colonies. A few were able to achieve freedom through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
