When last seen, New York City police Lt. Theo Kojak was a baldheaded lollipop addict with a trademark line — "Who loves ya, baby?" — and Greek heritage. That was SO 1970s (1973-78, exactly, and a ...

Telly Savalas, best known for starring in the crime drama series Kojak, was a proud Greek who spoke passionately about Hellenism.

Retired New York City Detective Thomas J. Cavanagh Jr. the inspiration for the TV series “Kojak” died of lung disease yesterday in Margate, Fla. He was 82. Nicknamed the “Velvet Whip” for his ability ...

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 ...

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 ...

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" ...

Get beyond the lollipops and the slogan ("who loves ya, baby") and you've got the consummate TV cop. This classic run began with a bang, in the 1973 pilot movie, "The Marcus-Nelson Murders," where ...

“Kojak” is back, 11 years after the death of Telly Savalas, in a limited series from the USA Network, and let us all admit from the start that, lollipops and “New York setting” aside -- Toronto ...

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 ...

Dan Frazer (right) starred in all five series of Kojak, opposite Telly Savalas (left) Veteran actor Dan Frazer, best known for his role as Captain Frank McNeil on 1970s TV crime series Kojak, has died ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Ving Rhames hears the question often. Why make Lt. Theo Kojak black? After all, everyone remembers the no-nonsense, Tootsie Pops-sucking New York City detective being Greek, ...