KOJAK: BLACK THORN (TV)
Summary
One in this series of police dramas about the cases of Lt. Theo Kojak and the detectives of the Manhattan South Precinct. In this episode, bounty hunter Salathiel Hamms arrives in New York to pick up a hit man who has jumped bail in San Francisco. The hit man, Anthony Meara, has some old scores to settle in the Manhattan South Precinct, and Hamms makes catching Meara a difficult task for Lt. Kojak. Meanwhile, Stavros discovers some illegal activities while working undercover at a mob-controlled bar. Commercials deleted. This program contains minor technical problems. This represents the best copy of this program currently available to the Museum.
(This series also aired on ABC from 1989 to 1990 as a recurring segment on "The ABC Saturday Mystery Movie.")
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: December 5, 1976 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:50:05
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:28031
- GENRE: Drama, police/detective
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, police/detective
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1973-1978
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- James McAdams … Executive Producer
- Matthew Rapf … Executive Producer
- Jack Laird … Supervising Producer
- Chester Krumholz … Producer
- Charles S. Dubin … Director
- Abby Mann … Created by
- Leon Tokatyan … Writer
- Selwyn Raab … Suggested by the book by
- John Cacavas … Music by
- Goldenberg, Billy (See also: Goldenberg, William) … Theme Music by
- Telly Savalas … Cast, Lt. Theo Kojak
- Dan Frazer … Cast, Frank McNeil
- Kevin Dobson … Cast, Lt. Bobby Crocker
- George Savalas … Cast, Det. Stavros
- Rosey Grier (see also: Roosevelt Grier) … Cast, Salathiel Hamms
- Barry Snider … Cast, Anthony Meara
- John Reilly … Cast, Whelan
- Danny Aiello … Cast, Matty
- Leonardo Cimino … Cast, Cordick
- Swoosie Kurtz … Cast, Julie Di Nata
- Mark Russell … Cast, Det. Saperstein
- Vince Conti … Cast, Det. Rizzo
- Frank Quinn … Cast, Willie
- Dick Boccelli … Cast, Tommy
- Richard Kuss … Cast, Heavyset Hood
- Sammy Smith … Cast, Sammy
- Jacob Milligan … Cast, Hotel Clerk
- Blanche Dee … Cast, Woman
- Joe LoGrippo … Cast, Wheelan's Driver
- Fred Morsell … Cast, Medical Examiner
- Louis Quinones … Cast, Cuban Hitman
- Pi Douglas … Cast, Cabbie
- Richard Cummings … Cast, Basketball Player
- James Weaver … Cast, Basketball Player