The Kojak star, Telly Savalas, lived in the Sheraton-Universal Hotel in Universal City for 20 years until his death in 1994.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Universal Studios is gearing up its “Kojak” movie with playwright Philip Gawthorne on board for Vin Diesel’s bigscreen version of ...

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" ...

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, ...

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 ...

Film and TV composer John Cacavas, whose scores include the television series "Kojak" and "Hawaii Five-O," died Jan. 28 at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 83. By Phil Gallo Film and TV ...