Kojak Down a Long and Lonely River (Season 1, Episode 19)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

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Kojak

Down a Long and Lonely River (Season 1, Episode 19)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ex-con Lou is determined to settle old scores with his ex-wife and her mobster boyfriend who set him up to serve hard time. Lou's fiancée, a wide-eyed prison sociologist, enlists Kojak's help to keep Lou from killing and/or being killed.

Director

Leo Penn

Writers

Abby Mann (created by) | Robert Foster (written by) | Selwyn Raab (book)

Producer

James Duff McAdams (as James McAdams)

Composer

John Cacavas

Cinematographer

Gerald Perry Finnerman

Editors

John Kaufman (as John Kaufman Jr.) | Ronald LaVine

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 20, 1974

Release date

Mar 20, 1974 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 10 wins & 22 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
Telly Savalas Lt. Theo Kojak Lt. Theo Kojak See fewer	Kojak (1973)
Paul Michael Glaser Lou Giordino Lou Giordino See fewer	Starsky and Hutch (1975)
Sian Barbara Allen Lyndsey Walker Lyndsey Walker See fewer	You'll Like My Mother (1972)
Dan Frazer Capt. Frank McNeil Capt. Frank McNeil See fewer	Take the Money and Run (1969)
Kevin Dobson Det. Bobby Crocker Det. Bobby Crocker See fewer	Knots Landing (1979)
Alexandra Hay Elena Rozelle Elena Rozelle See fewer	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Kenneth O'Brien Ankrum Ankrum See fewer	The Sting (1973)
John Aniston Dancik Dancik See fewer	Days of Our Lives (1965)
John Beal McKinney McKinney See fewer	The Firm (1993)
Charles Dierkop DeLuca DeLuca See fewer	The Sting (1973)
Ed Bernard Watson Watson See fewer	Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
George Savalas Det. Stavros (as Demosthenes) Det. Stavros (as Demosthenes) See fewer	Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Fuddle Bagley High Pockets High Pockets See fewer	Darktown Strutters (1975)
Fred Franklyn Nightclub Manager (as Fredric Franklyn) Nightclub Manager (as Fredric Franklyn) See fewer	The Fog (1980)
Joseph V. Perry Burke (as Joseph Perry) Burke (as Joseph Perry) See fewer	Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Donald Chaffin Det. Tracy (uncredited) Det. Tracy (uncredited) See fewer	Fletch (1985)
Ted Christy Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Playhouse 90 (1956)
Ken Clayton Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	The Cosmic Man (1959)
Tony Dante Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer	McCloud (1970)
Luis Delgado Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Fire in the Sky (1993)
Michael J. Grayson Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Days of Our Lives (1965)
Ernesto Molinari Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	The Champ (1979)
Mark Russell Det. Saperstein (uncredited) Det. Saperstein (uncredited) See fewer	Kojak (1973)
Gary Wright Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Foxy Brown (1974)