Kojak Close Cover Before Killing (Season 2, Episode 16)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

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Kojak

Close Cover Before Killing (Season 2, Episode 16)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A greedy businessman (Morton Tallman) commissions an arson, but his partner Nick threatens to tell the police if it happens. Tallman kills his partner and turns a large bookcase over his body, expecting the fire to cover his tracks. The ME...See moreA greedy businessman (Morton Tallman) commissions an arson, but his partner Nick threatens to tell the police if it happens. Tallman kills his partner and turns a large bookcase over his body, expecting the fire to cover his tracks. The ME finds a blunt instrument trauma to the head and no soot in Nick's lungs, proving he died before the fire. In spite of a young man's being identified as fleeing from the scene, Kojak is convinced Tallman is involved and sets out to find the evidence. It seems the fire is connected to a larger arson insurance scam, as well as some mob loans to businesses in trouble. Written by jeaneva See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Telly Savalas Lt. Theo Kojak Lt. Theo Kojak See fewer	Kojak (1973)
Alex Rocco Morton Tallman Morton Tallman See fewer	The Godfather (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)
George Savalas Det. Stavros (as Demosthenes) Det. Stavros (as Demosthenes) See fewer	Kelly's Heroes (1970)
David Ackroyd Vincent Hackley Vincent Hackley See fewer	The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
Nate Esformes Leonard Tapler Leonard Tapler See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
Catlin Adams Theresa Ryan (as Nira Barab) Theresa Ryan (as Nira Barab) See fewer	The Jerk (1979)
Richard X. Slattery Egan Egan See fewer	The Boston Strangler (1968)
Ben Hammer Nick Vane Nick Vane See fewer	Sleepers (1996)
Anne Wyndham Linda Linda See fewer	Barney Miller (1975)
Erik Estrada Luis Luis See fewer	CHiPs (1977)
Candice Azzara Agnes (as Candy Azzara) Agnes (as Candy Azzara) See fewer	Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Darrell Zwerling Agajanian Agajanian See fewer	Grease (1978)
Robert De Anda Mando (as Robert de Anda) Mando (as Robert de Anda) See fewer	The Candidate (1972)
Vic Christy Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Ken Clayton Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	The Cosmic Man (1959)
Vince Conti Det. Rizzo (uncredited) Det. Rizzo (uncredited) See fewer	Kojak (1973)
Len Felber Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967)
Martin Garner Moishe (uncredited) Moishe (uncredited) See fewer	Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Michael Jeffers Witness at Station (uncredited) Witness at Station (uncredited) See fewer	Paradise Alley (1978)
Mark Russell Det. Saperstein (uncredited) Det. Saperstein (uncredited) See fewer	Kojak (1973)
George Tracy Newsstand Vendor (uncredited) Newsstand Vendor (uncredited) See fewer	The Skydivers (1963)
Paul Van Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Hart to Hart (1979)