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His most noted scores were written for the series Kojak (1973-1978), for which he was the chief composer. For its 5th and final season in 1977-1978, Cacavas composed the show's second main title theme.
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The somewhat better-known first Kojak theme, in two distinct arrangements, is the work of Billy Goldenberg, who scored the first two episodes of the series (Goldenberg also scored the series' pilot movie). The first of these two arrangements was used for episodes 1-27.
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- It started with a TV movie based on real-life murders. TV writer Abby Mann introduced Savalas’ Kojak — spelled “Kojack” at the time — in the 1973 CBS movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders.
- The show was a family affair — though that wasn’t evident for two seasons. Telly Savalas’ brother George Savalas starred as Detective Stavros on Kojak.
- Savalas used lollipops to curb his smoking habit. Viewers often saw Telly Savalas’ detective character sucking on a lollipop while working a case — a quirk first seen in Kojak’s eighth episode, “Dark Sunday,” per MeTV.
- The show won Emmys, Golden Globes, and even an Edgar. Savalas won the Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Award for his Kojak work in 1974. The following year, guest star Zohra Lampert won an Emmy for her performance in Season 2’s “Queen of the Gypsies.”
His original theme called “We’ll Make It This Time” had lyrics penned by Bill Dyer. After that came compositions by Kim Richmond, who had been in the Air Force band, and John Cacavas, who also composed for Hawaii Five-O and B.J. and the Bear.
Jan 29, 2014 · Kojak Composer John Cacavas Dead at 83. Emmy-nom'd scorer's numerous film and TV credits include Airport 1975, Hawaii Five-O, Columbo by Jon Burlingame. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—John Cacavas, the composer of scores for Airport 1975 and many episodes of TV's Kojak, died Tuesday after a lengthy illness. He was 83.
Top New York cop Theo Kojak finds himself trapped in a tangled web of false trials, jealousies and murderous scheming as he investigates the death of two young boys. Their bodies are discovered in a Harlem river, the boys mother is the major suspect.
