Veteran character actor Telly Savalas rose to stardom in 1973 when he was cast as Theo Kojak, the tough-talking, lollipop-licking police detective, and this DVD set collects the entire first season of this top-rated police drama. Season one of Kojak features twenty-two episodes originally aired in 1973 and 1974; guest stars in the show's first year included Harvey Keitel, James Woods, Dabney Coleman, John Ritter and Hector Elizondo. Titles include "Siege of Terror," "Web of Death," "One for the Morgue," "Knockover," "Girl in the River," "Requiem for a Cop," "The Corrupter," "Dark Sunday," "Conspiracy of Fear," "Cop in a Cage," "Marker to a Dead Bookie," "Last Rites for a Dead Priest," "Death Is Not a Passing Grade," "Die Before They Wake," "Deliver Us Some Evil," "Eighteen Hours of Fear," "Before the Devil Knows," "Dead on His Feet," "Down a Long and Lonely River," "Mojo," "Therapy in Dynamite," and "The Only Way Out."