Kojak A Hair-Trigger Away (Season 4, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kojak

A Hair-Trigger Away (Season 4, Episode 7)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A cop with an addicted girlfriend is determined to continue on the drug case he was working on, even after accidentally killing his own partner during an attempted arrest.

Director

Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

Writers

Abby Mann (created by) | Chester Krumholz (teleplay) (as L.T. Bentwood) | Andy House (story) (as Anderson House) | Jack Epps Jr. (story) | Selwyn Raab (book)

Producer

James Duff McAdams (as James McAdams)

Composer

John Cacavas

Cinematographer

Sol Negrin

Editor

Sidney Katz

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 7, 1976

Release date

Nov 7, 1976 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Telly Savalas Lt. Theo Kojak Lt. Theo Kojak See fewer	Kojak (1973)
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 Det. Stavros See fewer	Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Walter McGinn Len Gittings Len Gittings See fewer	The Parallax View (1974)
Hurd Hatfield Don Luiz Cabrillo Don Luiz Cabrillo See fewer	The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Lynn Redgrave Claire Claire See fewer	Gods and Monsters (1998)
Morgan Fairchild Allison Allison See fewer	Friends (1994)
Dominic Chianese George Mallick George Mallick See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Dan Hedaya Dan Hudson Dan Hudson See fewer	The Usual Suspects (1995)
Irene Cara Amy Amy See fewer	Fame (1980)
Ben Slack Sonny Scammons Sonny Scammons See fewer	Bachelor Party (1984)
Sam Locante Joe Mallick Joe Mallick See fewer	The Stone Killer (1973)
Barney McFadden Leo Leo See fewer	The Awakening Land (1978)
Mark Russell Det. Saperstein Det. Saperstein See fewer	Kojak (1973)
Vince Conti Det. Rizzo Det. Rizzo See fewer	Kojak (1973)
David Gale IAD Man IAD Man See fewer	Re-Animator (1985)
Floyd Levine Thompson Thompson See fewer	Death Wish (1974)
Joe Palmieri Doppler Doppler See fewer	Kojak (1973)
Jaime Montilla Andy Andy See fewer	A Show of Force (1990)