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"Kojak" (1973): Season 3: Episode 17 -- A man catches a highly communicable disease from his dying brother as he promises to kill the man who framed the brother.

"Kojak" (1973): Season 3: Episode 23 -- When priceless Rembrandt drawings disappear, a renowned detective competes with Kojak for their recovery.

"Kojak" (1973): Season 3: Episode 4 -- Three young Puerto Ricans try to finance their dream of buying a farm by hijacking a load of plumbing supplies.

"Kojak" (1973): Season 3: Episode 6 -- Two graduate psychology students involved in the murder of their professor attempt to destroy the only witness to their crime.

"Kojak" (1973): Season 3: Episode 7 -- A detective's drinking problem inadvertently causes him to lose his pistol, his gold shield and the life of his best friend.

Overview

Date of Birth:

1 December 1927, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

25 March 2008, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

Died just one day after Richard Widmark, one of the stars of Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). more

STARmeter:

Down 11% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(5 articles)

DreamWorks to Produce New Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic
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Live blogging the Oscars
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Alternate Names:

Ben Goodman

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Kojak" (2005)	(8 episodes, 2005)	2005	-	6.1 (146)
	8 TV episodes: All Bets Off: Part 2 (2005) (characters) All Bets Off: Part 1 (2005) (characters) Music of the Night (2005) (characters) Kind of Blue (2005) (characters) Hitman (2005) (characters) 3 episodes not shown.
2.	Kojak (2005) (TV)	(characters)	2005	-	6.0 (191)

3.	Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002) (TV)	(teleplay)	2002	-	7.0 (95)

4.	Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV)	(written by)	1995	-	7.5 (1,366)

5.	Sinatra (1992) (TV)	(story) (as Ben Goodman)	1992	-	7.2 (190)

6.	Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992) (TV)	(teleplay)	1992	-	6.2 (101)
	AKAs: Power Play: The Jackie Presser Story (UK: video title)
7.	Kojak: None So Blind (1990) (TV)	(creator)	1990	-	6.2 (60)

8.	Kojak: Flowers for Matty (1990) (TV)	(creator)	1990	-	5.9 (58)

9.	Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989) (TV)	(written by)	1989	-	8.0 (144)
	AKAs: Recht, nicht Rache (West Germany)
10.	Kojak: The Price of Justice (1987) (TV)	(creator)	1987	-	6.3 (74)

11.	War and Love (1985)	(writer)	1985	-	6.2 (21)
	AKAs: The Children's War
12.	Kojak: The Belarus File (1985) (TV)	(creator)	1985	-	6.6 (106)
	AKAs: The Belarus File
13.	"The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985)	(writer)	1985	-	6.2 (159)

14.	"Skag" (1980)	(5 episodes, 1980)	1980	-	8.3 (5)
	5 TV episodes: What Passes for Love in East Pittsburgh (1980) (creator) The Working Girl: Part 2 (1980) (creator) The Working Girl: Part 1 (1980) (creator) The Wildcatters (1980) (creator) (written by) In Trouble at 15 (1980) (creator)
15.	Skag (1980) (TV)	(writer)	1980	-	6.1 (20)

16.	"Kojak" (1973)	(117 episodes, 1973-1978)	1978	-	7.3 (799)
	117 TV episodes: In Full Command (1978) (creator) Sixty Miles to Hell (1978) (creator) Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton (1978) (creator) May the Horse Be with You (1978) (creator) The Halls of Terror (1978) (creator) 112 episodes not shown.
17.	"King" (1978)	(unknown episodes)	1978	-	7.5 (113)

18.	NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look (1976) (TV)	(writer)	1976	-	8.0 (9)

19.	Medical Story (1975) (TV)	(writer)	1975	-	7.4 (12)

20.	Report to the Commissioner (1975)	(screenplay)	1975	-	6.0 (253)
	AKAs: Operation Undercover (UK)
21.	The Greatest Gift (1974) (TV)	(writer) (as Ben Goodman)	1974	-	6.5 (38)

22.	The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV)	(written by)	1973	-	7.6 (203)
	AKAs: Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders (USA: recut version)
23.	The Detective (1968)	(screenplay)	1968	-	6.4 (911)

24.	Ship of Fools (1965)	(screenplay)	1965	-	7.2 (1,620)

25.	A Child Is Waiting (1963)	(screenplay) (story)	1963	-	7.3 (763)

26.	I sequestrati di Altona (1962)	(writer)	1962	-	7.0 (85)
	AKAs: Les séquestrés d'Altona (France) The Condemned of Altona (USA)
27.	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)	(story and screenplay)	1961	-	8.3 (12,300)
	AKAs: Judgement at Nuremberg
28.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	(3 episodes, 1958-1959)	1959	-	8.5 (67)
	3 TV episodes: Dark December (1959) (writer) Judgment at Nuremberg (1959) (writer) Portrait of a Murderer (1958) (story)
29.	"Studio One" (1948)	(2 episodes, 1957-1958)	1958	-	8.5 (51)
	AKAs: Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title) Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title) Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) 2 TV episodes: The Desperate Age (1958) (written by) A Child Is Waiting (1957) (writer)
30.	"The United States Steel Hour" (1953)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.4 (32)
	AKAs: The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: Give Me My Son (1958) (teleplay)
31.	"Matinee Theatre" (1955)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	7.2 (12)
	1 TV episode: Soldier's Boy (1958) (writer)
32.	"Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1951)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	7.4 (12)
	AKAs: Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Pencil Sketch (1956) (written by)
33.	"Star Tonight" (1955)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	6.9 (6)
	1 TV episode: Night Escape (1956) (writer)
34.	"Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950)	(2 episodes, 1955-1956)	1956	-	7.9 (25)
	AKAs: Lucky Strike Theater Montgomery's Summer Stock The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater 2 TV episodes: The End of the Tether (1956) (teleplay) The World to Nothing (1955) (written by)
35.	Port of Escape (1956)	(additional scenes)	1956	-	5.0 (10)

36.	"Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" (1953)	(4 episodes, 1954-1955)	1955	-	8.0 (14)
	AKAs: Matinee (UK: informal short title) Rheingold Theatre (USA) 4 TV episodes: Success Train (1955) (teleplay) The Hero (1955) (writer) Counterfeit (1955) (writer) Pattern for Glory (1954) (teleplay)
37.	"Lux Video Theatre" (1950)	(1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	6.4 (31)
	AKAs: Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title) 1 TV episode: Pattern for Glory (1952) (writer)
38.	"Cameo Theatre" (1950)	(unknown episodes)	1950	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002) (TV)	(executive producer)	2002	-	7.0 (95)

2.	10,000 Black Men Named George (2002) (TV)	(executive producer)	2002	-	6.1 (158)

3.	Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV)	(executive producer)	1995	-	7.5 (1,366)

4.	Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992) (TV)	(executive producer)	1992	-	6.2 (101)
	AKAs: Power Play: The Jackie Presser Story (UK: video title)
5.	Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989) (TV)	(producer)	1989	-	8.0 (144)
	AKAs: Recht, nicht Rache (West Germany)
6.	"The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985)	(executive producer)	1985	-	6.2 (159)

7.	Skag (1980) (TV)	(executive producer)	1980	-	6.1 (20)

8.	Lawman Without a Gun (1979) (TV)	(executive producer)	1979	-	6.3 (20)
	AKAs: He Who Walks Alone (USA: video title) This Man Stands Alone (USA: alternative title)
9.	Medical Story (1975) (TV)	(executive producer)	1975	-	7.4 (12)

10.	"Kojak" (1973)	executive producer (5 episodes, 1973)	1973	-	7.3 (799)
	5 TV episodes: Girl in the River (1973) (executive producer) Knockover (1973) (executive producer) One for the Morgue (1973) (executive producer) Web of Death (1973) (executive producer) Siege of Terror (1973) (executive producer)
11.	The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV)	(executive producer)	1973	-	7.6 (203)
	AKAs: Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders (USA: recut version)

Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"King" (1978)	(unknown episodes)	1978	-	7.5 (113)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Value of a Single Human Being (2004) (V)	(special thanks)	2004	-	6.2 (7)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	In Conversation with Tony Bennett and Abby Mann (2005) (V)		2005	-	-

2.	Making of 'King' (2005) (V)		2005	-	-

3.	A Tribute to Stanley Kramer (2004) (V)	Himself	2004	-	6.5 (8)

4.	The Value of a Single Human Being (2004) (V)	Himself	2004	-	6.2 (7)

5.	In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell (2004) (V)	Himself	2004	-	5.9 (6)

6.	Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)	Himself	2004	-	7.4 (237)

7.	The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) (TV)	Himself - Writing Award Winner	1962	-	4.3 (28)

Archive Footage
	1.	81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)	Himself - Memorial Tribute

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