Kodiak (1974)
Kodiak (1974)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Clint Walker
Cal 'Kodiak' McCay
Abner Biberman
Margaret Blye
Maggie Farrow
William Cronjager
Director of Photography
William Witney
Director / Writer
Sutton Roley
Director
Robert Day
Director
Alvin Ganzer
Director
Reza Badiyi
Director
James Potter
Editor
Morton Stevens
Music
Anthony Lawrence
Writer
Don Balluck
Writer
Jim Byrnes
Teleplay
Michael Terrance
Teleplay
Jon Gerald
Writer
Don Ingalls
Writer
Robert White
Story
Phyllis White
Story
Mel Goldberg
Story
John Burke
Writer
Ron Bishop
Writer
William Putman
Writer
Jane MacKenzie
Writer
Stefanie Powers
Helen James
Kay Lenz
Mary Taylor
Jeff Morris
Frank James
Richard Bradford
Brock
Robbie Benson
Tim
Mary Murphy
Cathy
John Carter
Charlie Benton
Bill Vint
Sammy Ross
Lonny Chapman
George Taylor
Jeanne Bates
Mrs. Carson
Reid Rondell
Frank Carson
Steve Forrest
Samson Toey
Morgan Woodward
Stryker
Ben Andrews
Paul Stryker
Than Wyenn
Chengra
Sam Edwards
Barber
William Shatner
Buzz Howard
Beth Brickell
Kathy
Jason Evers
Darcy
Ed Lauter
Brook Spencer
Kiel Martin
Ty Spencer
Elliott Street
Kelly Toms
Walter Barnes
Jack Capp
Marianna Hill
Julie
Details.
Release DateSeptember 13, 1974
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes13
Running Time30m
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Kodiak is a half-hour adventure program that aired Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m Eastern time on ABC during the 1974-1975 television season. The show filled the time spot left vacant by ABC's cancellation of The Brady Bunch.
The show revolved around the main character of Cal "Kodiak" McKay (Clint Walker), an Alaska State Trooper. Kodiak, always accompanied by his Eskimo sidekick Abraham Lincoln Imhook (Abner Biberman), used his four-wheel drive truck to track down desperate killers through 50,000 miles of Alaska backcountry.
The show received unfavorable reviews from critics like The New York Times John J. O'Connor who called it a "disaster" and wrote:
"This disaster, starring Clint Walker, is filmed in Alaska, where Kodiak is a member of the State Patrol. The opening espisode has something to do with the theft of ”an 80 grand payroll.” There is much howling wind and spraying snow. Mr. Walker's frozen method of acting effectively complements the setting. The result is about as interesting as watching a large block of polluted ice."
It suffered low ratings due to being scheduled opposite NBC's mega-hit Sanford and Son. Kodiak was cancelled after the first episode, although a total of six episodes were aired. The show was filmed in Bend, Oregon, using the Old Skyliners Ski Lodge as the primary meeting place.
Maggie Blye had the role of police radio dispatcher Mandy.
The program was created by Stan Shpetner and Anthony Lawrence; Shpetner was the producer.