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TV series

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

A hard-bitten reporter with a nose for news and an open mind.

1974 · TV-PG · 1 season · 20 episodes

Created by Jeffrey Grant Rice

7.7

TMDB audience score
93 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or even science fiction, including fantastic creatures.

About 17h to watch every episode. An estimate: 20 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 51 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

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Main cast

  • Darren McGavin
    Carl Kolchak
    20 episodes

  • Simon Oakland
    Tony Vincenzo
    20 episodes

  • Jack Grinnage
    Ron Updyke
    20 episodes

  • Ruth McDevitt
    Edith Cowels
    4 episodes

  • John Fiedler
    Gordon Spangler
    3 episodes

  • Carol Ann Susi
    Monique Marmelstein
    3 episodes

  • Richard Kiel
    The Monster
    2 episodes

  • Ramon Bieri
    Captain Joe Baker
    2 episodes

  • Keenan Wynn
    Capt. Joe 'Mad Dog' Siska
    2 episodes

  • Dennis McCarthy
    Ballistics Man
    2 episodes

  • Tom Anfinsen
    Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
    2 episodes

  • Robert Easton
    Bernard Carmichael
    1 episode

  • Maureen Arthur
    Woman Speaker
    1 episode

  • John Alvin
    Dr. Carrie
    1 episode

  • Milt Kamen
    Gingrich
    1 episode

  • Henry Jones
    Captain Julian Wells
    1 episode

  • Lenore Kasdorf
    Girl
    1 episode

  • Jackie Vernon
    1 episode

Seasons