Series synopsis
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American drama mystery sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ABC on September 13, 1974. It ended on March 28, 1975. It was created by Jeffrey Grant Rice. It stars Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland and Jack Grinnage.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: A hard-bitten reporter with a nose for news and an open mind.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak
- Simon Oakland as Tony Vincenzo
- Jack Grinnage as Ron Updyke
Guest cast
- Ruth McDevitt as Emily Cowles
- Robert Easton as Bernard Carmichael
- Maureen Arthur as Woman Speaker
- Richard Kiel as The Monster
- John Alvin as Dr. Carrie
- Milt Kamen as Gingrich
- John Fiedler as Gordon Spangler
- Henry Jones as Captain Julian Wells
- Lenore Kasdorf as Girl
- Jackie Vernon
- Lara Parker as Madelaine Perkins
- Sharon Farrell
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | September 13, 1974 | March 28, 1975 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Ripper A serial killer who preys on women haunts Chicago, and Kolchak comes to believe that the killer is in fact the original Jack the Ripper, a seemingly immortal killer who has killed women in many cities over the last century. The reporter must track the killer to the old house where he has taken up residence and put an end to his existence once and for all. |
September 13, 1974 |
| 2 |
The Zombie A voodoo priestess animates her dead son to take revenge on the gangsters that killed him. |
September 20, 1974 |
| 3 |
They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be... A bizarre alien presence invisibly sweeps through Chicago, killing a petty thief and a UFO nut. The alien or aliens have the strength of a hurricane, generate a massive electromagnetic field, steal lead and electronic equipment, and suck the bone marrow out of humans and animals alike. Kolchak must track the alien(s) from an electronics warehouse to an observatory to Lincoln Park and drive them off before they kill again. His camera seems to hold the key to the creatures' weakness, although initially Carl is wrong in guessing what the weakness is. Carl follows the aliens and manages to keep them from feeding on him before they depart once and for all. |
September 27, 1974 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 13, 1974 |
| Last aired | March 28, 1975 |
| Runtime | 51 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |