Question: why did kojak eat lollipops?
Answer: The lollipop was used to cut back on smoking. His character Kojak even admitted once that he smoked too much and sucked on lollipops every day except on Sundays. Telly Savalas was 51 years old when the show started. Telly Savalas' real-life brother George had a supporting role as Detective Stavros.