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John Cacavas
Composer, Additional Credits
Born August 13, 1930Died January 28, 2014 (83 years)
John Harry Cacavas (August 13, 1930 – January 28, 2014) was an American composer and conductor probably best known for his television scores, such as Kojak, for which he was the chief composer. He also composed the show's second main title theme for its 5th and final season in 1977-1978.
John Cacavas Filmography
| 2000 | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder · as Original Music Composer |
| 2000 | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1991 | Columbo: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health · as Composer |
| 1990 | Kojak: None So Blind · as Composer |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | Kojak: Fatal Flaw · as Composer |
| 1989 | Columbo: Grand Deceptions · as Composer |
| 1989 | Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White · as Original Music Composer |
| 1989 | Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine · as Composer |
| 1988 | Dirty Dozen: The Series (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | Police Story: The Freeway Killings · as Composer |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1985 | Jenny's War (TV Series) |
| 1985 | A Death in California (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1985 | Lady Blue (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 1985 | Me & Mom (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1984 | Jessie (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 1984 | They're Playing with Fire · as Original Music Composer |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | The Four Seasons (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1984 | CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1984 | Jessie · as Composer |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | For Love and Honor (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1983 | Still the Beaver · as Original Music Composer |
| 1982 | Cry for the Strangers · as Composer |
| 1982 | The Executioner's Song · as Original Music Composer |
| 1982 | Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982) (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Today's FBI (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Separate Ways · as Original Music Composer |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | No Place to Hide · as Original Music Composer |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1980 | Once Upon a Spy · as Original Music Composer |
| 1980 | |
| 1979 | Eischied (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1979 | Working Stiffs (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1979 | 240-Robert (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1979 | Mrs. Columbo (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1978 | CBS Afternoon Playhouse (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1978 | The Time Machine · as Original Music Composer |
| 1978 | Human Feelings · as Original Music Composer |
| 1978 | B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1978 | |
| 1977 | Relentless · as Original Music Composer |
| 1977 | Airport '77 · as Original Music Composer |
| 1977 | Murder at the World Series · as Original Music Composer |
| 1977 | SST: Death Flight · as Original Music Composer |
| 1977 | ABC Weekend Special (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1974 | Amy Prentiss (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 · as Original Music Composer |
| 1974 | The Elevator · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | Blade · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | Linda · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | She Cried Murder · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | The Satanic Rites of Dracula · as Original Music Composer |
| 1972 | Horror Express · as Original Music Composer |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1993 | The Return of Ironside · as Sound |
| 1989 | Confessional (TV Series) · as Conductor |
| 1982 | Mortuary · as Songs |





