Kaz is an American crime drama and courtroom drama series that aired Sundays at 10:00 pm and Wednesdays at 9:00 pm (EST) on CBS from September 10, 1978, to April 18, 1979. After the final first-run telecast, the series returned in reruns on Sundays, July 29, August 5 & August 19, 1979.
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Overview
Ron Leibman starred as Martin "Kaz" Kazinski, a Polish American former convict who became a criminal defense attorney after he was released from prison. Leibman won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama. Nevertheless, the show failed to capture an audience and was cancelled after 22 episodes due to middling ratings. The show ranked 53rd out of 114 shows that season with an average 17.0/28 rating/share. In her 2019 memoir, Demi Moore wrote that she got her first acting role in a bit part on this show playing a teen prostitute.
Cast
Ron Leibman as Martin "Kaz" Kazinski
Patrick O'Neal as Samuel Bennett
Linda Carlson as Katie McKenna
Dick O'Neill as Malloy
Edith Atwater as Illsa Fogel
Gloria LeRoy as Mary Parnell
Mark Withers as Peter Colcourt
George Wyner as District Attorney Frank Revko