- In Great Teacher Onizuka, Teshigawara calls Fuyutsuki's Kid Detective sister "Kojak" in his internal monologue.
Films - Live-Action
- In Eyes of Laura Mars, a man mistakes Donald for Laura from behind. When he sees his face, he says, "Wait a minute. You're not Miss Mars." Donald says, "So? You're not Kojak."
- Ghost Stories (2017): Tony Matthews calls Phillip Goodman this after he keeps asking questions. This is also the rude nickname his childhood bullies gave to the mentally disabled kid Callahan, due to his patchy bald head.
- In The Last Circus Natalia and the rest of the troupe go to work at a Kojak-themed nightclub after the circus closes down.
- My Science Project: When a cop tells Bob to get into the car, Bob says, "Easy on the French, Kojak!"
- Able Team. While in Cairo a member of the team turns on the TV and sees Kojak speaking in Arabic. In another novel a KGB agent notes his partner's fascination with a TV series about a bald-headed cop sucking on a lollipop and is unimpressed.
