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Jack Webb

Jack Webb

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born April 2, 1920 in Santa Monica, California, USA

Died December 23, 1982

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Fahrenheit 9/11
Peacock
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Mubi
Dragnet
Classix
Sunset Blvd.
Amazon Prime Video
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Amazon Prime Video
He Walked by Night
Amazon Prime Video
Hollow Triumph
Amazon Prime Video
The Milton Berle Show
Amazon Prime Video

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John Randolph 'Jack' Webb, also known by the pen name John Randolph, was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the radio and television series Dragnet. He was also the founder of his own production company, Mark VII Limited.

Born in Santa Monica, California, Webb grew up in the Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles as the child of a single mother after his father left home before he was born.

During World War II, Webb enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces, but he "washed out" of flight training and was granted a hardship discharge to care for his family. Following his discharge, he moved to San Francisco, where a wartime shortage of announcers led to a temporary appointment to his own half-hour comedy radio show on ABC's KGO Radio in 1946. By 1949 he had abandoned comedy for drama, and starred in numerous radio shows until finding success in film and television in the late 1950s.

Webb had a featured role as a crime lab technician in the 1948 film He Walked by Night, a thinly-fictionalized recounting of the 1946 Walker crime spree. This experience gave Webb the idea for Dragnet: a recurring series based on real cases from LAPD police files, featuring authentic depictions of the modern police detective, including methods, mannerisms, and technical language. Following the success of Dragnet, Webb appeared in numerous television shows and specials, including the well-known 1972 series Emergency!

During his work on a revival of Dragnet in 1982, Webb suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 62. His funeral was given full police honors, and then LAPD Chief Daryl Gates retired the badge number 714 used by Webb's Joe Friday of Dragnet fame.

7 wins and 1 nominations

Jack Webb Photos

Jack Webb Videos

Thirty (-30-) - Clip

The D.I. - Clip

Jack Webb Dragnet The D.I. Rare Extended Movie Trailer

Pete Kelly's Blues

Dragnet Official Trailer #1 - Richard Boone Movie (1954) HD

Filmography

Actor

68

Type

Year

Greenboy: Prescription for Death Poster

Greenboy: Prescription for Death TV Short2013

Fahrenheit 9/11 Poster

Fahrenheit 9/11 Documentary2004

TV Land Moguls Poster

TV Land Moguls Mini-Series2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself Poster

Los Angeles Plays Itself Documentary2003

Television: The First Fifty Years Poster

Television: The First Fifty Years Documentary1999

Hey Folks, It's Intermission Time Poster

Hey Folks, It's Intermission Time Documentary1993

Federal Follies - Volume 5 Documentary1987

Project U.F.O. Poster

Project U.F.O. TV Series1978

Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special Poster

Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special TV Special1974

Escape TV Series1973

MCRD, San Diego Documentary1973

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Poster

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury TV Series1971

The Partners Poster

The Partners TV Series1971

The Selling of the Pentagon Poster

The Selling of the Pentagon Documentary1971

Dragnet 1966 Poster

Dragnet 1966 TV Movie1969

Adam-12 TV Series1968

Greyhounds of the Sea Poster

Greyhounds of the Sea Short Film1968

Patrol Dogs of the United States Air Force Short Film1968

Star Spangled Salesman Poster

Star Spangled Salesman Short Film1968

Dragnet 1967 Poster

Dragnet 1967 TV Series1967

The Jerry Lewis Show Poster

The Jerry Lewis Show TV Series1967

The Dean Martin Show Poster

The Dean Martin Show TV Series1965

The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) Poster

The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) TV Series1965

G.E. True Poster

G.E. True TV Series1962

Red Nightmare Poster

Red Nightmare Short Film1962

The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special1962

The John Glenn Story Poster

The John Glenn Story Documentary1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962

A Force in Readiness Poster

A Force in Readiness Short Film1961

The Last Time I Saw Archie Poster

The Last Time I Saw Archie Feature Film1961

Calvin and Clyde TV Movie1960

Here's Hollywood Poster

Here's Hollywood TV Series1960

-30- Feature Film1959

Some of Manie's Friends Poster

Some of Manie's Friends TV Movie1959

The Code Poster

The Code Documentary1959

77 Sunset Strip Poster

77 Sunset Strip TV Series1958

The D.I. Poster

The D.I. Feature Film1957

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar TV Series1957

Greyhounds of the Sea - History of the U.S. Navy Destroyer Documentary1956

24 Hour Alert Poster

24 Hour Alert Short Film1955

Motion Picture Academy Awards Nominations TV Special1955

Pete Kelly's Blues Poster

Pete Kelly's Blues Feature Film1955

Wide Wide World Poster

Wide Wide World TV Series1955

Don McNeill's Breakfast Club TV Series1954

Dragnet Feature Film1954

The 26th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 26th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1954

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952

Today TV Series1952

Chesterfield Sound Off Time Poster

Chesterfield Sound Off Time TV Series1951

Dragnet TV Series1951

Halls of Montezuma Poster

Halls of Montezuma Feature Film1951

You're in the Navy Now Poster

You're in the Navy Now Feature Film1951

All Star Revue Poster

All Star Revue TV Series1950

Appointment with Danger Poster

Appointment with Danger Feature Film1950

Army Information Film AIF No. 7: Code of Conduct - To Resist Documentary1950

Dark City Poster

Dark City Feature Film1950

Life with Linkletter TV Series1950

Sunset Blvd. Poster

Sunset Blvd. Feature Film1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950

The Jack Benny Program Poster

The Jack Benny Program TV Series1950

The Men Feature Film1950

One Man's Family Poster

One Man's Family TV Series1949

Sword in the Desert Poster

Sword in the Desert Feature Film1949

He Walked by Night Poster

He Walked by Night Feature Film1948

Hollow Triumph Poster

Hollow Triumph Feature Film1948

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948

The Milton Berle Show Poster

The Milton Berle Show TV Series1948

Three on a Match Poster

Three on a Match Feature Film1932

Writer

14

Type

Year

Dragnet TV Series2003

The New Adam-12 Poster

The New Adam-12 TV Series1990

Dragnet TV Series1989

Dragnet Feature Film1987

Sam TV Series1978

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Poster

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury TV Series1971

Adam-12 TV Series1968

Dragnet 1967 Poster

Dragnet 1967 TV Series1967

Pete Kelly's Blues Poster

Pete Kelly's Blues TV Series1959

The D.A.'s Man Poster

The D.A.'s Man TV Series1959

Noah's Ark Poster

Noah's Ark TV Series1956

Dragnet Feature Film1954

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952

Dragnet TV Series1951

Producer

34

Type

Year

The 25th Man TV Movie1982

Little Mo Poster

Little Mo TV Movie1978

Project U.F.O. Poster

Project U.F.O. TV Series1978

Sam TV Series1978

Mobile One Poster

Mobile One TV Series1975

Mobile Two Poster

Mobile Two TV Movie1975

The Log of the Black Pearl Poster

The Log of the Black Pearl TV Movie1975

Sierra TV Series1974

The Rangers Poster

The Rangers TV Movie1974

Chase TV Series1973

Emergency! Poster

Emergency! TV Series1972

Hec Ramsey Poster

Hec Ramsey TV Series1972

D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill Poster

D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill TV Movie1971

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Poster

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury TV Series1971

The D.A. Poster

The D.A. TV Series1971

D.A.: Murder One Poster

D.A.: Murder One TV Movie1969

Dragnet 1966 Poster

Dragnet 1966 TV Movie1969

Adam-12 TV Series1968

Dragnet 1967 Poster

Dragnet 1967 TV Series1967

Temple Houston Poster

Temple Houston TV Series1963

The Man from Galveston Poster

The Man from Galveston Feature Film1963

G.E. True Poster

G.E. True TV Series1962

Red Nightmare Poster

Red Nightmare Short Film1962

The Last Time I Saw Archie Poster

The Last Time I Saw Archie Feature Film1961

Calvin and Clyde TV Movie1960

-30- Feature Film1959

Pete Kelly's Blues Poster

Pete Kelly's Blues TV Series1959

The D.A.'s Man Poster

The D.A.'s Man TV Series1959

77 Sunset Strip Poster

77 Sunset Strip TV Series1958

People TV Movie1957

The D.I. Poster

The D.I. Feature Film1957

Noah's Ark Poster

Noah's Ark TV Series1956

Pete Kelly's Blues Poster

Pete Kelly's Blues Feature Film1955

Dragnet TV Series1951

Director

20

Type

Year

Project U.F.O. Poster

Project U.F.O. TV Series1978

Sam TV Series1978

Chase TV Series1973

Emergency! Poster

Emergency! TV Series1972

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Poster

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury TV Series1971

The D.A. Poster

The D.A. TV Series1971

Dragnet 1966 Poster

Dragnet 1966 TV Movie1969

Adam-12 TV Series1968

Dragnet 1967 Poster

Dragnet 1967 TV Series1967

G.E. True Poster

G.E. True TV Series1962

The Last Time I Saw Archie Poster

The Last Time I Saw Archie Feature Film1961

Calvin and Clyde TV Movie1960

-30- Feature Film1959

Pete Kelly's Blues Poster

Pete Kelly's Blues TV Series1959

The D.A.'s Man Poster

The D.A.'s Man TV Series1959

The D.I. Poster

The D.I. Feature Film1957

Noah's Ark Poster

Noah's Ark TV Series1956

Pete Kelly's Blues Poster

Pete Kelly's Blues Feature Film1955

Dragnet Feature Film1954

Dragnet TV Series1951

Other Crew

1

Emergency! Poster

Emergency! TV Series1972

Thanks

1

24 Hour Alert Poster

24 Hour Alert Short Film1955

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