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Jack Webb‌

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Jack Webb

Santa Monica, California, USA

Jack Webb

Santa Monica, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1920-04-02

Popularity

star6.8

Biography

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.  

Movie Credits

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard‌
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calendar 1950

The Men

The Men‌
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calendar 1950

Greyhounds of the Sea

Greyhounds of the Sea‌
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calendar 1967

He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night‌
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calendar 1949

The D.I.

The D.I.‌
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calendar 1957

Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger‌
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calendar 1950

A Day in Vietnam

A Day in Vietnam‌
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calendar 1967

-30-

-30-‌
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calendar 1959

Dark City

Dark City‌
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calendar 1950

Three on a Match

Three on a Match‌
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calendar 1932

Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues‌
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calendar 1955

Dragnet

Dragnet‌
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calendar 1954

Halls of Montezuma

Halls of Montezuma‌
star5.7
calendar 1951

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself‌
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calendar 2004

The Last Time I Saw Archie

The Last Time I Saw Archie‌
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calendar 1961

A Force in Readiness

A Force in Readiness‌
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calendar 1961

The John Glenn Story

The John Glenn Story‌
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calendar 1962

You're in the Navy Now

You're in the Navy Now‌
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calendar 1951

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra‌
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calendar 1971

Red Nightmare

Red Nightmare‌
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calendar 1962

Greenboy: Prescription for Death

Greenboy: Prescription for Death‌
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calendar 2013

Dragnet

Dragnet‌
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calendar 1969

24 Hour Alert

24 Hour Alert‌
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calendar 1955

The Selling of the Pentagon

The Selling of the Pentagon‌
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calendar 1971

Star Spangled Salesman

Star Spangled Salesman‌
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calendar 1968

Hollow Triumph

Hollow Triumph‌
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calendar 1948

Tv Credits

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour‌
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calendar 1950

Dragnet

Dragnet‌
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calendar 1951

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
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calendar 1948

The Partners

The Partners‌
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calendar 1971

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life‌
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calendar 1952

General Electric True

General Electric True‌
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calendar 1962

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
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calendar 1953

Dragnet

Dragnet‌
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calendar 1967

O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America‌
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calendar 2016

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
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calendar 1962

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar‌
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calendar 1957

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program‌
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calendar 1950