Jack Webb
Born in Santa Monica, California, USA — Apr 02 1920• Died Dec 23 1982
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Biography
John Randolph 'Jack' Webb (also known by the pen name John Randolph; April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) 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 U…
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Emergency!
Directing
Adam-12
Production
Dragnet
Joe Friday
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Dragnet
Sergeant Joe Friday
77 Sunset Strip
Production
The Oscars
Self
The Jack Benny Program
Jack Webb
The Ford Television Theatre
Writing
This Is Your Life
Self
L.A. Dragnet
Creator
Project U.F.O.
Production
Sunset Boulevard
Artie Green
The Partners
General Electric True
Self - host
Temple Houston
Creator
Hec Ramsey
Production
O.J.: Made in America
Sgt. Joe Friday (archive footage)
Mobile One
Production
Chase
Production
The New Adam-12
Creator
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet (archive footage)
The Men
Norm
The New Dragnet
Creator
He Walked by Night
Lee Whitey
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
Production
Sam
Production
The D.A.'s Man
Production
The Man from Galveston
Production
Emergency!
Directing
Halls of Montezuma
Correspondent Dickerman
Three on a Match
Boy in Schoolyard (uncredited)
Red Nightmare
On-Camera Narrator
The D.A.
Production
Sierra
Production
Dragnet
Sergeant Joe Friday
Pete Kelly's Blues
Production
You're in the Navy Now
Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo
The D.I.
Gunnery Sgt. Jim Moore
The D.A.: Murder One
Production
The Log of the Black Pearl
Production
Appointment with Danger
Joe Regas
Escape
Production
Chase
Production
Hollow Triumph
Bullseye (uncredited)
Mobile Two
Production
Dark City
Augie
Dragnet
Joe Friday
The Last Time I Saw Archie
William 'Bill' Bowers
Little Mo
Production
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
Production
The Century Turns
Production
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Sam Gatlin
24 Hour Alert
Himself
Pete Kelly's Blues
Pete Kelly
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Narrator
Star Spangled Salesman
Security Man
The Selling of the Pentagon
Self (archive footage)
Greenboy: Prescription for Death
Joe Friday (archive footage)
The John Glenn Story
Narrator
A Force in Readiness
Greyhounds of the Sea
Narrator
A Day in Vietnam
Narrator
Your Tour In Vietnam
Narrator