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Biography

Actor, producer, and writer who became a TV legend with the premiere of the police procedural drama Dragnet in 1951. Though he had a…more

Born

4/2/1920, Santa Monica, California

Died

12/23/1982

Birth Name

John Randolph Webb

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Dragnet
  Sergeant Joe Friday
  - S 4: Ep 12 Bunco - $9,000
    12/11/69
  - S 4: Ep 11 Burglary Auto - Juvenile Genius
    12/4/69
  - S 4: Ep 10 Bunco Forgery - Parolee
    11/27/69
  - S 4: Ep 9 Burglary Auto - Courtroom
    11/20/69
  - S 4: Ep 8 D.H.Q. - Missing Person
    11/13/69
  - + 93 More Credits
- General Electric True
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 33 Five Tickets To Hell
    5/26/63
  - S 1: Ep 32 Commando
    5/19/63
  - S 1: Ep 31 Heydrich (pt 2)
    5/12/63
  - S 1: Ep 30 Heydrich (pt 1)
    5/5/63
  - S 1: Ep 29 Nitro
    4/28/63
  - + 26 More Credits
- Dragnet
  Sgt. Joe Friday
  - S 8: Ep 39 The Big Red
    8/23/59
  - S 8: Ep 38 The Big Counterfeit
    8/16/59
  - S 8: Ep 37 The Big .38
    8/9/59
  - S 8: Ep 36 The Big Operator
    8/2/59
  - S 8: Ep 35 The Big Appetite
    7/26/59
  - + 271 More Credits
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Host
  - S 5: Ep 34 7/24/1955
    7/24/55
Guest Star (17)

Role
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 23 Jack Webb: Just the Facts Ma'am
    10/5/00
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 133 March 28, 1979
    3/28/79
  - S 5: Ep 49 November 20, 1978
    11/20/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 103 February 7, 1978
    2/7/78
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 18 November 1-7, 1976 (2)
    11/1/76
  - S 10: Ep 89 August 16-20, 1976 (NBC-TV)
    8/16/76
- The Partners (1971)
  The Commissioner
  - S 1: Ep 13 North Is Now South
    12/18/71
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 3 680219
    2/19/68
  - S 16: Ep 52 Show #2952
    2/17/78
- The Jerry Lewis Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 September 19, 1967
    9/19/67
- General Electric True
  Burke
  - S 1: Ep 5 Code Name: Christopher (pt 2)
    10/28/62
  - S 1: Ep 4 Code Name: Christopher (pt 1)
    10/21/62
- Here's Hollywood
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 50 June 27, 1961
    6/27/61
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 3 Jack Webb Show
    11/1/59
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 35 Jayne Mansfield / Jack Webb / Sam Snead / Dolores Grey / Gene Austin
    5/26/57
- Noah's Ark
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Jack Webb Presents
    9/18/56
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Cameo
  - S 6: Ep 6 10/30/1955
    10/30/55
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 26: Ep 1 The 26th Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/54
- Texaco Star Theater
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 8 12/1/1953
    12/1/53
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 22 2/22/1953
    2/22/53
- Four Star Revue
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 37 May 17, 1952
    5/17/52
Cameo (1)

Role
- Adam-12
  Voiceover at Beginning of Episode
  - S 3: Ep 8 Log 105 -- Elegy For A Pig
    11/21/70
Writer (4)

Role
- Adam-12
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Log 1: The Impossible Mission
    9/21/68
- Dragnet
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Big L.S.D
    1/12/67
- Dragnet
  Writer
  - S 6: Ep 27 The Big Saint
    4/4/57
  - S 4: Ep 16 The Big Bundle
    12/9/54
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Big White Rat
    9/3/53
  - S 2: Ep 33 The Big Dance
    6/25/53
  - S 2: Ep 32 The Big Barrette
    6/18/53
  - + 6 More Credits
- Noah's Ark
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 15 Out to Pasture
    1/1/57
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Mascot
    10/23/56
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Toothless Monkey
    10/9/56
Director (6)

Role
- Emergency!
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 22 905-Wild
    3/1/75
  - — The Wedsworth-Townsend Act [Part 2]
    1/15/72
  - S 10: Ep 1 The Wedsworth-Townsend Act [Part 1]
    1/15/72
  - — blank
- Dragnet
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 12 Bunco - $9,000
    12/11/69
  - S 4: Ep 11 Burglary Auto - Juvenile Genius
    12/4/69
  - S 4: Ep 10 Bunco Forgery - Parolee
    11/27/69
  - S 4: Ep 9 Burglary Auto - Courtroom
    11/20/69
  - S 4: Ep 8 D.H.Q. - Missing Person
    11/13/69
  - + 93 More Credits
- Adam-12
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Log 1: The Impossible Mission
    9/21/68
  - S 6: Ep 24 Clinic On Eighteenth Street
    3/13/74
- General Electric True
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 18 Little Richard
    2/3/63
  - S 1: Ep 5 Code Name: Christopher (pt 2)
    10/28/62
  - S 1: Ep 4 Code Name: Christopher (pt 1)
    10/21/62
  - S 1: Ep 1 Circle Of Death
    9/30/62
- Dragnet
  Director
  - S 8: Ep 39 The Big Red
    8/23/59
  - S 8: Ep 38 The Big Counterfeit
    8/16/59
  - S 8: Ep 37 The Big .38
    8/9/59
  - S 8: Ep 36 The Big Operator
    8/2/59
  - S 8: Ep 35 The Big Appetite
    7/26/59
  - + 271 More Credits
- Noah's Ark
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Intruder
    2/26/57
  - S 1: Ep 22 Jehoshaphat
    2/19/57
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Vitamin Derby
    1/29/57
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Talking Ostrich
    1/15/57
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Guide
    1/8/57
  - + 9 More Credits
Producer (4)

Role
- Adam-12
  Producer
  - S 6: Ep 24 Clinic On Eighteenth Street
    3/13/74
- Dragnet
  Producer
  - S 4: Ep 10 Bunco Forgery - Parolee
    11/27/69
  - S 4: Ep 8 D.H.Q. - Missing Person
    11/13/69
  - S 3: Ep 23 Forgery - DR-33
    3/20/69
  - S 3: Ep 2 Juvenile - DR-05
    9/26/68
  - S 3: Ep 1 Public Affairs - DR-07
    9/19/68
  - + 17 More Credits
- Dragnet
  Producer
  - S 8: Ep 4 The Big Oskar
    10/14/58
  - S 8: Ep 2 The Big Sweet Annie
    9/30/58
  - S 8: Ep 1 The Big Beating
    9/23/58
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Big Break
    3/19/53
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Big Building
    3/5/53
  - + 20 More Credits
- Noah's Ark
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Intruder
    2/26/57
  - S 1: Ep 22 Jehoshaphat
    2/19/57
  - S 1: Ep 21 A Kangaroo's Tale
    2/12/57
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Gentle Peril
    2/5/57
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Vitamin Derby
    1/29/57
  - + 19 More Credits
Creator (4)

Role
- New Adam-12
  Creator
  - S 2: Ep 26 The Fighter
    9/16/91
  - S 2: Ep 25 The Bully
    9/9/91
  - S 2: Ep 24 Deadly Trade
    9/2/91
  - S 2: Ep 23 Addictions
    8/26/91
  - S 2: Ep 22 Missing
    8/19/91
  - + 47 More Credits
- Project UFO
  Creator
- Adam-12
  Creator
  - S 2: Ep 3 Log 52: Good Cop - Handle With Care
    10/4/69
  - S 1: Ep 26 Log 22: So This Little Guy Goes Into This Bar and...
    4/5/69
  - S 1: Ep 22 Log 152: A Dead Cop Can't Help Anyone
    3/8/69
  - S 1: Ep 18 Log 112: You Blew It
    2/8/69
  - S 1: Ep 17 Log 33: It All Happened So Fast
    2/1/69
  - + 17 More Credits
- Dragnet
  Creator
  - S 8: Ep 2 The Big Sweet Annie
    9/30/58
  - S 8: Ep 1 The Big Beating
    9/23/58
  - S 5: Ep 11 The Big Smoke
    11/10/55
  - S 3: Ep 20 The Big Youngster
    1/14/54
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Big Trunk
    1/7/54
  - + 48 More Credits
Executive Producer (10)

Role
- Project UFO
  Executive Producer
- Sierra
  Executive Producer
- Hec Ramsey
  Executive Producer
  - S 2: Ep 4 Scar Tissue
    3/10/74
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Detroit Connection
    12/30/73
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Century Turns
    10/8/72
- Emergency!
  Executive Producer
- The D.A. (1971)
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 6 The People vs. Slovik
    10/22/71
  - S 1: Ep 5 The People vs. Edwards
    10/15/71
  - S 1: Ep 3 The People vs. Gayda
    10/1/71
  - S 1: Ep 1 The People vs. Drake
    9/17/71
- Adam-12
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 26 Log 22: So This Little Guy Goes Into This Bar and...
    4/5/69
  - S 1: Ep 22 Log 152: A Dead Cop Can't Help Anyone
    3/8/69
  - S 1: Ep 21 Log 102: We Can't Just Walk Away From It
    3/1/69
  - S 1: Ep 19 Log 51: A Jumper - Code Two
    2/15/69
  - S 1: Ep 18 Log 112: You Blew It
    2/8/69
  - + 24 More Credits
- Temple Houston
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 26 Miss Katherine
    4/2/64
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Town That Trespassed
    3/26/64
  - S 1: Ep 24 Do Unto Others, Then Gallop
    3/19/64
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Gun That Swept the West
    3/5/64
  - S 1: Ep 22 Last Full Moon
    2/27/64
  - + 21 More Credits
- General Electric True
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 22 Security Risk
    3/3/63
- The D.A.'s Man
  Executive Producer
- Dragnet
  Executive Producer
  - S 8: Ep 2 The Big Sweet Annie
    9/30/58
  - S 8: Ep 1 The Big Beating
    9/23/58
  - S 5: Ep 11 The Big Smoke
    11/10/55
  - S 3: Ep 20 The Big Youngster
    1/14/54
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Big Trunk
    1/7/54
  - + 46 More Credits

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Trivia
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- On August 11, 2009, Sergeant Joe Friday appeared on a .44-cent ($0.44) United States postage stamp commemorating Dragnet and Jack Webb as part of the Post Offices Early TV Memories Stamp Collection.
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- Webb narrated a training film for the United States Postal Service titled Is It Worth It? The training film laid out details for Poster Workers should not tamper with mail or steal from the Post Office.
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- Webb was a close friend of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry. While Webb was doing Dragnet, Roddenberry was an L.A.P.D. officer and would submit treatments to Webb of real cases for Webb to make into episodes.
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