Jack Webb Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Jack Webb

Jack Webb

Acting

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 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.  

Filmography Movies

Acting

Sunset Boulevard movie poster
MOVIE

Sunset Boulevard

8.3(2.9K)
Sunset Boulevard
Artie Green
The Men movie poster
MOVIE

The Men

7.0(0.1K)
The Men
Norm
Greyhounds of the Sea movie poster
MOVIE
Greyhounds of the Sea
Narrator
He Walked by Night movie poster
MOVIE

He Walked by Night

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He Walked by Night
Lee Whitey
The D.I. movie poster
MOVIE

The D.I.

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The D.I.
Gunnery Sgt. Jim Moore
Appointment with Danger movie poster
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Appointment with Danger

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Appointment with Danger
Joe Regas
A Day in Vietnam movie poster
MOVIE

A Day in Vietnam

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A Day in Vietnam
Narrator
-30- movie poster
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-30-

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Sam Gatlin
Dark City movie poster
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Dark City

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Dark City
Augie
Three on a Match movie poster
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Three on a Match

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Three on a Match
Boy in Schoolyard (uncredited)

Production

The D.I. movie poster
MOVIE

The D.I.

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The D.I.
Director
-30- movie poster
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-30-

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-30-
Director
Pete Kelly's Blues movie poster
MOVIE

Pete Kelly's Blues

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Pete Kelly's Blues
Director
Dragnet movie poster
MOVIE

Dragnet

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Dragnet
Director
The Last Time I Saw Archie movie poster
MOVIE

The Last Time I Saw Archie

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The Last Time I Saw Archie
Director
The Man from Galveston movie poster
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The Man from Galveston

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The Man from Galveston
Executive Producer
The Century Turns movie poster
MOVIE

The Century Turns

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The Century Turns
Executive Producer
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill movie poster
MOVIE

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

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The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
Executive Producer
Emergency! movie poster
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Emergency!

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Emergency!
Director
Emergency! movie poster
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Emergency!

8.3(0.0K)
Emergency!
Executive Producer

Gallery

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