
Jack Webb
- Atuação
- 2 de abril de 1920 – 23 de dezembro de 1982 · com 62 anos
- Santa Monica, California, USA
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.
Principais trabalhos
Filmografia36
- 2016
O.J.: Made in AmericaSérie8.1
- 2013
- 1978
Project U.F.O.Série7.0
- 1971
- The Partners
Série6.5

- 1969
- Dragnet
Filme6.0
- 1968
Star Spangled SalesmanFilme8.0
- 1967

DragnetSérie7.0
A Day in VietnamFilme
- 1962

Red NightmareFilme5.9
The John Glenn StoryFilme6.1
- 1961
The Last Time I Saw ArchieFilme6.0
- A Force in Readiness
Filme6.6
- 1959
-30-Filme6.0
- 1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarSérie7.5
The D.I.Filme7.1
- 1955
24 Hour AlertFilme7.7
Pete Kelly's BluesFilme6.3
- 1954
DragnetFilme6.1
- 1953
The OscarsSérie7.1
- 1952
This Is Your LifeSérie6.5
- 1951
DragnetSérie6.5

Halls of MontezumaFilme6.0
- 1950
The Jack Benny ProgramSérie7.8
Dark CityFilme6.5
The Colgate Comedy HourSérie6.9
The MenFilme7.0

Appointment with DangerFilme5.7
- 1949
He Walked by NightFilme6.7
- 1948
Hollow TriumphFilme6.6
The Ed Sullivan ShowSérie6.8
- 1932
Three on a MatchFilme6.3
