Jack Webb
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 bef…
Known For
Sunset Boulevard
Artie Green
The Men
Norm
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet (archive footage)
He Walked by Night
Lee Whitey
Emergency!
Director
Adam-12
Director
Three on a Match
Boy in Schoolyard (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
Bullseye (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (39)
Movies (27)
Greenboy: Prescription for Death
2013as Joe Friday (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004as Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet (archive footage)
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971as Narrator
The Selling of the Pentagon
1971as Self (archive footage)
Your Tour In Vietnam
1970as Narrator
Dragnet
1969as Joe Friday
Star Spangled Salesman
1968as Security Man
A Day in Vietnam
1967as Narrator
Greyhounds of the Sea
1967as Narrator
Red Nightmare
1962as On-Camera Narrator
The John Glenn Story
1962as Narrator
A Force in Readiness
1961
The Last Time I Saw Archie
1961as William 'Bill' Bowers
-30-
1959as Sam Gatlin
The D.I.
1957as Gunnery Sgt. Jim Moore
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955as Pete Kelly
24 Hour Alert
1955as Himself
Dragnet
1954as Sergeant Joe Friday
Halls of Montezuma
1951as Correspondent Dickerman
You're in the Navy Now
1951as Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo
Sunset Boulevard
1950as Artie Green
The Men
1950as Norm
Appointment with Danger
1950as Joe Regas
Dark City
1950as Augie
He Walked by Night
1949as Lee Whitey
Hollow Triumph
1948as Bullseye (uncredited)
Three on a Match
1932as Boy in Schoolyard (uncredited)
Television (12)
O.J.: Made in America
2016as Sgt. Joe Friday (archive footage)
The Partners
1971
Dragnet
1967as Sergeant Joe Friday
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
General Electric True
1962as Self - host
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957as Self
The Oscars
1953as Self
This Is Your Life
1952as Self
Dragnet
1951as Joe Friday
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950as Jack Webb
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
Crew (45)
Movies (21)
Little Mo
1978Executive Producer
The Log of the Black Pearl
1975Executive Producer
Mobile Two
1975Executive Producer
Chase
1973Director
Chase
1973Producer
Emergency!
1972Director
Emergency!
1972Executive Producer
The Century Turns
1972Executive Producer
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971Director
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
1971Executive Producer
The D.A.: Murder One
1969Executive Producer
Dragnet
1969Director
Dragnet
1969Producer
The Man from Galveston
1963Executive Producer
The Last Time I Saw Archie
1961Director
-30-
1959Director
-30-
1959Producer
The D.I.
1957Director
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955Director
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955Producer
Dragnet
1954Director
Television (24)
Project U.F.O.
1978Producer
Sam
1978Producer
Mobile One
1975Producer
Sierra
1974Producer
Chase
1973Producer
Escape
1973Producer
Emergency!
1972Director
Emergency!
1972Producer
Hec Ramsey
1972Producer
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971Producer
The D.A.
1971Producer
Adam-12
1968Director
Adam-12
1968Executive Producer
Adam-12
1968Producer
Dragnet
1967Director
Dragnet
1967Writer
General Electric True
1962Director
General Electric True
1962Producer
The D.A.'s Man
1959Producer
Pete Kelly's Blues
1959Producer
77 Sunset Strip
1958Producer
The Ford Television Theatre
1952Story
Dragnet
1951Director
Dragnet
1951Producer
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