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Jack Webb


Born
in Santa Monica, California, The United States
April 02, 1920

Died
December 23, 1982

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Jack Webb's tight-lipped portrayal of Sgt. Joe Friday on the radio and television series "Dragnet" set the tone for a generation of police dramas.

Over the years Webb had achieved considerable success as the producer of such television shows as "Emergency" and "Adam 12," and as the star of such motion pictures as "Pete Kelly's Blues" and "The D.I."

But he remained best known to the public as the stone-faced Los Angeles Police detective of the 1950s and 1960s who greeted audiences each week with a terse: "My name is Friday... I'm a cop."

During the shows Friday and a succession of partners labored through investigative interviews frequently cut short by the request, "Just the facts, ma'am."

The immensely popular shows, which strove more for auth
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The Badge: True and Terrify...

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Dragnet: Volume 1

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Dragnet: Volume 2

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Zoie 'I Don't Think Jesus D...

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True North in Alaska: Memor...

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One  November  Night

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Jack Webb Suspects His Parents

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“Rule o’ thumb, the motorcycle police consider the “normal flow of traffic” in judging speed.”
Jack Webb, The Badge: True and Terrifying Crime Stories That Could Not Be Presented on TV, from the Creator and Star of Dragnet

“It had been a marihuana party. My wife and I tried to explain to her what this meant. That marihuana was the bait, and dope addiction the trap.”
Jack Webb, The Badge

“BLOW JOB—Where explosive is used on a safe.”
Jack Webb, The Badge