AKA John Randolph Webb

Born: 2-Apr-1920
Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA
Died: 23-Dec-1982
Location of death: West Hollywood, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor, Film/TV Producer, Film Director

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Joe Friday in Dragnet

Military service: US Army (1942-45)

Father: Samuel Chester Webb
Mother: Margaret Webb
Wife: Julie London (singer and actress, m. Jul-1947, div. Nov-1953, two daughters)
Daughter: Stacy
Daughter: Lisa
Wife: Dorothy Towne (m. Jan-1955, div. Jun-1957)
Wife: Jackie Loughery (m. Jul-1958, div. Mar-1964)
Wife: Opal Wright (m. 1980, until his death)

    High School: Belmont High School, Los Angeles, CA

    Endorsement of Liggett Group Chesterfield cigarettes
    Endorsement of Liggett Group Fatima cigarettes
    Edgar Allan Poe Award Best Episode in a TV Series, Dragnet (1953)
    Edgar Allan Poe Award Best Radio Drama, Dragnet (1952)
    Edgar Allan Poe Award Best Radio Drama, Dragnet (1951)
    Autopsy
    Coolest Headshots
    Risk Factors: Asthma, Smoking

    TELEVISION
    Dragnet Sgt. Joe Friday (1951-59)
    Dragnet 1967 Sgt. Joe Friday (1967-70)
    Project Blue Book Announcer (1978-79)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    The Last Time I Saw Archie (27-May-1961)
    -30- (11-Nov-1959)
    The D.I. (30-May-1957)
    Pete Kelly's Blues (31-Jul-1955)
    Dragnet (20-Aug-1954)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Last Time I Saw Archie (27-May-1961) · Bill Bowers
    -30- (11-Nov-1959) · Sam Gatlin
    The D.I. (30-May-1957) · TSgt. Jim Moore
    Pete Kelly's Blues (31-Jul-1955) · Pete Kelly
    Dragnet (20-Aug-1954) · Sgt. Joe Friday
    Appointment with Danger (9-May-1951) · Joe Regas
    You're in the Navy Now (23-Feb-1951)
    Halls of Montezuma (5-Jan-1951) · Correspondent Dickerman
    Dark City (17-Oct-1950)
    Sunset Blvd. (4-Aug-1950) · Artie Green
    The Men (20-Jul-1950) · Norm
    He Walked By Night (24-Nov-1948) · Lee

Author of books:
The Badge: The Inside Story of One of America's Great Police Departments (1958)

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