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John Randolph Webb was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Sgt. Joe Friday in the Dragnet franchise. He was the founder of his own production company, Mark VII Limited.
Birth Name
John Randolph Webb
Born
Friday, 02 April 1920
Died
Thursday, 23 December 1982
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Sixties | Sgt. Joe Friday | 2013 |
| Greenboy: Prescription for Death | Joe Friday (archive footage) / Joe Friday | 2013 |
| Pioneers of Television | Sgt. Joe Friday from Dragnet | 2008 |
| Fahrenheit 9/11 | Self | 2004 |
| Los Angeles Plays Itself | Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet | 2003 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Sgt. Joe Friday | 1999 |
| JAG | Sgt. Jim Moore | 1995 |
| Frontline | Himself (archive footage) | 1983 |
| Project U.F.O. | Narrator | 1978 |
| Escape | Self (Narrator) | 1973 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Sixties | Sgt. Joe Friday | 2013 |
| Greenboy: Prescription for Death | Joe Friday (archive footage) / Joe Friday | 2013 |
| Pioneers of Television | Sgt. Joe Friday from Dragnet | 2008 |
| Fahrenheit 9/11 | Self | 2004 |
| Los Angeles Plays Itself | Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet | 2003 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Sgt. Joe Friday | 1999 |
| JAG | Sgt. Jim Moore | 1995 |
| Frontline | Himself (archive footage) | 1983 |
| Project U.F.O. | Narrator | 1978 |
| Escape | Self (Narrator) | 1973 |
| The Partners | Commissioner Norton | 1971 |
| O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra | Narrator | 1971 |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Narrator | 1971 |
| Adam-12 | Announcer | 1968 |
| Star Spangled Salesman | Security Man | 1968 |
| Greyhounds of the Sea | Narrator | 1968 |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | Self / Self - as Sergeant Joe Friday | 1967 |
| Dragnet 1967 | Sergeant Joe Friday / Sgt. Joe Friday | 1967 |
| A Day in Vietnam | Narrator | 1967 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self - Man in Closet | 1965 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself / Sgt. Joe Friday (archive footage) | 1962 |
| G.E. True | Self - Host / Narrator / John Burke / Host - Narrator | 1962 |
| Red Nightmare | On-Camera Narrator / Narrator | 1962 |
| The John Glenn Story | Narrator | 1962 |
| The Last Time I Saw Archie | William 'Bill' Bowers | 1961 |
| Last Time I Saw Archie, The | William 'Bill' Bowers | 1961 |
| A Force in Readiness | On-Camera Narrator | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| -30- | Sam Gatlin | 1959 |
| Some of Manie's Friends | Self | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Background bystander | 1958 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The D.I. | Gunnery Sgt. Jim Moore | 1957 |
| 24 Hour Alert | Self / Himself | 1955 |
| Pete Kelly's Blues | Pete Kelly | 1955 |
| The Donald O'Connor Show | (archive footage) | 1954 |
| Dragnet | Sergeant Joe Friday | 1954 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Dragnet | Sgt. Joe Friday / Lt. Joe Friday | 1951 |
| Chesterfield Sound Off Time | Sgt. Joe Friday | 1951 |
| You're in the Navy Now | Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo | 1951 |
| Halls of Montezuma | Correspondent Dickerman | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Self | 1950 |
| Dark City | Augie | 1950 |
| All Star Revue | Self - Actor | 1950 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Actor / Self - Host / Self | 1950 |
| The Men | Norm / Norm Butler | 1950 |
| Sunset Boulevard | Artie Green | 1950 |
| Sunset Blvd. | Artie Green | 1950 |
| Appointment with Danger | Joe Regas | 1950 |
| Sword in the Desert | Hoffman | 1949 |
| He Walked by Night | Lee Whitey | 1949 |
| Hollow Triumph | Bullseye | 1949 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self / Sgt. Joe Friday | 1948 |
| Three on a Match | Boy in Schoolyard | 1932 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Sam | 1977 |
| Emergency! | 1972 |
| O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra | 1971 |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | 1971 |
| Adam-12 | 1968 |
| Dragnet 1967 | 1967 |
| G.E. True | 1962 |
| The Last Time I Saw Archie | 1961 |
| Last Time I Saw Archie, The | 1961 |
| -30- | 1959 |
| Pete Kelly's Blues | 1959 |
| The D.A.'s Man | 1959 |
| The D.I. | 1957 |
| Noah's Ark | 1956 |
| Pete Kelly's Blues | 1955 |
| Dragnet | 1954 |
| Dragnet | 1951 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Little Mo | 1978 |
| Project U.F.O. | 1978 |
| Sam | 1977 |
| Sierra | 1974 |
| Hec Ramsey | 1972 |
| Emergency! | 1972 |
| The D.A. | 1971 |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | 1971 |
| D.A.: Murder One | 1969 |
| Adam-12 | 1968 |
| Dragnet 1967 | 1967 |
| The Man from Galveston | 1963 |
| Temple Houston | 1963 |
| G.E. True | 1962 |
| Red Nightmare | 1962 |
| The Last Time I Saw Archie | 1961 |
| -30- | 1959 |
| Pete Kelly's Blues | 1959 |
| The D.A.'s Man | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1958 |
| The D.I. | 1957 |
| Noah's Ark | 1956 |
| Pete Kelly's Blues | 1955 |
| Dragnet | 1951 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1956 | Emmy | Best Director - Film Series | Nominated |
| 1955 | Emmy | Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series | Nominated |
| 1954 | Emmy | Best Male Star of Regular Series | Nominated |
