Jack Webb (April 2, 1920 - December 23, 1982)

He appeared in a handful of films including Sunset Blvd. and You’re in the Navy Now… It was his role as a straight laced police sergeant that earned him a place in television history. The cop show he created…“Dragnet” began on radio in the 1940’s and made the transition to television in 1951. It stayed on the air until 1959 but was then resurrected for an additional four year run in 1967… He also made appearances on “Adam-12”, “Project U.F.O.” and “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” As a producer, director and writer he lent his talents to “Emergency!”, “Adam -12”, “77 Sunset Strip” and “Mobile One.” When he died in 1982 the Los Angeles Police Department honored him by retiring the badge number 714 and giving him an official policeman’s funeral… In Memoriam Remembers: Jack Webb

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