Dragnet’ was released in 1987 and it was a continuation of the classic series which originally aired as a radio drama in the late 40s before transitioning to TV in 1951.

Jack Webb, who played the by-the-book “Dragnet” detective Joe Friday, promised to help smooth things over with LAPD brass if he liked the book. The manuscript came back laced with hundreds of paper ...

Before Joseph Wambaugh came along, the unofficial bard of the Los Angeles Police Department was Jack Webb, whose unsmiling Sgt. Joe Friday peppered every episode of “Dragnet” with homilies ...

Jack Webb last appeared as Sergeant Joe Friday on the Jack Benny Second Farewell Special which aired on January 24, 1974. Webb and Dragnet co-star, Harry Morgan as Officer Bill Gannon performed a ...