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Jack Webb (John Randolph Webb) was born on 2 April, 1920 in Santa Monica, California, USA, is a Writer, Actor, Producer. Discover Jack Webb's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Jack Webb networth?

Popular As John Randolph Webb
Occupation writer,actor,producer
Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 2 April, 1920
Birthday 2 April
Birthplace Santa Monica, California, USA
Date of death 23 December, 1982
Died Place West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Jack Webb Height, Weight & Measurements

At 62 years old, Jack Webb height is 5' 10" (1.78 m) .

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Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Who Is Jack Webb's Wife?

His wife is Opal Wright (30 December 1980 - 23 December 1982) ( his death), Jackie Loughery (24 June 1958 - 1964) ( divorced), Dorothy Towne (11 January 1955 - 1957) ( divorced), Julie London (19 July 1947 - 24 March 1954) ( divorced) ( 2 children)

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Wife Opal Wright (30 December 1980 - 23 December 1982) ( his death), Jackie Loughery (24 June 1958 - 1964) ( divorced), Dorothy Towne (11 January 1955 - 1957) ( divorced), Julie London (19 July 1947 - 24 March 1954) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
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Jack Webb Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jack Webb worth at the age of 62 years old? Jack Webb’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Jack Webb's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Writer

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2009

Appears as Sgt. Joe Friday on a 44¢ US commemorative postage stamp issued 11 August 2009, in the "Early TV Memories" series of stamps honoring Dragnet (1951).

2003

Featured in the book "Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir" by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (McFarland, 2003).

1997

Was the basis for the Brett Chase character in L.A. Confidential (1997).

1996

Father, with Julie London, of daughters Stacy Webb and Lisa Webb. Stacy died in a car accident in 1996.

1982

Webb managed to keep his company solvent until his untimely, yet not unexpected, death from a massive heart attack on December 23, 1982 at age 62.

1981

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 851-853. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.

1978

He turned down the role of Dean Wormer in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) because he felt it would be poking fun at his straight-laced, law-and-order image. He was closely identified with law and order, in particular police officers, and he felt that the film would be making fun of that, even though he claimed he was willing to poke fun at himself -- and, in fact, did just that in a famous skit on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962).

1977

In 1977, director John Landis approached him with an offer to appear as "Dean Wormer" in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and recalled Webb sitting stone-faced and unimpressed at the offer. Sadly, he rejected it as being too counter to his public persona.

1972

When he approached veteran western actor Robert Fuller to play the male lead role of Dr. Kelly Brackett in Emergency! (1972), Fuller politely turned down the role. Webb wouldn't take no for an answer and told Fuller to "shut up and sit down!".

1969

It turned out so well in industry previews (oddly not broadcast until 1969) that NBC and Universal persuaded him to do a new Dragnet 1967 (1967) TV series, which lasted three-and-a-half seasons and went on to smash success in syndicated reruns. This later incarnation (co-starring Harry Morgan as "Officer Bill Gannon") is probably what Webb is best known for and unlike the 50's version, it was produced in color and increasingly focused on his personal conservative social agenda. Over the next five seasons, he regularly blasted marijuana, LSD (which was legal at the time of the revamped series debut), hippies, juvenile delinquency and disrespect for law enforcement. To be fair, the series was equally intolerant of police corruption and went to great lengths to show LAPD's self-disciplinary process as it was at the time. Webb was known as an extremely economical TV producer: his Mark VII productions routinely used minimal sets, even more minimal wardrobes (Friday and Gannon seem to wear the same suits over entire seasons, which minimized continuity issues. ) and maintained a relatively tight-knit stock company that consisted of scale-paid regulars who routinely appeared as irate crime victims, policewomen, miscreants, and clueless parents of misguided youth.

1968

He parlayed Dragnet's renewed popularity into a second hit series, Adam-12 (1968), and scored an even bigger hit with Emergency! (1972) (casting his ex-wife Julie London and her husband Bobby Troup), a show that inspired thousands of kids to become EMT/paramedics for generations, perhaps Webb's greatest legacy.

Unbeknownst to fans, he possessed a healthy sense of humor (His 1968 "Copper Clapper" appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) remains a classic. ), and he was a jazz fanatic, amassing one of the world's greatest collections. Webb's sense of humor didn't extend to his self-image, however.

1967

During the production of Dragnet 1967 (1967), he maintained a rigorous daily work schedule while ignoring his health. He loved chili dogs and cigarettes, enjoyed late nights playing cards and drinking with cast members, who were amazed to find him fully alert at 7:00 a. m. the next day, expecting the same from them. The combined effect of this lifestyle made him appear older than he actually was by the late 60s.

1966

Was a close friend of Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) creator Gene Roddenberry.

1963

In February, 1963, he became Head of Production for Warner Bros.

1962

The last two were box office flops, and Webb returned to TV in 1962.

1960

While the passing decades haven't been kind to all of the episodes--- several now seem camp, the manpower expended investigating some seemingly minor crimes is laughable and the outcome of many of the trials would be vastly different today--- they remain entertaining while representing somewhat fictionalized docudramas of 1960's police operations. With renewed wealth and industry status, Webb was also determined not to repeat his past debacle as a producer/studio boss.

1959

The show was one of the monster hits of early TV and was honored with satires by comics and even Bugs Bunny (!) during it's run, which lasted until September, 1959.

1958

Television, a job he was fired from that December when his revision of 77 Sunset Strip (1958) sent its ratings into a death spiral. After two years of unemployment, a new opportunity arose, the made-for-TV film, of which Universal was then sole supplier.

1957

(1957), -30- (1959), and The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961).

1954

The series' popularity could have ensured its continuation indefinitely but, by then, Webb had become a film director and would helm (and star in) five features: Dragnet (1954), Pete Kelly's Blues (1955), The D. I.

1951

Coincidentally, they owned the rights to Dragnet (1951) and invited Webb to do a new "Dragnet" as a TV movie.

1950

Met 34-year-old struggling actor Harry Morgan while the two were working in Dark City (1950), and they became friends until Webb's death in 1982. They also worked together in Appointment with Danger (1950)--ironically, as a team of professional killers.

1949

"Dragnet" first aired over NBC radio on June 3, 1949, and came to TV (Dragnet (1951)) on December 16, 1951.

1948

John Randolph Webb was born in Santa Monica, California, to Margaret (Smith) and Samuel Chester Webb. His father left home before he was born; Webb would never know him. He was raised by his mother and maternal grandmother in dire poverty that preceded the Depression. Making things worse, Webb suffered from acute asthma from age six until adulthood, somewhat surprising for a man whose cigarette intake reached three packs a day at its peak. Webb's great love was movies, and his dream was to direct them. He began in radio, first as a disc jockey then as host of a comedy show (Believe It or Not!), finally as "Pat Novak, Private Eye", his first true success. A small role in the film noir classic He Walked By Night (1948) led to the creation of "Dragnet". During production, Webb befriended a LAPD police consultant assigned to the film and became fascinated with the cases he heard told. He successfully pitched the idea of a radio series to NBC using stories drawn from actual LAPD files.

1947

Webb was married four times: to Julie London (1947-54), Dorothy Towne (1955-1957), Jackie Loughery (1958-64), and to Opal Wright (1980-death).

1942

Met Julie London in 1942 when she was singing in a jazz club at age 15.

1940

Was part of the investigation of the infamous "Black Dahlia" murder case in Los Angeles in the 1940s -- in which an aspiring actress was murdered, dismembered, and left in an open field -- which helped to inspire him to create Dragnet (1951).