Dragnet migrated from radio to TV in 1951, at a time when the dominant style for crime stories was docu-realism with a noir edge. Dragnet writer-producer-star Jack Webb had a foursquare personality ...
Seventy citations were issued along Interstate 70 on Friday in a traffic enforcement effort led by the Colorado State Patrol. According to a press release, about 300 drivers were contacted during the ...
The LAPD worked closely with the television series, which some called a public relations machine for the department. Staff writer Don Page wrote in the March 10, 1967 Los Angeles Times: “Just getting ...
If you're a sucker for a good police procedural, then you've got yourself a wide array of options. You could go with the vast universe of Law & Order, the drop-dead gorgeous vibes of Miami Vice, or ...
Jack Webb spent years working in radio and television. In fact, he worked up until the moment he died in December 1982 and left a project unfinished. Even with a variety of works under his belt, Webb ...
“Just the facts, ma’am” has become synonymous with Dragnet. As with many TV catchphrases, this one became popular with audiences. Whenever Friday was interviewing an eyewitness, fans could expect him ...
LOS ANGELES - Television's Al Bundy is returning to prime time as Sgt. Joe Friday. Ed O'Neill, the actor best known as the chauvinistic head of household on the long-running Fox comedy Married ...
The actor, who died Wednesday at age 96, is best known for his portrayals of Bill Gannon in "Dragnet" and Col. Potter in "M*A*S*H." By THR Staff Harry Morgan MASH - P 2011 ?A veteran of more than 50 ...