Jack Webber net worth is $10 Million. Also know about Jack Webber bio, salary, height, age weight, relationship and more …

Jack Webber Wiki Biography

Born John Randolph Webb on the 2nd April 1920 in Santa Monica, California USA, he was an actor, screenwriter, producer and director, still best known for portraying Sgt. Joe Friday in the highly popular 1950s TV series “Dragnet”, which he also wrote and directed. His career was active from 1946 until 1979. He passed away in 1982.

Have you ever wondered how rich Jack Webb was, at the time of his death? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Jack Webb`s net was as high as $10 million, earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry.

Jack was the son of Margaret Smith and Samuel Chester Webb, however, his father left his mother before Jack was even born. He went to Our Lady of Loretto Elementary School, located in Echo Park, and served as an altar boy. Jack was then a student at Belmont High School, and after matriculation, he enrolled at St. John`s University, Minnesota to study art.

World War II interrupted his intentions, as he joined the US Army Air Force, but was granted a hardship discharge, as he was the only one who had income in his family. Jack settled in San Francisco, and found a job at the ABC`s KGO Radio, working as a host of his own show “The Jack Webb Show”, after which he and Raymond Burr starred in the radio drama “Pat Novak For Hire”, and soon made his professional acting debut in the film “He Walked by Night” (1948), with Richard Basehart and Scott Brady in lead roles. His next appearance was in the film “The Men” (1950), and he also had a notable role in Bill Wilder`s film “Sunset Boulevard” (1950), starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson and Erich von Stroheim. His net worth was rising.

In 1951, his TV series “Dragnet” was screened, and it lasted until 1959, during which time his net worth and popularity grew to a large degree; the series also featured Ben Alexander and Olan Soule. While the show lasted, Jack also made several other appearances, including a leading role in “Pete Kelly’s Blues” (1955), and he featured in the film “The D. I.” (1957), which also increased his net worth. In 1954, Dragnet was also made into film with its original cast, and in addition such actors as Richard Boone, among others. Although the series was extremely popular, the film failed to make an impact and received mixed reviews. Another installment saw the light of the day in 1969 with much greater success, featuring Webb, Harry Morgan and Vic Perrin in lead roles. Another four seasons of “Dragnet” were aired from 1967 until 1970, increasing further Jack`s net worth.

Apart from Dragnet, Jack had several other roles before retiring, including in films “The Last Time I Saw Archie” (1961), and TV series “G.E. True” (1962-1963), and “Project U.F.O” (1978-1979), among others.

Jack was also a creator of several other TV series, including “O`Hara, U.S. Treasury” (1971-1972), and “Adam-12” (1968-1975), which successes also added to his net worth.

During his successful career, Jack has also served as executive producer of such productions as “Noah’s Ark” (1956-1957), “The D.A.’s Man” (1959), “Pete Kelly’s Blues” (1959), “77 Sunset Strip” (1963-1964), “Emergency!” (1972), and “The 25th Man” (1982), among others.His directorial debut was the 1954 “Dragnet” film, and from that point until the late 1970s, he directed several successful films and TV series, including “-30-“ (1959), with William Conrad and David Nelson, and “Chase” (1973), among others.

Thanks to his skills, Jack received a number of prestigious awards – including two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – for his contribution to radio and television.

Regarding his personal life, Jack, was married four times, firstly to actress Julie London(1947-53), and the couple had two children. Two years later he married Dorothy Towne, but their marriage lasted for only two years. In 1958 he married Jackie Loughery, but they divorced in 1964. His fourth wife was Opal Wright; the couple married in 1980, however, Jack`s death marked the end of the marriage he died on the 23th December 1982 from a heart attack.

Because of his high connections with and devotion to police and detective work, Jack received full police honors for his funeral; he is interred at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Also, badge number 714, which he wore in “Dragnet”, was retired by the LAPD after his death.

IMDB Wikipedia $10 million 1.78 m 1920 1920-04-02 1982-12-22 1982-12-23 Actor American April 2 Belmont High School Ben Alexander Bill Wilder California Camera Department David Nelson Dorothy Towne m. 1955–1957 Erich von Stroheim Gloria Swanson Harry Morgan Jack Webb Net Worth Jack Webber Jackie Loughery Jackie Loughery m. 1958–1964 Julie London m. 1947–1953 Lisa Webb Margaret Webb Olan Soule Opal Wright m. 1980–1982 Raymond Burr Richard Basehart Samuel Chester Webb Santa Monica Scott Brady Sound Department Stacy Webb U.S. Vic Perrin Webb William Conrad William Holden

Jack Webber Quick Info

Jack Webber Trademarks

1. Deep gravelly voice
2. Rapid-fire delivery of lines
3. His stories often dealt with complex social issues
4. A buzzsaw flattop haircut. He first wore it for the title role of The D.I. (1957) and kept it for the rest of his career.
5. Best known for his realistic television series featuring supremely professional civil servants such as police officers, police detectives and firefighters.

Jack Webber Quotes

• [on Julie London] Julie was a hell of an actress–people forget–before she became a singer.

Jack Webber Important Facts

• He was named production head of Warner Bros. Television, but his tenure only lasted eight months before he was terminated and replaced by old friend William Conrad, whose background was similar to Webb’s. Webb relocated his production unit to Universal.
• It was Webb’s hands that were seen dropping the hammer during the Mark VII logo sequence at the end of Dragnet (1951), Dragnet 1967 (1967), Adam-12 (1968) and other series he and is company–Mark VII Productions–produced.
• Was a Republican.
• 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 (1951)–ironically, as a team of professional killers.
• Met Julie London when she was singing in a jazz club in 1942, when she was age 15.
• Best remembered by the public for his starring role as Sgt. Joe Friday on Dragnet (1951).
• Before future Emergency! (1972) co-stars Bobby Troup, Tim Donnelly, Ron Pinkard and Randolph Mantooth landed their roles in the series opposite Webb’s ex-wife and best friend Julie London, they had all previously worked for him.
• When he approached young and unknown actor Randolph Mantooth to play the role of Johnny Gage in Emergency! (1972), Mantooth–like his future co-star Robert Fuller–also politely turned down the role. Webb also wouldn’t take no for an answer, and told Mantooth what he told Fuller: “Sit down and shut up!”.
• Always showed a lot of seriousness on Dragnet 1967 (1967).
• He allowed Harry Morgan to show his own sense of humor when he co-starred with him on Dragnet 1967 (1967).
• Despite his divorce from singer Julie London, the two remained close friends until Webb’s death late in 1982. She was his first choice for the female lead role of nurse Dixie McCall in his series Emergency! (1972), along with her second husband Bobby Troup as Dr. Joe Early. She and Troup both accepted the roles.
• 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!”.
• Was best friends with ex-wife: Julie London, Bobby Troup, Harry Morgan, Robert A. Cinader, Robert Conrad, John Smith, Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Tim Donnelly, Marco Lopez, Ron Pinkard, Virginia Gregg, Clark Howat, John Nolan, Martin Milner and Kent McCord.
• Despite being unhappy with an article Jack Jones had written about “Dragnet”, Webb insisted on paying for Barbara Stewart’s wedding to Jones after she told Webb that she had just returned from performing for the military in Europe.
• Father, with Julie London, of daughters Stacy Webb and Lisa Webb. Stacy died in a car accident in 1996.
• Appears as Sgt. Joe Friday on a 44¢ US commemorative postage stamp, issued 11 August 2009, in the Early TV Memories issue honoring Dragnet (1951).
• He was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 7040 Hollywood Blvd. and for Television at 6728 Hollywood Blvd.
• Featured in “Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir” by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (McFarland, 2003).
• Was a huge baseball fan, and chose badge #714 for Sgt. Friday because it was the number of home runs Babe Ruth hit.
• Biography in: “The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives”. Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 851-853. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1998.
• 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).
• At the height of Dragnet (1951)’s popularity, people would actually call the LAPD wanting to speak to Webb’s character, Sgt. Joe Friday. The Department eventually came up with a stock answer to the large volume of calls: “Sorry, it’s Joe’s day off”.
• Was the basis for the “Brett Chase” character in L.A. Confidential (1997).
• Was a close friend of Star Trek (1966) creator Gene Roddenberry.
• He turned down the role of the Dean in 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, although 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).
• Had just over 6,000 jazz albums in his private collection.
• Contrary to popular belief, his character, Joe Friday, never said, “Just the facts, ma’am” in any episode of “Dragnet”. The actual line was, “All we want “need”] are the facts, ma’am.”
• Not only did the Los Angeles Police Department use Dragnet (1951) episodes as training films for a time, it also named a police academy auditorium after Webb.
• Was buried with full honors befitting an LAPD detective, including a 17-gun salute.
• Upon his death, the badge number 714, used by his character Joe Friday in the “Dragnet” TV shows, was officially retired by the Los Angeles Police Department. The badge belonged to Lt. Dan Cooke, his close friend.
• Performed charity work related to widows and children of police officers killed in the line of duty.

Jack Webber Filmography

Jack Webber Awards