Portrait of Jack Webb

Acting

Jack Webb

Career

Active from 1949 to 2013, with a break from 1991 to 2002, busiest in 1950 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Webb Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.5, average 2.0
  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Police Procedural 5
  • Classic Police Procedural 4
  • Episodic Mystery 4
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Law Enforcement Focus 3
  • 1950s 2
  • Mid-Century Los Angeles 2
  • Noir-Lite Aesthetic 2
  • Classic TV 2
  • Police 2
  • Los Angeles 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 88
O.J.: Made in America
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Sgt. Joe Friday (archive footage)

Greenboy: Prescription for Death
Greenboy: Prescription for Death (2013)

as Joe Friday (archive footage)

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 74
Project U.F.O.
Project U.F.O. (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Narrator (uncredited)

Little Mo
Little Mo (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

Executive Producer

The Log of the Black Pearl
The Log of the Black Pearl (1975)

Executive Producer

Mobile Two
Mobile Two (1975)

Executive Producer

Chase
Chase (1973)

Director, Producer

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Executive Producer

The Century Turns
The Century Turns (1972)

Executive Producer

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra (1971)

as Narrator

The Partners
The Partners (1971)

TV show

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill (1971)

Executive Producer

Your Tour In Vietnam
Your Tour In Vietnam (1970)

as Narrator

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 58
Dragnet
Dragnet (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

as Joe Friday

The D.A.: Murder One
The D.A.: Murder One (1969)

Executive Producer

Star Spangled Salesman
Star Spangled Salesman (1968)

as Security Man

Dragnet
Dragnet (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Joe Friday

Greyhounds of the Sea
Greyhounds of the Sea (1967)

as Narrator

A Day in Vietnam
A Day in Vietnam (1967)

as Narrator

The Man from Galveston
The Man from Galveston (1963)

Executive Producer

The John Glenn Story
The John Glenn Story (1962)

as Narrator

Red Nightmare
Red Nightmare (1962)
GoodWatch score 57

as On-Camera Narrator

The Last Time I Saw Archie
The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

as William 'Bill' Bowers

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 65
-30-
-30- (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sam Gatlin

The D.I.
The D.I. (1957)
GoodWatch score 74

as Gunnery Sgt. Jim Moore

Pete Kelly's Blues
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
GoodWatch score 57

as Pete Kelly

Dragnet
Dragnet (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sergeant Joe Friday

Dragnet
Dragnet (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Joe Friday

Halls of Montezuma
Halls of Montezuma (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

as Correspondent Dickerman

You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

as Artie Green

The Men
The Men (1950)
GoodWatch score 74

as Norm

Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

as Joe Regas

Dark City
Dark City (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Augie

The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Jack Webb

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 70
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lee Whitey

Hollow Triumph
Hollow Triumph (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bullseye (uncredited)

1930s

1 title ยท average score 62
Three on a Match
Three on a Match (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

as Boy in Schoolyard (uncredited)