Jack Webb's 44 Magnum

feralmerril · Mar 17, 2012

Hey, dont forget ben alexander who was frank smith his early partner. And there were at least two earlier partners too. I remember one episode that a gun came in the mail for friday. He tormented smith by not opening the package on his desk for quite awhile. I cant remember the model, probley just a M&P, but smith was envyious and showed his six inch K-38 from his shoulder holster. Now how can I remember that and cant remember yesterday?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Alexander_(actor)

Doc44 · Mar 17, 2012

Roy Jinks and I discovered that S130714 had been shipped to Jack Webb when we were looking at the invoices for some of the early 44 Magnums in 2010. I have no idea where the revolver is, but if it is on display at the LA Police Academy, it would be appropriate.

Bill

gkitch · Mar 17, 2012

Doc44 said:
Roy Jinks and I discovered that S130714 had been shipped to Jack Webb when we were looking at the invoices for some of the early 44 Magnums in 2010. I have no idea where the revolver is, but if it is on display at the LA Police Academy, it would be appropriate.

Bill

Surely we have a forum member or guest who can verify this at some point. LA Cop? Local resident?

gruntdeputy · Mar 17, 2012

I just received confirmation, appropriately enough, from an active-duty LAPD sergeant that Jack Webb’s guns are on display at the Elysian Park academy. He promises pictures at a later date.
Frank

old bear · Mar 17, 2012

Jack Webb Was the quintessential L.A.P.D. cop of that era. Dragnet what a great show.

gkitch · Mar 17, 2012

Jack Webb was quite cop friendly and is respected in the LE comunity to this day. He went out of his way to provide detailed realism to his shows, to the point of having actual phone extentions copied onthe set phones in the soundstage "detective's office". Of course, he also focused on the altruistic positives and chose to ignore the darker side of LE. The movie "LA Confidential" is a great look at the contrasting aspects during the Dragnet era.

feralmerril · Mar 17, 2012

He did get his start in san francisco, you know.

gruntdeputy · Mar 17, 2012

Jack Webb movies

Interesting reading about Jack Webb’s life and career: Jack Webb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Besides his starring roles in -30- and The D.I. he backed-up William Holden in Sunset Boulevard and one of my favorite little comedies, beside Robert Mitchum in The Last Time I saw Archie.

But now I have to track down He Walked By Night “… loosely based on newspaper accounts of the real-life actions of Erwin “Machine Gun” Walker during1945 and 1946… During production, Jack Webb struck up a friendship with the police technical advisor, Detective Sergeant Marty Wynn, and was inspired by a conversation with Wynn to create the radio and later television program Dragnet."

dwpmusic · Mar 17, 2012

Forget about Jack Webb. Let's talk about his wife Julie London. Might not have anything to do with guns but she sure is pleasing to the eyes.

gruntdeputy · Mar 17, 2012

Julie London…guns… the same in my book.
Frank

Texas Star · Mar 17, 2012

I recall both Webb and Julie London, who was also a good singer, the sultry sort. Didn't she later play a nurse on, "Emergency"?

I think Webb had a S&W M-12 in some of the episodes. I think I recall him mentioning the Airweight factor. I had a cap gun like it, with a Dragnet badge in the plastic handle.

I believe that S&W gave Jack Webb several guns.

Art Doc · Mar 17, 2012

The only episode I recall seeing Friday's revolver was one where he shot a guy in a laundromat. Pretty sure he had a Colt Detective Special in that one. But often the guns change in TV shows.

Fishslayer · Mar 17, 2012

DWalt said:
I have to wonder how many reading this even know who Jack Webb was.

Of course we do. Gunny Moore.

I heard he was also in some TV series or sumpin'...

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KJM · Mar 17, 2012

RWJ said:
Gunny Moore, right? The tough D.I. at Parris Island?

Actually he DID play a DI in the Movie of that name

The D.I - Jack Webb - YouTube

here...he comes in at 3.00 minute mark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bgdpwjMsx4&feature=related

K-framer · Mar 17, 2012

427mach1 said:
Have you ever seen the skit he did with Johnny Carson about Clara Cooper's copper clapper caper? THE COPPER CLAPPER CAPER - 3.30.wmv - YouTube

What is more amazing is that, at the end of the video, I think I almost caught a glimpse of stoneface Jack starting to smile. I don't really believe it, because I don't really think it possible....it must have been just an illusion.

Muley Gil · Mar 17, 2012

Julie London was married to Bobby Troup (Dr Joe Early) at the time of the Emergency show. Troup was a former Marine officer during WW II. Jack Webb, an Army Air Corps member during the war, was a Marine Corps buff.

I wonder if it galled him to see Julie with a former Marine as her husband?

feralmerril · Mar 17, 2012

lou diamound phillips reminds me of jack webb

DWalt · Mar 17, 2012

So does the guy that plays the Chinese cop Cho in "The Mentalist." Jack Webb was also in another movie called "Pete Kelly's Blues." I remember seeing it, but nothing else. He was a musician in it.

I think Ben Alexander (detective Frank Smith) went on to become a big-time car dealer in the LA area.

gkitch · Mar 17, 2012

Muley Gil said:
Julie London was married to Bobby Troup (Dr Joe Early) at the time of the Emergency show. Troup was a former Marine officer during WW II. Jack Webb, an Army Air Corps member during the war, was a Marine Corps buff.

I wonder if it galled him to see Julie with a former Marine as her husband?

Seeing as Webb was the executive producer of Emergency looks like he hired them well after the divorce.Likely an amiable relationship.

Derosa · Mar 17, 2012

If this has been posted previously, please excuse an old person's humor, but, it is so worth watching agian. Please enjoy. OK - I deleted the link. Just saw it was posted.

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