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Dragnet (1951)

"This is the city, Los Angeles, California. I work here, I carry a badge."

The granddaddy of all TV cop shows which ran on NBC from 1951-1959. Jack Webb starred as Sgt. Joe Friday, a plainclothes detective who solved crimes for the Los Angeles Police Department. Ben Alexander played Friday's partner, Officer Frank Smith. The story lines were taken from real life case files of the LAPD and the names were always changed to protect the innocent.

Broadcast History
January 1951-December 1955: Thursday 9:00-9:30PM
January 1956-September 1958: Thursday 8:30-9:00PM
September 1958-June 1959: Tuesday 7:30-8:00PM
July 1959-September 1959: Sunday 8:30-9:00PM

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Episode Info

Final: 8x39 -- The Big Red (Aug/23/1959)

In the series finale, Friday and Smith once again investigate a series of robberies.

Cast

Jack Webb As Sgt. Joe Friday	Barton Yarborough As Sgt. Ben Romero (episodes 1-2)
Barney Phillips As Sgt. Ed Jacobs (episodes 3-14)	Ben Alexander As Officer Frank Smith (S02-S08)

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Crew

Executive Producer: Stanley Meyer
Producer: Michael Meshekoff
Music: Walter Schumann
Music Editor: Sid Sidney
Make-up: Stanley E. Campbell
Camera Operator: Jack Whitman, F. Bud Mautino
Set Decorator: John Sturtevant, Jack Mills (1)
Other: Burl Stafford, James Potevin

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Recurring Guests

• Olan Soule as Ray Pinker (29 eps)
• Vic Perrin as Henry Hatfield (16 eps)
• Walter Sande as Captain Barnard (15 eps)
• Ralph Moody as John Wallace (14 eps)
• Art Balinger as Captain Glavas (13 eps)
• Harry Bartell as Frank Salazar (13 eps)
• Jack Kruschen as Elevator Operator (12 eps)
• Art Gilmore as Captain Diddion (12 eps)
• Herb Vigran as Jacko (11 eps)
• Virginia Gregg as Iris (10 eps)

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Dragnet (1951)

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Crime | Drama
Status: Canceled/Ended
Network: NBC (