-LAPD Badge 714

Detective Sergeant Joe Friday was a fictional character created and played by American actor, television producer, and writer Jack Webb (1920-1982) on Dragnet. The series ran on radio (1949-1956) and television (1952-1959 and 1967-1970), and there was also a theatrical film (1954) and a TV-movie (1969). Image File history File links LAPD719. ... Image File history File links LAPD719. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organisations around the world. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... Jack Webb John Randolph Jack Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer director, and writer who is most famous for his role as Detective Joe Friday in the television series Dragnet. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A dragnet is any system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects; including road barricades and traffic stops, widespread DNA tests, and general increased police alertness. ...

His final partner (on the late 60's TV series) was Officer Bill Gannon, played by actor Harry Morgan. Over the earlier run of the series, Friday was partnered with Sgt. Ben Romero (played by Barton Yarborough), Sgt. Ed Jacobs (played by Barney Phillips), Officer Frank Smith (played first by Herb Ellis and then by Ben Alexander), and ultimately Gannon. Officer Bill Gannon was a fictional character played by American actor Harry Morgan (born 1915) on the television series Dragnet 67. ... Harry Morgan as Colonel Sherman T. Potter Harry Morgan (born Henry Bratsburg on April 10, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American television actor of Norwegian extraction. ... Barton Yarborough (October 2, 1900 – December 19, 1951) in Texas, was an American actor. ... Mitchell Herbert (Herb) Ellis (born in 1921) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Ben Alexander (May 26, 1911 – July 5, 1969) was an American actor. ...

During the 1958-1959 season Friday was promoted to lieutenant. However, when the showed returned in 1967 he was back to the sergeant rank without any on-screen explanation. (Webb later explained that in reality the lieutenant rank was more of a supervisory position and involved less investigatory time in the field, which would change the structure of the show.)

Friday made famous the line "My name is Friday - I'm a cop," (the latter part later changed to "I carry a badge") said in the introductory narration of every TV episode. Supposedly, he also made the line, "Just the facts, Ma'am," famous. In fact, what Friday actually said in an early episode is "All we want are the facts." As with such famous, but never actually said, lines as "Play it again, Sam," (supposedly said by Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca) or "You dirty rat!" (supposedly said by James Cagney in The Public Enemy), Friday, as portrayed by Webb, never actually said the oft-repeated phrase. Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an iconic American actor of legendary fame who retained his legacy after death. ... This article is about the 1942 film. ... James Francis Cagney, Jr. ... The Public Enemy is a 1931 crime drama film made in the Pre-Code era about a young mans rise in the criminal underworld in prohibition-era urban America. ...

Dragnet used Joe Friday's police badge as its title logo. When Jack Webb died in 1982, Chief Darryl Gates of the Los Angeles Police Department officially retired Joe Friday's shield number, which was 714. (Webb supposedly selected the number for the home runs hit by Babe Ruth in his career.) The number 714 is also one of the area codes for Southern California. It has been suggested that Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners be merged into this article or section. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... For the band named Babe Ruth, see Babe Ruth (band). ...

In 1987, actor Dan Aykroyd starred as Joe Friday, supposedly the original Joe Friday's nephew, in the comedy film Dragnet. Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician. ... Dragnet is a 1987 film starring Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Dabney Coleman, Harry Morgan, and Alexandra Paul. ...

Ed O'Neill starred as Joe Friday in Wolf Films' 2003 revival of Dragnet. Since LAPD had discontinued the rank of Detective Sergeant, replacing it with the rank of Detective Three, or D-3, the rank banner on Friday's badge now said "Detective" instead of "Sergeant," and Friday was referred to as "Detective Friday" instead of "Sergeant Friday." During the first season of the series, Friday's partner was named "Frank Smith," but unlike the character played by Alexander and Ellis on the original series, this Frank Smith, as played by Ethan Embry, was not an experienced, veteran officer, but a young detective being mentored by Friday. On this show, Friday was finally heard to utter the phrase, "Just the facts." Edward ONeill (Born April 12, 1946) is an American actor. ... Richard A. (Dick) Wolf, (born December 20, 1946, New York City), is one of American television’s most respected drama series creators and is an Emmy Award-winning producer. ... Dragnet opening frame from the 1967 version. ... Ed ONeill (left) as Det. ...