Richard Thomas

He has also served as national chairman of the Better Hearing Institute and as host of the PAX TV series It's A Miracle.. Not only did the LAPD use Dragnet episodes as training films for a time, they also named a police academy auditorium after him. In 1993, he played the title role in a Shakespeare Theatre production of Richard II. Webb was given a funeral with full police honors (including the Chief of Police announcing that the badge number 714 that Webb used in Dragnet would be retired) although he had never actually served on the force. In 1980, Thomas made his first Broadway appearance in over twelve years when he stepped in as a replacement in Fifth of July. He was interred in the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. He and Alma had one son and triplet daughters; and he and Georgiana have one son. He considered resurrecting Dragnet in 1983 with Kent McCord as his partner before he died of a heart attack in 1982 at the age of only 62.

Thomas has had two wives, Alma Gonzales (married 1975-divorced 1993) and Georgiana Bischoff (married 1994-present). This was the last major product of his Mark VII production company. Thomas won an Emmy for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series in 1972. Project UFO was another Jack Webb production and depicted Project Blue Book, a US Air Force investigation into Unidentified Flying Objects. He became nationally recognized for his portrayal of John-Boy in the 1970s TV series The Waltons, which was based on the real-life of writer Earl Hamner Jr. Joe Early. Thomas received his first major roles in film, appearing in the 1969 motion pictures Winning with Paul Newman, about auto racing, and Last Summer with Barbara Hershey, a summer romance movie. Webb cast his ex-wife, Julie London, and her second husband, Bobby Troup, as nurse Dixie McCall and Dr.

He then began acting in daytime TV, appearing in soap operas such as The Edge of Night and As the World Turns, which were broadcast from his native Manhattan. These were short-lived, but another show, Emergency!, proved to be a major success, running from 1972 to 1977, and its ratings occasionally even topped its timeslot compettitor, All in the Family. In 1959, he appeared in the TV presentation of Ibsen's A Doll's House with Julie Harris, Christopher Plummer and Hume Cronyn. Webb produced The DA with Robert Conrad and O'Hara; US Treasury with David Janssen. He soon began his television career. Cinader, he produced Adam-12 about a rookie and his older partner who patrolled the streets of Los Angeles as uniformed officers Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and rookie Jim Reed (Kent McCord). The show ran until 1975. Thomas was seven when he made his Broadway debut in Sunrise at Campobello (1958) playing John Roosevelt, son of FDR. Over a year later, in concert with Robert A.

His parents were both dancers with the New York City Ballet and were owners of the New York School of Ballet. The show's pilot was to air earlier, but was shelved until 1969. 1925) and Barbara Fallis. This costarred Harry Morgan as Officer Bill Gannon. He was born Richard Earl Thomas in New York City, New York, the son of Richard Thomas (born ca. In 1967 Webb produced and starred in a color version of Dragnet for TV. Richard Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor. However, neither the radio series nor the movie resonated with the audiences of the time. Webb also tried his hand in several other movies that did not gain major status at the box office, such as The DI, about a US Marine Corps drill instructor.

Anna's Dream (2002) (TV). That radio series became the basis for a 1955 movie of the same name. Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2002) (TV). In 1951, Webb introduced a short-lived radio series, Pete Kelly's Blues, in an attempt to bring the music he loved to a broader audience. The Miracle of the Cards (2001) (TV). They later divorced and Webb married three more times. Just Cause (2001) (TV Series). They married in 1947 and raised two children.

Bloodhounds, Inc. (2000) (TV). His life-long interest in the coronet and racially tolerant attitude allowed him to move easily in the jazz culture, where Webb met singer and actress Julie London. aka Flight of the Reindeer (2000) (TV) (International: English title). Webb's personal life was better defined by his love of jazz than his interest in police work. The Christmas Secret (2000) (TV) ... The television series continued until 1959. Wonder Boys (2000). Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent." At the end of each show, the results of the trial of the suspect and severity of sentence were announced by George Fenneman.

In the Name of the People (2000) (TV). Dragnet began with "The story you are about to see is true. Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2000) (TV). Later Ben Alexander would step in as the jovial, burly Frank Smith. Host. The year 1953 saw Dragnet become an even more successful television show. Unfortunately Barton Yarborough died suddenly, and Barney Phillips (Ed Jacobs) and Herb Ellis (Frank Smith) supplanted his partner. It's a Miracle (1999) (TV Series) ... This and his management style alienated many actors.

The Million Dollar Kid (1999). Webb announced the show in first person as the character Joe Friday and maintained almost fanatical attention to detail and realism. The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (1998) (TV Series). Walter Schumann did the theme song for the show. Big and Hairy (1998) (TV). They played detective sergeants working various divisions. aka Narrow Escape (1997) (TV) (UK). Sponsored by Fatima cigarettes, Dragnet starred Webb as Joe Friday and Barton Yarborough as Ben Romero.

A Thousand Men and a Baby (1997) (TV) ... After getting assistance from, and riding along with, Los Angeles Police personnel, Webb produced Dragnet which premiered in 1949 on the NBC network. A Walton Easter (1997) (TV). Webb had a role in the 1948 police action movie He Walked By Night. The film was made in docudrama style and first gave Webb the idea for Dragnet. Promised Land (1996) (TV Series). After serving as a crewmember of a B-26 Marauder in World War II he starred in a radio show about a private detective, Pat Novak for Hire. Timepiece (1996) (TV). Webb grew up poor in the Rampart section of Los Angeles.

What Love Sees (1996) (TV). John Randolph "Jack" Webb (April 2, 1920 - December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, and writer who is most famous for his role as a detective in the television series Dragnet. Narrator. West Virginia (1996) (TV mini-Series) ... The Christmas Box (1995) (TV).

The Invaders (1995) (TV mini-Series). Down, Out & Dangerous (1995) (TV). A Walton Wedding (1995) (TV). Death in Small Doses (1995) (TV).

To Save the Children (1994) (TV). A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993) (TV). aka Lust for Murder (1993) (TV). Linda (1993) (TV) ...

Precious Victims (1993) (TV). aka Stalking Laura (1993) (TV). I Can Make You Love Me (1993) (TV) .. Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992) (TV).

aka A Thousand Heroes (1992) (TV). Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991) (TV) ... Indianapolis (1991) (TV). Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S.

Story (1983) (TV). Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Fifth of July (1982) (TV). Johnny Belinda (1982) (TV).