If any television series past or present could be called a tribute to the Los Angeles Police Department, it would be Jack Webb’s Dragnet. Dragnet ran on television in the 1950s and then several years ...

The police “crime and punishment” TV show Dragnet aired in 1952 and ran for eight years on NBC. One actor who made a guest appearance was future Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy who found the show’s use ...

Friday marks the opening of “Noir City: Chicago,” the weeklong festival of film noir presented by Music Box and the Film Noir Foundation. This is the ninth annual edition, which should give you some ...

The story you are about to read is true. The names weren’t changed so you know who we are talking about. Today, we will talk about one of my favorite TV characters and producers, Jack Webb. The ...

Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts. A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets ...

Herb Ellis, an actor and director known for helping Jack Webb create the iconic TV series Dragnet, died Dec. 26 in San Gabriel, Calif. He was 97. Born Herbert Siegel in Cleveland, Ohio on Jan. 7, 1921 ...

The Hollywood, Health, & Society report looks at firearm trends in film and TV over the last 20 years, offering resources and approaches for how entertainment and news media can provide ...