Dragnet
series not in production
Ended
Drama
Crime
Seasons | 8
Episodes | 276
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 1951-12-16
Last EP | 1959-08-23
Overview
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Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Created by
Produced by
Mark VII Ltd.
Universal Television
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1951-12-16
1
The Human Bomb
1951-12-16
A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
2
The Big Actor
1952-01-03
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
3
The Big Death
1952-01-17
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
4
The Big Mother
1952-01-31
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
5
The Big Cast
1952-02-14
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
6
The Big Speech
1952-02-28
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
7
The Big Parrot
1952-03-13
A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.
8
The Big Moody
1952-03-27
9
The Big Blast
1952-04-10
A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
10
The Big Trial
1952-04-24
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
11
The Big September Man
1952-05-08
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
12
The Big Phone Call
1952-05-22
Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
13
The Big Casing
1952-06-05
A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
14
The Big Lamp
1952-06-19
Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.
CAST
charactor: Joe Friday
Original: Jack Webb
Total EP: 276
charactor: Frank Smith
Original: Ben Alexander
Total EP: 276
charactor:
Original: Olan Soule
Total EP: 16
charactor:
Original: Vic Perrin
Total EP: 15
charactor:
Original: Jack Kruschen
Total EP: 12
charactor: Capt. Glavas
Original: Art Balinger
Total EP: 12
charactor: Frank Salazar
Original: Harry Bartell
Total EP: 11
charactor:
Original: Art Gilmore
Total EP: 11
charactor:
Original: Herb Vigran
Total EP: 11
charactor: (voice)
Original: Virginia Gregg
Total EP: 10
charactor: Edith Barson
Original: Natalie Masters
Total EP: 7
charactor:
Original: Sam Edwards
Total EP: 6
charactor:
Original: Helen Kleeb
Total EP: 6
charactor:
Original: Paul Richards
Total EP: 6
charactor:
Original: Martin Milner
Total EP: 6
charactor:
Original: Don C. Harvey
Total EP: 6
charactor:
Original: William Boyett
Total EP: 6
charactor:
Original: Harlan Warde
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Howard Culver
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Dennis Moore
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: George Sawaya
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Allene Roberts
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Dennis Weaver
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Dorothy Abbott
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Henry Corden
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Aaron Spelling
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Howard Wendell
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Carolyn Jones
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Frances Bavier
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Dorothy Adams
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Amzie Strickland
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Sally Corner
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: John Larch
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: James Griffith
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Robert Clarke
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Bill Idelson
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Virginia Carroll
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Celia Lovsky
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Marjie Millar
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: James Anderson
Total EP: 4
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