. ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁B rew ing ▁in ▁Fort ▁Wayne , ▁Indiana ▁from ▁amer ican bre wer iana . org ▁ ▁Category : Be er ▁bre wing ▁companies ▁based ▁in ▁Indiana ▁Category : 1 8 6 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Indiana <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Rand olph ▁Web b ▁( A pril ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 0   – ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁actor , ▁television ▁producer , ▁director , ▁and ▁screen writer , ▁who ▁is ▁most ▁famous ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁S gt . ▁Joe ▁Friday ▁in ▁the ▁Drag net ▁franch ise ▁( which ▁he ▁created ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁production ▁company , ▁Mark ▁VII ▁Limited . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Web b ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California , ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁son ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Ch ester ▁Web b ▁and ▁Margaret ▁( née ▁Smith ) ▁Web b . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁B unker ▁Hill ▁section ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁His ▁father ▁left ▁home ▁before ▁Web b ▁was ▁born , ▁and ▁Web b ▁never ▁knew ▁him . ▁ ▁Web b ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁faith ▁of ▁his ▁mother . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁ten ants ▁in ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁board ing ▁house ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁jazz ▁music ian , ▁who ▁began ▁Web b ' s ▁lif