ɪn bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː dɹˈæɡnɛt ɡˈɪɡz, hiː hæd ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ sˈɛmaɪɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ ɹˈoʊl ˌɔn ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ˌɛlˌeɪpˌiːdˈiːbˈeɪst tˌiːvˈiː sˈɪɹiz, ðə nˈuː bɹˈiːd, æz ɐn ʌnnˈeɪmd "lˈæb tɛknˈɪʃən."
In between the two Dragnet gigs, he had a similar semi-regular role on another LAPD-based TV series, The New Breed, as an unnamed "lab technician."