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1 day ago · Bob Hope made a cameo appearance in the film. [citation needed] Dragnet, in which Aykroyd co-starred (with Tom Hanks) and co-wrote, was released in 1987. The film was both an homage and a satire of the previous Dragnet series, with Aykroyd playing Sgt. Joe Friday as a police officer whose law-and-order attitude is at odds with modern sensibilities.
3 days ago · He co-wrote and starred in the spy comedy film Spies Like Us (1985). In Dragnet (1987), Aykroyd played Detective Joe Friday, bringing humor to the classic police procedural. Aykroyd received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Iconic Roles and Characters
4 days ago · John Cassavetes’ Shadows is the epitome of ‘Beat’ generation cinema. A huge influence on Mike Leigh, the film features improvised dialogue and is scored by the legendary double bass player Charles Mingus. Shadows tells the story of three Black American siblings – Ben, Hugh and Leila – living in 1950s New York.
5 days ago · This is a quiz about the 1980s movie Dragnet with Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd. I hope you enjoy this quiz as much as I enjoy the movie!
4 days ago · Okay, first of all, Just The Facts, Maam never appears in any episode of Dragnet. However, the radio drama Dragnet made such an impact that it spawned the phrase, multiple TV series and movies, and several parodies, and who knows what else?
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5 days ago · As an actor, he has appeared in episodes of Magnum P.I., Dragnet, Days of Our Lives, Arrested Development, and Walker. Ortega also appeared in the 2012 A-Team film, as well as 2022's Babylon. Jimmy Ortega's Lt. Torres helped make Q's Star Trek: The Next Generation entrance memorable, and it's a shame the character never appeared again.
