Richard Webb (actor)

Richard Webb
Webb as Captain Midnight (1954)
Born
John Richard Webb

(1915-09-09)September 9, 1915
DiedJune 10, 1993(1993-06-10) (aged 77)
OccupationActor
Years active1941–1979
Spouses
Elizabeth Sterns
(m. 1942, divorced)
  • Florence Webb
Children4

John Richard Webb (September 9, 1915 – June 10, 1993) was an American film, television and radio actor.

He appeared in more than fifty films, including many westerns and films noir including Out of the Past (1947), Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948), I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) and Carson City (1952). Today, he may be best remembered as the star of the 1950s television series, Captain Midnight (Jet Jackson, Flying Commando in syndication), based on a long-running radio program of the same name and Border Patrol.