https://www.metv.com/stories/how-dragnet-influenced-law-and-order

"The DNA of [Dragnet] is clearly in the DNA of Law and Order."

Jack Webb didn't consider himself an actor (https://www.metv.com/stories/jack-webb-didnt-consider-himself-an-actor)

"I’m just a guy who started out in the protective anonymity of radio without any formal training and kept going."