Julie London was born Julie Peck on September 26, 1926 in Santa Rosa, California. She was an actress and sultry singer who starred in a number of movies in the 1940s and 1950s before beginning a popular singing career, but is probably best remembered for her role as Nurse Dixie McCall on Emergency! (1972) in the 1970s.
She started out by playing small roles in the early 1940s and quickly became a leading actress and G.I. pin-up girl. In 1947, she married actor Jack Webb prior to his fame on Dragnet (1951), and went into semi-retirement, doing few films and even taking a break between 1951-55. After she and Webb divorced in the mid-1950s, she became a jazz/pop singer, managed and groomed by jazz musician/actor Bobby Troup who became her second husband in 1959 and later, partner on the small screen.
When former husband Jack Webb became the producer of Emergency! (1972), he hired not only Julie but her then-husband, Bobby, and they starred together in her most recognizable role. Many people also remember Julie and Bobby's appearances together in the 1970s on the television game show featuring Hollywood married couples, Tattletales (1974) with host Bert Convy. She was most popular as a singer in the late 1950s, when she set aside her full-time film career to concentrate on her singing career. Over 40 albums were released, and her vocal style was endeared by many core fans. Her last recording was an excellent cover of the classic tune "My Funny Valentine" on the soundtrack to the Burt Reynolds neo-noir detective film Sharky's Machine (1
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Emergency! (1972)
Starring as Dixie McCall, R.N.
(119 episodes)
- Episode 6x24: All Night Long (May 28, 1977)
- Episode 6x23: Limelight (Apr 23, 1977)
- Episode 6x22: Hypochondri-Cap (Apr 16, 1977)
- Episode 6x21: Upward and Onward (Apr 2, 1977)
- Episode 6x20: Isolation (Mar 19, 1977)
- Episode 6x19: The Boat (Mar 12, 1977)
- Episode 6x18: Firehouse Quintet (Mar 5, 1977)
- Episode 6x17: Bottom Line (Feb 26, 1977)
- Episode 6x16: Family Ties (Feb 19, 1977)
- Episode 6x15: Breakdown (Feb 12, 1977)
- Episode 6x14: Insanity Epidemic (Feb 5, 1977)
- Episode 6x13: An Ounce of Prevention (Jan 22, 1977)
- Episode 6x12: Loose Ends (Jan 15, 1977)
- Episode 6x11: Paperwork (Jan 8, 1977)
- Episode 6x10: Welcome to Santa Rosa County (Dec 25, 1976)
- Episode 6x09: Computer Terror (Dec 4, 1976)
- Episode 6x08: Captain Hook (Nov 20, 1976)
- Episode 6x07: The Exam (Nov 13, 1976)
- Episode 6x06: Rules of Order (Nov 6, 1976)
- Episode 6x05: Fair Fight (Oct 30, 1976)
- Episode 6x04: That Time of Year (Oct 23, 1976)
- Episode 6x03: The Unlikely Heirs (Oct 9, 1976)
- Episode 6x02: Not Available (Oct 2, 1976)
- Episode 6x01: The Game (Sep 25, 1976)
- Episode 5x22: The Nuisance (Mar 6, 1976)
- Episode 5x21: The Tycoons (Feb 28, 1976)
- Episode 5x20: The Great Crash Diet (Feb 21, 1976)
- Episode 5x19: Grateful (Feb 7, 1976)
- Episode 5x18: Above and Beyond ... Nearly (Jan 31, 1976)
- Episode 5x17: Involvement (Jan 24, 1976)
- Episode 5x16: The Girl on the Balance Beam (Jan 17, 1976)
- Episode 5x15: Right at Home (Jan 10, 1976)
- Episode 5x14: To Buy or Not to Buy (Dec 20, 1975)
- Episode 5x13: Communications (Dec 13, 1975)
- Episode 5x12: On Camera (Dec 6, 1975)
- Episode 5x11: Tee Vee (Nov 29, 1975)
- Episode 5x10: Simple Adjustment (Nov 22, 1975)
- Episode 5x09: The Lighter-Than-Air Man (Nov 15, 1975)
- Episode 5x08: One of Those Days (Nov 1, 1975)
- Episode 5x07: Pressure 165 (Oct 25, 1975)
- Episode 5x06: The Indirect Method (Oct 18, 1975)
- Episode 5x05: The Inspection (Oct 11, 1975)
- Episode 5x04: Equipment (Oct 4, 1975)
- Episode 5x03: Election (Sep 27, 1975)
- Episode 5x02: The Old Engine Cram (Sep 20, 1975)
- Episode 5x01: The Stewardess (Sep 13, 1975)
- Episode 4x22: 905-Wild (Mar 1, 1975)
- Episode 4x21: Back-Up (Feb 15, 1975)
- Episode 4x20: The Mouse (Feb 8, 1975)
- Episode 4x19: It's How You Play the Game (Feb 1, 1975)
- Episode 4x18: Prestidigitation (Jan 25, 1975)
- Episode 4x17: Kidding (Jan 18, 1975)
- Episode 4x16: Smoke Eater (Jan 11, 1975)
- Episode 4x15: Transition (Jan 4, 1975)
- Episode 4x14: The Bash (Dec 28, 1974)
- Episode 4x13: Parade (Dec 21, 1974)
- Episode 4x12: Details (Dec 7, 1974)
- Episode 4x11: The Firehouse Four (Nov 30, 1974)
- Episode 4x10: Camera Bug (Nov 23, 1974)
- Episode 4x09: Foreign Trade (Nov 16, 1974)
- Episode 4x08: Quicker Than the Eye (Nov 9, 1974)
- Episode 4x07: Daisy's Pick (Nov 2, 1974)
- Episode 4x06: Surprise (Oct 19, 1974)
- Episode 4x05: Communication Gaffe (Oct 12, 1974)
- Episode 4x04: Nagging Suspicion (Oct 5, 1974)
- Episode 4x03: Gossip (Sep 28, 1974)
- Episode 4x02: I'll Fix It (Sep 21, 1974)
- Episode 4x01: The Screenwriter (Sep 14, 1974)
- Episode 3x22: Inventions (Mar 23, 1974)
- Episode 3x21: Propinquity (Feb 16, 1974)
- Episode 3x20: Floor Brigade (Feb 9, 1974)
- Episode 3x19: The Hard Hours (Feb 2, 1974)
- Episode 3x18: How Green Was My Thumb? (Jan 26, 1974)
- Episode 3x17: Fools (Jan 19, 1974)
- Episode 3x16: Messin' Around (Jan 12, 1974)
- Episode 3x15: Inferno (Jan 5, 1974)
- Episode 3x14: Computer Error (Dec 22, 1973)
- Episode 3x13: Understanding (Dec 15, 1973)
- Episode 3x12: Body Language (Dec 8, 1973)
- Episode 3x11: The Promise (Dec 1, 1973)
- Episode 3x10: Zero (Nov 24, 1973)
- Episode 3x09: Inheritance Tax (Nov 17, 1973)
- Episode 3x08: Insomnia (Nov 10, 1973)
- Episode 3x07: The Promotion (Nov 3, 1973)
- Episode 3x06: Snakebite (Oct 27, 1973)
- Episode 3x05: Heavyweight (Oct 20, 1973)
- Episode 3x04: An English Visitor (Oct 13, 1973)
- Episode 3x03: Alley Cat (Oct 6, 1973)
- Episode 3x02: The Old Engine (Sep 29, 1973)
- Episode 3x01: Frequency (Sep 22, 1973)
- Episode 2x21: Audit (Apr 7, 1973)
- Episode 2x20: Rip-Off (Mar 10, 1973)
- Episode 2x19: Boot (Mar 3, 1973)
- Episode 2x18: Seance (Feb 24, 1973)
- Episode 2x17: Honest (Feb 17, 1973)
- Episode 2x16: Syndrome (Feb 10, 1973)
- Episode 2x15: The Professor (Feb 3, 1973)
- Episode 2x14: School Days (Jan 13, 1973)
- Episode 2x13: Drivers (Jan 6, 1973)
- Episode 2x12: Helpful (Dec 16, 1972)
- Episode 2x11: Musical Mania (Dec 9, 1972)
- Episode 2x10: Dinner Date (Dec 2, 1972)
- Episode 2x09: Women (Nov 25, 1972)
- Episode 2x08: Trainee (Nov 11, 1972)
- Episode 2x07: Fuzz Lady (Nov 4, 1972)
- Episode 2x06: Saddled (Oct 21, 1972)
- Episode 2x05: Peace Pipe (Oct 14, 1972)
- Episode 2x04: Virus (Oct 7, 1972)
- Episode 2x03: Show Biz (Sep 30, 1972)
- Episode 2x02: Kids (Sep 23, 1972)
- Episode 2x01: Decision a.k.a. Problem (Sep 16, 1972)
- Episode 1x11: Crash (Apr 15, 1972)
- Episode 1x10: Hang-up (Apr 8, 1972)
- Episode 1x09: Dilemma (Mar 25, 1972)
- Episode 1x08: Weird Wednesday (Mar 18, 1972)
- Episode 1x02: Botulism (Jan 29, 1972)
- Episode S01 Special: The Wedsworth-Townsend Act (Jan 15, 1972)
- Episode S06 Special: Survival on Charter #220 (Mar 25, 1978)
- Episode S06 Special: The Steel Inferno (Jan 7, 1978)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Guest starring as Julie London
- Episode 6x02: Sebastian Cabot, Dyan Cannon, Janet Leigh, Julie London (Sep 18, 1972)
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
- Episode 2x25: January 29-February 2, 1968 (Jan 29, 1968)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Guest starring as Laura Sebastian
- Episode 4x05: The Prince of Darkness Affair: Part II (Oct 9, 1967) [Special Guest Star]
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Julie London
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1972-02-28: Feb 28, 1972 (Feb 28, 1972)
- Episode 1969-12-08: Dec 8, 1969 (Dec 8, 1969)
- Episode 1965-10-19: Julie London, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko (Oct 19, 1965)
- Episode 1964-04-08: Julie London, Alan King, Dawn Nickerson (Apr 8, 1964)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Guest starring as Julie
- Episode 1x25: A Time to Live (Apr 5, 1957)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
Guest starring as Julie London
(2 episodes)
- Episode 14x05: Feb. 14, 1964 (Feb 14, 1964)
- Episode 11x08: May 13, 1961 (May 13, 1961)