Jerry Beck (born February 9, 1955 in New York City) is an American animation historian, author, blogger, and video producer. The author or editor of several books on classic American animation, including The 50 Greatest Cartoons (1994) and Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons (with Will Friedwald, 1989), Beck is an entertainment industry consultant for TV and home entertainment productions and releases related to classic cartoons and operates the blog Cartoon Research. He appears frequently as a documentary subject and audio commentator on releases of Looney Tunes, Popeye the Sailor, and Woody Woodpecker cartoons, on which he serves a consultant.In 2004, Beck and fellow animation historian and writer Amid Amidi co-founded another blog, Cartoon Brew, which focused primarily on current animation productions and news. Beck sold his co-ownership in Cartoon Brew in February 2013 and started an Indiewire blog, Animation Scoop, for reports on current animation while continuing to write about classic animation at Cartoon Research.
Was a close friend of late film director John Frankenheimer.
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Is an impressive profiler and investigator and detained the highest number of resolved cases in LASD for years.
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Got his nickname "Bulldog" as a reference to LASD Homicide Division logo: a tough bulldog wearing a green windbreaker and a badge around his neck.
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James Ellroy gave him a quick and funny profile in his book "Crime Wave".
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Among his assignements in Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, he worked in the Narcotics Enforcement Unit, Homicide Division, Hate Crime Unit and Operation Safe Street (Anti-gang Enforcement).
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Beck is a homicide detective with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Has been profiled on A&E's Detective Beat.
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Was technical consultant for the series "Cracker"
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Silk Stalkings
1997
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Greyhounds
1994
TV Movie story - as Jerome Beck
Street Justice
1992
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Dead Bang
1989
story
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cracker: Mind Over Murder
1997
TV Series technical consultant
Dead Bang
1989
technical police consultant - as Jerome Beck
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dead Bang
1989
Detective John (as Jerome Beck)
Known for movies
Dead Bang (1989) as Writer
Greyhounds (1994) as Writer
Cracker: Mind Over Murder (1997) as Miscellaneous Crew
$19 Million
