David Janssen
Acting
David Janssen (born David Harold Meyer; March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980) was an American actor. He was born in Naponee, Nebraska, to Berniece Mae (Graf) and Harold Edward Meyer, a banker. He was of German, and some Swiss-German and Ulster-Scots, descent. David took the surname of his stepfather, Eugene Janssen. The Janssen family settled in Hollywood when he was a teenager and he attended Fairfax High School, where he developed an interest in acting. His film debut was a bit part in It's a Pleasure (1945), and at the age of 18 signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox. However, the studio…
Filmography
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Inchon
1981
City in Fear
1980
S.O.S. Titanic
1980
High Ice
1980
The Golden Gate Murders
1979
The Word
1978
Centennial
1978
Covert Action
1978
Nowhere to Run
1978
Superdome
1978
Golden Rendezvous
1977
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
1977
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977
Warhead
1977
Two-Minute Warning
1976
Stalk the Wild Child
1976
Joys
1976
The Swiss Conspiracy
1976
Once Is Not Enough
1975
Dinah!
1974
Fer-de-Lance
1974
Harry O
1974
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
Pioneer Woman
1973
Hijack!
1973
Police Story
1973
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
1973
Birds of Prey
1973
Moon of the Wolf
1972
The Longest Night
1972
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
Cannon
1971
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971
Macho Callahan
1971
Night Chase
1970
Generation
1969
Marooned
1969
Where It's At
1969
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
The Green Berets
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Warning Shot
1967
The Hollywood Palace
1964
The Fugitive
1963
My Six Loves
1963
The Eleventh Hour
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Belle Sommers
1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Dick Powell Show
1961
Man-Trap
1961
Cain's Hundred
1961
Twenty Plus Two
1961
Ring of Fire
1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
Dondi
1961
Route 66
1960
Checkmate
1960
Hell to Eternity
1960
Adventures in Paradise
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Naked City
1958
Lafayette Escadrille
1958
Alcoa Theatre
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Whack-O!
1956
Showdown at Abilene
1956
U.S. Marshall
1956
Away All Boats
1956
Francis in the Haunted House
1956
Toy Tiger
1956
Never Say Goodbye
1956
The Square Jungle
1955
Matinee Theater
1955
To Hell and Back
1955