- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 27, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Naponee, Nebraska, USA
- Died
- February 13, 1980
David Janssen
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 dropped him after allegedly becoming disenchanted with his odd hairline and big prominent ears. Janssen had better luck at Universal, where he signed on in the early 1950s and became a supporting player in 32 films before appearing on TV as the star of Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956). He resu…
Filmography
movieTim Conway: Timeless Comedy
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieInchon
1981 · David Feld
movieCity in Fear
1980 · Vince Perrino
movieS.O.S. Titanic
1980 · John Jacob Astor
movieHigh Ice
1980 · Glencoe MacDonald
movieThe Golden Gate Murders
1979 · Det. Sgt. Paul Silver
tvThe Word
1978 · Steve Randall
tvCentennial
1978 · Narrator
movieCovert Action
1978 · Lester Horton
movieNowhere to Run
1978 · Harry Adams
movieSuperdome
1978 · Mike Shelley
movieGolden Rendezvous
1977 · Charles Conway
movieA Sensitive, Passionate Man
1977 · Michael Delaney
movieMayday at 40,000 Feet
1977 · Capt. Pete Douglass
movieWarhead
1977 · Tony Stevens
movieTwo-Minute Warning
1976 · Steve
movieStalk the Wild Child
1976 · Dr. James Hazard
movieJoys
1976 · Self
movieThe Swiss Conspiracy
1976 · David Christopher
movieOnce Is Not Enough
1975 · Tom Colt
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
movieFer-de-Lance
1974 · Russ Bogan
tvHarry O
1974 · Harry Orwell
movieSmile Jenny, You're Dead
1974 · Harry Orwell
moviePioneer Woman
1973 · Robert Douglas
movieHijack!
1973 · Jake Wilkenson
tvPolice Story
1973
movieSuch Dust as Dreams Are Made On
1973 · Harry Orwell
movieBirds of Prey
1973 · Harry Walker
movieMoon of the Wolf
1972 · Sheriff Aaron Whitaker
movieThe Longest Night
1972 · Alan Chambers
tvO'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
tvCannon
1971
movieO'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971 · James O'Hara
movieMacho Callahan
1971 · Diego Callahan
movieNight Chase
1970 · Adrian Vico
movieGeneration
1969 · Jim Bolton
movieMarooned
1969 · Ted Dougherty
movieWhere It's At
1969 · A.C. Smith
movieThe Shoes of the Fisherman
1968 · George Faber
movieThe Green Berets
1968 · George Beckworth
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
movieWarning Shot
1967 · Sgt. Tom Valens
tvThe Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · Richard Kimble
movieMy Six Loves
1963 · Marty Bliss
tvThe Eleventh Hour
1962 · Hal Kincaid
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
movieBelle Sommers
1962 · Danny Castle
movieThe New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
tvTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
tvThe Dick Powell Show
1961 · Kenneth 'Ken' Morgan
movieMan-Trap
1961 · Vince Biskay
tvCain's Hundred
1961 · Dan Mullin
movieTwenty Plus Two
1961 · Tom Alder
movieRing of Fire
1961 · Sergeant Steve Walsh
movieKing of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961 · Arnold Rothstein
movieDondi
1961 · Dealey
tvRoute 66
1960 · Karno Starling
tvCheckmate
1960 · Len Kobalsky
movieHell to Eternity
1960 · Sgt, Bill Hazen
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959 · Scotty Bell
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Ross Ingraham
tvNaked City
1958 · Blair Cameron, Carl Ashland
movieLafayette Escadrille
1958 · Duke Sinclair
tvAlcoa Theatre
1957 · Mike Harper
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Richard Diamond / Chuck Garrett
movieThe Girl He Left Behind
1956 · Capt. Genaro
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Seth Larker, Dix Porter
tvWhack-O!
1956 · Boy in hobby class
movieShowdown at Abilene
1956 · Verne Ward
tvU.S. Marshall
1956 · Arnie Hix
movieAway All Boats
1956 · uncredited
movieFrancis in the Haunted House
1956 · Police Lieutenant Hopkins
movieToy Tiger
1956 · Larry Tripps
movieNever Say Goodbye
1956 · Dave Heller
movieThe Square Jungle
1955 · Jack Lindsay
tvMatinee Theater
1955
movieTo Hell and Back
1955 · Lt Lee
movieAll That Heaven Allows
1955 · Freddie Norton (uncredited)
movieFrancis in the Navy
1955 · Lieutenant Anders
movieThe Private War of Major Benson
1955 · Young Lieutenant
movieChief Crazy Horse
1955 · Lt. Colin Cartwright
movieCult of the Cobra
1955 · Rico Nardi
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Peter Miller, David Barrett
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Pat Howard
movieYankee Buccaneer
1952 · Beckett
movieFrancis Goes to West Point
1952 · Corporal Thomas
movieNo Room for the Groom
1952 · Soldier (scenes deleted)
tvBoston Blackie
1951 · Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Ralph / Joe Davies, Johnny Reynolds, Jr.
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee