David Janssen
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 Pl...
Known For
Filmography
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Inchon
1981
as David Feld
City in Fear
1980
as Vince Perrino
S.O.S. Titanic
1980
as John Jacob Astor
High Ice
1980
as Glencoe MacDonald
The Golden Gate Murders
1979
as Det. Sgt. Paul Silver
Covert Action
1978
as Lester Horton
Nowhere to Run
1978
as Harry Adams
Superdome
1978
as Mike Shelley
Centennial
1978
as Narrator
The Word
1978
as Steve Randall
Golden Rendezvous
1977
as Charles Conway
Warhead
1977
as Tony Stevens
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977
as Capt. Pete Douglass
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
1977
as Michael Delaney
Two-Minute Warning
1976
as Steve
The Swiss Conspiracy
1976
as David Christopher
Joys
1976
as Self
Stalk the Wild Child
1976
as Dr. James Hazard
Once Is Not Enough
1975
as Tom Colt
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
as Harry Orwell
Fer-de-Lance
1974
as Russ Bogan
Harry O
1974
as Harry Orwell
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Birds of Prey
1973
as Harry Walker
Pioneer Woman
1973
as Robert Douglas
Hijack!
1973
as Jake Wilkenson
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
1973
as Harry Orwell
Police Story
1973
Moon of the Wolf
1972
as Sheriff Aaron Whitaker
The Longest Night
1972
as Alan Chambers
Macho Callahan
1971
as Diego Callahan
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
1971
as James O'Hara
Cannon
1971
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
Night Chase
1970
as Adrian Vico
Marooned
1969
as Ted Dougherty
Generation
1969
as Jim Bolton
Where It's At
1969
as A.C. Smith
The Green Berets
1968
as George Beckworth
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
as George Faber
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Warning Shot
1967
as Sgt. Tom Valens
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
My Six Loves
1963
as Marty Bliss
The Fugitive
1963
as Richard Kimble
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
Belle Sommers
1962
as Danny Castle
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Eleventh Hour
1962
as Hal Kincaid
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
as Arnold Rothstein
Man-Trap
1961
as Vince Biskay
Twenty Plus Two
1961
as Tom Alder
Ring of Fire
1961
as Sergeant Steve Walsh
Dondi
1961
as Dealey
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Dan Mullin
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Kenneth 'Ken' Morgan
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Hell to Eternity
1960
as Sgt, Bill Hazen
Route 66
1960
as Karno Starling
Checkmate
1960
as Len Kobalsky
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Scotty Bell
Lafayette Escadrille
1958
as Duke Sinclair
Naked City
1958
as Blair Cameron
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Ross Ingraham
Naked City
1958
as Carl Ashland
U.S. Marshall
1958
as Arnie Hix
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Richard Diamond / Chuck Garrett
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Mike Harper
Showdown at Abilene
1956
as Verne Ward
Never Say Goodbye
1956
as Dave Heller
Francis in the Haunted House
1956
as Police Lieutenant Hopkins
Toy Tiger
1956
as Larry Tripps
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Capt. Genaro
Away All Boats
1956
as uncredited
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Seth Larker
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Dix Porter
Whack-O!
1956
as Boy in hobby class
Chief Crazy Horse
1955
as Lt. Colin Cartwright
Cult of the Cobra
1955
as Rico Nardi
Francis in the Navy
1955
as Lieutenant Anders
To Hell and Back
1955
as Lt Lee
The Private War of Major Benson
1955
as Young Lieutenant
The Square Jungle
1955
as Jack Lindsay
All That Heaven Allows
1955
as Freddie Norton (uncredited)
The Millionaire
1955
as Peter Miller
Matinee Theater
1955
The Millionaire
1955
as David Barrett
General Electric Theater
1953
as Pat Howard
Yankee Buccaneer
1952
as Beckett
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Soldier (scenes deleted)
Francis Goes to West Point
1952
as Corporal Thomas
Boston Blackie
1951
as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Ralph / Joe Davies
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Johnny Reynolds, Jr.
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee