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{{Short description|American actor (1931–1980)}}
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| name = David Janssen
| name = David Janssen
| image = David Janssen Richard Kimble 1963.JPG
| image = David Janssen Richard Kimble 1963.JPG
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| caption = Janssen in ''The Fugitive'' (1963)
| caption = Janssen in ''The Fugitive'' (1963)
| birth_name = David Harold Meyer
| birth_name = David Harold Meyer
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1931|03|27}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1931|03|27}}
| birth_place = [[Naponee, Nebraska]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Naponee, Nebraska]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1980|02|13|1931|03|27}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1980|02|13|1931|03|27}}
| death_place = [[Malibu, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Malibu, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery]]
| resting_place = [[Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery]]
| years_active = 1945–1980
| years_active = 1945–1980
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| family =
| spouse = {{plainlist|
*{{marriage|Ellie Graham|1958|1968|end=divorced}}
*{{marriage|Ellie Graham|1958|1968|end=divorced}}
*{{marriage|Dani Crayne|1975}}
*{{marriage|Dani Crayne|1975}}
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'''David Janssen''' (born '''David Harold Meyer''') (March 27, 1931{{spaced ndash}}February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as [[Richard Kimble]] in the television series ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' (1963–1967). Janssen also had the title roles in three other series: ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]''; ''[[O'Hara, U.S. Treasury]]'' and ''[[Harry O]]''.
'''David Janssen''' (born '''David Harold Meyer'''; March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as [[Richard Kimble]] in the television series ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' (1963–1967). Janssen also had the title roles in three other series: ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]''; ''[[O'Hara, U.S. Treasury]]''; and ''[[Harry O]]''.


In 1996 ''[[TV Guide]]'' ranked him number 36 on its ''50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time'' list.<ref name="TV Guide">{{cite web| title=TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time [1996]| url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28g1g1bocjrzwlurkwaw4mhsqb%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=1194| website=Am I annoying}}</ref>
In 1996, ''[[TV Guide]]'' ranked him number 36 on its ''50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time'' list.<ref name="TV Guide">{{cite web |title=TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time [1996] |url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28g1g1bocjrzwlurkwaw4mhsqb%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=1194 |website=Am I annoying}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
[[File:David Janssen Richard Diamond 1957.JPG|right|thumb|{{center|David Janssen in 1957}}]]
[[File:David Janssen Richard Diamond 1957.JPG|right|thumb|{{center|David Janssen in 1957}}]]
David Janssen was born on March 27, 1931, in [[Naponee, Nebraska|Naponee]], a village in [[Franklin County, Nebraska|Franklin County]] in southern [[Nebraska]], to Harold Edward Meyer, a banker, and Berniece Graf, a former Miss Nebraska and [[Ziegfeld girl]]. <ref>{{cite news| last=Eder| first=Shirley| title='Angels' Will Be Back – Without Shelly Hack| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19800220&id=TWhQAAAAIBAJ&pg=3044,1222316| newspaper=[[Evening Independent|St. Petersburg Independent]]| date=February 20, 1980| page=12-B| agency=Knight-Ridder Newspapers}}</ref> Following his parents' divorce in 1935, his mother moved with five-year-old David to Los Angeles, and married Eugene Janssen in 1940. Young David used his stepfather's name after he entered show business as a child.
David Janssen was born on March 27, 1931, in [[Naponee, Nebraska|Naponee]], a village in [[Franklin County, Nebraska|Franklin County]] in southern [[Nebraska]]. His father was Harold Edward Meyer, a banker, and his mother, Berniece Graf, was formerly Miss Nebraska and [[Ziegfeld girl|a Ziegfeld girl]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Eder |first=Shirley |title='Angels' Will Be Back – Without Shelly Hack |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19800220&id=TWhQAAAAIBAJ&pg=3044,1222316 |newspaper=[[Evening Independent|St. Petersburg Independent]] |date=February 20, 1980 |page=12-B |agency=Knight–Ridder Newspapers}}</ref> Following his parents' divorce in 1935, his mother moved with David to Los Angeles and married Eugene Janssen in 1940. David used his stepfather's name after he entered the show business as a child.<ref name="Hollywood Walk of Fame 2019 v183">{{cite web |title=David Janssen |url=https://walkoffame.com/david-janssen/ |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |date=October 25, 2019 |access-date=March 30, 2024}}</ref>


He attended [[Fairfax High School (Los Angeles)|Fairfax High School]], where he excelled on the basketball court, setting a school scoring record that lasted over 20 years. His first film part was at the age of thirteen, and by the age of twenty-five he had appeared in twenty films and served two years as an enlisted man in the [[United States Army]]. During his Army days, Janssen became friends with fellow enlistees [[Martin Milner]] and [[Clint Eastwood]] while posted at [[Fort Ord]], California.
He attended [[Fairfax High School (Los Angeles)|Fairfax High School]], where he excelled on the basketball court, setting a school scoring record that lasted over 20 years. His first film part was at the age of thirteen, and by the age of twenty-five, he had appeared in twenty films and served two years as an enlisted man in the [[United States Army]]. During his Army days, Janssen became a friend of fellow enlistees [[Martin Milner]] and [[Clint Eastwood]] while posted at [[Fort Ord]], California.<ref>{{cite web |last=VRIES |first=HILARY de |date=1992-08-02 |title=COVER STORY : His Own Man . . . Always : Clint Eastwood used to be the actor with no name. Respect came, but only after years of spaghetti cowboy and Dirty Harry jokes. Now, as he saddles up again, he still deals with life on his own terms. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-02-ca-5559-story.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2015-09-07 |title=Martin Milner, star of 'Adam-12' and 'Route 66,' dies |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/09/07/npr-martin-milner-star-of-adam12-and-route-66-dies-at-83 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=MPR News}}</ref>


==Acting career==
==Acting career==
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[[File:David Janssen Fugitive 1967.JPG|right|thumb|David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble in the TV series ''The Fugitive'', 1967 (final episode)]]
[[File:David Janssen Fugitive 1967.JPG|right|thumb|David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble in the TV series ''The Fugitive'', 1967 (final episode)]]
[[File:David Janssen Harry O 1975.JPG|right|thumb|{{center|Janssen in ''Harry O'' (1975)}}]]
[[File:David Janssen Harry O 1975.JPG|right|thumb|{{center|Janssen in ''Harry O'' (1975)}}]]

Janssen starred in four television series of his own:
Janssen starred in four television series of his own:
* ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]'' (1957–1960)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard Diamond, Private Detective |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/richard-diamond-private-detective/1030217771/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]'' (1957–1960), a [[CBS]]/[[Four Star Television|Four Star]] hit series that also introduced [[Mary Tyler Moore]], showing only her legs, and [[Barbara Bain]] as Diamond's girlfriend.
* ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' (1963–1967), the hit [[Quinn Martin]]-produced series, about a Midwest doctor wrongly convicted of murdering his wife;
* ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' (1963–1967)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fugitive |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-fugitive/1030068474/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[O'Hara, U.S. Treasury]]'' (1971–1972)<ref>{{Cite web |title=O'Hara, United States Treasury |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/ohara-united-states-treasury/2000117767/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[O'Hara, U.S. Treasury]]'' (1971–1972), one of [[Jack Webb]]'s [[Mark VII Limited]] productions for [[Universal Studios]], as a government agent investigating counterfeiters and other federal crimes;
* ''[[Harry O]]'' (1974–1976), as a disabled San Diego-based private eye.
* ''[[Harry O]]'' (1974–1976)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry O |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/harry-o/1030005958/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>


At the time of its airing in August 1967, the final episode of ''The Fugitive'' held the record for the greatest number of American homes with television sets to watch a series finale — 72 percent.<ref>{{cite news|last=Battaglio|first=Stephen|date=August 26, 2017|title=50 years before peak TV, ‘The Fugitive’ set a precedent for big series finales|work=LA Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-et-st-fugitive-fiftieth-anniversary-20170828-story.html|access-date=July 25, 2021}}</ref> In 1996 ''[[TV Guide]]'' ranked ''The Fugitive'' number 36 on its ''50 Greatest Shows of All Time'' list.<ref>{{cite book| title=TV Guide Guide to TV| year=2004| publisher=Barnes and Noble| location=New York| isbn=978-0760756348| page=693|url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780760756348/page/692/mode/2up/search/50+greatest| access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref>
At the time of its airing in August 1967, the final episode of ''The Fugitive'' held the record for the greatest number of American homes to watch a series finale – 72 percent.<ref>{{cite news|last=Battaglio|first=Stephen|date=August 26, 2017|title=50 years before peak TV, 'The Fugitive' set a precedent for big series finales|newspaper=LA Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-et-st-fugitive-fiftieth-anniversary-20170828-story.html|access-date=July 25, 2021}}</ref> In 1996 ''[[TV Guide]]'' ranked ''The Fugitive'' number 36 on its ''50 Greatest Shows of All Time'' list.<ref>{{cite book |title=TV Guide Guide to TV |year=2004 |publisher=Barnes and Noble |location=New York |isbn=978-0760756348 |page=693 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780760756348/page/692/mode/2up/search/50+greatest |access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref>


His films include: ''[[To Hell and Back (film)|To Hell and Back]]'', the biography of [[Audie Murphy]], who was the most decorated American soldier of World War II; ''[[Hell to Eternity]]'', a 1960 American World War II biopic starring Jeffrey Hunter as a Hispanic boy who fought in the [[Battle of Saipan]] and who was raised by Japanese-American foster parents; [[John Wayne]]'s Vietnam war film ''[[The Green Berets (film)|The Green Berets]]''; opposite [[Gregory Peck]], in the space story ''[[Marooned (1969 film)|Marooned]]'', in which Janssen played an astronaut sent to rescue three stranded men in space; and ''[[The Shoes of the Fisherman (movie)|The Shoes of the Fisherman]]'', as a television journalist in Rome reporting on the election of a new Pope ([[Anthony Quinn]]).
His films include: ''[[To Hell and Back (film)|To Hell and Back]]'', the biography of [[Audie Murphy]], who was the most decorated American soldier of World War II; ''[[Hell to Eternity]]'', a 1960 American World War II biopic starring Jeffrey Hunter as a Hispanic boy who fought in the [[Battle of Saipan]] and who was raised by Japanese-American foster parents; [[John Wayne]]'s Vietnam war film ''[[The Green Berets (film)|The Green Berets]]''; opposite [[Gregory Peck]], in the space story ''[[Marooned (1969 film)|Marooned]]'', in which Janssen played an astronaut sent to rescue three stranded men in space; and ''[[The Shoes of the Fisherman (movie)|The Shoes of the Fisherman]]'', as a television journalist in Rome reporting on the election of a new Pope ([[Anthony Quinn]]).


He also played pilot Harry Walker in the [[1973]] action movie ''[[Birds of Prey (1973 film)|Birds of Prey]]''. He starred as a Los Angeles police detective trying to clear himself in the killing of an apparently innocent doctor in the 1967 film ''[[Warning Shot (1967 film)|Warning Shot]]'', which was shot during a break in the spring and summer of 1966 between the third and fourth seasons of ''The Fugitive.''
He also played pilot Harry Walker in the 1973 action movie ''[[Birds of Prey (1973 film)|Birds of Prey]]''. He starred as a Los Angeles police detective trying to clear himself in the killing of an apparently innocent doctor in the 1967 film ''[[Warning Shot (1967 film)|Warning Shot]]'', which was shot during a break in the spring and summer of 1966 between the third and fourth seasons of ''The Fugitive.''


Janssen played an alcoholic in the 1977 TV movie ''A Sensitive, Passionate Man'', which co-starred [[Angie Dickinson]], and played an engineer who devises an unbeatable system for [[blackjack]] in the 1978 made-for-TV movie ''Nowhere to Run'', co-starring [[Stefanie Powers]] and [[Linda Evans]]. Janssen's impressively husky voice was used to good effect as the narrator for the TV mini-series ''Centennial'' (1978–79); he also appeared in the final episode. And in 1979 he starred in the made-for-TV mini series ''S.O.S. Titanic'' as John Jacob Astor, playing opposite Beverly Ross as his wife, Madeleine.
Janssen played an alcoholic in the 1977 TV movie ''A Sensitive, Passionate Man'', which co-starred [[Angie Dickinson]], and played an engineer who devises an unbeatable system for [[blackjack]] in the 1978 made-for-TV movie ''Nowhere to Run'', co-starring [[Stefanie Powers]] and [[Linda Evans]]. Janssen's impressively husky voice was used to good effect as the narrator for the TV mini-series ''Centennial'' (1978–79); he also appeared in the final episode. And in 1979 he starred in the made-for-TV mini series ''S.O.S. Titanic'' as John Jacob Astor, playing opposite Beverly Ross as his wife, Madeleine.


Though Janssen's scenes were cut from the final release, he also appeared as a journalist in the film ''[[Inchon (film)|Inchon]]'', which he accepted in order to work with [[Laurence Olivier]], who played General [[Douglas MacArthur]]. At the time of his death, Janssen had just begun filming a television movie playing the part of [[Father Damien]], the priest who dedicated himself to the [[leprosy|leper]] colony on the island of [[Molokai]], Hawaii. The part was eventually reassigned to actor [[Ken Howard]] of the CBS series ''[[The White Shadow (TV series)|The White Shadow]]''.
Though Janssen's scenes were cut from the final release, he also appeared as a journalist in the film ''[[Inchon (film)|Inchon]]'', which he accepted to work with [[Laurence Olivier]], who played General [[Douglas MacArthur]]. At the time of his death, Janssen had just begun filming a television movie playing the part of [[Father Damien]], the priest who dedicated himself to the [[leprosy|leper]] colony on the island of [[Molokai]], Hawaii. The part was eventually reassigned to actor [[Ken Howard]] of the CBS series ''[[The White Shadow (TV series)|The White Shadow]]''.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
[[File:David Janssen 1974.JPG|thumb|In 1974]]
[[File:David Janssen 1974.JPG|thumb|in 1974]]
Janssen was married twice. His first marriage was to model and interior decorator Ellie Graham, whom he married in [[Las Vegas]] on August 25, 1958.<ref>{{cite news| title=Private Eye Caught| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19580824&id=piYzAAAAIBAJ&pg=1779,3120891| newspaper=[[The Miami News]]| date=August 25, 1958| page=3A}}{{dead link|date=March 2020}}</ref> They divorced in 1968.<ref name=arar>{{cite news| last=Arar| first=Yardena| title=Actor David Janssen Dies of Heart Attack at Age 48| agency=[[Associated Press]]| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19800214&id=bE80AAAAIBAJ&pg=5190,5977891| newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]| date=February 14, 1980| page=3-A}}</ref> In 1975, he married actress and model Dani Crayne Greco. They remained married until Janssen's death.<ref name=gliatto>{{cite magazine| last=Gliatto| first=Tom| title=The First Fugitive| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20106237,00.html| magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=September 13, 1993| access-date=February 27, 2014| archive-date=March 4, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061628/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20106237,00.html| url-status=dead}}</ref>
Janssen was married twice. His first marriage was to model and interior decorator Ellie Graham, whom he married in [[Las Vegas]] on August 25, 1958.<ref>{{cite news| title=Private Eye Caught| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19580824&id=piYzAAAAIBAJ&pg=1779,3120891| newspaper=[[The Miami News]]| date=August 25, 1958| page=3A}}{{dead link|date=March 2020}}</ref> They divorced in 1968.<ref name=arar>{{cite news| last=Arar| first=Yardena| title=Actor David Janssen Dies of Heart Attack at Age 48| agency=[[Associated Press]]| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19800214&id=bE80AAAAIBAJ&pg=5190,5977891| newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]| date=February 14, 1980| page=3-A}}</ref> In 1975, he married actress and model Dani Crayne Greco. They remained married until Janssen's death.<ref name=gliatto>{{cite magazine| last=Gliatto| first=Tom| title=The First Fugitive| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20106237,00.html| magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=September 13, 1993| access-date=February 27, 2014| archive-date=March 4, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061628/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20106237,00.html| url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Janssen was a heavy drinker who smoked up to four packs of cigarettes a day.<ref>{{cite news |author=Heather Keets |title=The end of ''The Fugitive'' |url=https://ew.com/article/1993/08/27/end-fugitive/ |access-date=December 21, 2022 |work=EW |date=August 27, 1993}}</ref> He died from a sudden [[heart attack]] in the early morning of February 13, 1980, at his beachfront home in [[Malibu, California]], at the age of 48.<ref name=arar/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-david-janssen-19800214-story.html|title=From the Archives: Massive Heart Attack Kills Actor David Janssen, 48| first=Michael| last=Seiler| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=February 14, 1980| access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref> At the time of his death, Janssen was filming the television movie ''Father Damien''. Janssen was buried at the [[Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery]] in [[Culver City, California]].<ref>{{cite book| year=2000| first1=Robert| last1=White| first2=Phyllis| last2=White| publisher=Hunter Publishing| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ySfgH36imU4C&q=david+janssen+%22hillside+memorial%22&pg=PA569| title=Hollywood and the Best of Los Angeles| page=569| isbn=978-1588433343}}</ref> A non-denominational funeral was held at the Jewish chapel of the cemetery on February 17. [[Suzanne Pleshette]] delivered the eulogy at the request of Janssen's widow. [[Milton Berle]], [[Johnny Carson]], Tommy Gallagher, [[Richard Harris]], [[Stan Herman]], [[Rod Stewart]] and [[Gregory Peck]] were among Janssen's pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers included [[Jack Lemmon]], [[George Peppard]], [[James Stewart]] and [[Danny Thomas]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Friends turn out to bid farewell to David Janssen| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19800218&id=tlsxAAAAIBAJ&pg=5324,3894053| newspaper=[[Montreal Gazette]]| date=February 19, 1980| page=69| agency=[[United Press International]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19860428&id=-vIcAAAAIBAJ&pg=6686,4938755| title=Janssen 'Scandal Saga' in Works| newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune| first=Liz| last=Smith| author-link=Liz Smith (journalist)| date=April 28, 1986}}</ref>
Janssen was a heavy drinker, and a [[chain smoker]] who smoked up to four packs of cigarettes a day.<ref>{{cite news |author=Heather Keets |title=The end of ''The Fugitive'' |url=https://ew.com/article/1993/08/27/end-fugitive/ |access-date=December 21, 2022 |work=EW |date=August 27, 1993}}</ref> He died from a sudden heart attack in the early morning of February 13, 1980, at his beachfront home in [[Malibu, California]], at the age of 48.<ref name=arar/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-david-janssen-19800214-story.html|title=From the Archives: Massive Heart Attack Kills Actor David Janssen, 48| first=Michael| last=Seiler| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=February 14, 1980| access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref> At the time of his death, Janssen was filming the television movie ''Father Damien''. Janssen was buried at the [[Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery]] in [[Culver City, California]].<ref>{{cite book| year=2000| first1=Robert| last1=White| first2=Phyllis| last2=White| publisher=Hunter Publishing| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ySfgH36imU4C&q=david+janssen+%22hillside+memorial%22&pg=PA569| title=Hollywood and the Best of Los Angeles| page=569| isbn=978-1588433343}}</ref> A non-denominational funeral was held at the Jewish chapel of the cemetery on February 17. [[Suzanne Pleshette]] delivered the eulogy at the request of Janssen's widow. [[Milton Berle]], [[Johnny Carson]], Tommy Gallagher, [[Richard Harris]], [[Stan Herman]], [[Rod Stewart]], and [[Gregory Peck]] were among Janssen's pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers included [[Jack Lemmon]], [[George Peppard]], [[James Stewart]], and [[Danny Thomas]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Friends turn out to bid farewell to David Janssen| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19800218&id=tlsxAAAAIBAJ&pg=5324,3894053| newspaper=[[Montreal Gazette]]| date=February 19, 1980| page=69| agency=[[United Press International]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19860428&id=-vIcAAAAIBAJ&pg=6686,4938755| title=Janssen 'Scandal Saga' in Works| newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune| first=Liz| last=Smith| author-link=Liz Smith (journalist)| date=April 28, 1986}}</ref>

According to friend and ''Fugitive'' co-star [[Barry Morse]], "David Janssen was well known as one of the hardest working actors in the USA", regularly working 12–14 hours a day, and he kept working until his early death.


For his contribution to the television industry, David Janssen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on the 7700 block of [[Hollywood Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Hollywood Star Walk: David Janssen| url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/david-janssen/| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
For his contribution to the television industry, David Janssen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on the 7700 block of [[Hollywood Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Hollywood Star Walk: David Janssen| url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/david-janssen/| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[It's a Pleasure (film)|It's a Pleasure]]'' (1945) as Davey / boy referee (uncredited)
* ''[[It's a Pleasure (film)|It's a Pleasure]]'' (1945) as Davey / Boy Referee (uncredited)
* ''[[Swamp Fire]]'' (1946) as Emile's Eldest Son (uncredited)
* ''[[Swamp Fire]]'' (1946) as Emile's Eldest Son (uncredited)
* ''[[No Room for the Groom]]'' (1952) as Soldier (scenes deleted)
* ''[[No Room for the Groom]]'' (1952) as Soldier (scenes deleted)
* ''[[Francis Goes to West Point]]'' (1952) as Cpl. Thomas
* ''[[Francis Goes to West Point]]'' (1952) as Corporal Thomas
* ''[[Untamed Frontier]]'' (1952) as Lottie's Dance Partner (uncredited)
* ''[[Untamed Frontier]]'' (1952) as Lottie's Dance Partner (uncredited)
* ''[[Bonzo Goes to College]]'' (1952) as Jack (uncredited)
* ''[[Bonzo Goes to College]]'' (1952) as Jack (uncredited)
* ''[[Yankee Buccaneer]]'' (1952) as Beckett
* ''[[Yankee Buccaneer]]'' (1952) as Beckett
* ''[[Back at the Front]]'' (1952) as Soldier (uncredited)
* ''[[Back at the Front]]'' (1952) as Soldier (uncredited)
* ''[[Leave It to Harry]]'' (1954) as Quiz Show Host (short subject)
* ''Leave It to Harry'' (1954) as Quiz Show Host (short subject)
* ''[[Chief Crazy Horse (film)|Chief Crazy Horse]]'' (1955) as Lt. Colin Cartwright
* ''[[Chief Crazy Horse (film)|Chief Crazy Horse]]'' (1955) as Lieutenant Colin Cartwright
* ''[[Cult of the Cobra]]'' (1955) as Rico Nardi
* ''[[Cult of the Cobra]]'' (1955) as Rico Nardi
* ''[[Francis in the Navy]]'' (1955) as Lt. Anders
* ''[[Francis in the Navy]]'' (1955) as Lieutenant Anders
* ''[[The Private War of Major Benson]]'' (1955) as Young Lieutenant
* ''[[The Private War of Major Benson]]'' (1955) as Young Lieutenant
* ''[[To Hell and Back (film)|To Hell and Back]]'' (1955) as Lieutenant Lee
* ''[[To Hell and Back (film)|To Hell and Back]]'' (1955) as Lieutenant Lee
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* ''[[Francis in the Haunted House]]'' (1956) as Police Lieutenant Hopkins
* ''[[Francis in the Haunted House]]'' (1956) as Police Lieutenant Hopkins
* ''[[Away All Boats]]'' (1956) as Talker (uncredited)
* ''[[Away All Boats]]'' (1956) as Talker (uncredited)
* ''[[Mr. Black Magic]]'' (1956) as Master of Ceremonies (short subject)
* ''Mr. Black Magic'' (1956) as Master of Ceremonies (short subject)
* ''[[Showdown at Abilene]]'' (1956) as Verne Ward
* ''[[Showdown at Abilene]]'' (1956) as Verne Ward
* ''[[The Girl He Left Behind]]'' (1956) as Capt. Genaro
* ''[[The Girl He Left Behind]]'' (1956) as Captain Genaro
* ''[[Lafayette Escadrille (film)|Lafayette Escadrille]]'' (1958) as Duke Sinclair
* ''[[Lafayette Escadrille (film)|Lafayette Escadrille]]'' (1958) as Duke Sinclair
* ''[[Hell to Eternity]]'' (1960) as Sgt. Bill Hazen
* ''[[Hell to Eternity]]'' (1960) as Sergeant Bill Hazen
* ''[[Dondi (film)|Dondi]]'' (1961) as Dealey
* ''Dondi'' (1961) as Dealey
* ''[[The Big Bankroll|King of the Roaring 20s – The Story of Arnold Rothstein]]'' (1961) as Arnold Rothstein
* ''[[The Big Bankroll|King of the Roaring 20s – The Story of Arnold Rothstein]]'' (1961) as Arnold Rothstein
* ''[[Ring of Fire (1961 film)|Ring of Fire]]'' (1961) as Sergeant Steve Walsh
* ''[[Ring of Fire (1961 film)|Ring of Fire]]'' (1961) as Sergeant Steve Walsh
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* ''[[Man-Trap]]'' (1961) as Vince Biskay
* ''[[Man-Trap]]'' (1961) as Vince Biskay
* ''[[My Six Loves]]'' (1963) as Marty Bliss
* ''[[My Six Loves]]'' (1963) as Marty Bliss
* ''[[Warning Shot (1967 film)|Warning Shot]]'' (1967) as Sgt. Tom Valens
* ''[[Warning Shot (1967 film)|Warning Shot]]'' (1967) as Sergeant Tom Valens
* ''[[The Green Berets (film)|The Green Berets]]'' (1968) as George Beckworth
* ''[[The Green Berets (film)|The Green Berets]]'' (1968) as George Beckworth
* ''[[The Shoes of the Fisherman (movie)|The Shoes of the Fisherman]]'' (1968) as George Faber
* ''[[The Shoes of the Fisherman (movie)|The Shoes of the Fisherman]]'' (1968) as George Faber
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* ''[[Nowhere to Run (1978 film)|Nowhere to Run]]'' (1978) as Harry Adams
* ''[[Nowhere to Run (1978 film)|Nowhere to Run]]'' (1978) as Harry Adams
* ''[[S.O.S. Titanic]]'' (1979) as [[John Jacob Astor IV|John Jacob Astor]]
* ''[[S.O.S. Titanic]]'' (1979) as [[John Jacob Astor IV|John Jacob Astor]]
* ''[[The Golden Gate Murders]]'' (1979) as Det. Sgt. Paul Silver
* ''The Golden Gate Murders'' (1979) as Detective Sergeant Paul Silver
* ''[[High Ice (film)|High Ice]]'' (1980) as Glencoe MacDonald
* ''[[High Ice (film)|High Ice]]'' (1980) as Glencoe MacDonald
* ''[[City in Fear]]'' (1980) as Vince Perrino (released posthumously)
* ''[[City in Fear]]'' (1980) as Vince Perrino (released posthumously)
* ''[[Father Damien]]: The Leper Priest'' – 1980 (Incomplete – Replaced by Ken Howard)
* ''[[Father Damien]]: The Leper Priest'' (1980) (Incomplete – Replaced by Ken Howard)
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===Television series===
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* ''[[Boston Blackie]]'' (1 episode, 1951) as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
* ''[[Boston Blackie]]'' (1951) (Season 1 Episode 2: "Cop Killer") as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
* ''[[Lux Video Theatre]]'' (3 episodes, 1955–1956) as Johnny Reynolds Jr. / Joe Davies / Ralph
* ''[[Lux Video Theatre]]'' (1955–1956) (3 episodes)
**(Season 5 Episode 30: "It Grows on Trees") (1955) as Ralph
* ''[[Matinee Theatre]]'' (1 episode, 1956) as Paul Merrick
**(Season 5 Episode 51: "Perilous Deception") (1955) as Joe Davies
* ''[[Sheriff of Cochise]]'' (1 episode, 1956) as Arnie Hix
**(Season 6 Episode 27: "It Started With Eve") (1956) as Johnny Reynolds Jr.
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* ''[[Conflict (American TV series)|Conflict]]'' (1 episode, 1957) as Sid Lukes
* ''[[You Are There (series)|You Are There]]'' (1 episode, 1957) as Great Dalton
* ''[[Matinee Theatre]]'' (1956) (Episode 193: "Belong to Me") as Paul Merrick
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* ''[[Conflict (American TV series)|Conflict]]'' (1957) (Season 1 Episode 12: "The Money") as Sid Lukes
* ''[[You Are There (series)|You Are There]]'' (1957) (Season 5 Episode 8: "The End of the Dalton Gang (October 5, 1892)" as Grat Dalton
* ''[[U.S. Marshal (TV series)|U.S. Marshal]]'' (1 episode {{Citation needed|date=March 2023}})
* ''[[U.S. Marshal (TV series)|U.S. Marshal]]'' (1 episode {{Citation needed|date=March 2023}})
* ''[[Alcoa Theatre]]'' (2 episodes, 1957–1958) as Jim McCandless / Mike Harper
* ''[[Alcoa Theatre]]'' (1957–1958) (2 episodes)
**(Season 1 Episode 6: "Cupid Wore a Badge") (1957) as Mike Harper
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* ''[[The Millionaire (TV series)|The Millionaire]]'' (2 episodes, 1957–1958) as David Barrett / Peter Miller
**(Season 1 Episode 20: "Decoy Duck") (1958) as Jim McCandless
* ''[[Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre]]'' (4 episodes, 1957–1959) as Dix Porter / Seth Larker / Tod Owen / Danny Ensign
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* ''[[The Millionaire (TV series)|The Millionaire]]'' (1957–1958) (2 episodes)
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* ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]'' (77 episodes, 1957–1960) as Richard Diamond / Chuck Garrett
**(Season 4 Episode 14: "The Regina Wainwright Story") (1957) as Peter Miller
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* ''[[Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse]]'' (1 episode, 1959) as Ross Ingraham
**(Season 5 Episode 5: "The David Barrett Story") (1958) as David Barrett
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* ''[[Death Valley Days]]'' (1 episode, 1961) as Dr. Bill Breckenridge
* ''[[Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre]]'' (1957–1959) (4 episodes)
* ''[[Adventures in Paradise (TV series)|Adventures in Paradise]]'' (1 episode, 1961) as Scotty Bell
**(Season 1 Episode 23: "There Were Four") (1957) as Danny Ensign
* ''[[Thriller (U.S. TV series)|Thriller]]'' (1 episode, 1962)
**(Season 2 Episode 14: "Trial by Fear") (1958) as Tod Owen
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* ''[[Target: The Corruptors]]'' (1 episode, 1962) as Robbie Wilson
**(Season 3 Episode 1: "Trail to Nowhere") (1958) as Seth Larker
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* ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' (1 episode, 1962) as Pat Howard
**(Season 3 Episode 15: "Hang the Heart High") (1959) as Dix Porter
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* ''[[Follow the Sun (TV series)|Follow the Sun]]'' (2 episodes, 1962) as Johnny Sadowsky
⚫
* ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]'' (1957–1960) (77 episodes) as Richard Diamond / Chuck Garrett
* ''[[Checkmate (American TV series)|Checkmate]]'' (1 episode, 1962) as Len Kobalsky
* ''[[Cain's Hundred]]'' (1 episode, 1962) as Dan Mullin
* ''[[Sheriff of Cochise]]'' (1958) (Season 3 Episode 9: "The Turkey Farmers") as Arnie Hix
⚫
* ''[[Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse]]'' (1959) (Season 1 Episode 25: "Two Counts of Murder") as Ross Ingraham
⚫
* ''[[Kraft Mystery Theatre]]'' (1 episode, 1962)
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* ''[[Death Valley Days]]'' (1961) (Season 9 Episode 18: "Deadline at Austin") as Dr. Bill Breckenridge
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* ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'' (1 episode, 1962) as Karno Starling
* ''[[The Eleventh Hour (1962 TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' (1 episode, 1962) as Hal Kincaid
* ''[[Adventures in Paradise (TV series)|Adventures in Paradise]]'' (1961) (Season 3 Episode 6: "Show Me a Hero") as Scotty Bell
* ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'' (1961–1963) (2 episodes)
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* ''[[The Dick Powell Show]]'' (1 episode, 1963) as Kenneth 'Ken' Morgan
* ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'' (2 episodes, 1961–1963) as Carl Ashland / Blair Cameron
**(Season 3 Episode 5: "A Wednesday Night Story") (1961) as Blair Cameron
**(Season 4 Episode 26: "On the Battle Front: Every Minute is Important") (1963) as Carl Ashland
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* ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' (120 episodes, 1963–1967) as Dr. Richard Kimble / varied aliases
* ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'' (1 episode, 1965)
* ''[[Thriller (American TV series)|Thriller]]'' (1962)
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* ''[[Target: The Corruptors]]'' (1962) (Season 1 Episode 19: "The Middle Man") as Robbie Wilson
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* ''[[O'Hara, U.S. Treasury]]'' (22 episodes, 1971–1972) as Jim O'Hara / James O'Hara
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* ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' (1962) (Season 10 Episode 20: "Shadow of a Hero") as Pat Howard
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* ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' (1 episode, 1973) as Ian Kirk
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* ''[[Follow the Sun (TV series)|Follow the Sun]]'' (1962) (Season 1 Episode 24: "A Choice of Weapons") as Johnny Sadowsky
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* ''[[Harry O]]'' (44 episodes, 1973–1976) as Harry Orwell
* ''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]'' (1 episode, 1977) as Sgt. Joe Wilson
* ''[[Checkmate (American TV series)|Checkmate]]'' (1962) (Season 2 Episode 25: "Ride a Wild Horse") as Len Kobalsky
* ''[[Cain's Hundred]]'' (1962) (Season 1 Episode 26: "Inside Track") as Dan Mullin
⚫
* ''[[The Word (novel)#TV miniseries|The Word]]'' (miniseries, all episodes, 1978) as Steve Randall
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* ''[[Kraft Mystery Theatre]]'' (1962)
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* ''[[Centennial (miniseries)|Centennial]]'' (1 episode, 1979, and narrator for all 12 episodes, 1978–1979) as Paul Garrett / Narrator
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* ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'' (1962) (Season 3 Episode 1: "One Tiger to a Hill") as Karno Starling
* ''[[The Eleventh Hour (1962 TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' (1962) (Season 1 Episode 3: "Make Me a Place") as Hal Kincaid
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* ''[[The Dick Powell Show]]'' (1963) (Season 2 Episode 23: "Thunder in a Forgotten Town") as Kenneth 'Ken' Morgan
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* ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' (1963–1967) (120 episodes) as Dr. Richard Kimble / varied aliases
* ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'' (1965)
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* ''[[O'Hara, U.S. Treasury]]'' (1971–1972) (23 episodes) as James O'Hara / Jim O'Hara
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* ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' (1973) (Season 3 Episode 1: "He Who Digs a Grave") as Ian Kirk
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* ''[[Harry O]]'' (1973–1976) (45 episodes) as Harry Orwell
* ''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]'' (1977) (Season 5 Episode 1: "Trigger Point") as Sergeant Joe Wilson
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* ''[[The Word (novel)#TV miniseries|The Word]]'' (1978) (miniseries) (all 4 episodes) as Steve Randall
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* ''[[Centennial (miniseries)|Centennial]]'' (1978–1979) (Narrator for all 12 episodes) (10 episodes as Paul Garrett)
* ''[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]'' (1979) as Host {{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
* ''[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]'' (1979) as Host {{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
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David Janssen
Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
Born
David Harold Meyer

(1931-03-27)March 27, 1931
Naponee, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedFebruary 13, 1980(1980-02-13) (aged 48)
Malibu, California, U.S.
Resting placeHillside Memorial Park Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1945–1980
Spouses
Ellie Graham
​
​
(m. 1958; div. 1968)​
Dani Crayne
​
(m. 1975)​

David Janssen (born David Harold Meyer; March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive (1963–1967). Janssen also had the title roles in three other series: Richard Diamond, Private Detective; O'Hara, U.S. Treasury; and Harry O.

In 1996, TV Guide ranked him number 36 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.[1]

Early life

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David Janssen in 1957

David Janssen was born on March 27, 1931, in Naponee, a village in Franklin County in southern Nebraska. His father was Harold Edward Meyer, a banker, and his mother, Berniece Graf, was formerly Miss Nebraska and a Ziegfeld girl.[2] Following his parents' divorce in 1935, his mother moved with David to Los Angeles and married Eugene Janssen in 1940. David used his stepfather's name after he entered the show business as a child.[3]

He attended Fairfax High School, where he excelled on the basketball court, setting a school scoring record that lasted over 20 years. His first film part was at the age of thirteen, and by the age of twenty-five, he had appeared in twenty films and served two years as an enlisted man in the United States Army. During his Army days, Janssen became a friend of fellow enlistees Martin Milner and Clint Eastwood while posted at Fort Ord, California.[4][5]

Acting career

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Janssen as Richard Diamond (1959)
David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble in the TV series The Fugitive, 1967 (final episode)
Janssen in Harry O (1975)

Janssen starred in four television series of his own:

At the time of its airing in August 1967, the final episode of The Fugitive held the record for the greatest number of American homes to watch a series finale – 72 percent.[10] In 1996 TV Guide ranked The Fugitive number 36 on its 50 Greatest Shows of All Time list.[11]

His films include: To Hell and Back, the biography of Audie Murphy, who was the most decorated American soldier of World War II; Hell to Eternity, a 1960 American World War II biopic starring Jeffrey Hunter as a Hispanic boy who fought in the Battle of Saipan and who was raised by Japanese-American foster parents; John Wayne's Vietnam war film The Green Berets; opposite Gregory Peck, in the space story Marooned, in which Janssen played an astronaut sent to rescue three stranded men in space; and The Shoes of the Fisherman, as a television journalist in Rome reporting on the election of a new Pope (Anthony Quinn).

He also played pilot Harry Walker in the 1973 action movie Birds of Prey. He starred as a Los Angeles police detective trying to clear himself in the killing of an apparently innocent doctor in the 1967 film Warning Shot, which was shot during a break in the spring and summer of 1966 between the third and fourth seasons of The Fugitive.

Janssen played an alcoholic in the 1977 TV movie A Sensitive, Passionate Man, which co-starred Angie Dickinson, and played an engineer who devises an unbeatable system for blackjack in the 1978 made-for-TV movie Nowhere to Run, co-starring Stefanie Powers and Linda Evans. Janssen's impressively husky voice was used to good effect as the narrator for the TV mini-series Centennial (1978–79); he also appeared in the final episode. And in 1979 he starred in the made-for-TV mini series S.O.S. Titanic as John Jacob Astor, playing opposite Beverly Ross as his wife, Madeleine.

Though Janssen's scenes were cut from the final release, he also appeared as a journalist in the film Inchon, which he accepted to work with Laurence Olivier, who played General Douglas MacArthur. At the time of his death, Janssen had just begun filming a television movie playing the part of Father Damien, the priest who dedicated himself to the leper colony on the island of Molokai, Hawaii. The part was eventually reassigned to actor Ken Howard of the CBS series The White Shadow.

Personal life

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in 1974

Janssen was married twice. His first marriage was to model and interior decorator Ellie Graham, whom he married in Las Vegas on August 25, 1958.[12] They divorced in 1968.[13] In 1975, he married actress and model Dani Crayne Greco. They remained married until Janssen's death.[14]

Death

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Janssen was a heavy drinker, and a chain smoker who smoked up to four packs of cigarettes a day.[15] He died from a sudden heart attack in the early morning of February 13, 1980, at his beachfront home in Malibu, California, at the age of 48.[13][16] At the time of his death, Janssen was filming the television movie Father Damien. Janssen was buried at the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.[17] A non-denominational funeral was held at the Jewish chapel of the cemetery on February 17. Suzanne Pleshette delivered the eulogy at the request of Janssen's widow. Milton Berle, Johnny Carson, Tommy Gallagher, Richard Harris, Stan Herman, Rod Stewart, and Gregory Peck were among Janssen's pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers included Jack Lemmon, George Peppard, James Stewart, and Danny Thomas.[18][19]

For his contribution to the television industry, David Janssen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on the 7700 block of Hollywood Boulevard.[20]

Selected filmography

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Television films

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Television series

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  • Boston Blackie (1951) (Season 1 Episode 2: "Cop Killer") as Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
  • Lux Video Theatre (1955–1956) (3 episodes)
    • (Season 5 Episode 30: "It Grows on Trees") (1955) as Ralph
    • (Season 5 Episode 51: "Perilous Deception") (1955) as Joe Davies
    • (Season 6 Episode 27: "It Started With Eve") (1956) as Johnny Reynolds Jr.
  • Matinee Theatre (1956) (Episode 193: "Belong to Me") as Paul Merrick
  • Conflict (1957) (Season 1 Episode 12: "The Money") as Sid Lukes
  • You Are There (1957) (Season 5 Episode 8: "The End of the Dalton Gang (October 5, 1892)" as Grat Dalton
  • U.S. Marshal (1 episode [citation needed])
  • Alcoa Theatre (1957–1958) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 6: "Cupid Wore a Badge") (1957) as Mike Harper
    • (Season 1 Episode 20: "Decoy Duck") (1958) as Jim McCandless
  • The Millionaire (1957–1958) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 4 Episode 14: "The Regina Wainwright Story") (1957) as Peter Miller
    • (Season 5 Episode 5: "The David Barrett Story") (1958) as David Barrett
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1957–1959) (4 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 23: "There Were Four") (1957) as Danny Ensign
    • (Season 2 Episode 14: "Trial by Fear") (1958) as Tod Owen
    • (Season 3 Episode 1: "Trail to Nowhere") (1958) as Seth Larker
    • (Season 3 Episode 15: "Hang the Heart High") (1959) as Dix Porter
  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957–1960) (77 episodes) as Richard Diamond / Chuck Garrett
  • Sheriff of Cochise (1958) (Season 3 Episode 9: "The Turkey Farmers") as Arnie Hix
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959) (Season 1 Episode 25: "Two Counts of Murder") as Ross Ingraham
  • Death Valley Days (1961) (Season 9 Episode 18: "Deadline at Austin") as Dr. Bill Breckenridge
  • Adventures in Paradise (1961) (Season 3 Episode 6: "Show Me a Hero") as Scotty Bell
  • Naked City (1961–1963) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 3 Episode 5: "A Wednesday Night Story") (1961) as Blair Cameron
    • (Season 4 Episode 26: "On the Battle Front: Every Minute is Important") (1963) as Carl Ashland
  • Thriller (1962)
  • Target: The Corruptors (1962) (Season 1 Episode 19: "The Middle Man") as Robbie Wilson
  • General Electric Theater (1962) (Season 10 Episode 20: "Shadow of a Hero") as Pat Howard
  • Follow the Sun (1962) (Season 1 Episode 24: "A Choice of Weapons") as Johnny Sadowsky
  • Checkmate (1962) (Season 2 Episode 25: "Ride a Wild Horse") as Len Kobalsky
  • Cain's Hundred (1962) (Season 1 Episode 26: "Inside Track") as Dan Mullin
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1962)
  • Route 66 (1962) (Season 3 Episode 1: "One Tiger to a Hill") as Karno Starling
  • The Eleventh Hour (1962) (Season 1 Episode 3: "Make Me a Place") as Hal Kincaid
  • The Dick Powell Show (1963) (Season 2 Episode 23: "Thunder in a Forgotten Town") as Kenneth 'Ken' Morgan
  • The Fugitive (1963–1967) (120 episodes) as Dr. Richard Kimble / varied aliases
  • The Hollywood Palace (1965)
  • O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971–1972) (23 episodes) as James O'Hara / Jim O'Hara
  • Cannon (1973) (Season 3 Episode 1: "He Who Digs a Grave") as Ian Kirk
  • Harry O (1973–1976) (45 episodes) as Harry Orwell
  • Police Story (1977) (Season 5 Episode 1: "Trigger Point") as Sergeant Joe Wilson
  • The Word (1978) (miniseries) (all 4 episodes) as Steve Randall
  • Centennial (1978–1979) (Narrator for all 12 episodes) (10 episodes as Paul Garrett)
  • Biography (1979) as Host [citation needed]

Bibliography

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  • Janssen, Ellie; Phelps, J.D. Michael (1994). David Janssen – My Fugitive. Hollywood, Fla.: Lifetime Books. ISBN 978-0811907972. OCLC 31134272.
  • David Janssen – Our Conversations: The Early Years (1965–1972): Volume 1 Michael Phelps ISBN 978-0988777828
  • David Janssen: Our Conversations: The Final Years: (1973–1980): Volume 2 Michael Phelps ISBN 978-0988777811

References

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  1. ^ "TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time [1996]". Am I annoying.
  2. ^ Eder, Shirley (February 20, 1980). "'Angels' Will Be Back – Without Shelly Hack". St. Petersburg Independent. Knight–Ridder Newspapers. p. 12-B.
  3. ^ "David Janssen". Hollywood Walk of Fame. October 25, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. ^ VRIES, HILARY de (August 2, 1992). "COVER STORY : His Own Man . . . Always : Clint Eastwood used to be the actor with no name. Respect came, but only after years of spaghetti cowboy and Dirty Harry jokes. Now, as he saddles up again, he still deals with life on his own terms". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Martin Milner, star of 'Adam-12' and 'Route 66,' dies". MPR News. September 7, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Richard Diamond, Private Detective". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "The Fugitive". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "O'Hara, United States Treasury". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "Harry O". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  10. ^ Battaglio, Stephen (August 26, 2017). "50 years before peak TV, 'The Fugitive' set a precedent for big series finales". LA Times. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  11. ^ TV Guide Guide to TV. New York: Barnes and Noble. 2004. p. 693. ISBN 978-0760756348. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Private Eye Caught". The Miami News. August 25, 1958. p. 3A.[dead link‍]
  13. ^ a b Arar, Yardena (February 14, 1980). "Actor David Janssen Dies of Heart Attack at Age 48". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. p. 3-A.
  14. ^ Gliatto, Tom (September 13, 1993). "The First Fugitive". People. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  15. ^ Heather Keets (August 27, 1993). "The end of The Fugitive". EW. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  16. ^ Seiler, Michael (February 14, 1980). "From the Archives: Massive Heart Attack Kills Actor David Janssen, 48". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  17. ^ White, Robert; White, Phyllis (2000). Hollywood and the Best of Los Angeles. Hunter Publishing. p. 569. ISBN 978-1588433343.
  18. ^ "Friends turn out to bid farewell to David Janssen". Montreal Gazette. United Press International. February 19, 1980. p. 69.
  19. ^ Smith, Liz (April 28, 1986). "Janssen 'Scandal Saga' in Works". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  20. ^ "Hollywood Star Walk: David Janssen". Los Angeles Times.
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