David Janssen

Biography

David Janssen was born David Harold Meyer in 1931 in Naponee, Nebraska, to Berniece Mae.

Janssen continued appearing in lead roles in nearly 20 made-for-TV-movies during the 1970s as well as other TV projects.

He died in 1980 from a sudden heart attack at his Malibu home at the age of 48.

Unfounded speculation holds that Janssen succumbed to alcoholism, a problem that plagued him most of his adult life.

There were even unfounded rumors about drug use.

However, a much more reasonable explanation for David Janssen's sudden demise is that this intense, dedicated, determined actor simply worked himself to death.

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Country: United States
Gender: Male
Education: Fairfax High School
Place of birth: Naponee· Nebraska
Birth date: 27 March 1931
Nationality: American

Born at 10:00am-CST.
His mother and both of his sisters appeared as extras in "The Fugitive" .
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, only about a block away from the Chinese Theater. When it was placed there, it was in front of Davids favorite ice cream shops as a child.
Twisted his right knee in 1948 while pole vaulting for reporters from the Hollywood Citizen News.
Older half-brother of Teri Janssen and Jill Janssen.
His last role was in the film Inchon . Even though he died before the movie was completed, his part was not deleted (this was a widespread rumor).
Mother, Berniece Janssen.
As a contract player at Universal-International in the 1950s, he attended Universals acting classes with a fellow Universal contractee, Clint Eastwood. The two became acquaintances, and Eastwood very briefly dated Janssens widow, Dani Crayne.
Best remembered by the public for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble on "The Fugitive" .
Was close friends with Stuart Whitman.

TV is my sleeping pill.
[on his divorce from his first wife Ellie]: After 11 years of marriage I,dived into what I considered a newfound freedom. I was working hard and,playing hard.

Movies

RPM
1998
A professional car thief pulls off the heist of a lifetime when a steals a prototype supercar..
RPM
1998
A professional car thief pulls off the heist of a lifetime when a steals a prototype supercar..
City in Fear
1980
A psycho-on-the-loose story, about a burned-out newspaper columnist and his circulation-hungry publisher who wants him to turn the killer into Page One news..
High Ice
1980
High Ice, also known as Challenge of the High Ice, is a 1980 American adventure television film directed by Eugene S.
The Golden Gate Murders
1979
An elderly, venerable priest, goes over the Golden Gate bridge and everyone except his nurse, Sister Benecia, believes that it was suicide.
Covert Action
1978
CIA agent's life is endangered after he writes a book about his career with the agency..
Nowhere to Run
1978
Harry's married to Marian and things are not going all that well, so he wants out but somehow feels that a divorce is not the answer.
Superdome
1978
Superdome is a 1978 made for TV drama movie.
Warhead
1977
A weapons expert is reluctantly sent on a mission to a middle-east warzone to locate a lost nuclear warhead and dismantle it before it falls into the wrong hands.
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
1977
The marriage of a wealthy, outwardly happy couple is threatened by the husband's alcoholism..
The Swiss Conspiracy
1976
When a Swiss bank finds that the confidentiality of some of its more vulnerable customers has been compromised it calls in an American investigator, who soon uncovers a web of deceit and blackmail.
Mayday at 40,000 Feet!
1976
A Boeing 727 airliner belonging to Transcon Airways is scheduled to depart from Los Angeles en route to New York via a pit stop in Salt Lake City.
Stalk the Wild Child
1976
A young boy who had been abandoned as a child and raised by wild dogs is taken to a university, where a team attempts to teach him civilized behavior..
Once Is Not Enough
1975
January Wayne, the sheltered, much-loved daughter of a formerly successful Hollywood producer, goes home to New York after a lengthy stint in a Swiss hospital.
Fer-de-Lance
1974
An American submarine leaves Tierra Del Fuego, and one of its crew has secretly brought aboard a container full of poisonous fer-de-lance snakes which escape storage and bite key personnel on the submarine, causing an accident that cripples the vehicle so that it drops to the bottom of the Southern Ocean.
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
An ex-cop moonlighting as a private investigator looks into the murder of the son-in-law of his friend and gets involved with the victim's wife, who is his friend's daughter..
Little Boy Lost
1974
Selling with Success
1974
Birds of Prey
1973
Harry Walker, X-military pilot, works for a radio station in Salt Lake City as a traffic helicopter pilot.
Hijack!
1973
Two truck drivers are hired to transport a top-secret cargo from New York to Houston.
Pioneer Woman
1973
A homesteading family in the 1867 Wyoming faces a crisis when the husband is killed and the wife must decide whether to remain or take her son and daughter back East..
The Longest Night
1972
Daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped and imprisoned underground in a coffin, while her family and the police search for her..
Moon of the Wolf
1972
After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf..
Macho Callahan
1970
Placed behind bars during the war, Diego Callahan, also known as "Macho," travels to Texas looking for the man responsible for his imprisonment.
Night Chase
1970
A man fleeing the scene of his wife's shooting forms an unexpected relationship with the tough cab driver he hires to drive him to the Mexican border..
Generation
1969
Generation is a 1969 American comedy film directed by George Schaefer and written by William Goodhart.
Marooned
1969
After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to earth only to find their rockets wont fire.
Where It's At
1969
A "Sixties Generation" comedy about an offbeat father-son relationship.
Monsanto Night Presents Lena Horne
1969
The Green Berets
1968
The Green Berets is a 1968 American war film set in Vietnam, featuring John Wayne, Jim Hutton, David Janssen, Aldo Ray, Patrick Wayne, Jack Soo and George Takei, based on the eponymous 1965 book by Robin Moore.
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
Ukrainian Archbishop Kiril Lakota is set free after two decades as a political prisoner in Siberia.
The Moviemakers
1968
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of _Green Berets, The (1968)_ ..
Warning Shot
1967
A police sergeant kills a man who pulls a gun on him during a stakeout.
My Six Loves
1963
Successful Broadway star Janice Courtney collapses from exhaustion and is ordered to rest for six weeks at her country home in Connecticut.
The Fugitive
1963
Dr.
Belle Sommers
1962
A woman recording artist with a past tries to shake off a gangster syndicate..
Dondi
1961
Six American GIs stationed in Italy befriend an orphaned boy, but the soldiers remain unaware that the lad has stowed away with them when they return to the U.
King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
Moving from one scam to another Arnold Rothstein quickly becomes rich, and settles into the life of owning big-town gambling joints.
Man-Trap
1961
During the Korean War, Matt saves the life of his buddy, Vince, who promises that someday he'll repay Matt by cutting him in on a million dollars.
Ring of Fire
1961
Frank Gorshin and his girlfriend, Joyce Taylor, are on the run from the law when apprehended and arrested by the Sherriff, David Janssen.
Twenty Plus Two
1961
Hollywood 1961.
Hell to Eternity
1960
True life story of Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family.
Lafayette Escadrille
1958
American youth and flying ace flies for France in World War I; meets & loves a French girl & prostitute..
Showdown at Abilene
1956
Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead.
Leave It to Harry
1954
U-I Musical Featurette features band leader Harry James, his orchestra and singer Jeri Southern performing such numbers as: "Don't Be That Way", "I"ll Remember April", "Palladium Party", "Ultra", "The Two of Us" and "Jazz Me Blues.

TV

Vaughan
2017
Biography
1979
The Word
1978
A document is discovered that appears to be an ancient eyewitness account of the life of Jesus Christ.
Harry O
1973
Harry Orwell is a world-weary private investigator who was forced to leave the San Diego Police Department after a bullet became lodged near his spine.
Hollywood's Talking
1973
The Show had 15 stars caught on film for the videotaped show.
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
James O'Hara of the United States Treasury works in several branches to stop illegal activities such as smuggling contraband, tax evasion, and the like..
The Fugitive
1963
Dr.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Richard Diamond is a suave private eye who, at first, walks the mean streets of New York, then later packs up and moves to Los Angeles, where he tools around in a convertible with a car phone.

Books

Apocalypse jukebox
David A. Janssen
Byromania
David Alan Janssen
Design-build explained
David E. L. Janssens
Political control and economic efficiency
David Eugene Janssen
Confessions from a recruiter
David Janssen
Cogeneration blueprint for state facilities
David Janssen
Harry O: the complete second season
David Janssen
Harry O: the complete first season
David Janssen
Between Athens and Jerusalem
David Janssens
Examines the early works of germanjewish philosopher leo strauss (18991973)..
Between Athens and Jerusalem
David Janssens
Praised as a major political thinker of the twentieth century and vilified as the putative godfather of contemporary neoconservatism, leo strauss (1899-1973) has been the object of heated controversy both in the united states and abroad.
Between Athens and Jerusalem
David Janssens
Praised as a major political thinker of the twentieth century and vilified as the putative godfather of contemporary neoconservatism, leo strauss (1899-1973) has been the object of heated controversy both in the united states and abroad.
Between Athens and Jerusalem
David Janssens
Examines the early works of germanjewish philosopher leo strauss (18991973)..
Tussen Athene en Jeruzalem
David Janssens

Music

Voices Of Freedom
David Janssen (2)
Voices Of Freedom
David Janssen (2)
Voices Of Freedom
David Janssen (2)

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