Biography
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 b…
Career works
93
Movies
60
Series
33
Career average
6.1/10
Birth date
03/27/1931
Place of birth
Naponee, Nebraska, USA
Date of death
02/13/1980
Filmography highlights
Movies
Inchon
1981 · 3.9
City in Fear
1980 · 5.7
S.O.S. Titanic
1980 · 6.0
High Ice
1980 · 6.6
The Golden Gate Murders
1979 · 8.4
Covert Action
1978 · 7.0
Nowhere to Run
1978 · 7.0
Superdome
1978 · 4.7
Golden Rendezvous
1977 · 5.5
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
1977 · 5.5
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977 · 6.4
Warhead
1977 · 3.7
Two-Minute Warning
1976 · 6.3
Stalk the Wild Child
1976 · 9.0
Joys
1976 · 6.0
Series
The Word
1978 · 4.8
Centennial
1978 · 7.7
Dinah!
1974 · 7.0
Harry O
1974 · 5.2
Police Story
1973 · 7.0
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971 · 6.0
Cannon
1971 · 6.7
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · 6.7
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · 5.0
The Fugitive
1963 · 7.3
The Eleventh Hour
1962 · 6.7
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · 7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · 6.6
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · 5.8
Target: The Corruptors!
1961 · 5.7