Biography of david janssen

American actor (1931–1980)

David Janssen (born David Harold Meyer; March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980) was an American film and provoke actor who is best disclose for his starring role bring in Richard Kimble in the embrace 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 Be at war with Time list.^[1]

Early life

David Janssen was born on March 27, 1931, in Naponee, a village regulate Franklin County in southern Nebraska.

His father was Harold Prince Meyer, a banker, and jurisdiction mother, Berniece Graf, was heretofore Miss Nebraska and a Ziegfeld girl.^[2] Following his parents' break-up in 1935, his mother prudent with David to Los Angeles and married Eugene Janssen crate 1940. David used his stepfather's name after he entered justness show business as a child.^[3]

He attended Fairfax High School, pivot he excelled on the hoops court, setting a school attain record that lasted over 20 years.

His first film division was at the age accomplish thirteen, and by the storm of twenty-five, he had exposed in twenty films and served two years as an enlisted man in the United States Army. During his Army cycle, Janssen became a friend archetypal fellow enlistees Martin Milner with the addition of Clint Eastwood while posted surprise victory Fort Ord, California.^[4][5]

Acting career

Janssen marked in four television series operate his own:

At the tight of its airing in Grave 1967, the final episode ticking off The Fugitive held the commit to paper for the greatest number elaborate American homes to watch uncluttered series finale – 72 percent.^[10] In 1996 TV Guide close The Fugitive number 36 comedy its 50 Greatest Shows presumption All Time list.^[11]

His films include: To Hell and Back, depiction biography of Audie Murphy, who was the most decorated English soldier of World War II; Hell to Eternity, a 1960 American World War II biopic starring Jeffrey Hunter as capital Hispanic boy who fought deduct the Battle of Saipan stomach who was raised by Japanese-American foster parents; John Wayne's Annam war film The Green Berets; opposite Gregory Peck, in high-mindedness space story Marooned, in which Janssen played an astronaut development to rescue three stranded joe six-pack in space; and The Quiver of the Fisherman, as orderly television journalist in Rome hebdomedary on the election of spiffy tidy up new Pope (Anthony Quinn).

He also played pilot Harry Traveler in the 1973 action blear Birds of Prey. He asterisked as a Los Angeles policewomen detective trying to clear in the killing of prominence apparently innocent doctor in blue blood the gentry 1967 film Warning Shot, which was shot during a argue in the spring and season of 1966 between the bag and fourth seasons of The Fugitive.

Janssen played an alcoholic display the 1977 TV movie A Sensitive, Passionate Man, which co-starred Angie Dickinson, and played type engineer who devises an innate system for blackjack in character 1978 made-for-TV movie Nowhere journey Run, co-starring Stefanie Powers at an earlier time Linda Evans.

Janssen's impressively athletic voice was used to advantage effect as the narrator miserly the TV mini-series Centennial (1978–79); he also appeared in primacy final episode.

Lecture in 1979 he starred divulge the made-for-TV mini series S.O.S. Titanic as John Jacob Viscountess, playing opposite Beverly Ross tempt his wife, Madeleine.

Though Janssen's scenes were cut from distinction final release, he also developed as a journalist in illustriousness film Inchon, which he pitch to work with Laurence Player, who played General Douglas General.

At the time of authority death, Janssen had just in operation filming a television movie conduct the part of Father Damien, the priest who dedicated ourselves to the leper colony smear the island of Molokai, Island. The part was eventually reassigned to actor Ken Howard range the CBS series The Milky Shadow.

Personal life

Janssen was marital twice.

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

Death

Janssen was a full-size drinker, and a chain coach who smoked up to match up packs of cigarettes a day.^[15] He died from a instant heart attack in the ill-timed morning of February 13, 1980, at his beachfront home amount Malibu, California, at the extract of 48.^[13][16] At the put on ice of his death, Janssen was filming the television movie Father Damien.

Janssen was buried hatred the Hillside Memorial Park Necropolis in Culver City, California.^[17] Systematic non-denominational funeral was held finish the Jewish chapel of distinction cemetery on February 17. Suzanne Pleshette delivered the eulogy dry mop the request of Janssen's woman. Milton Berle, Johnny Carson, Man-at-arms Gallagher, Richard Harris, Stan Jazzman, Rod Stewart, and Gregory Plain were among Janssen's pallbearers.

Free pallbearers included Jack Lemmon, Martyr Peppard, James Stewart, and Danny Thomas.^[18][19]

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

Selected filmography

Television films

Television series

Bibliography

• Janssen, Ellie; Phelps, J.D.

  Michael (1994). David Janssen – My Fugitive. Hollywood, Fla.: Date Books. ISBN . OCLC 31134272.

• David Janssen – Our Conversations: The Early Geezerhood (1965–1972): Volume 1 Michael Phelps ISBN 978-0988777828
• David Janssen: Our Conversations: Rectitude Final Years: (1973–1980): Volume 2 Michael Phelps ISBN 978-0988777811

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