David Janssen was born David Harold Meyer 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 Pleasure (1945), and ...
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Chief Crazy Horse
As Lt. Colin Cartwright
The Green Berets
As George Beckworth
Two-Minute Warning
As Steve
Marooned
As Ted Dougherty
Cult of the Cobra
As Rico Nardi
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
As Arnold Rothstein
Hell to Eternity
As Sgt, Bill Hazen
The Swiss Conspiracy
As David Christopher
Francis in the Navy
As Lieutenant Anders
To Hell and Back
As Lt Lee
Golden Rendezvous
As Charles Conway
Moon of the Wolf
As Sheriff Aaron Whitaker
Los Angeles Plays Itself
As Steve in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Man-Trap
As Vince Biskay
Birds of Prey
As Harry Walker
Yankee Buccaneer
As Beckett
City in Fear
As Vince Perrino
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
As Harry Orwell
S.O.S. Titanic
As John Jacob Astor
Generation
As Jim Bolton
Twenty Plus Two
As Tom Alder
Warning Shot
As Sgt. Tom Valens
Once Is Not Enough
As Tom Colt
Where It's At
As A.C. Smith
Fer-de-Lance
As Russ Bogan
The Private War of Major Benson
As Young Lieutenant
Ring of Fire
As Sergeant Steve Walsh
Covert Action
As Lester Horton
Inchon
As David Feld
Showdown at Abilene
As Verne Ward
Lafayette Escadrille
As Duke Sinclair
No Room for the Groom
As Soldier (scenes deleted)
Dondi
As Dealey
Never Say Goodbye
As Dave Heller
High Ice
As Glencoe MacDonald
Warhead
As Tony Stevens
My Six Loves
As Marty Bliss
Pioneer Woman
As Robert Douglas
Hijack!
As Jake Wilkenson
Francis in the Haunted House
As Police Lieutenant Hopkins
Toy Tiger
As Larry Tripps
Nowhere to Run
As Harry Adams
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
As Capt. Pete Douglass
Superdome
As Mike Shelley
The Shoes of the Fisherman
As George Faber
The Square Jungle
As Jack Lindsay
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
As Self
Macho Callahan
As Diego Callahan
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
As Michael Delaney
All That Heaven Allows
As Freddie Norton (uncredited)
Night Chase
As Adrian Vico
The Girl He Left Behind
As Capt. Genaro
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
As Harry Orwell
Away All Boats
As uncredited
Francis Goes to West Point
As Cpl. Thomas (as Dave Janssen)
The Golden Gate Murders
As Det. Sgt. Paul Silver
Joys
As Self
The Longest Night
As Alan Chambers
Belle Sommers
As Danny Castle
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
As James O'Hara
Stalk the Wild Child
As Dr. James Hazard
Cain's Hundred
As Dan Mullin
Naked City
As Blair Cameron
The Merv Griffin Show
As Self
Cannon
Centennial
As Narrator
Target: The Corruptors!
Harry O
As Harry Orwell
Police Story
The Fugitive
As Richard Kimble
The Millionaire
As Peter Miller
The Hollywood Palace
As Self - Host
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
As Self
Lux Video Theatre
As Ralph / Joe Davies
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
As Richard Diamond / Chuck Garrett
Route 66
As Karno Starling
Adventures in Paradise
As Scotty Bell
General Electric Theater
As Pat Howard
The Eleventh Hour
As Hal Kincaid
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
As Ross Ingraham
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
Matinee Theater
Alcoa Theatre
As Mike Harper
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As Seth Larker
Dinah!
As Self
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self - Co-Host
The Word
As Steve Randall
Checkmate
As Len Kobalsky
U.S. Marshall
As Arnie Hix
The Dick Powell Show
As Kenneth 'Ken' Morgan
Whack-O!
As Boy in hobby class
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
As Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
As Self
Golden Globe Awards
As Self - Winner