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David Janssen
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David Janssen (March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble in the hit television series The Fugitive (1963–1967) with Barry Morse.
Janssen was born David Harold Meyer in Naponee, Nebraska. Following his parents' divorce when he was 5, his mother took him to Los Angeles; she eventually married Eugene Janssen. David used his stepfather's name after he entered show business as a child. His first film part was at the age of 13, and by his 25th birthday, he had appeared in 20 films and served two years as an enlisted man in the U.S. Army.
He also starred in the TV series Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957-60), O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971–72), and Harry O (1974–76). His films include John Wayne's The Green Berets (1968), the science fiction film Marooned (1969), and a starring role in Generation (1969), a comedy that also featured Pete Duel, Kim Darby, and Carl Reiner. His final role was as Father Damien, the priest who dedicated himself to the leper colony on the island of Molokai.
A smoker and a heavy drinker, plus a constant worker, Janssen died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 48 in Malibu, California two days into filming. He was interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.
He was married twice, first to Ellie Graham in 1958; they divorced in 1970. From 1975 to his death, he was married to Dani Crayne.
- The Fugitive (1963–1967)
- Warning Shot (1967)
- The Green Berets (1968)
- Marooned (1969)
- Moon of the Wolf (1973)
- Birds of Prey (1973)
- The Prisoner in the Middle (1976)
- The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
- Covert Action (1978)
- High Ice (1980)
- Inchon (Scenes deleted, 1981)
- The David Janssen Archive
- David Janssen at the Internet Movie Database
- David Janssen on Find-A-Grave
- Official Website of Barry Morse
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