People
David Janssen
Biography:
David Janssen was born David Harold Meyer in 1931 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 at the age of 18 signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox. However, the studio dropped him after allegedly becoming disenchanted with his odd hairline and big prominent ears. Janssen had better luck at Universal, where he signed on in the... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Los Angeles Plays Itself as Steve in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
Inchon as David Feld | 1981-05-04 |
City in Fear as Vince Perrino | 1980-03-30 |
S.O.S. Titanic as John Jacob Astor | 1980-02-29 |
High Ice as Glencoe MacDonald | 1980-01-07 |
The Golden Gate Murders as Det. Sgt. Paul Silver | 1979-10-03 |
Covert Action as Lester Horton | 1978-03-03 |
Nowhere to Run as Harry Adams | 1978-01-16 |
Superdome as Mike Shelley | 1978-01-09 |
Golden Rendezvous as Charles Conway | 1977-12-25 |
A Sensitive, Passionate Man as Michael Delaney | 1977-06-06 |
Mayday at 40,000 Feet as Capt. Pete Douglass | 1977-04-29 |
Warhead as Tony Stevens | 1977-02-15 |
Two-Minute Warning as Steve | 1976-11-12 |
Stalk the Wild Child as Dr. James Hazard | 1976-11-03 |
Joys as Self | 1976-03-05 |
The Swiss Conspiracy as David Christopher | 1976-03-01 |
Once Is Not Enough as Tom Colt | 1975-06-20 |
Fer-de-Lance as Russ Bogan | 1974-10-18 |
Smile Jenny, You're Dead as Harry Orwell | 1974-02-03 |
Pioneer Woman as Robert Douglas | 1973-12-19 |
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On as Harry Orwell | 1973-11-03 |
Hijack! as Jake Wilkenson | 1973-09-26 |
Birds of Prey as Harry Walker | 1973-01-30 |
Moon of the Wolf as Sheriff Aaron Whitaker | 1972-09-26 |
The Longest Night as Alan Chambers | 1972-09-12 |
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra as James O'Hara | 1971-04-02 |
Macho Callahan as Diego Callahan | 1971-02-28 |
Night Chase as Adrian Vico | 1970-11-20 |
Generation as Jim Bolton | 1969-12-15 |
Marooned as Ted Dougherty | 1969-12-11 |
Where It's At as A.C. Smith | 1969-05-07 |
The Shoes of the Fisherman as George Faber | 1968-11-14 |
The Green Berets as George Beckworth | 1968-07-04 |
Warning Shot as Sgt. Tom Valens | 1967-01-18 |
My Six Loves as Marty Bliss | 1963-04-03 |
Belle Sommers as Danny Castle | 1962-05-30 |
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self | 1962-01-06 |
Man-Trap as Vince Biskay | 1961-09-20 |
Twenty Plus Two as Tom Alder | 1961-08-13 |
Ring of Fire as Sergeant Steve Walsh | 1961-06-14 |
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein as Arnold Rothstein | 1961-06-11 |
Dondi as Dealey | 1961-03-26 |
Hell to Eternity as Sgt, Bill Hazen | 1960-08-01 |
Lafayette Escadrille as Duke Sinclair | 1958-02-28 |
The Girl He Left Behind as Capt. Genaro | 1956-10-26 |
Showdown at Abilene as Verne Ward | 1956-10-01 |
Away All Boats as uncredited | 1956-08-16 |
Francis in the Haunted House as Police Lieutenant Hopkins | 1956-07-09 |
Toy Tiger as Larry Tripps | 1956-06-29 |
Never Say Goodbye as Dave Heller | 1956-03-10 |
The Square Jungle as Jack Lindsay | 1955-12-30 |
All That Heaven Allows as Freddie Norton (uncredited) | 1955-12-25 |
To Hell and Back as Lt Lee | 1955-09-22 |
Francis in the Navy as Lieutenant Anders | 1955-08-24 |
The Private War of Major Benson as Young Lieutenant | 1955-08-02 |
Chief Crazy Horse as Lt. Colin Cartwright | 1955-04-01 |
Cult of the Cobra as Rico Nardi | 1955-03-30 |
Yankee Buccaneer as Beckett | 1952-09-16 |
Francis Goes to West Point as Cpl. Thomas (as Dave Janssen) | 1952-07-01 |
No Room for the Groom as Soldier (scenes deleted) | 1952-06-13 |