David Janssen

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Biography

Dark-haired (with distinctive high temples), gravel-voiced seldom-smiling American actor, is in show business as a child. After an apprenticeship at Universal, he became perhaps…more

Born

3/27/1931, Naponee, Nebraska, USA

Died

2/13/1980

Birth Name

David Harold Meyer

Gender

Male

Credits

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  • Trivia

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    • David Janssen made training films for the American troops while serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
    • David Janssen had three ribs broken (in a fight scene with Brian Keith) during the filming of Fear in a Desert City (the pilot episode of The Fugitive).
    • Instead receiving a salary for his role in The Fugitive, David Janssen negotiated a contract earning him ten percent of series' profits. By the time The Fugitive was finished Janssen had earned more than $4.5 million.
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    • David Janssen: (Referring to The Fugitive in a 1964 TV Guide interview) Production values contribute to the success of the series. Most shows would use some kind of model boat in a tank and that's exactly what it would come out looking like.
    • Thirty minutes after the final episode of The Fugitive aired, Janssen appeared on Joey Bishop's late night talk show with the following declaration:
      David Janssen: I killed her Joey. She talked too much.
    • (David Janssen reacts to producer Quinn Martin's critique of his mannerisms)
      Quinn Martin: I counted two bug-eyes, one ear tug, and one chin pull. Tired?
      David Janssen: You rat, you caught me.
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