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Naponee, Nebraska, USA
David Janssen (born David Harold Meyer; March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980) was an American actor. He was born 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…
Known for
- Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy — Self (archive footage)2007
- Inchon — David Feld1981
- City in Fear — Vince Perrino1980
- S.O.S. Titanic — John Jacob Astor1980
- High Ice — Glencoe MacDonald1980
- The Golden Gate Murders — Det. Sgt. Paul Silver1979
- Covert Action — Lester Horton1978
- Nowhere to Run — Harry Adams1978
- Superdome — Mike Shelley1978
- Centennial — Narrator1978
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Key facts
- Born
- David Harold Meyer , ( 1931-03-27 ) March 27, 1931, Naponee, Nebraska , U.S.
- Died
- February 13, 1980 (1980-02-13) (aged 48), Malibu, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1945–1980
- Spouses
- Ellie Graham ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1958 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1968 ) Dani Crayne ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1975 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- Meyer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Nebraska
- Place of death
- California
- Occupation
- dramaturge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- David Janssen Richard Kimble 1963.JPG
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- birth name
- David Harold Meyer
- Commons category
- David Janssen
- date of birth
- 1931-03-27
- date of death
- 1980-02-13
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- place of burial
- Hillside Memorial Park
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- David Janssen
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- end of work period
- 1980-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- P12674
- Wolfgang Reitzle
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Encyclopedic overview
David Janssen (born David Harold Meyer; March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Richard Kimble in the television 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 All Time list.
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