David Janssen

David Janssen

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

The Green Berets

as George Beckworth

Marooned

as Ted Dougherty

Cast Credits

Inchon

as David Feld

City in Fear

as Vince Perrino

S.O.S. Titanic

as John Jacob Astor

High Ice

as Glencoe MacDonald

The Golden Gate Murders

as Det. Sgt. Paul Silver

Covert Action

as Lester Horton

Nowhere to Run

as Harry Adams

Superdome

as Mike Shelley

Golden Rendezvous

as Charles Conway

A Sensitive, Passionate Man

as Michael Delaney

Mayday at 40,000 Feet

as Capt. Pete Douglass

Warhead

as Tony Stevens

Stalk the Wild Child

as Dr. James Hazard

The Swiss Conspiracy

as David Christopher

Fer-de-Lance

as Russ Bogan

Pioneer Woman

as Robert Douglas

Hijack!

as Jake Wilkenson

Birds of Prey

as Harry Walker

Moon of the Wolf

as Sheriff Aaron Whitaker

The Longest Night

as Alan Chambers

Macho Callahan

as Diego Callahan

Night Chase

as Adrian Vico

Generation

as Jim Bolton

Marooned

as Ted Dougherty

Where It's At

as A.C. Smith