Name: David Janssen
Date of Birth: 27 March 1931 Born at 10:00am-CST. His mother and both of his sisters appeared as extras in "The Fugitive" (1963). He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, only about a block away from the Chinese Theater. When it was placed there, it was in front of David's favorite ice cream shops as a child. The star dedication was on his mother's birthday. Twisted his right knee in 1948 while pole vaulting for reporters from the Hollywood Citizen News. Brother of Teri Janssen and Jill Janssen. ... His last role was in the film Inchon (1981). When the film was edited for general release, his entire part was deleted. Mother, Berniece Janssen. As a contract player at Universal-International in the 1950s, he attended Universal's acting classes with a fellow Universal contractee, Clint Eastwood. The two became friends, and Eastwood is still friends with Janssen's widow, Dani. Best remembered by the public for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble in The Fugitive. Was close friends with Stuart Whitman. A close friend of Richard Harris, who was so upset by Janssen's death that he sat outside a cathedral in New York for hours in the snow upon hearing the news. Read more David Janssen movies (actor)User Comments |
