Personal Info
Known Credits
61
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1931-03-27 (94 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Naponee, Nebraska, USA
Also Known For
Dave JanssenDavid Harold Meyer
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 20 ...
Acting
2004 --
Los Angeles Plays Itself
| Steve in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
1981 --
Inchon
| David Feld
1980 --
City in Fear
| Vince Perrino
1980 --
S.O.S. Titanic
| John Jacob Astor
1980 --
High Ice
| Glencoe MacDonald
1979 --
The Golden Gate Murders
| Det. Sgt. Paul Silver
1978 --
Covert Action
| Lester Horton
1978 --
Nowhere to Run
| Harry Adams
1978 --
Superdome
| Mike Shelley
1977 --
Golden Rendezvous
| Charles Conway
1977 --
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
| Michael Delaney
1977 --
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
| Capt. Pete Douglass
1977 --
Warhead
| Tony Stevens
1976 --
Two-Minute Warning
| Steve
1976 --
Stalk the Wild Child
| Dr. James Hazard
1976 --
Joys
| Self
1976 --
The Swiss Conspiracy
| David Christopher
1975 --
Once Is Not Enough
| Tom Colt
1974 --
Fer-de-Lance
| Russ Bogan
1974 --
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
| Harry Orwell
1973 --
Pioneer Woman
| Robert Douglas
1973 --
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
| Harry Orwell
1973 --
Hijack!
| Jake Wilkenson
1973 --
Birds of Prey
| Harry Walker
1972 --
Moon of the Wolf
| Sheriff Aaron Whitaker
1972 --
The Longest Night
| Alan Chambers
1971 --
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
| James O'Hara
1971 --
Macho Callahan
| Diego Callahan
1970 --
Night Chase
| Adrian Vico
1969 --
Generation
| Jim Bolton
1969 --
Marooned
| Ted Dougherty
1969 --
Where It's At
| A.C. Smith
1968 --
The Shoes of the Fisherman
| George Faber
1968 --
The Green Berets
| George Beckworth
1967 --
Warning Shot
| Sgt. Tom Valens
1963 --
My Six Loves
| Marty Bliss
1962 --
Belle Sommers
| Danny Castle
1962 --
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
| Self
1961 --
Man-Trap
| Vince Biskay
1961 --
Twenty Plus Two
| Tom Alder
1961 --
Ring of Fire
| Sergeant Steve Walsh
1961 --
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
| Arnold Rothstein
1961 --
Dondi
| Dealey
1960 --
Hell to Eternity
| Sgt, Bill Hazen
1958 --
Lafayette Escadrille
| Duke Sinclair
1956 --
The Girl He Left Behind
| Capt. Genaro
1956 --
Showdown at Abilene
| Verne Ward
1956 --
Away All Boats
| uncredited
1956 --
Francis in the Haunted House
| Police Lieutenant Hopkins
1956 --
Toy Tiger
| Larry Tripps
1956 --
Never Say Goodbye
| Dave Heller
1955 --
The Square Jungle
| Jack Lindsay
1955 --
All That Heaven Allows
| Freddie Norton (uncredited)
1955 --
To Hell and Back
| Lt Lee
1955 --
Francis in the Navy
| Lieutenant Anders
1955 --
The Private War of Major Benson
| Young Lieutenant
1955 --
Chief Crazy Horse
| Lt. Colin Cartwright
1955 --
Cult of the Cobra
| Rico Nardi
1952 --
Yankee Buccaneer
| Beckett
1952 --
Francis Goes to West Point
| Cpl. Thomas (as Dave Janssen)
1952 --
No Room for the Groom
| Soldier (scenes deleted)