Acting
David Janssen
- Born
- Mar 27, 1931 · Aged 48
- Died
- Feb 13, 1980
- Place of birth
- Naponee, Nebraska, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 61
- TV credits
- 38
Also known as (2)
- Dave Janssen
- David Harold Meyer
Biography
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 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 20th Century-Fox. However, the studio…
