ACTOR

David Janssen

1931 - 1980

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Janssen has received more than 2,669,605 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. David Janssen is the 2,415th most popular actor (up from 2,437th in 2019), the 3,823rd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,940th in 2019) and the 1,102nd most popular American Actor.

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  • 52.89

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Janssen ranks 2,415 out of 13,578. Before him are June Allyson, Gérard Darmon, Tony Ramos, Dennis Haysbert, Joe Morton, and Catherine Schell. After him are Michael Berryman, William Hartnell, Geraldine Farrar, Kumail Nanjiani, Aracy Balabanian, and Tia Carrere.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, David Janssen ranks 218. Before him are Galina Zybina, Camillo Ruini, Klas Lestander, Dean Jones, Koichi Sugiyama, and Caroline Graham. After him are Joseph Joffo, Bridget Riley, Ladislav Novák, Yulian Semyonov, Nick Bollettieri, and Yoji Yamada. Among people deceased in 1980, David Janssen ranks 137. Before him are Roza Eskenazi, Alfred Andersch, Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark, Gastone Nencini, Fatmawati, and Andrei Amalrik. After him are Alfred Neubauer, André Leducq, Sohrab Sepehri, Boun Oum, John W. McCormack, and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Janssen ranks 3,823 out of 20,380. Before him are Stephen Krashen (1941), Jerome Robbins (1918), June Allyson (1917), Dennis Haysbert (1954), Joe Morton (1947), and George David Birkhoff (1884). After him are Donna Tartt (1963), Seth Carlo Chandler (1846), Michael Berryman (1948), Geraldine Farrar (1882), Gilbert Stuart (1755), and Tia Carrere (1967).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, David Janssen ranks 1,102. Before him are Vanessa Williams (1963), Marlon Wayans (1972), Chris Penn (1965), June Allyson (1917), Dennis Haysbert (1954), and Joe Morton (1947). After him are Michael Berryman (1948), Geraldine Farrar (1882), Tia Carrere (1967), Michael Winslow (1958), Shannon Lee (1969), and Gloria Foster (1933).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Green Berets
George Beckworth
Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for two missions in South Vietnam. The first is to strengthen a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy. The second is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.
Jul 4th 19685.7 / 10
The Fugitive
Richard Kimble
Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.
7.2 / 10
Moon of the Wolf
Sheriff Aaron Whitaker
After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.
Sep 26th 19724.7 / 10