David Janssen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

3/27/1931

Place of Birth

Naponee, Nebraska, USA

Also Known As

Dave JanssenDavid Harold Meyer

David Janssen

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 dro...

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