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.
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.
Born at 10:00am-CST.
Brother of Teri Janssen and Jill Janssen.
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 in 1989.
His last role was in the film Inchon (1981). When the film was edited for general release, his entire part was deleted.
His mother and both of his sisters appeared as extras in "The Fugitive" (1963).
Mother, Berniece Janssen.
Twisted his right knee in 1948 while pole vaulting for reporters from the Hollywood Citizen News.
Was close friends with Stuart Whitman.