page_title: David Janssen
hierarchical_section_title: David Janssen
caption_attribution_description: Photo of David Janssen as Richard Kimble from the television program The Fugitive.
context_page_description: David Janssen was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive. Janssen also had the title roles in three other series: Richard Diamond, Private Detective; Harry O; and O'Hara, U.S. Treasury.
  In 1996 TV Guide ranked him number 36 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.
  David was well known as one of the hardest working actors in the USA, and he kept working until his early death in 1980 at the age of 48.
context_section_description: 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; Harry O; and O'Hara, U.S. Treasury.
  In 1996 TV Guide ranked him number 36 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.
  David was well known as one of the hardest working actors in the USA, and he kept working until his early death in 1980 at the age of 48.
caption: Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
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