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. Treasury; and Harry O. In 1996, TV Guide ranked him number 36 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. David Janssen is the 2,294th most popular actor (up from 2,411th in 2024), the 4,006th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,823rd in 2019) and the 1,112th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, David Janssen ranks 2,294 out of 13,578. Before him are Katherine Heigl, Itziar Ituño, Vincent Perez, Dany Boon, Geoffrey Hughes, and Rosa Albach-Retty. After him are Sarah Miles, Josh Dallas, Gig Young, Guillaume Depardieu, Paul Winfield, and Josh Hartnett.

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Among people born in 1931, David Janssen ranks 205. Before him are Dean Jones, George Maciunas, Ladislav Novák, Françoise Arnoul, Neil Postman, and Bobby Collins. After him are Ola Ullsten, Yaakov Ziv, Ita Ever, Tommy Lapid, Dritëro Agolli, and Takashi Ono. Among people deceased in 1980, David Janssen ranks 125. Before him are Dixie Dean, Gerhard Hanappi, Boun Oum, Justas Paleckis, Gastone Nencini, and Rosa Albach-Retty. After him are Farrokhroo Parsa, Cecil Beaton, Marian Spychalski, Miguel Capuccini, George Borg Olivier, and Richard Chase.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Janssen ranks 4,006 out of 20,380. Before him are Jennifer Rush (1960), Vince Gilligan (1967), Robert Gallo (1937), Newt Gingrich (1943), Michael Stipe (1960), and Ben Wallace (1974). After him are Lonnie Johnson (1899), Louis Prima (1910), Josh Dallas (1978), Gene Krupa (1909), Gig Young (1913), and Mick Mars (1951).

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Among actors born in United States, David Janssen ranks 1,112. Before him are Annette O'Toole (1952), Richard Bright (1937), Jackie Stallone (1921), Steve Harvey (1957), Shirley Jones (1934), and Katherine Heigl (1978). After him are Josh Dallas (1978), Gig Young (1913), Paul Winfield (1939), Josh Hartnett (1978), Dita Von Teese (1972), and Paul Rudd (1969).

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