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The following is a list of all of David Janssen's known "acting" work - his theatrical and television movies, TV series and pilots, dramatic TV guest appearances, short films, plays, and radio performances. The list is in the order the work was performed.

Not included here is work in which he appeared as himself. See the separate sections on this website for his specials/variety show appearances, talk/game show appearances, recordings, and his print and TV commercials.

Work Dates	Type	Title
1940's
44/ Aug	FEATURE	IT'S A PLEASURE
45/ Jun	PLAY	CINDERELLA GOES HOLLYWOOD
45/ Jun	PLAY	SEND FOR SIDNEY
45/ Oct-Nov	FEATURE	SWAMP FIRE
46/ May-Jun	PLAY	LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONG
48/ Feb	PLAY	COLLEGE DAZE
48/ Mar	RADIO	APARTMENT FOR ROMANCE
48/ May	PLAY	PAYMENT DEFERRED
48/ May	PLAY	THE DRUID CIRCLE
48/ Sep	RADIO	TOMORROW CALLING
48/ Sep	PLAY	BOTH YOUR HOUSES
48/ Sep	PLAY	MY DEAR CHILDREN
49/ May	PLAY	THIS HAPPY BREED
49/ Sep	PLAY	ALL MY SONS
49/ Nov	PLAY	THE PLAY'S THE THING
1950's
50/ Feb	PLAY	ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
50/ Jul	PLAY	MIRANDA (Maine)
50/ Jul	PLAY	BORN YESTERDAY (Maine)
50/ Jul-Aug	PLAY	JUST AROUND THE CORNER (Maine)
50/ Aug	PLAY	THE SILVER WHISTLE (Maine)
50/ Aug	PLAY	HAPPY BIRTHDAY (Maine)
50/ Sep	PLAY	HIS FRENCH WIFE (Maine)
51/ Nov	FEATURE	UNTAMED FRONTIER (1^st U-I film)
51/ Dec	FEATURE	FRANCIS GOES TO WEST POINT
52/ Feb	FEATURE	NO ROOM FOR THE GROOM
52/ Feb-Mar	FEATURE	YANKEE BUCCANEER
52/ Apr	FEATURE	BONZO GOES TO COLLEGE
52/ May	FEATURE	WILLIE AND JOE IN BACK AT THE FRONT
54/ Jun-Jul	FEATURE	CHIEF CRAZY HORSE
54/ Jul	SHORT	LEAVE IT TO HARRY
54/ Sep	FEATURE	TO HELL AND BACK
54/ Oct-Nov	FEATURE	CULT OF THE COBRA
55/ Jan	FEATURE	ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS
55/ Jan	FEATURE	THE PRIVATE WAR OF MAJOR BENSON
55/ Feb-Mar	FEATURE	FRANCIS IN THE NAVY
55/ Mar	LIVE TV	LUX VIDEO THEATER "It Grows On Trees"
55/ Apr	FEATURE	NEVER SAY GOODBYE
55/ Jun	FEATURE	AWAY ALL BOATS
55/ Jun-Jul	FEATURE	THE SQUARE JUNGLE
55/ Aug	LIVE TV	LUX VIDEO THEATER "Perilous Deception"
55/ Sep	FEATURE	SHOWDOWN AT ABILENE
55/ Nov- 56/Jan	FEATURE	THE TOY TIGER
56/ Jan	RADIO	DIAL FAMILY THEATER "Little Church Of The Ambush"
56/ Feb	SHORT	MR. BLACK MAGIC
56/ Feb-Mar	FEATURE	FRANCIS IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE (last U-I film)
56/ Mar	LIVE TV	LUX VIDEO THEATER "It Started With Eve"
56/ May-Jun	FEATURE	THE GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND (WB)
56/ Jul	LIVE TV	MATINEE THEATER "Belong to Me"
56/ Aug	TV GUEST	YOU ARE THERE "The End Of The Dalton Gang"
56/ Oct-Nov	FEATURE	LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE (WB)
56/ Dec	TV GUEST	CONFLICT "The Money"
57/ Jan	TV GUEST	ZANE GREY THEATRE "There Were Four"
57/ Feb-Aug	SERIES	RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE (season 1)
57/ Oct	TV GUEST	THE MILLIONAIRE "Regina Wainwright"
57/ Nov	TV GUEST	ZANE GREY THEATRE "Trial By Fear"
57/ Nov	TV GUEST	ALCOA THEATRE "Cupid Wore A Badge"
57/ Nov- 58/Apr	SERIES	RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE (season 2)
58/ Apr	TV GUEST	ALCOA THEATRE "Decoy Duck"
58/ May	TV GUEST	ZANE GREY THEATRE "Trail To Nowhere"
58/ Jul?	TV GUEST	UNITED STATES MARSHALL "The Farmers"
58/ Aug	TV GUEST	THE MILLIONAIRE "David Barrett"
58/ Aug	TV GUEST	ZANE GREY THEATRE "Hang The Heart High"
59/ Jan-May	SERIES	RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE (season 3)
59/ Jun	PLAY	MR. ROBERTS (Dayton, OH)
59/ Jun	TV GUEST	WESTINGHOUSE DESILU PLAYHOUSE "Two Counts Of Murder"
59/ Aug	PLAY	MR. ROBERTS (Cincinnati, OH)
59/ Aug- 60/Feb	SERIES	RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE (season 4)
1960's
60/ Feb-Mar	FEATURE	HELL TO ETERNITY
60/ Jun-Jul	PLAY	THE GAZEBO (Chicago)
60/ Jul-Aug	FEATURE	DONDI
60/ Aug	TV GUEST	DEATH VALLEY DAYS "Deadline At Austin"
60/ Aug-Oct	FEATURE	RING OF FIRE
60/ Oct-Nov	FEATURE	KING OF THE ROARING TWENTIES
60/ Dec- 61/Jan	PILOT	THE INSIDER (BELLE SOMMERS)
61/ Jan-Feb	FEATURE	TWENTY PLUS TWO
61/ Mar-Apr	FEATURE	MAN-TRAP
61/ Aug	TV GUEST	NAKED CITY "A Wednesday Night Story"
61/ Sep	TV GUEST	ADVENTURES IN PARADISE "Show Me A Hero"
61/ Oct	TV GUEST	TARGET: THE CORRUPTORS "The Middle Man"
61/ Oct	TV GUEST	G.E. THEATER "Shadow Of A Hero"
61/ Dec	TV GUEST	CHECKMATE "Ride A Wild Horse"
62/ Jan	TV GUEST	FOLLOW THE SUN "A Choice Of Weapons"
62/ Feb	TV GUEST	CAIN'S HUNDRED "Inside Track"
62/ Mar-May	FEATURE	MY SIX LOVES
62/ Jul	TV GUEST	THE ELEVENTH HOUR "Make Me A Place"
62/ Jul	TV GUEST	ROUTE 66 "One Tiger To A Hill"
62/ Nov-Dec	SERIES	THE FUGITIVE pilot "FEAR IN A DESERT CITY"
63/ Jan	TV GUEST	THE DICK POWELL THEATRE "Thunder In A Forgotten Town"
63/ Mar	TV GUEST	NAKED CITY "On The Battle Front: Every Minute Is Important"
63/ Jun - 64/Apr	SERIES	THE FUGITIVE (season 1)
64/ May- 65/Apr	SERIES	THE FUGITIVE (season 2)
65/ Apr- 66/Feb	SERIES	THE FUGITIVE (season 3)
66/ Apr-May	FEATURE	WARNING SHOT
66/ May- 67/Mar	SERIES	THE FUGITIVE (season 4)
67/ Oct-Dec	FEATURE	THE GREEN BERETS
68/ Feb-Apr	FEATURE	THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN
68/ Jun-Jul	FEATURE	WHERE IT'S AT
68/ Nov- 69/Mar	FEATURE	MAROONED
69/ Mar-May	FEATURE	GENERATION
69/ Dec- 70/Feb	FEATURE	MACHO CALLAHAN
1970's
70/ Jun-Jul?	TVM	NIGHT CHASE
70/ Sep	TVM	O'HARA UNITED STATES TREASURY "Operation: Cobra"
71/ Jun- 72/Feb	SERIES	O'HARA UNITED STATES TREASURY
72/ Jun	TVM	THE LONGEST NIGHT
72/ Jun-Jul	TVM	MOON OF THE WOLF
72/ Oct	TVM	BIRDS OF PREY
72/ Nov-Dec	FEATURE	PRISONER IN THE MIDDLE
73/ Jan-Feb	PILOT	HARRY O "Such Dust As Dreams Are Made On"
73/ May	TVM	HIJACK!
73/ Jul	TV GUEST	CANNON "He Who Digs A Grave"
73/ Sep	TVM	PIONEER WOMAN
73/ Nov	TVM	SMILE JENNY, YOU'RE DEAD
74/ Feb-Mar	TVM	FER-DE-LANCE
74/ Apr	SHORT	LITTLE BOY LOST
74/ Apr-Jun	FEATURE	ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH
74/ Jul - 75/Mar	SERIES	HARRY O (season 1)
75/ May-Jul	FEATURE	THE SWISS CONSPIRACY
75/ Jul - 76/Jan	SERIES	HARRY O (season 2)
76/ Jan-Feb	FEATURE	TWO-MINUTE WARNING
76/ Apr	TVM	MAYDAY AT 40,000 FEET
76/ Aug-Sep	TVM	STALK THE WILD CHILD
77/ Jan-Feb	TVM	A SENSITIVE PASSIONATE MAN
77/ Apr-May	FEATURE	GOLDEN RENDEZVOUS
77/ Jun	TVM	NOWHERE TO RUN
77/ Jul	TV GUEST	POLICE STORY "Trigger Point"
77/ Sep	TVM	SUPERDOME
77/ Dec- 78/Feb	FEATURE	COVERT ACTION
78/ Apr- Aug	TVM	THE WORD
78/ Nov	TVM	CENTENNIAL "The Scream of Eagles"
79/ Jan-Feb	TVM	THE GOLDEN GATE MURDERS
79/ Feb-Mar	TVM	S.O.S. TITANIC
79/ May-Jun	TVM	CITY IN FEAR
79/ Jul-Aug	TVM	HIGH ICE
79/Aug-Sep	FEATURE	INCHON (last completed role)
1980's
80/ Feb	TVM	FATHER DAMIEN: THE LEPER PRIEST (unfinished)