SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ACTOR?
Broadcast date: 8/6/1951
Notes: Janssen was 20 when he went on this talent showcase show on local Los Angeles television. Hosted by Haven McQuarrie, the format was to give theatrical hopefuls scripts from famous plays to perform. This occured 3 months before the break which would really put him on a path to a professional acting career -- a contract with Universal-International. |
JUKE BOX JURY
Broadcast date: 10/3/58
Network: KRCA (local LA NBC affiliate)
Notes: on this show host Peter Potter played new recording company releases for a celebrity jury. Janssen was paid $400 for this appearance.
On this night, Janssen appeared with Ann B. Davis, Bob Crosby, and Linda Darnell. |
GREET THE PEOPLE
Broadcast date: 10/5/58 (1 hr.)
Network: KTLA (local LA station)
Notes: |
MASQUERADE PARTY
Broadcast date: 10/9/58 (30m.)
Network:
Notes: Janssen did this appearance while in New York City with wife Ellie for 10 days. |
JUKE BOX JURY
Broadcast date: 1/30/59
Network: KTLA (local LA station)
Janssen made a return appearance on this show this time playing with Bobby Troup, Marilyn Maxwell, and Frances Bergen. |
THE ARTHUR MURRAY PARTY
Broadcast date: 2/9/59
Network:
Notes: Janssen visited New York again for a week and danced a waltz with Martha Scott on this contest show and won. J. Carrol Nash and Ann Sheridan also competed.
Chicago Tribune lists a conflicting guest list in addition to Janssen: Vivian Blaine Shari Lewis, Ann Sheridan, Zachary Scott, and Ruth Ford. |
MASQUERADE PARTY
Broadcast date: 2/12/59 (30m.)
Network:
Notes: Still in New York, revisited this show. He tried to fool the panel and came out dressed as Diamond Jim Brady. The orchestra played “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” as another clue.
He was paid $675. |
LET'S DANCE
Broadcast date: 5/15/59 (30m.)
Network:
Notes: A Los Angeles disk jockey show hosted by Al Jarvis. |
THE DOUG CRAWFORD SHOW
Broadcast date: 6/16/59
Network: WHIO-TV (local Dayton, OH station)
Notes: Janssen appeared while in town doing the
play MR. ROBERTS. |
THE RUTH LYONS SHOW
Broadcast date: 6/17/59
Network: WLW-TV (local Cincinnati, OH station)
Notes: Janssen appeared while doing the
play MR. ROBERTS in Dayton. |
JUKE BOX JURY
Broadcast date: 8/15/59
Network: KTLA (local LA station)
Janssen 3rd known appearance on "Juke Box Jury" had him voting on the latest recording company singles along with Jerry Lewis, Amanda Blake, and Ann Blyth.
Janssen had credited Miss Blyth earlier in the decade with given him assistance to be assigned to Fort Ord's Special Services thus avoiding assignment in Korea during his Army stint. |
HOLLYWOOD TONIGHT
Broadcast date: 11/29/59
Network: KTLA
Notes: Janssen and John Payne were the panelists on this 1/2-hour interview show with the panel comprised of Jane Wooster, Vernon Scott, Bob Thomas, and the LA Times's Cecil Smith. |
ABOUT FACES
Broadcast date: 8/26/60
Network: ABC
Notes: a daytime Ralph Edwards game show |
HERE'S HOLLYWOOD
Broadcast date: 1/26/61
Network: NBC
Notes: A Hollywood celebrity interview show. Frankie Vaughan was on the same program. Source iMbd. |
HOLLYWOOD TONIGHT
Broadcast date: 1/22/65 (1 hr.)
Network: KTLA
Notes: Janssen was interviewed as were Donald O'Connor and Irene Ryan in this hour. Also taped coverage of a Gypsy Rose Lee roast was aired. |
THE LES CRANE SHOW
Broadcast date: 2/19/65
Network: ABC
Notes: Janssen flew to New York to accept the TV-Radio Mirror Award for Best Actor for 1964. Elizabeth Montgomery was the recipient for Best Actress for "Bewitched" and her award was accepted by co-star Agnes Morehead.
Others appearing were Lorne Green, E.G. Marshall, Jim Nabors, Vivian Vance, Al Ludden, Richrad Crenna, and Frank Buxton. It aired late night from 11:15pm-1am.
On the show Janssen demonstrated a British accent he seemed particularly proud of. (Thanks
to Brian Cuddy) |
THE TONIGHT SHOW
Broadcast date: 3/15/65
Network: NBC
Notes: With other guests Richard Chamberlain, Barbara Parkins, Bob Hope, Carol Lawrence, Harve Presnell, and Hedda Hopper (pictured with Carson at right)
All appeared in conjunction with Photoplay magazine's 43rd Annual Gold Medal Awards.
Janssen won a Special Editor's Award. (May have been taped or aired on the 11th as Janssen received a rare day off from THE FUGITIVE that day. The episode "The Old Man Picked A Lemon" worked without him allowing him to fly to New York and back if in fact this Carson show originated from the East Coast as believed.) |
THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
Broadcast date: 12/22/66
Network:
Based on TV Guide listing. |
THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
Broadcast date: 3/24/67
Network:
Notes: appeared to receive Photoplay Magazine's 45th Annual Gold Medal Award for 'Favorite Male Star of 1966'. Barbara Stanwyck received Favorite Female Star.
Taped on 3/15/67. |
THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW
Broadcast date: 8/29/67
Network: ABC
Notes:
Live interview from the Columbus
(Ft. Benning) Georgia location of THE GREEN BERETS after the final episode
of THE FUGITIVE aired. Janssen had never been on Joey’s show before.
When asked how it felt to be
through running, Janssen replied that the show ended “with a great
sense of accomplishment... we all felt we had done a good job and were
ready to move on.”
listen to the interview |
THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW
Broadcast date: 5/30/68 (may be taping date only)
Network: ABC
Notes:
Guest for the 46th Annual Photoplay Magazine Gold Medal Awards. Janssen accepted the Actor of the Year award for winner Paul Newman who could not attend. He wore a black Nehru jacket with a green turtleneck on the show bowing Eastern style to Bob Hope at one point in the broadcast. |
RALPH PEARL'S LAS VEGAS
Broadcast date: Sep 1968
Network: Las Vegal local TV
Notes:
Janssen attended and heckled friend Milton Berle during his appearance on this show and when Janssen appeared soon after, Berle returned the favor bringing Don Rickles along as well. |
THE TONIGHT SHOW
Broadcast date: 11/7/68
Network: NBC
Notes: An appearance tying in with the release
of THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN. |
THE DICK CAVETT SHOW
Broadcast date: 11/7/68
Network: ABC (daytime)
Notes: Janssen's only known appearance with this host. Taped in New York where he'd recently arrived for the East Coast premiere of THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN. Other guests were Alan Abel, Jack Boris, and William Bradford Hule. He picked a quick $291.50 (AFTRA's scale payment) for the appearance. |
THE DONALD O'CONNOR SHOW
Broadcast date: 12/20/68
Network: local Los Angeles (KTTV)
Notes: Another appearance intended to promote THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN. On it, he was eclipsed by a confrontational Joan Baez who verbally sparred with host O'Connor over the issues of the day. Other guests included Will Jordan, Joyce Haber, and the Avant Guard. |
THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW
Broadcast date: 3/12/69
Network: local Los Angeles (KTLA)
Notes: Appeared with Mort Sahl, Joan Baez, Pat Harrington, and New Orleans Mayor Victor Shiro. |
THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
Broadcast date: 6/3/69
Network:
Notes: Appeared with Rosalind Kind, London Lee, Cleo Dawson, and Jimmy Helms. |
THE MOVIE GAME
Broadcast date: 9/8/69-9/12/69
Network: syndicated
Notes: A game show hosted by Army Archerd. Janssen
played with Rosemary Forsyth and played against Juliet Prowse, Bob Dishy,
Vincent Price, Shelley Berman. Taped in the midst of Janssen’s divorce
proceedings. |
THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
Broadcast date: 11/4/69
Network: CBS
Notes: In a show taped in Las Vegas, Janssen appeared with Walter Matthau, Eddie Fisher, George Carlin, and Wayne Cochran |
THE MOVIE GAME
Broadcast date: 11/69
Network: syndicated
Notes: Another set of shows, this time Janssen
played with Phyllis Diller, Hugh O’Brian, and Dyan Cannon. |
YOUR ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGE SHOW
Broadcast date: 1/4/70
Network: synd
Notes: In this Sunday afternoon talent show featuring college students, David was a celebrity judge along with Glenn Ford and John Forsythe. Finalists were Allan Kashkin, Gail Farrell, Lorin Levee and Cynthia Clawson.
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THE TONIGHT SHOW
Broadcast date: 6/9/70
Network: NBC
Notes:
Details about this appearance not known. |
DINAH'S PLACE
Broadcast date: 10/9/70
Network: syndicated
Notes: In a kitchen segment,
made custard with fruit with Dinah Shore. He also participated in an ESP
segment with Dr. Richard Ireland and told stories about his post-Fugitive
trip to Spain.
Show # 152. Taped on 9/17/70. |
THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
Broadcast date: 11/4/70
Network: CBS
Notes: Details about this appearance not known. |
THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
Broadcast date: 9/15/71
Network: CBS
Notes: Other guests Joe Flynn, Karen Morrow, Frankie Avalon, Laine Kazan, Danny Kaleikini. |
THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
Broadcast date: 9/1/72 (daytime)
Network: synd
Notes: Other guests Joe Flynn, Rich Little, Jacqueline Susann, and Rich Cassabonne. |
THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
Broadcast date: 3/2/73 (daytime)
Network: synd
Notes: Other guests Henry Morgan, Steve Allen, and Richard Dawson. |
HOLLYWOOD'S TALKING
Broadcast date: 3/28/73 (daytime)
Network: CBS
Notes: Janssen appeared on the show's premiere week with other guests Judy Carne, John Forsythe, Lloyd Haines, Mary Tyler Moore, and Doc Severinsen. Host Geoff Edwards. Jack Barry Productions. 3 contestants try to guest the subject material celebrities are talking abou for prize money. Filmed around 3/15 on the grounds and buildings of Beverly Garland's Howard Johnson Resort Lodge. |
KENNEDY AND COMPANY
Broadcast date: 1/24/74 (morning show)
Network: WLS-TV (Chicago)
Notes: A 90-minute local Chicago morning talk show hosted by Bob Kennedy. Other guests this day were film critic Gene Siskel, and ABC newsmen Bill Gill and Ted Koppel. |
DINAH!
Broadcast date: 1/75?
Network: syndicated
Notes: Janssen talks about HARRY
O which premieres this weekend does a sketch with guest Karen Valentine.
Show # 58. Taped 12/10/74 at CBS Television City. |
THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
Broadcast date: 2/6/74
Network: synd
Notes: Other guests Gene Hackman, Hugh O'Brian, and David Steinberg. |
THE TONIGHT SHOW
Broadcast date: 1/15/75
Network: NBC
Notes: Talks with Johnny about an injury sustained
during HARRY O stunts and a fight scene with Kirk Douglas in ONCE IS NOT
ENOUGH, and his Africa trip for AMERICAN SPORTSMAN.
Other guests this day are Bert Convy, Rosie Black, Ethel Merman, and Jimmy Wynn. |
THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW
Broadcast date: 2/27/75
Network: syndicated
Notes: Was a guest along with
Muhammad Ali. Co-host was Cybill Shepherd. Janssen talked about his "kidnapping"
during his 1974 trip to Turkey. Clips from the 1st season of HARRY O were
shown. |
THE TONIGHT SHOW
Broadcast date: 7/25/75
Network: NBC
Notes: Talks with Johnny about his early radio
work, how he returned from his movie in Switzerland right into HARRY O,
mom's Ziegfeld follies. A clip from ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH is shown. |
THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
Broadcast date: 10/15/75
Network: synd
Notes: Other guests were Oliver Reed, Ronnie Schell, and Irving Stone. |
DINAH!
Broadcast date: 10/23/75
Network: syndicated (produced by 20th Century-Fox TV)
Notes:
Other guests were David Groh,
Redd Foxx (both pictured), John Amos, and Harry Lorayne.
Sang a line from "How
To Handle A Women" in the opening segment of the show. In Janssen’s
interview , he talks about his trailer during RICHARD DIAMOND and leading
ladies. A clip from season 2 of HARRY O is shown.
Show # 1005. Taped 9/17/75. |
THE TONIGHT SHOW
Broadcast date: 12/3/75
Network: NBC
Notes: Appears with Lily Tomlin, Natalie Cole, and Irwin Shaw.
In his
segment, Janssen talks about his recent marriage and his driver Elliot Shapiro.
Again he assumes his preferred right-over-left leg approach for much of the interview. |
THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW
Broadcast date: 2/26/76
Network: syndicated
Notes: In this show Mike, doing a West Coast show, conducts an interview with David on the set of HARRY O at Warner Brothers in the final days of production. Anthony Zerbe makes an appearance. |
THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW
Broadcast date: 8/25/76
Network: syndicated
Notes: Guest along with Sandy Duncan, Donny and Marie Osmond, George Segal, Jane Fonda, Ed McMahon, and Pasquale DiFabrizio. |
THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW
Broadcast date: 10/25/76
Network: syndicated
Notes: Janssen began his week as co-host for 5 shows
taped in Philadelphia. Bob Hope, Tony Perkins, Berry Berenson, and Vicki Sue Robinson also appear. In the opening interview, Janssen claims he got a scholarship and did 2 semesters at UCLA. This may not be an accurate statement. (Thank you Diane Quinlivan). |
THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW
Broadcast date: 10/26/76
Network: syndicated
Notes: Co-host-taped in Philadelphia. Guests this
day were Petulia Clark, and Dick Clark. |
THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW
Broadcast date: 10/27/76
Network: syndicated
Notes: Co-host-taped in Philadelphia. Guests this
day were Henry Mancini, Lynn Redgrave, and Daniel Schorr. |
THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW
Broadcast date: 10/28/76
Network: syndicated
Notes: Co-host-taped in Philadelphia. Cliff Robertson is a guest (Thank you Diane Quinlivan). |
THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW
Broadcast date: 10/29/76
Network: syndicated
Notes: Co-host-taped in Philadelphia.The
guests on this day were Bobby Vinton, Ken Norton, Nelson Rockefeller,
Henny Youngman, and Paper Planes. |
THE TONIGHT SHOW
Broadcast date: 11/12/76
Network: NBC
Notes: Show was first appearance of Frank Sinatra as Carson's guest. Unscheduled walk-on was Don Rickles who remained for Janssen’s
segment.
In it he talks about his recent trip to Tokyo and shows a clip from “TWO MINUTE WARNING.”
Olivia Newton-John and Ray Johnson are guests later in the show. |
DINAH!
Broadcast date: 12/6/76 (?)
Network: syndicated
Notes: Other guests were Bob Hope, Fred MacMurray, Harriet Nelson, and Sally Struthers. In Janssen’s segment, a clip from TWO MINUTE WARNING is shown. He also talks about THE FUGITIVE running in Japan.
Show # 2011. Taped 9/29/76. |
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