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Dates Play Group / Theater Location Part
Jun-1945 CINDERELLA GOES HOLLYWOOD Jack Geller Theatre Workshop Los Angeles, CA  
Jun-1945 SEND FOR SIDNEY Jack Geller Theatre Workshop Los Angeles, CA Sidney
5/29/46 to 6/9/46 LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONG Pasadena Playhouse Pasadena, CA Al Yearling
2/29/48 COLLEGE DAZE Hollywood-Beverly Christian Church Los Angeles, CA John Wiggins
5/10/48 to 5/11/48 PAYMENT DEFERRED Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell Los Angeles, CA cockney carpenter
5/28/48 to 5/29/48 THE DRUID CIRCLE Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell Los Angeles, CA Parry Phillips
9/10/48 & 9/12/48 BOTH YOUR HOUSES Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell Los Angeles, CA Sneden
9/11/48 & 9/13/48 MY DEAR CHILDREN Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell Los Angeles, CA Lee Stevenson
5/20/49 to 5/21/49 THIS HAPPY BREED Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell Los Angeles, CA Billy
9/27/49 ALL MY SONS Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell Los Angeles, CA Chris Keller
11/10/49 to 11/12/49 THE PLAY'S THE THING Stagelighters, Radio & TV Center Los Angeles, CA Albert Adam
2/22/50 to 2/27/50 ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON 20th Century-Fox Los Angeles, CA  
7/3/50 to 7/8/50 MIRANDA Manhattan Theatre Colony Ogunquit, ME Charles
7/10/50 to 7/15/50 BORN YESTERDAY Manhattan Theatre Colony Ogunquit, ME a barber
7/31/50 to 8/5/50 JUST AROUND THE CORNER Manhattan Theatre Colony Ogunquit, ME hobo/dancer
8/7/50 to 8/12/50 THE SILVER WHISTLE Manhattan Theatre Colony Ogunquit, ME Mr. Beach
8/21/50 to 8/26/50 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Manhattan Theatre Colony Ogunquit, ME Manuel
9/4/50 to 9/9/50 HIS FRENCH WIFE Manhattan Theatre Colony Ogunquit, ME a bobbie
6/16/59 to 6/23/59 MR. ROBERTS Dayton Theater Festival Dayton,OH Mr. Roberts
Aug-59 MR. ROBERTS Shubert Theatre Cincinnati,OH Mr. Roberts
6/21/60 to 7/10/60 THE GAZEBO Drury Lane Theatre Chicago, IL Elliott Nash?

 

Show Details


CINDERELLA GOES HOLLYWOOD

Performance dates: June 1945
Group/Theater: Jack Geller Theatre Workshop
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Part:

Notes:

Theater was on the corner of Fairfax and Wilshire.


SEND FOR SIDNEY

Performance dates: June 1945
Group/Theater: Jack Geller Theatre Workshop
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Part: Sidney

Notes:

Janssen alternated with Kenyon Martin in his role.


LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONG

Performance dates: 5/29/46 to 6/9/46
Group/Theater: Pasadena Playhouse
Location: Pasadena, CA
Part: Al Yearling

Notes:
Janssen played the genius son in a family of Oakies.

Play was directed by Gilmor Brown, the Pasadena Playhouse founder.

With Onslow Stevens and Gary Armstrong


COLLEGE DAZE

Performance dates: 2/29/48
Group/Theater: Hollywood-Beverly Christian Church
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Part: John Wiggins

Notes: Details about this show not known


PAYMENT DEFERRED

Performance dates: 5/10/48 to 5/11/48
Group/Theater: Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Part: cockney carpenter

Notes:
Stagelighters was a group started by Jack Holland, a fan magazine writer who later taught at Orange Coast College from 1965 until his retirement in 1991.

He also acted in this production.

Directed by Harold Clifton.


THE DRUID CIRCLE

Performance dates: 5/28/48 to 5/29/48
Group/Theater: Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Part: Parry Phillips

Notes:
Directed by Jack Holland.
With George Rothburn.


BOTH YOUR HOUSES

Performance dates: 9/10/48 & 9/12/48
Group/Theater: Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Part: Sneden

Notes:
Directed by Jack Holland.
With George Rothburn.


MY DEAR CHILDREN

Performance dates: 9/11/48 & 9/13/48
Group/Theater: Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Part: Lee Stevenson

Notes:
With George Rothburn.


THIS HAPPY BREED

Performance dates: 5/20/49 to 5/21/49
Group/Theater: Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Part: Billy

Notes:
Directed by Jack Holland.
Janssen’s schoolmate-friend Tom Simons appeared with him in this play.


ALL MY SONS

Performance dates: 9/27/49
Group/Theater: Stagelighters, Wilshire-Ebell
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Part: Chris Keller

Notes:
Directed by and co-starring Jack Holland.


THE PLAY'S THE THING

Performance dates: 11/10/49 to 11/12/49
Group/Theater: Stagelighters, Radio & TV Center
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Part: Albert Adam

Notes:
This venue was at 6000 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.

Director: Lynne Carter

Co-starring Jack Holland, George Rothburn


ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Performance dates: 2/22/50 to 2/27/50
Group/Theater: 20th Century-Fox
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Part:

Notes: Details about this show not known


MIRANDA

Performance dates: : 7/3/50 to 7/8/50
Group/Theater: Manhattan Theatre Colony
Location: Ogunquit, ME
Part: Charles

Notes:
In April of 1950, 19-year old Janssen was accepted for a season of summer stock in Ogunquit, Maine by the Manhattan Theatre Colony and its founder Maude Hartwig. This was the 1st of 6 plays he acted in during the season.

Play starred Anna Lee and June Dayton, who would later be in 3 FUGITIVE episodes.

John Newland was also in the cast. He would later direct Janssen in A SENSITIVE PASSIONATE MAN.

Camille Pickett was also in the cast.


BORN YESTERDAY

Performance dates: 7/10/50 to 7/15/50
Group/Theater: Manhattan Theatre Colony
Location: Ogunquit, ME
Part: a barber

Notes:
Play starred Jack Hartley and Dodie Bauer.
Anthony Quinn was originaly announced, but dropped out.


JUST AROUND THE CORNER

Performance dates: 7/31/50 to 8/5/50
Group/Theater: Manhattan Theatre Colony
Location: Ogunquit, ME
Part: hobo/dancer

Notes:
Lee Remick was also a dancer in this show as was Manning Ross who would appear in 2 RICHARD DIAMOND episodes.

Camille Pickett was also in the cast.


THE SILVER WHISTLE

Performance dates: 8/7/50 to 8/12/50
Group/Theater: Manhattan Theatre Colony
Location: Ogunquit, ME
Part: Mr. Beach

Notes: Play starred William Eythe


HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Performance dates: 8/21/50 to 8/26/50
Group/Theater: Manhattan Theatre Colony
Location: Ogunquit, ME
Part: Manuel

Notes: Play starred Imogene Coca.


HIS FRENCH WIFE

Performance dates: 9/4/50 to 9/9/50
Group/Theater: Manhattan Theatre Colony
Location: Ogunquit, ME
Part: a bobbie

Notes: Play starred Edward Everett Horton.


MR. ROBERTS

Performance dates: 6/16/59 to 6/23/59
Group/Theater: Dayton Theater Festival, Memorial Hall
Location: Dayton,OH
Part: Mr. Roberts

Notes:
Janssen performed in “Mr. Roberts” a month after completing the 3rd season of RICHARD DIAMOND.

Agent Abner Greshler liked to tell the story that he got Janssen this gig the day he agreed to leave the William Morris Agency and agreed to be handled by him.

Director Ray Parker

With Frank Mc Hugh (Doc), William Harrigan (Captain).


MR. ROBERTS

Performance dates: early August, 1959
Group/Theater: Shubert Theatre
Location: Cincinnati,OH
Part: Mr. Roberts

Notes:
Janssen resumed work on this play after spending a month home in Los Angeles awaiting word if there would be a 4th season of RICHARD DIAMOND. He filmed his guest starring spot on Westinghouse-Desilu Playhouse during this month.

After completing the Cincinnati run, he began filming the final season of DIAMOND.

With Bill Zuckert, William Harrigan, Phil Bruns, Edward Knight


THE GAZEBO

Performance dates: 6/21/60 to 7/10/60
Group/Theater: Drury Lane Theatre
Location: Chicago, IL
Part: Elliott Nash

Notes:
Janssen did this play between filming the movies HELL TO ETERNITY and DONDI.

Director Jim Monos

With Kip McArdle, Chuck Francisco

 

Unverified / Mis-attributed

PASADENA PLAYHOUSE work: Janssen possibly did another play here. Sources indicate he may have done 2 William Saroyan plays directed by Gilmor Brown, the Pasadena Playhouse founder. The Playhouse did present GETAWAY OLD MAN in January 1945, but the Playhouse's archive indicates he was not in this production.


BROADWAY: At age 19, following his summer stock stint in Ogunquit, Maine, Janssen spent 3 months in New York City (September-December 1950) trying to work as an actor. He supposedly got work in two Broadway productions that closed including a Mike Todd musical in which he was cast as a ‘hoofer’. The titles of these productions are not known.

 

 

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