Cast: David Janssen

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring David Janssen. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Fugitive (TV Series)

1963 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Roy Huggins · Jerry Hopper · Walter Grauman · Alexander Singer

Cast David Janssen · Barry Morse · William Conrad · Paul Birch

Synopsis TV Series (1963-1967). 4 Seasons. 120 Episodes. Dr. Richard Kimble, an Indiana pediatrician, is accused, arrested, tried and convicted of the murder of his wife. Kimble claims he was on his way home from a drive when the murder occurred,...

7.0

1K votes

7.0

1K votes

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968 · Movie · 157 min. · United States

Direction Michael Anderson

Cast Anthony Quinn · Laurence Olivier · Oskar Werner · David Janssen

Synopsis After twenty years in a Siberian labor camp, Kiril Lakota (Anthony Quinn), the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lvov, is set free by USSR president Piotr Ilyich Kamenev (Laurence Olivier). The Catholic Archbishop is released and sent to Rome, where the ailing...

6.8

4K votes

6.8

4K votes

Centennial (TV Miniseries)

1978 · Series · 90 min. · United States

Direction Virgil W. Vogel · Paul Krasny · Harry Falk · Bernard McEveety

Cast Robert Conrad · Raymond Burr · Barbara Carrera · Lynn Redgrave

Synopsis 12 Episodes. An epic miniseries about the making of America -- the most ambitious project ever filmed for television -- this filming of James Michener's 1,100-page saga that spanned the decades from the late eighteenth century to the present ended...

6.8

126 votes

6.8

126 votes

Never Say Goodbye

1956 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Jerry Hopper · Douglas Sirk

Cast Rock Hudson · Cornell Borchers · George Sanders · Shelley Fabares

Synopsis In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story...

6.1

162 votes

6.1

162 votes

Lafayette Escadrille

1958 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction William A. Wellman

Cast Tab Hunter · Etchika Choureau · Marcel Dalio · David Janssen

Synopsis Maverick filmmaker William Wellman directs and bases this wartime romance on his experiences in World War I. The story is centered on a group of ace pilots, flying for France in the early years of the war, who encounter romance...

5.8

124 votes

5.8

124 votes

Hell to Eternity

1960 · Movie · 131 min. · United States

Direction Phil Karlson

Cast Jeffrey Hunter · David Janssen · Vic Damone · Patricia Owens

Synopsis When his adoptive Japanese-American family is sent to Manzanar after Pearl Harbor, a young Chicano enlists in the marines to become a hero in the Battle of Saipan.

5.7

87 votes

5.7

87 votes

Marooned

1969 · Movie · 134 min. · United States

Direction John Sturges

Cast Gregory Peck · Richard Crenna · David Janssen · Gene Hackman

Synopsis Gregory Peck stars as Charles Keith, the ground-based supervisor of a crew of astronauts led by mission commander Jim Pruett (Richard Crenna) conducting a series of endurance tests while in space. When Keith orders the ship to reenter earth's atmosphere,...

5.6

676 votes

5.6

676 votes

Showdown at Abilene

1956 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Charles F. Haas

Cast Jock Mahoney · Martha Hyer · Lyle Bettger · David Janssen

Synopsis Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave Mosely is now engaged to Trask's former sweetheart and is one of the cattlemen...

5.6

45 votes

5.6

45 votes

Chief Crazy Horse

1955 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction George Sherman

Cast Victor Mature · Suzan Ball · John Lund · Keith Larsen

Synopsis When young Crazy Horse, of whom great things were predicted, wins his bride, rival Little Big Man goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. Of course, a new gold rush starts despite all...

5.6

179 votes

5.6

179 votes

Two-Minute Warning

1976 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction Larry Peerce

Cast Charlton Heston · John Cassavetes · Martin Balsam · Beau Bridges

Synopsis A psychotic man, armed with a hunting rifle and acting alone, goes on a sniping spree and is hunted by the police and a SWAT team. Sniper and SWAT converge at a crowded major-league football game, where at the two-minute...

5.5

971 votes

5.5

971 votes

Warning Shot (TV)

1967 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Buzz Kulik

Cast David Janssen · Ed Begley · Keenan Wynn · Sam Wanamaker

Synopsis An officer goes on suspension when he shoots a suspect in self defense and the man's gun vanishes.

5.5

24 votes

5.5

24 votes

To Hell and Back

1955 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

Direction Jesse Hibbs

Cast Audie Murphy · Marshall Thompson · Charles Drake · Jack Kelly

Synopsis True-life account of the military career of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in WWII. Native of Texas, he was placed in charge of his many younger siblings on the death of his mother and decided to join the military...

5.5

264 votes

5.5

264 votes

The Private War of Major Benson

1955 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Jerry Hopper

Cast Charlton Heston · Julie Adams · William Demarest · Tim Hovey

Synopsis A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy before it fails its next inspection....

5.3

130 votes

5.3

130 votes

Cult of the Cobra

1955 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Faith Domergue · Richard Long · Marshall Thompson · Kathleen Hughes

Synopsis American G.I.'s who trespass in on a forbidden Hindu ceremony are relentlessly hunted down by a beautiful woman who has the power to metamorphoses into a snake.

5.1

43 votes

5.1

43 votes

5.0

31 votes

S.O.S. Titanic (TV)

1979 · Movie · 102 min. · United Kingdom

Direction William Hale

Cast David Janssen · Cloris Leachman · Susan Saint James · David Warner

Synopsis On April 14, 1912 the R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage. Over 1500 people were lost. This docudrama follows the personal stories of some of the passengers and crew aboard on that fateful night. John Jacob Astor...

4.9

30 votes

4.9

30 votes

Macho Callahan

1970 · Movie · 99 min. · Mexico

Direction Bernard L. Kowalski

Cast David Janssen · Jean Seberg · Lee J. Cobb · James Booth

Synopsis A man tricked into enlisting in the Confederate army is later thrown into a hellish stockade on desertion charges. He eventually breaks out of the prison camp, reunites with his old partner and sets out to kill the man who...

4.8

54 votes

4.8

54 votes

Yankee Buccaneer

1952 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Frederick de Cordova

Cast Jeff Chandler · Scott Brady · Suzan Ball · Joseph Calleia

Synopsis A United States Navy ship in the first half of the 19th century, under the command of Captain David Porter, is expecting to put ashore after a year on the seas; but the arrival of one of Porter's ex-students, the...

4.6

50 votes

4.6

50 votes

Moon of the Wolf (TV)

1972 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Daniel Petrie

Cast David Janssen · Barbara Rush · Bradford Dillman · John Beradino

Synopsis After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.

4.6

26 votes

4.6

26 votes

Direction Guy Green

Cast Kirk Douglas · Alexis Smith · Deborah Raffin · David Janssen

Synopsis An over-the-hill movie producer (Kirk Douglas) marries a wealthy, spiteful woman and closeted lesbian (Alexis Smith) just to please his spoiled daughter (Deborah Raffin) who then, in an attempt to spite him, seduces both a wealthy playboy (George Hamilton) and...

4.6

52 votes

4.6

52 votes