David Janssen

David Janssen (1931–1980) was an American actor best known for playing Dr. Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive.

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Roy Huggins: Roy Huggins was an American television writer and producer who created Maverick and The Fugitive. Huggins created The Fugitive, the series that made Janssen internationally famous.
The Fugitive (1963 TV series): The Fugitive is an American television drama about a physician pursued after being wrongly convicted of murder. Janssen's portrayal of Dr. Richard Kimble anchors this four-season series.
Navy, Blue and Gold: Navy, Blue and Gold is a 1951 American comedy-drama film about midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy. Janssen made his film debut in this MGM production.
The Fugitive (1993 film): The Fugitive is a 1993 American action thriller starring Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble. The film remade the premise Janssen had made famous in the original television series.
Barry Morse: Barry Morse was a British-Canadian actor known for playing Lieutenant Philip Gerard in The Fugitive. Morse played Gerard, the dogged pursuer opposite Janssen's fugitive Kimble.
Richard Kimble: Richard Kimble is a fictional physician who escapes custody while seeking the one-armed man who murdered his wife. This is Janssen's defining character, pursued across the series' episodic stories.
MGM: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is an American film and television studio founded in 1924. Janssen began his acting career under contract to MGM.
The Judgment: Part 1: The Judgment: Part 1 is the first half of the two-part series finale of The Fugitive. Janssen's final confrontation with Gerard became a landmark event in television broadcasting.
Bill Raisch: Bill Raisch was an American actor who played the one-armed man in The Fugitive. Raisch embodied the elusive figure whose trail Kimble followed.
Harry O: Harry O is an American detective television series starring David Janssen as private investigator Harry Orwell. Janssen led this later series as a weary, physically vulnerable former police detective.