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recordman64 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Not his last film...it was followed by "City In Fear", a crime drama where he played a newspaper reporter (directed by Fuge guest star/director Jud Taylor, as 'Alan Smithee') and "High Ice", in which he co-starred with Fugitive guest star Tony Musante (he appeared in the last season ep "The Blessings of Liberty").
The helicopter pilot movie was the 1973 TVM "Birds of Prey", co-starring Ralph Meeker.
hbailen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I agree with raiderdan
raiderdan05 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Absolutely the best four years in the history of television.
C24C0CU (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
was the fugitve proven innocent at the end
did harrison Ford reprstent the fugitve well
in the movie
BestManMe09 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Some people at amazon think that Janssen was deathly afraid of two Fugitive guest stars (John Lassell and also scarey but still beauty Diana Millay) as they both were regulars on the vampire soap Dark Shadows. As IMDB reports on McLean Stevenson (of Mash)that he was afraid of fellow actor Conrad Bain (also of Dark Shadows)it is very possible Janssen hit the bottle much, much harder after seeing those two people he knew on the same eps of Dark Shadows!
jazza123456789o (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Probably his best film, I'm not sure if his last, it may have been, was "The Golden Gate murders" with Susanah York, in 1979. A bit corny at the end, but he played this well. He also made a film about a helicopter pilot for a radio station, reporting on traffic. Can't remem,ber the title though. Harry O was the best.
wbaker7 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i dont know about keaton and sinise but i agree janssen was under used after the fugitive. (there was that horrible Green Berets where he is a wise ass reporter who comes to embrace the war) -- he played the lonely hero (anti hero?) to perfection.
gpwerner (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Janssen was one of those underutilized Hollywood stars like a Michael Keaton or Gary Sinise. "The Fugitive" wore him down, but so did the whole post-series lifestyle. He died of a heart attack in his sleep in 1980 due to excessive drinking and smoking. He had three wives, the last of whom didn't really give a damn about him but got most of his money in the will anyway. We would NEVER see a "media-unfriendly" personality like Janssen's floating a major movie or network series like this today.
wbaker7 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
But he--david janesen--was perfectly cast for the lonely hero as in Fugitive--but really after that none of the other roles suited him
wackojim (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Oops, i was actually replying to stedrod |
