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I was in Santa Monica in Jan-Feb 1980 and remembered reading of Janssen's death in the Santa Monica hospital while I was there.( 193.250.60.53 ( talk) 16:31, 4 August 2008 (UTC))
Janssen's father, Harold Edward Meyer, was the son of William Meyer and Myra Angela Wert, neither of whom were Jewish. His father's genealogy is documented here and also here. Harold Edward Meyer was of German (Lutheran), Irish, and English descent. If Michael Phelps states that Janssen's father was Jewish, he is mistaken. I don't see the point of repeating this error and creating circular references to it around the net. All Hallow's Wraith ( talk) 21:24, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Well, it should be ignored in the case of an unidentifiable fan, and obviously over Janssen, his wife, and his friend. It's interesting that this is one of the few cases where a Hollywood actor of the (partially) Jewish faith, proclaims his Jewishness, whereas it's often been the opposite, ie. Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, etc. changing their names. -- Wikiwatcher1 ( talk) 23:19, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
You both are wrong and right. David Janssen was NOT Jewish in blood. But his step father Eugene Janssen was Jewish. David lived with him since he was 9 years old. That is why when asked about his religion, he said he was half Jewish. Don;t forget he has two half sisters Jill and Teri, who are the daughters of Eugene Janssen and Berneice Graf and both half sisters are half Jewish because of their father. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.37.53.236 ( talk) 01:55, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
Yes, a fan site should be discounted, but so should the whole "but, his wife said he was" rationale. She knew him for a relatively short time and she can't speak of anything authoritatively regarding Janssen's ancestry. Even if that's what he told her, that doesn't mean it's true. ( Sellpink ( talk) 22:43, 23 February 2018 (UTC))
Watching the Fugitive, david has very unusual ears, I've heard boxers have "cauliflower" ears, but have never seen a picture of that.
was he ever a boxer? military branches have boxing matches, and other possible reason? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.9.22.214 ( talk) 22:30, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
This isn't a fan forum for absurd questions. This is a page to discuss his Wikipedia biography. ( Sellpink ( talk) 22:47, 23 February 2018 (UTC))
Jerry Orbach on imdb said: "Back in the early 60s my pal David Janssen was doing The Fugitive (1963). He used to come home eight, nine o'clock at night, having gotten up at five in the morning, have one drink and boom! He'd fall asleep on the couch and we'd carry him to bed. I told myself, 'I will never do an hour drama. It's just too hard.' But then, as you get older..." ( 185.181.236.222 ( talk) 11:11, 25 June 2018 (UTC))
I have reverted an edit that changed "four-pack-a-day smoker" to "four-packet-a-day smoker". The original source has "pack", and I think "pack" (rather than "packet") is the standard word used to refer to a quantity of cigarettes. Eddie Blick ( talk) 02:10, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
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I was in Santa Monica in Jan-Feb 1980 and remembered reading of Janssen's death in the Santa Monica hospital while I was there.( 193.250.60.53 ( talk) 16:31, 4 August 2008 (UTC))
Janssen's father, Harold Edward Meyer, was the son of William Meyer and Myra Angela Wert, neither of whom were Jewish. His father's genealogy is documented here and also here. Harold Edward Meyer was of German (Lutheran), Irish, and English descent. If Michael Phelps states that Janssen's father was Jewish, he is mistaken. I don't see the point of repeating this error and creating circular references to it around the net. All Hallow's Wraith ( talk) 21:24, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Well, it should be ignored in the case of an unidentifiable fan, and obviously over Janssen, his wife, and his friend. It's interesting that this is one of the few cases where a Hollywood actor of the (partially) Jewish faith, proclaims his Jewishness, whereas it's often been the opposite, ie. Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, etc. changing their names. -- Wikiwatcher1 ( talk) 23:19, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
You both are wrong and right. David Janssen was NOT Jewish in blood. But his step father Eugene Janssen was Jewish. David lived with him since he was 9 years old. That is why when asked about his religion, he said he was half Jewish. Don;t forget he has two half sisters Jill and Teri, who are the daughters of Eugene Janssen and Berneice Graf and both half sisters are half Jewish because of their father. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.37.53.236 ( talk) 01:55, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
Yes, a fan site should be discounted, but so should the whole "but, his wife said he was" rationale. She knew him for a relatively short time and she can't speak of anything authoritatively regarding Janssen's ancestry. Even if that's what he told her, that doesn't mean it's true. ( Sellpink ( talk) 22:43, 23 February 2018 (UTC))
Watching the Fugitive, david has very unusual ears, I've heard boxers have "cauliflower" ears, but have never seen a picture of that.
was he ever a boxer? military branches have boxing matches, and other possible reason? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.9.22.214 ( talk) 22:30, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
This isn't a fan forum for absurd questions. This is a page to discuss his Wikipedia biography. ( Sellpink ( talk) 22:47, 23 February 2018 (UTC))
Jerry Orbach on imdb said: "Back in the early 60s my pal David Janssen was doing The Fugitive (1963). He used to come home eight, nine o'clock at night, having gotten up at five in the morning, have one drink and boom! He'd fall asleep on the couch and we'd carry him to bed. I told myself, 'I will never do an hour drama. It's just too hard.' But then, as you get older..." ( 185.181.236.222 ( talk) 11:11, 25 June 2018 (UTC))
I have reverted an edit that changed "four-pack-a-day smoker" to "four-packet-a-day smoker". The original source has "pack", and I think "pack" (rather than "packet") is the standard word used to refer to a quantity of cigarettes. Eddie Blick ( talk) 02:10, 10 August 2018 (UTC)