From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Janssen (March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive (1963–1967) and as Harry Orwell on Harry O. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Janssen, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.