david janssen played richard kimble in the tv series the fugitive.
david janssen played richard kimble in the tv series the fugitive.
who played richard kimble in the tv series the fugitive?
david janssen
the fugitive is an american drama series created by roy huggins. it was produced by qm productions and united artists television. it aired on abc from september 1963 to august 1967. david janssen starred as dr. richard kimble, a physician who is wrongfully convicted of his wife's murder and sentenced to receive the death penalty. en route to death row, dr. richard kimble's train derails over a switch, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man" (played by bill raisch). at the same time, dr. kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably by police lieutenant philip gerard (barry morse).
the fugitive (tv series)
dr. richard kimble's murdered wife helen (née waverly) was portrayed in flashbacks in two episodes, season one's "the girl from little egypt" and uncredited in season four's "the judgment: part ii" by diane brewster. brewster's uncredited voice is also heard in recorded messages of helen's voice in season two's "the survivors". jacqueline scott as dr. richard kimble's married sister, donna taft, appeared in 4 stories, including the 2 part series finale. her husband, dr. richard kimble's brother-in-law, leonard taft, appeared in 3 of those stories and was played by a different actor each time: james b. sikking in season 1, lin mccarthy in season 3, and richard anderson in the 2 part season 4 finale. paul birch appeared as captain carpenter, gerard's superior at the stafford, indiana, police department, in 13 episodes of seasons 1 & 2. gerard's wife, marie gerard appeared in 3 stories, played by a different actress each time. in "never wave goodbye, part one" she was briefly played by rachel ames, in "nemesis" she was briefly played by an uncredited actress who remained unidentified as of late march 2017, and in the 2 part story "landscape with running figures", the only story in which hers is a major role, she is played by barbara rush. the nun sister veronica (played by eileen heckart) appears in two stories: season one's two-part episode "angels travel on lonely roads" and season four's "the breaking of the habit". she is the only character with no direct ties to kimble's family or the murder of helen kimble to appear in more than one story.
the fugitive (tv series)