Daniel J. Travanti
Acting
- Born:
- 1940-03-07
- Place of birth:
- Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Biography
The highly regarded actor Daniel J. Travanti was born Danielo Giovanni Travanty in the southeastern part of Wisconsin on March 7, 1940, but raised for a time in Iowa before returning to his native state. The youngest son of an American Motors auto worker, he showed both athletic and academic prowess in high school on both the football and debate teams. It was during the course of his studies at the University of Wisconsin that Dan first developed a strong, abiding interest in drama, appearing in many college plays while there. He, in fact, turned down top football scholarships in order to pursue his acting dream. Following training at the Yale School of Drama, he co-starred as Nick with Colleen Dewhurst in a touring company of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1965 and he was off and running.
Known For
Filmography
Chicago Med
One Small Hitch
Boss
The Defenders
NCIS: Los Angeles
Murder in My House
Criminal Minds
Prison Break
Grey's Anatomy
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
To Sir, with Love II
Siao Yu
The Wasp Woman
The Outer Limits
Just Cause
My Name Is Kate
In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
Missing Persons
Hello, Stranger
Megaville
Weep No More, My Lady
The Winter Stallion
Eyes of a Witness
Tagget
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
Making a Case for Murder
Fellow Traveller
Millennium
I Never Sang for My Father
Midnight Crossing
How to Raise a Streetsmart Child
Adam: His Song Continues
Murrow
Screen Two
Aurora
A Case of Libel
Adam
Newhart
Night of 100 Stars
American Playhouse
Hill Street Blues
It's My Turn
Knots Landing
Hart to Hart
CHiPs
Battle of the Network Stars
St. Ives
Saturday Night Live
Kojak
Barnaby Jones
The Bob Newhart Show
The Organization
Cannon
The Sixth Column
Medical Center
The Mod Squad
Lancer
Premiere
Mannix
Judd, for the Defense