Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 7, 1940
Place of Birth:
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
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Daniel J. Travanti
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | One Small Hitch | Max Shiffman |
| 2006 | Murder in My House | Stan Douglas |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self |
| 1996 | To Sir, with Love II | Horace Weaver |
| 1995 | Just Cause | Warden |
| 1995 | The Wasp Woman | Dr. Zinthrop |
| 1995 | Siao Yu | Mario Moretti |
| 1994 | My Name Is Kate | Hal Bannister |
| 1993 | In the Shadows, Someone's Watching | |
| 1992 | Weep No More, My Lady | Ted |
| 1992 | The Winter Stallion | Alan |
| 1992 | Megaville | Duprell |
| 1991 | Tagget | John Tagget |
| 1991 | Eyes of a Witness | Roy Baxter |
| 1989 | Millennium | Arnold Mayer |
| 1989 | Fellow Traveller | Jerry Leavy |
| 1989 | Making a Case for Murder | Joe Hynes |
| 1988 | Midnight Crossing | Morely Barton |
| 1988 | I Never Sang for My Father | Gene Garrison |
| 1986 | Adam: His Song Continues | John Walsh |
| 1986 | Murrow | Edward R. Murrow |
| 1984 | Aurora | David Ackermann |
| 1983 | Adam | John Walsh |
| 1983 | A Case of Libel | Boyd Bendix |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self |
| 1980 | It's My Turn | Interviewer (uncredited) |
| 1976 | St. Ives | Johnny Parisi |
| 1971 | The Organization | Sgt. Chassman |
| 1970 | The Sixth Column | Ted |
| 1965 | Who Killed Teddy Bear? | Carlo |
| 1964 | Little Moon of Alban | British Soldier |
| 1958 | Little Moon of Alban | British Soldier |
| The Love War | Todd |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Chicago Med | Edward Hall |
| 2011 | Boss | Gerald 'Babe' McGantry |
| 2010 | The Defenders | Carmine |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Garrison |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Nikita Aleksandr Reznikov |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Barry Patmore |
| 2005 | Prison Break | Richard Mills |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Lee Mullens |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Chairman Thornwell |
| 1993 | Missing Persons | Ray McAuliffe |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Jerry Leavy |
| 1982 | Newhart | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Frank Furillo |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Lieutenant Steinmetz |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Edgar |
| 1977 | CHiPs | Daniel J. Travanti (uncredited) |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Stars | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1973 | Kojak | Lt. Charles 'Chuck' Danena |
| 1973 | Kojak | Captain Badaduchi |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Fred Bender |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Lon Stevens |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show | Mr. Gianelli |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | Dr. Pete Fredericks |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | |
| 1968 | Lancer | |
| 1968 | Premiere | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Milo |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1967 | Captain Nice | Lenny |
| 1966 | Love on a Rooftop | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | |
| 1966 | Shane | Grant |
| 1965 | Gidget | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Roy Donald Blake |
| 1965 | Lost in Space | Space Hippie |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Billy Jack Lyle |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Harry Cando |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Prof. Jason Grant |
| 1964 | Flipper | Commander Willard |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Luca |
| 1963 | The Patty Duke Show | |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Detective Russo |
| 1960 | Route 66 | Marty Johnson |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Barney Austin |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Aaron Barker |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Carl |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |