Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 07, 1940
Place of Birth
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Credits
79 titles
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
Chicago Med
Edward Hall
One Small Hitch
Max Shiffman
Boss
Gerald 'Babe' McGantry
The Defenders
Carmine
NCIS: Los Angeles
Garrison
Murder in My House
Stan Douglas
Criminal Minds
Lee Mullens
Prison Break
Richard Mills
Grey's Anatomy
Barry Patmore
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
To Sir, with Love II
Horace Weaver
Siao Yu
Mario Moretti
The Wasp Woman
Dr. Zinthrop
The Outer Limits
Chairman Thornwell
Just Cause
Warden
My Name Is Kate
Hal Bannister
In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
Missing Persons
Ray McAuliffe
Hello, Stranger
Megaville
Duprell
Weep No More, My Lady
Ted
The Winter Stallion
Alan
Eyes of a Witness
Roy Baxter
Tagget
John Tagget
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
Paul
Making a Case for Murder
Joe Hynes
Fellow Traveller
Jerry Leavy
Millennium
Arnold Mayer
I Never Sang for My Father
Gene Garrison
Midnight Crossing
Morely Barton
Adam: His Song Continues
John Walsh
Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
Screen Two
Jerry Leavy
Aurora
David Ackermann
A Case of Libel
Boyd Bendix
Adam
John Walsh
Newhart
Daniel J. Travanti
Night of 100 Stars
Self
American Playhouse
Boyd Bendix
Hill Street Blues
Frank Furillo
It's My Turn
Interviewer (uncredited)
Knots Landing
Lieutenant Steinmetz
Hart to Hart
Edgar
CHiPs
Daniel J. Travanti (uncredited)
Battle of the Network Stars
St. Ives
Johnny Parisi
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Kojak
Lt. Charles 'Chuck' Danena
Barnaby Jones
Fred Bender
The Bob Newhart Show
Mr. Gianelli