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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Millennium
as Arnold Mayer
1989
Just Cause
as Warden
1995
The Wasp Woman
as Dr. Zinthrop
1995
St. Ives
as Johnny Parisi
1976
Midnight Crossing
as Morely Barton
1988
The Sixth Column
as Ted
1970
The Organization
as Sgt. Chassman
1971
Adam
as John Walsh
1983
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
as Carlo
1965
One Small Hitch
as Max Shiffman
2013
Weep No More, My Lady
as Ted
1992
Aurora
as David Ackermann
1984
Siao Yu
as Mario Moretti
1995
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
Murder in My House
as Stan Douglas
2006
Little Moon of Alban
as British Soldier
1964
Tagget
as John Tagget
1991
I Never Sang for My Father
as Gene Garrison
1988
Fellow Traveller
as Jerry Leavy
1989
Adam: His Song Continues
as John Walsh
1986
TV Appearances
Love on a Rooftop
1966
Gidget
1965
The F.B.I.
as Roy Donald Blake
1965
Gunsmoke
as Aaron Barker
1955
Mannix
1967
Hill Street Blues
as Frank Furillo
1981
Knots Landing
as Lieutenant Steinmetz
1979
The Mod Squad
1968
Lost in Space
as Space Hippie
1965
Kojak
as Lt. Charles 'Chuck' Danena
1973
Hart to Hart
as Edgar
1979
Perry Mason
as Barney Austin
1957