Daniel J. Travanti

Birthday: 1940-03-07
Birthplace: Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
2013-02-14 One Small Hitch Max Shiffman
2006-05-06 Murder in My House Stan Douglas
1996-04-07 To Sir, with Love II Horace Weaver
1995-09-10 Siao Yu Mario Moretti
1995-08-29 The Wasp Woman Dr. Zinthrop
1995-02-17 Just Cause Warden
1994-01-24 My Name Is Kate Hal Bannister
1993-10-04 In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
1992-01-22 Megaville Duprell
1992-01-01 Weep No More, My Lady Ted
1992-01-01 The Winter Stallion Alan
1991-03-30 Eyes of a Witness Roy Baxter
1991-02-14 Tagget John Tagget
1989-12-04 Making a Case for Murder Joe Hynes
1989-09-29 Fellow Traveller Jerry Leavy
1989-08-25 Millennium Arnold Mayer
1988-06-15 I Never Sang for My Father Gene Garrison
1988-05-13 Midnight Crossing Morely Barton
1986-09-29 Adam: His Song Continues John Walsh
1986-01-19 Murrow Edward R. Murrow
1984-02-01 Aurora David Ackermann
1983-10-17 A Case of Libel Boyd Bendix
1983-10-10 Adam John Walsh
1980-10-24 It's My Turn Interviewer (uncredited)
1976-02-24 St. Ives Johnny Parisi
1971-10-20 The Organization Sgt. Chassman
1970-03-10 The Sixth Column Ted
1965-09-01 Who Killed Teddy Bear? Carlo
1964-03-18 Little Moon of Alban British Soldier
1958-03-24 Little Moon of Alban British Soldier