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.
Filmography
All 69
TV Shows 37
Movies 32
Self 4
Chicago Med (2015)
One Small Hitch (2013)
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
Murder in My House (2006)
Criminal Minds (2005)
Prison Break (2005)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
To Sir, with Love II (1996)
Siao Yu (1995)
The Wasp Woman (1995)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Just Cause (1995)
My Name Is Kate (1994)
In the Shadows, Someone's Watching (1993)
Missing Persons (1993)
The Winter Stallion (1992)
Weep No More, My Lady (1992)
Eyes of a Witness (1991)
Tagget (1991)
Megaville (1990)
Making a Case for Murder (1989)
Fellow Traveller (1989)
Millennium (1989)
I Never Sang for My Father (1989)
Midnight Crossing (1988)
Adam: His Song Continues (1986)
Murrow (1986)
Aurora (1984)
A Case of Libel (1983)
Adam (1983)
Newhart (1982)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
It's My Turn (1980)
Knots Landing (1979)
Hart to Hart (1979)
CHiPs (1977)
Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
St. Ives (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Kojak (1973)
Barnaby Jones (1973)
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
The Organization (1971)
Cannon (1971)
The Sixth Column (1970)
Lancer (1968)
The Mod Squad (1968)
Premiere (1968)
Mannix (1967)
Judd for the Defense (1967)
Captain Nice (1967)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Shane (1966)
Love on a Rooftop (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
Lost in Space (1965)
Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965)
Gidget (1965)
Flipper (1964)
Little Moon of Alban (1964)
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
The Defenders (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
Little Moon of Alban (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Gunsmoke (1955)
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-03-07 (83 years old)
Place of birthKenosha, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also known asDan Travanty
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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