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Daniel J. Travanti

7th March 1940 Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA Acting

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.

31 Movies 53 TV Shows 89 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Siao Yu poster
Siao Yu 10th September 1995 as Mario Moretti
Tagget poster
Tagget 14th February 1991 as John Tagget
Murrow poster
Murrow 19th January 1986 as Edward R. Murrow
Aurora poster
Aurora 1st February 1984 as David Ackermann
Adam poster
Adam 10th October 1983 as John Walsh
St. Ives poster
St. Ives 24th February 1976 as Johnny Parisi
Boss poster
Boss 21st October 2011 as Gerald 'Babe' McGantry
Newhart poster
Newhart 2nd October 1982 as Daniel J. Travanti
CHiPs poster
CHiPs 15th September 1977 as Daniel J. Travanti (uncredited)
Kojak poster
Kojak 24th October 1973 as Lt. Charles 'Chuck' Danena
Kojak poster
Kojak 24th October 1973 as Captain Badaduchi
Shane poster
Shane 10th September 1966 as Grant
Flipper poster
Flipper 19th September 1964 as Commander Willard
Gunsmoke poster
Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Aaron Barker