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Daniel J. Travanti

Actor • Born 1940

Daniel J. Travanti

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About

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

Grey's Anatomy posterGrey's AnatomySeries • 2005Criminal Minds posterCriminal MindsSeries • 2005NCIS: Los Angeles posterNCIS: Los AngelesSeries • 2009Chicago Med posterChicago MedSeries • 2015Prison Break posterPrison BreakSeries • 2005Perry Mason posterPerry MasonSeries • 1957Knots Landing posterKnots LandingSeries • 1979Mission: Impossible posterMission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966Hill Street Blues posterHill Street BluesSeries • 1981Mannix posterMannixSeries • 1967American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982Newhart posterNewhartSeries • 1982Cannon posterCannonSeries • 1971The Outer Limits posterThe Outer LimitsSeries • 1995The F.B.I. posterThe F.B.I.Series • 1965Screen Two posterScreen TwoSeries • 1985Hart to Hart posterHart to HartSeries • 1979Route 66 posterRoute 66Series • 1960Barnaby Jones posterBarnaby JonesSeries • 1973The Defenders posterThe DefendersSeries • 1961Medical Center posterMedical CenterSeries • 1969The Bob Newhart Show posterThe Bob Newhart ShowSeries • 1972Kojak posterKojakSeries • 1973Lost in Space posterLost in SpaceSeries • 1965