Daniel J. Travanti
Born: 1940-03-07 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2015
- Chicago Med as Edward Hall
2013
- One Small Hitch as Max Shiffman
2011
- Boss as Gerald 'Babe' McGantry
2010
- The Defenders as Carmine
2009
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Garrison
2006
- Murder in My House as Stan Douglas
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Barry Patmore
- Criminal Minds as Lee Mullens
- Prison Break as Richard Mills
2002
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
1996
- To Sir, with Love II as Horace Weaver
1995
- The Outer Limits as Chairman Thornwell
- Just Cause as Warden
- The Wasp Woman as Dr. Zinthrop
- Siao Yu as Mario Moretti
1994
- My Name Is Kate as Hal Bannister
1993
- Missing Persons as Ray McAuliffe
- In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
1992
- Weep No More, My Lady as Ted
- Hello, Stranger
- Megaville as Duprell
- The Winter Stallion as Alan
1991
- The General Motors Playwrights Theater as Paul
- Eyes of a Witness as Roy Baxter
- Tagget as John Tagget
1989
- Millennium as Arnold Mayer
- Making a Case for Murder as Joe Hynes
- Fellow Traveller as Jerry Leavy
1988
- I Never Sang for My Father as Gene Garrison
- Midnight Crossing as Morely Barton
1987
- How to Raise a Streetsmart Child as Self - Host
1986
- Adam: His Song Continues as John Walsh
- Murrow as Edward R. Murrow
1985
- Screen Two as Jerry Leavy
1984
- Aurora as David Ackermann
1983
- A Case of Libel as Boyd Bendix
- Adam as John Walsh
1982
- American Playhouse as Boyd Bendix
- Newhart as Daniel J. Travanti
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
1981
- Hill Street Blues as Frank Furillo
1980
- It's My Turn as Interviewer (uncredited)
1979
- Knots Landing as Lieutenant Steinmetz
- Hart to Hart as Edgar
1977
- CHiPs as Daniel J. Travanti (uncredited)
1976
- Battle of the Network Stars
- St. Ives as Johnny Parisi
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1973
- Barnaby Jones as Fred Bender
- Kojak as Lt. Charles 'Chuck' Danena
1972
- The Bob Newhart Show as Mr. Gianelli
1971
- Cannon
- The Organization as Sgt. Chassman
1970
- The Sixth Column as Ted
1969
- Medical Center as Dr. Pete Fredericks
1968
1967
- Mannix
- Judd, for the Defense
- The Second Hundred Years as Sears
- Captain Nice as Lenny
1966
- Mission: Impossible
- Shane as Grant
- Love on a Rooftop
1965
- The F.B.I. as Roy Donald Blake
- Lost in Space as Space Hippie
- Gidget
- Who Killed Teddy Bear? as Carlo
1964
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Luca
- Flipper as Commander Willard
- Little Moon of Alban as British Soldier
1963
1961
- The Defenders as Detective Russo
1960
- Route 66 as Marty Johnson
1958
- Little Moon of Alban as British Soldier
1957
- Perry Mason as Barney Austin
1955
- Gunsmoke as Aaron Barker
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee