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
- Siao Yu as Mario Moretti
- The Wasp Woman as Dr. Zinthrop
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
- The Winter Stallion as Alan
- Megaville as Duprell
1991
- Tagget as John Tagget
- Eyes of a Witness as Roy Baxter
1989
- Millennium as Arnold Mayer
- Fellow Traveller as Jerry Leavy
- Making a Case for Murder as Joe Hynes
1988
- Midnight Crossing as Morely Barton
- I Never Sang for My Father as Gene Garrison
1986
- Murrow as Edward R. Murrow
- Adam: His Song Continues as John Walsh
1985
- Screen Two as Jerry Leavy
1984
- Aurora as David Ackermann
1983
- Adam as John Walsh
- A Case of Libel as Boyd Bendix
1982
- Newhart
- 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
- St. Ives as Johnny Parisi
- Battle of the Network Stars
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1973
- Kojak as Lt. Charles 'Chuck' Danena
- Barnaby Jones as Fred Bender
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
- Lost in Space as Space Hippie
- The F.B.I. as Roy Donald Blake
- 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