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Daniel J. Travanti

Daniel J. Travanti

Birthday: 1940-03-07 | Place of Birth: Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2013
One Small Hitch

as    Max Shiffman

2006
Murder in My House

as    Stan Douglas

1995
The Wasp Woman

as    Dr. Zinthrop

1995
Just Cause

as    Warden

1993
Missing Persons

as    Ray McAuliffe

1992
Megaville

as    Duprell

1992
Weep No More, My Lady

as    Ted

1991
Tagget

as    John Tagget

1989
Millennium

as    Arnold Mayer

1989
Fellow Traveller

as    Jerry Leavy

1988
Midnight Crossing

as    Morely Barton

1983
Adam

as    John Walsh

1981
Hill Street Blues

as    Frank Furillo

1970
The Sixth Column

as    Ted

1965
Who Killed Teddy Bear?

as    Carlo