Daniel J. Travanti
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
One Small Hitch
as Max Shiffman
One Small Hitch
as Max Shiffman
Murder in My House
as Stan Douglas
Murder in My House
as Stan Douglas
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
To Sir, with Love II
as Horace Weaver
To Sir, with Love II
as Horace Weaver
Siao Yu
as Mario Moretti
Siao Yu
as Mario Moretti
The Wasp Woman
as Dr. Zinthrop
The Wasp Woman
as Dr. Zinthrop
Just Cause
as Warden
Just Cause
as Warden
My Name Is Kate
as Hal Bannister
My Name Is Kate
as Hal Bannister
In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
Hello, Stranger
Hello, Stranger
Megaville
as Duprell
Megaville
as Duprell
Weep No More, My Lady
as Ted
Weep No More, My Lady
as Ted
The Winter Stallion
as Alan
The Winter Stallion
as Alan
Eyes of a Witness
as Roy Baxter
Eyes of a Witness
as Roy Baxter
Tagget
as John Tagget
Tagget
as John Tagget
Making a Case for Murder
as Joe Hynes
Making a Case for Murder
as Joe Hynes
Fellow Traveller
as Jerry Leavy
Fellow Traveller
as Jerry Leavy
Millennium
as Arnold Mayer
Millennium
as Arnold Mayer
I Never Sang for My Father
as Gene Garrison
I Never Sang for My Father
as Gene Garrison
Midnight Crossing
as Morely Barton
Midnight Crossing
as Morely Barton
Adam: His Song Continues
as John Walsh
Adam: His Song Continues
as John Walsh
Murrow
as Edward R. Murrow
Murrow
as Edward R. Murrow
Aurora
as David Ackermann
Aurora
as David Ackermann
A Case of Libel
as Boyd Bendix
A Case of Libel
as Boyd Bendix
Adam
as John Walsh
Adam
as John Walsh
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
It's My Turn
as Interviewer (uncredited)
It's My Turn
as Interviewer (uncredited)
St. Ives
as Johnny Parisi
St. Ives
as Johnny Parisi
The Organization
as Sgt. Chassman
The Organization
as Sgt. Chassman
The Sixth Column
as Ted
The Sixth Column
as Ted
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
as Carlo
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
as Carlo
Little Moon of Alban
as British Soldier
Little Moon of Alban
as British Soldier
Little Moon of Alban
as British Soldier
Little Moon of Alban
as British Soldier
The Love War
as Todd
The Love War
as Todd