Daniel J. Travanti

Daniel J. Travanti

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Chicago Med ★ 8.3 Chicago Med 2015 One Small Hitch ★ 6.6 One Small Hitch 2013 Boss ★ 7.2 Boss 2011 The Defenders ★ 7.2 The Defenders 2010 NCIS: Los Angeles ★ 7.5 NCIS: Los Angeles 2009 Murder in My House ★ 6.3 Murder in My House 2006 Criminal Minds ★ 8.3 Criminal Minds 2005 Prison Break ★ 8.1 Prison Break 2005 Grey's Anatomy ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005 NBC 75th Anniversary Special ★ 10.0 NBC 75th Anniversary Special 2002 To Sir, with Love II ★ 6.4 To Sir, with Love II 1996 Siao Yu ★ 7.3 Siao Yu 1995 The Wasp Woman ★ 4.0 The Wasp Woman 1995 The Outer Limits ★ 7.7 The Outer Limits 1995 Just Cause ★ 6.3 Just Cause 1995 My Name Is Kate ★ 6.4 My Name Is Kate 1994 In the Shadows, Someone's Watching ★ 7.0 In the Shadows, Someone's Watching 1993 Missing Persons ★ 6.3 Missing Persons 1993 Hello, Stranger ★ 9.0 Hello, Stranger 1992 Megaville ★ 5.3 Megaville 1992 Weep No More, My Lady ★ 4.4 Weep No More, My Lady 1992 The Winter Stallion ★ 5.8 The Winter Stallion 1992 Eyes of a Witness ★ 7.0 Eyes of a Witness 1991 Tagget ★ 8.0 Tagget 1991 Making a Case for Murder ★ 10.0 Making a Case for Murder 1989 Fellow Traveller ★ 4.2 Fellow Traveller 1989 Millennium ★ 5.4 Millennium 1989 I Never Sang for My Father ★ 7.0 I Never Sang for My Father 1988 Midnight Crossing ★ 4.6 Midnight Crossing 1988 Adam: His Song Continues ★ 7.6 Adam: His Song Continues 1986 Murrow ★ 5.5 Murrow 1986 Screen Two ★ 7.1 Screen Two 1985 Aurora ★ 7.1 Aurora 1984 A Case of Libel ★ 4.5 A Case of Libel 1983 Adam ★ 7.3 Adam 1983 Newhart ★ 7.1 Newhart 1982 Night of 100 Stars ★ 6.8 Night of 100 Stars 1982 Hill Street Blues ★ 7.6 Hill Street Blues 1981 It's My Turn ★ 5.8 It's My Turn 1980 Knots Landing ★ 6.9 Knots Landing 1979 Hart to Hart ★ 6.9 Hart to Hart 1979 CHiPs ★ 6.9 CHiPs 1977 Battle of the Network Stars ★ 6.2 Battle of the Network Stars 1976 St. Ives ★ 5.7 St. Ives 1976 Saturday Night Live ★ 6.9 Saturday Night Live 1975 Kojak ★ 7.2 Kojak 1973 Barnaby Jones ★ 7.0 Barnaby Jones 1973 The Bob Newhart Show ★ 7.5 The Bob Newhart Show 1972 The Organization ★ 6.3 The Organization 1971 Cannon ★ 6.7 Cannon 1971 The Sixth Column ★ 6.3 The Sixth Column 1970 Medical Center ★ 6.4 Medical Center 1969 The Mod Squad ★ 6.1 The Mod Squad 1968 Lancer ★ 5.6 Lancer 1968 Premiere Premiere 1968 Mannix ★ 6.8 Mannix 1967 Judd, for the Defense ★ 7.7 Judd, for the Defense 1967 The Second Hundred Years ★ 6.5 The Second Hundred Years 1967 Captain Nice ★ 6.3 Captain Nice 1967 Mission: Impossible ★ 7.6 Mission: Impossible 1966 Shane ★ 6.2 Shane 1966 Love on a Rooftop ★ 7.0 Love on a Rooftop 1966 The F.B.I. ★ 5.6 The F.B.I. 1965 Gidget ★ 6.8 Gidget 1965 Lost in Space ★ 7.2 Lost in Space 1965 Who Killed Teddy Bear? ★ 6.4 Who Killed Teddy Bear? 1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ★ 7.1 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1964 Flipper ★ 6.2 Flipper 1964 Little Moon of Alban Little Moon of Alban 1964 The Patty Duke Show ★ 6.3 The Patty Duke Show 1963 The Defenders ★ 6.3 The Defenders 1961 Route 66 ★ 6.7 Route 66 1960 Little Moon of Alban ★ 10.0 Little Moon of Alban 1958 Perry Mason ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957 Gunsmoke ★ 6.7 Gunsmoke 1955 Golden Globe Awards ★ 7.2 Golden Globe Awards 1944 The Love War The Love War