Daniel J. Travanti
Actor
- Born
- March 7, 1940 (age 86) · 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.
Known for
Just Cause
February 17, 1995
One Small Hitch
February 14, 2013
Millennium
August 25, 1989
St. Ives
February 24, 1976
To Sir, with Love II
April 7, 1996
The Organization
October 20, 1971
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
September 1, 1965
It's My Turn
October 24, 1980
Midnight Crossing
May 13, 1988
The Wasp Woman
August 29, 1995
Adam
October 10, 1983
Megaville
January 22, 1992
Acting35
- 2013One Small Hitch as Max Shiffman
- 2006Murder in My House as Stan Douglas
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1996To Sir, with Love II as Horace Weaver
- 1995Siao Yu as Mario Moretti
- 1995The Wasp Woman as Dr. Zinthrop
- 1995Just Cause as Warden
- 1994My Name Is Kate as Hal Bannister
- 1993In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
- 1992Hello, Stranger