Acting
Daniel J. Travanti
EN, ZH, IT cinema · 35 credits
Born
7 March 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Also known as Dan Travanty
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
Filmography
The Love War
as Todd
One Small Hitch
as Max Shiffman
Murder in My House
as Stan Douglas
To Sir, with Love II
as Horace Weaver
Just Cause
as Warden
The Wasp Woman
as Dr. Zinthrop
Siao Yu
as Mario Moretti
My Name Is Kate
as Hal Bannister
Megaville
as Duprell
Tagget
as John Tagget
Eyes of a Witness
1991
Eyes of a Witness
as Roy Baxter
Millennium
as Arnold Mayer
Fellow Traveller
as Jerry Leavy
Making a Case for Murder
as Joe Hynes
Midnight Crossing
as Morely Barton
I Never Sang for My Father
as Gene Garrison
How to Raise a Streetsmart Child
1987
How to Raise a Streetsmart Child
as Self - Host
Adam: His Song Continues
as John Walsh
Murrow
as Edward R. Murrow
Aurora
as David Ackermann
Adam
as John Walsh
A Case of Libel
as Boyd Bendix
It's My Turn
as Interviewer (uncredited)
St. Ives
as Johnny Parisi
The Organization
as Sgt. Chassman
Little Moon of Alban
as British Soldier
Little Moon of Alban
as British Soldier