Daniel J. Travanti
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            Biography
                
            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
            
                        Gunsmoke
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The F.B.I.
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Criminal Minds
                    
                
                    
                        
                        CHiPs
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Golden Globe Awards
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Grey's Anatomy
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Medical Center
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Route 66
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Defenders
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Perry Mason
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Chicago Med
                    
                
                    
                        
                        NCIS: Los Angeles
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Defenders
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Newhart
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Prison Break
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Outer Limits
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Saturday Night Live
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Bob Newhart Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Knots Landing
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mission: Impossible
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cannon
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Kojak
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lost in Space
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Flipper
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mannix
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lancer
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Captain Nice
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Poltergeist: The Legacy
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Fellow Traveller
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Wasp Woman
                    
                
                    
                        
                        A Case of Libel
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hill Street Blues
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Tagget
                    
                
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