Daniel J. Travanti
Birthday: 1940-03-07 | Place of Birth: Kenosha, Wisconsin, USAThe 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
Acting
Role
as Max Shiffman
as Stan Douglas
as Dr. Zinthrop
as Warden
as Ray McAuliffe
as Duprell
as Ted
as John Tagget
as Arnold Mayer
as Jerry Leavy
as Morely Barton
as John Walsh
as Frank Furillo
as Ted
as Carlo (as Dan Travanty)
