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.
Millennium
(Arnold Mayer)
Just Cause
(Warden)
The Wasp Woman
(Dr. Zinthrop)
St. Ives
(Johnny Parisi)
Midnight Crossing
(Morely Barton)
The Sixth Column
(Ted)
The Organization
(Sgt. Chassman)
Adam
(John Walsh)
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
(Carlo)
One Small Hitch
(Max Shiffman)
Weep No More, My Lady
(Ted)
Aurora
(David Ackermann)
Siao Yu
(Mario Moretti)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
(Self)
Murder in My House
(Stan Douglas)
Little Moon of Alban
(British Soldier)
Tagget
(John Tagget)
Megaville
(Duprell)
I Never Sang for My Father
(Gene Garrison)
Fellow Traveller
(Jerry Leavy)
Adam: His Song Continues
(John Walsh)
Murrow
(Edward R. Murrow)
Eyes of a Witness
(Roy Baxter)
The Winter Stallion
(Alan)
My Name Is Kate
(Hal Bannister)
To Sir, with Love II
(Horace Weaver)
A Case of Libel
(Boyd Bendix)
In the Shadows, Someone's Watching
Making a Case for Murder
(Joe Hynes)
Little Moon of Alban
(British Soldier)
It's My Turn
(Interviewer (uncredited))
Night of 100 Stars
(Self)
Love on a Rooftop
Gidget
The F.B.I.
(Roy Donald Blake)
Gunsmoke
(Aaron Barker)
Mannix
Hill Street Blues
(Frank Furillo)
Knots Landing
(Lieutenant Steinmetz)
The Mod Squad
Newhart
Kojak
(Lt. Charles 'Chuck' Danena)
Lost in Space
(Space Hippie)
Hart to Hart
(Edgar)
Perry Mason
(Barney Austin)
Mission: Impossible
Cannon
Missing Persons
(Ray McAuliffe)
Battle of the Network Stars
Lancer
The Patty Duke Show
Judd for the Defense
The Outer Limits
(Chairman Thornwell)
The Defenders
(Detective Russo)
Shane
(Grant)
Premiere
Route 66
(Marty Johnson)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Grey's Anatomy
(Barry Patmore)
The F.B.I.
(Billy Jack Lyle)
The F.B.I.
(Harry Cando)
The F.B.I.
(Prof. Jason Grant)
Gunsmoke
(Carl)
CHiPs
(Daniel J. Travanti (uncredited))
Kojak
(Captain Badaduchi)
Flipper
(Commander Willard)
Chicago Med
(Edward Hall)
Barnaby Jones
(Fred Bender)
NCIS: Los Angeles
(Garrison)
Prison Break
(Richard Mills)
Criminal Minds
(Lee Mullens)
The Bob Newhart Show
(Mr. Gianelli)
Boss
(Gerald 'Babe' McGantry)
The Mod Squad
(Milo)
Captain Nice
(Lenny)
NCIS: Los Angeles
(Nikita Aleksandr Reznikov)
Screen Two
(Jerry Leavy)
Barnaby Jones
(Lon Stevens)
The Defenders
(Carmine)