Daniel J. Travanti Biography (1940-)

Full name, Daniel John Travanti (some sources cite original name as Danielo Giovanni Travanti); born March 7, 1940, in Kenosha, WI; son of John and Elvira(maiden name, DeAngelis) Travanti.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: March 7, 1940; Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Spence Andrews, General Hospital, ABC, 1979
Captain Frank Furillo, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-1987
Lieutenant Ray McAuliffe, Missing Persons, ABC, 1993
William Sloan, Poltergeist: The Legacy, Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel,and syndicated, 1996-1997
Movies
(As Dan Travanty) Tod, The Love War, ABC, 1970
John Walsh, Adam, NBC, 1983
David Ackermann, Aurora (also known as Aurora by Night andQualcosa di biondo), NBC, 1984
John Walsh, Adam: His Song Continues, NBC, 1986
Edward R. Murrow (title role), Murrow, HBO, 1986
Charles "Joe" Hynes, Howard Beach: Making the Case for Murder (also known as In the Line of Duty: Howard Beach, Making a Case for Murderand Skin), NBC, 1989
John Tagget, Tagget (also known as Dragonfire), USA Network, 1991
Roy Baxter, Eyes of a Witness (also known as Circumstantial Evidence), CBS, 1991
Ted, Weep No More My Lady (also known as Pleure pas ma belle), syndicated, 1992
Alan Davies, The Christmas Stallion, syndicated, 1992
Detective Drum London, In the Shadows, Someone's Watching (also known as With Harmful Intent), NBC, 1993
Hal Bannister, My Name Is Kate, ABC, 1994
Dr. Zinthorp, The Wasp Woman (also known as Forbidden Beauty and Roger Corman Presents The Wasp Woman), Showtime, 1995
Principal Horace Weaver, To Sir with Love 2, CBS, 1996
Episodic
"Child of a Night," Route 66, CBS, 1964
"The Name of the Game," East Side/West Side, CBS, 1964
"Park Runs into Vreeland," The Nurses, CBS, 1964
(As Dan Travanty) Moose, "Block That Statue," Patty Duke Show, ABC, 1964
"The Siege," The Defenders, CBS, 1964
"The Witnesses," Doctors and the Nurses (also known as The Nurses), CBS, 1965
Tom Brighton, "Now There's a Face," Gidget, ABC, 1965
Barney Austin, "The Case of the Midnight Howler," Perry Mason, CBS, 1966
"One Picture Is Worth...," Love on a Rooftop, ABC, 1966
Luca, "The Deadly Goddess Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., 1966
"A Civil Case of Murder," Judd, for the Defense, ABC, 1967
(As Dan Travanty) Space hippie, "Collision of the Planets," Lost in Space, CBS, 1967
Second Hundred Years, ABC, 1968
(As Dan Travanty) Roy Donald Blake, "Death of a Fixer," The FBI, ABC, 1968
Sullivan, "A Jew Named Sullivan," Here Come the Brides, ABC, 1968
(As Dan Travanty) "The Escape," Lancer, CBS, 1968
Milo, "Child of Sorrow, Child of Light," The Mod Squad, ABC, 1969
George, "Willie Poor Boy," The Mod Squad, ABC, 1969
(As Dan Travanty) Billy Jack Lyle, "The Diamond Millstone," The FBI, ABC, 1970
"The Savage Image," Medical Center, CBS, 1970

"The Climate of Doubt," Men at Law, CBS, 1971
"The Choice," The Interns, CBS, 1971
Tom Stabler, "Murder Times Three," Mannix, CBS, 1971
L. K. Ferris, "Devil's Playground," Cannon, CBS, 1972
"Diagnosis: Corruption," Man and the City, ABC, 1972
"Nerves," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1972
(As Dan Travanty) "The Franklin Papers," The FBI, ABC, 1972
Tony Gadsen, "Image," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1972
Lon Stevens, "Echo of a Murder, Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1973
Mr. Gianelli, "The Battle of the Groups," Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1974
(As Dan Travanty) Aaron Barker, "Like Old Times," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1974
Lieutenant Charles "Chuck" Danena, "A Souvenir from Atlantic City," Kojak, CBS, 1974
(As Dan Travanty) Carl, "The Colonel," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1974
Lloyd Kilgore, "Theatre of Fear," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1975
"Date Fright," Phyllis, CBS, 1975
"The Frame," Kojak, CBS, 1976
Fred Bender, "Sins of Thy Father," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1976
Captain Badaduchi, "A Grave Too Soon," Kojak, CBS, 1976
Family, ABC, 1977
(As Dan Travanti) Edgar, "Max in Love," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979
Lieutenant Steinmetz, "The Constant Companion," Knots Landing, CBS, 1980
Himself, "The Great 5k Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 2," CHiPs, 1980
Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1982
Himself, "A View from the Bench," Newhart, CBS, 1983
Chairman Thornwell, "The Voice of Reason," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1995
Also appeared in "Flipper Joins the Navy," an episode of Flipper.
Specials
NBC team captain, Battle of the Network Stars XII, ABC, 1982
NBC team captain, Battle of the Network Stars XIII, ABC, 1982
Parade of Stars, ABC, 1983
Boyd Bendix, "A Case of Libel," American Playhouse, PBS, 1985
Narrator, To Protect the Children, WTBS, 1986
NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
Host and narrator, How to Raise a Street Smart Child, HBO, 1987
Gene Garrison, "I Never Sang for My Father," American Playhouse, PBS, 1988
Host, The Prince's Trust Gala, TBS, 1989
Paul, "I Remember You," General Motors Playwrights Theatre, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
Host, Trial and Error, Fox, 1992
Presenter, The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1993
John Walsh: Fighting Back, 2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002
Pilots
John Henderson, Call to Danger, CBS, 1968
Film Appearances
(As Dan Travanty) Who Killed Teddy Bear, 1965
(As Dan Travanty) Sergeant Chassman, The Organization, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
Johnny Parisi, St. Ives, Warner Bros., 1976
Interviewer, It's My Turn (also known as A Perfect Circle),1980
Morely Barton, Midnight Crossing, Vestron, 1988
Dr. Arnold Mayer, Millennium, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
Jerry Leavy, Fellow Traveller, Paramount, 1989
Duprell, Megaville, 1991
Hello Stranger, 1992
Warden, Just Cause, Warner Bros., 1995
Mario Moretti, Shao Nu xiao yu (also known as Siao Yu), EDKO Film, 1995
Harrison, Something Sweet, Cineblast Productions/Gel Films, 2000
Peter Mallow, Design, Traveller Jones Productions, 2002
Stage Appearances
Othello, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1965
Twigs, Broadway production, 1973
Old Wicked Songs, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 2000
Also appeared in productions of Only Kidding, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Taming of the Shrew, A Touch of the Poet, andWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Major Tours
Gene Garrison, I Never Sang for My Father, U.S. cities, 1988

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