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Daniel J. Travanti

Actor | * 03/07/1940 (84) | Kenosha, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
Daniel J. Travanti (born Danielo Giovanni Travanti; March 7, 1940) is an American actor. He is best known for playing police captain Frank Furillo in the television drama series Hill Street Blues (1981–1987) for which he received a Golden Globe Award from five nominations, and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards from five nominations. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Mystery

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Awards & Nominations for Daniel J. Travanti

2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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Movies with Daniel J. Travanti as Actor(30)

as Max Shiffman2013 One Small Hitch
as Stan Douglas2006 Murder in My House
as Horace Weaver1996 To Sir, with Love II
as Warden1995 Just Cause
as Mario Moretti1995 Siao Yu
as Dr. Zinthrop1995 The Wasp Woman
as Hal Bannister1994 My Name Is Kate
as John Tagget1991 Tagget
as Roy Baxter1991 Eyes of a Witness
as Duprell1990 Megaville
as Gene Garrison1989 I Never Sang for My Father
as Jerry Leavy1989 Fellow Traveller
as Joe Hynes1989 Making a Case for Murder
as Dr. Arnold Mayer1989 Millennium
as Morely Barton1988 Midnight Crossing
as Edward R. Murrow1986 Murrow
as John Walsh1986 Adam: His Song Continues
1984 Aurora
as Boyd Bendix1983 A Case of Libel
as John Walsh1983 Adam
as Interviewer (uncredited)1980 It's My Turn
as Johnny Parisi1976 St. Ives
as Sgt. Chassman1971 The Organization
as Ted1970 The Sixth Column
as Carlo (as Dan Travanty)1965 Who Killed Teddy Bear?
as British Soldier1964 Little Moon of Alban
as British Soldier1958 Little Moon of Alban

TV Shows/Series with Daniel J. Travanti as Actor(40)

as Edward Hall2015 Chicago Med
as Garrison2009 NCIS: Los Angeles
as Nikita Aleksandr Reznikov2009 NCIS: Los Angeles
as Barry Patmore2005 Grey's Anatomy
as Lee Mullens2005 Criminal Minds
as Richard Mills2005 Prison Break
as Ray McAuliffe1993 Missing Persons
1982 Newhart
as Frank Furillo1981 Hill Street Blues
as Edgar1979 Hart to Hart
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
as Lt. Charles 'Chuck' Danena1973 Kojak
as Captain Badaduchi1973 Kojak
as Lon Stevens1973 Barnaby Jones
1971 Cannon
1968 Lancer
as Lenny1967 Captain Nice
1967 Mannix
as Grant1966 Shane
as Space Hippie1965 Lost in Space
1965 Gidget
as Roy Donald Blake1965 The F.B.I.
as Billy Jack Lyle1965 The F.B.I.
as Harry Cando1965 The F.B.I.
as Prof. Jason Grant1965 The F.B.I.
as Commander Willard1964 Flipper
as Detective Russo1961 The Defenders
as Marty Johnson1960 Route 66
as Barney Austin1957 Perry Mason
as Aaron Barker1955 Gunsmoke
as Carl1955 Gunsmoke

Born: Thursday, 03/07 1940 (March) in Kenosha, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 84 years + 22 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Educated at: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Mary D. Bradford High School
Other names for Daniel J. Travanti (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Dan Travanty"
Daniel J. Travanti frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (29x, Actor)
Victor French (26x, Actor)
Dabbs Greer (24x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (23x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (22x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (22x, Actor)
John Anderson (22x, Actor)
Bill Hader (21x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (21x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (20x, Actor)
Scott Marlowe (20x, Actor)
Roger Holzberg (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:305617, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024