
Daniel J. Travanti
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.
TV Shows(30)

Chicago Med
Edward Hall

Boss
Gerald 'Babe' McGantry

The Defenders
Carmine

NCIS: Los Angeles
Garrison

NCIS: Los Angeles
Nikita Aleksandr Reznikov

Grey's Anatomy
Barry Patmore

Prison Break
Richard Mills

Criminal Minds
Lee Mullens

The Outer Limits
Chairman Thornwell

Missing Persons
Ray McAuliffe

Screen Two
Jerry Leavy

Newhart
Daniel J. Travanti

Hill Street Blues
Frank Furillo

Knots Landing
Lieutenant Steinmetz

Hart to Hart
Edgar

CHiPs
Daniel J. Travanti (uncredited)

Battle of the Network Stars

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host

Kojak
Lt. Charles 'Chuck' Danena

Kojak
Captain Badaduchi