Daniel J. Travanti

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.

Beyond Hill Street Blues, Travanti starred in the acclaimed television film Adam (1983) as John Walsh, a father whose son is kidnapped and murdered, and portrayed broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow in Murrow (1986). His early television career included guest appearances on Route 66, Lost in Space, Gunsmoke, and The Bob Newhart Show, as well as roles on the daytime serials The Doctors and General Hospital.