Danielo Giovanni Travanti
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Danielo Giovanni Travanti, better known as Daniel J. Travanti, is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Captain Frank Furillo on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Danielo Giovanni Travanti canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11376617 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Danielo Giovanni Travanti Context triple: [Daniel J. Travanti, birthName, Danielo Giovanni Travanti]
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A.
Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini is an acclaimed Italian actor and voice actor known for his intense performances in European cinema and international films, as well as for dubbing prominent Hollywood actors into Italian.
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B.
Peter Facinelli
Peter Facinelli is an American actor best known for playing Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight film series.
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C.
Giuliano Gemma
Giuliano Gemma was an Italian actor best known for his charismatic leading roles in 1960s and 1970s European Western films.
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D.
Giani Esposito
Giani Esposito was a French actor and singer-songwriter known for his poetic chansons and roles in mid-20th-century French cinema.
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E.
Pierfrancesco Favino
Pierfrancesco Favino is an acclaimed Italian actor known for his versatile performances in both Italian cinema and international films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Danielo Giovanni Travanti Target entity description: Danielo Giovanni Travanti, better known as Daniel J. Travanti, is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Captain Frank Furillo on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
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A.
Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini is an acclaimed Italian actor and voice actor known for his intense performances in European cinema and international films, as well as for dubbing prominent Hollywood actors into Italian.
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B.
Peter Facinelli
Peter Facinelli is an American actor best known for playing Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight film series.
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C.
Giuliano Gemma
Giuliano Gemma was an Italian actor best known for his charismatic leading roles in 1960s and 1970s European Western films.
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D.
Giani Esposito
Giani Esposito was a French actor and singer-songwriter known for his poetic chansons and roles in mid-20th-century French cinema.
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E.
Pierfrancesco Favino
Pierfrancesco Favino is an acclaimed Italian actor known for his versatile performances in both Italian cinema and international films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| alias |
Daniel Travanti
NERFINISHED
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Danielo G. Travanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Danielo Giovanni Travanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | Captain Frank Furillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRoleInWork | Captain Frank Furillo in Hill Street Blues ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-03-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Wisconsin–Madison
ⓘ
Yale School of Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Travanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Danielo ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0871514 ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying Captain Frank Furillo on Hill Street Blues ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Daniel J. Travanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adam
NERFINISHED
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Hill Street Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Missing Persons NERFINISHED ⓘ Poltergeist: The Legacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Prison Break NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Danielo Giovanni Travanti Description of subject: Danielo Giovanni Travanti, better known as Daniel J. Travanti, is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Captain Frank Furillo on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
Referenced by (1)
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