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Daniel Truhitte

ACTOR

Daniel Truhitte

Known for
The Sound of Music (1965)

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Daniel Truhitte is an actor best known for The Sound of Music.

10 Interesting Facts About Daniel Truhitte

Interesting Facts (8)

  1. #001

    Coincidentally, the names of his first wife's parents were Rolf and Liesl.

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  2. #002

    After filming The Sound of Music (1965), he joined the United States Marine Corps and served his country.

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  3. #003

    He met his first wife, Gabriele, in Austria during the on-location shooting of The Sound of Music (1965). Gabriele was Charmian Carr's Austrian stand-in.

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  4. #004

    He was initially turned down for the role of Rolf because his hair was brown. After his manager called and asked for another audition, he won the part and impressed the producers with his rendition of "Sixteen Going On Seventeen."

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  5. #005

    He played Captain Von Trapp in a local town production of The Sound of Music at the Old Courthouse Theatre in Concord, North Carolina, with his naturally brown hair, looking very different from how he appeared in the film. The event was covered on the television series Entertainment Tonight (1981) in September 1993.

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  6. #006

    He toured with Juliet Prowse as her lead singer and dance partner and portrayed Gene Kelly in the MGM Grand's "Hallelujah Hollywood" production.

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  7. #007

    He lives in North Carolina.

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  8. #008

    He performed with Juliet Prowse, Tab Hunter and Celeste Holm.

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Life & Family (2)

  1. #009

    His son, Thomas Rolf Truhitte, is a famous opera tenor.

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  2. #010

    He has 3 sons from his previous 2 marriages.

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Sources & editorial notes

Reference databases

  • Wikipedia English Wikipedia article
  • IMDb IMDb name page (biography and trivia)

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