Daniel Lee Truhitte (born September 10, 1943 in Sacramento,
California) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of
Rolfe Gruber, the young Austrian telegraph delivery boy in the The
Sound of Music (1965). Truhitte is a singer, actor, dancer, and
performance teacher.Daniel Truhitte began dance training at the age of
6 and began taking voice lessons at the age of 10. When he was 15
years old, he received a scholarship to The Sacramento Ballet. After
high school, Truhitte received a scholarship to the Pasadena
Playhouse. He also attended Ambassador College in Pasadena,
California. After filming The Sound of Music, he joined the Marine
Corps. In 1989, Truhitte moved to Weddington, North Carolina, and then
finally to Concord, North Carolina, and began teaching young
performers. He appeared in an episode of Entertainment Tonight titled
"A Day in the Life of Dan Truhitte" on September 10, 1993, after The
Old Courthouse Theatre of Concord, North Carolina asked him to play
Captain Von Trapp in their production of The Sound of Music. Truhitte
portrayed Captain von Trapp once again in the Hudson, North Carolina
Dinner Theatre Production of The Sound of Music in October
2013.Truhitte married his co-star Charmian Carr’s understudy, German
actress Gabrielle Hennig, in 1966. They dated whilst filming The Sound
of Music and married 2 years later. The marriage ended in divorce. He
married Mary Miller in 1987, which also ended in divorce. He later
married Tarealia Hanney in 1992.Truhitte has 3 sons, one of which is
opera singer Thomas Rolf Truhitte.
California) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of
Rolfe Gruber, the young Austrian telegraph delivery boy in the The
Sound of Music (1965). Truhitte is a singer, actor, dancer, and
performance teacher.Daniel Truhitte began dance training at the age of
6 and began taking voice lessons at the age of 10. When he was 15
years old, he received a scholarship to The Sacramento Ballet. After
high school, Truhitte received a scholarship to the Pasadena
Playhouse. He also attended Ambassador College in Pasadena,
California. After filming The Sound of Music, he joined the Marine
Corps. In 1989, Truhitte moved to Weddington, North Carolina, and then
finally to Concord, North Carolina, and began teaching young
performers. He appeared in an episode of Entertainment Tonight titled
"A Day in the Life of Dan Truhitte" on September 10, 1993, after The
Old Courthouse Theatre of Concord, North Carolina asked him to play
Captain Von Trapp in their production of The Sound of Music. Truhitte
portrayed Captain von Trapp once again in the Hudson, North Carolina
Dinner Theatre Production of The Sound of Music in October
2013.Truhitte married his co-star Charmian Carr’s understudy, German
actress Gabrielle Hennig, in 1966. They dated whilst filming The Sound
of Music and married 2 years later. The marriage ended in divorce. He
married Mary Miller in 1987, which also ended in divorce. He later
married Tarealia Hanney in 1992.Truhitte has 3 sons, one of which is
opera singer Thomas Rolf Truhitte.
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