Dr. Jesse Travis
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| Diagnosis: Murder character | |
| Dr. Jesse Travis | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Jobs Held | Trauma surgeon for Community General Hospital Co-owner of BBQ Bob's restaurant |
| Portrayed by: | Charlie Schlatter |
| Seasons | 3-8 |
| First Appearance | An Innocent Murder |
| Latest Appearance | Without Warning |
Dr. Jesse Travis is a resident at Community General Hospital in the classic drama/murder mystery television show, Diagnosis Murder, which ran from 1993-2001. Dr. Travis is played by Charlie Schlatter.
[edit] Biography
Jesse was born in Minnesota. His mother's name is never mentioned, but she was portrayed by Kathleen Noone. She is a podiatrist and owns a family practice in Minnesota. She is always trying to convince Jesse to move back. His father is Dane Travis (Robert Culp), who is a retired CIA spy and tennis professional. His parents are divorced.
When Jesse was little, his father gave him his prized Bourgandi violin. It is appraised at $15,000. Jesse also was given a valuable wristwatch from his father and can be seen wearing it in every episode.
After medical school, Jesse became a resident at Community General. (Charlie Schlatter was introduced in Season Three of Diagnosis: Murder to replace Scott Baio, who'd left the show.)
At the beginning of season six, Jesse meets Susan Hillard (portrayed by Kim Little). They date for quite a while and Jesse eventually proposes. Jesse's proposal was cut from the episode, "Today is the Last Day of the Rest of my Life", and was never broadcasted on television. In the episode "Bringing Up Barbie", it is stated that Susan eloped with a chiropractor to Oregon. The audience will never know if she agreed to marry Jesse or not. (However, in Lee Goldberg's Diagnosis: Murder book, The Dead Letter, Jesse and Susan get married in Las Vegas.)
At about the same time, Jesse and Steve go into business together. They co-own a barbecue restaurant called BBQ Bob's.
