Daniel Truhitte (born September 10, 1943)[1] is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Rolf Gruber, the young Austrian telegram delivery boy in The Sound of Music (1965).
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.
[3] He also appeared in gala concert performance of The Sound of Music at New York’s Carnegie Hall as Baron Elberfeld, a guest at a party.
He married his co-star Charmian Carr's understudy, German actress Gabrielle Hennig, in 1966.