Dan Shor
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| Born | Daniel Shor November 16, 1956 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
| Website | shodavision |
Daniel Shor (born November 16, 1956) is an American actor, director, writer, and acting teacher with a career spanning over 40 years. His most recognized roles include Enoch Emery in John Huston's Wise Blood (1979), Pete Brady in Strange Behavior (1981), Ram in Tron (1982), and Billy the Kid in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).
Early life
[edit]Shor was born and raised in New York City. He attended McBurney School from the 6th through the 8th grade. His mother, an actress, died when he was 14.[1] He graduated from Elisabeth Irwin High School (June 1974) and began at Northwestern University that fall. He returned to New York, where he landed the lead role of Alan Strang in the first national company of Equus.
Acting
[edit]Shor's studies continued at the Davis Center for Performing Arts at the City College of New York and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in England.
While in London, he appeared with Nigel Planer in Ann Jellicoe's punk rock musical play The Sport Of My Mad Mad Mother at The Roundabout Theater. After leaving London for Los Angeles (due to his casting in the title role in the ABC mini-series Studs Lonigan), he produced and reprised his role in his own version of Jellicoe's play, changing the setting from London to New York. Three months later, the set from the production was used in Billy Idol's classic music video for the song "Dancing With Myself".[1]
Shor's acting credits include Air Force One, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Tron, Red Rock West, and John Huston's Wise Blood. Television films and mini-series include Friendly Fire, Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story and The Blue and the Gray (for which Shor won a People's Choice Award). He was a series regular on Cagney and Lacey and several other television series as well as numerous guest star appearances including a Ferengi doctor on Star Trek: The Next Generation, a role he reprised seven years later on Star Trek: Voyager. In 1983, he starred in the band Kansas' music video "Fight Fire with Fire" and made appearances in their "Everybody's My Friend" video. Shor's stage performances in Los Angeles and San Diego have brought him eight Drama-Logue and LA Weekly performance awards.
Shor recently returned to the continental U.S. after living and working in the Northern Mariana Islands of the Western Pacific since 2003. In addition to running his production company, ShodaVision, he remains active in New York theater and was recently involved (as an actor) with the experimental conversational play "Outpost".[2]
He has continued with stage work at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and at the Pittsburgh Public Theater.
Writing, directing
[edit]In 1995, Shor directed for the LA Diversified Theater Company, a multi-cultural theater alliance. He directed the Ovation Award winning production of He Who Gets Slapped[3] starring Bud Cort at the Hudson Theater, as well as productions at the LA Theater Center, Company of Angels, Court, Zephyr, Two Roads and LA Jewish theaters. His productions have received more than 30 Dramalogue, Ovation and LA Weekly awards.
Shor's credits include two screenplays co-written with Czech film director Jiri Weiss. Shor has worked in videos and shows including "Life On Film: Rock", "Ecomaniacs", "State of Liberty", "Fish Out of Water" and over 30 short videos for the Saipan and Guam Visitors Channels. His recent work includes Bigfoot Entertainment and Fashion TV's reality show Screen Test. He has also taught acting at the International Academy of Film and Television in Cebu, Philippines.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Acting
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1979 | Wise Blood | Enoch Emory | |
| 1981 | Back Roads | Spivey | |
| 1981 | Strange Behavior | Pete Brady | |
| 1982 | Tron | Roy Kleinberg / "Ram" | |
| 1982 | Talk to Me | Julian Howard | |
| 1983 | Strangers Kiss | Farris, the Producer | |
| 1983 | Strange Invaders | Teen Boy (Prologue) | |
| 1984 | Mike's Murder | Richard | |
| 1986 | Mesmerized | George | |
| 1986 | Black Moon Rising | Billy Lyons | |
| 1988 | Daddy's Boys | Hawk | |
| 1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Billy The Kid | |
| 1990 | Solar Crisis | Harvard | |
| 1990 | Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College | Professor | |
| 1993 | Doppelganger | Stanley White | |
| 1993 | Red Rock West | Deputy Bowman | |
| 1997 | Air Force One | Notre Dame Aide | |
| 1999 | Night Train | Jones | |
| 2004 | Wild Roomies | The Bartender | |
| 2009 | Passing Strangers | Photographer | Short |
| 2011 | Tron: The Next Day | Roy Kleinberg / "Ram" | Short |
| 2017 | Crown Heights | District Attorney Snyder | |
| 2021 | Come Find Me | Arthur |
Directing
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2011 | My Angel My Hero | Short |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Once Upon a Classic | Clarence / Sir Paragraph | Episode: "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" |
| 1979 | Studs Lonigan | Young Studs | Miniseries |
| 1979 | Friendly Fire | Prince | TV movie |
| 1980 | If Things Were Different | Eric | TV movie |
| 1980 | The Boy Who Drank Too Much | Art Collins | TV movie |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War | Manhole | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1981 | Knots Landing | Bobby | Episode: "Step One" |
| 1982 | The Blue and the Gray | Luke Geyser | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 1983 | This Girl for Hire | Punk | TV movie |
| 1984 | My Mother's Secret Life | Jack Camaras | TV movie |
| 1985–86 | Cagney & Lacey | Det. Jonah Newman | 20 episodes |
| 1988 | Murder, She Wrote | Pierce | Episode: "Murder Through the Looking Glass" |
| 1988 | Beverly Hills Buntz | Terry Dickstein | Episode: "Terry and the Pirates" |
| 1989 | Beauty and the Beast | Bernie Spirko | Episode: "What Rough Beast" |
| 1989 | Thirtysomething | Kit | Episode: "Legacy" |
| 1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dr. Arridor | Episode: "The Price" |
| 1992 | Dark Justice | Kellogg (Stafford's Attorney) (uncredited) | Episode: "Instant Replay" |
| 1993 | Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story | Jass | TV Movie |
| 1993 | Against the Grain | Sheriff | Episode: "A House Is Not a Home" |
| 1996 | Star Trek: Voyager | Arridor | Episode: "False Profits" |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | D.A. Daniel Boyd | Episode: "The Burden of Perspective" |
| 2002 | The X Files | 2nd ER Nurse | Episode: "William" |
| 2007 | Looking for America: A Saipan Story | Sergei | TV movie; also director |
| 2015 | Blue Bloods | Len Hardin | Episode: "Rush to Judgment" |
| 2017 | Bull | Dr. Shepard | Episode: "Teasher's Pet" |
| 2019 | Jessica Jones | Mathias Cole | Episode: "A.K.A. Customer Service Is Standing By" |
| 2022 | The Blacklist | FJ Powell | Episode: "Arcane Wireless"[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Actor Dan Shor talks with TV STORE ONLINE and his work on films like TRON, BILL and TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE and WISE BLOOD". TV Store Online. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Outpost - Letter From Lesotho (HD)". NorcrossMedia.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Meeks, Christopher (29 August 1996). "Review: "He Who Gets Slapped"". Variety.
- ^ "Actor Daniel Shor on the set of The Blacklist with Amir and director Michael Caracciolo, December 8, 2021".
External links
[edit]- Dan Shor at IMDb
- Dan Shor at Rotten Tomatoes
- June 2003 Tron-Sector Q&A with Dan Shor (RAM)
- ShodaVision Official Site
- Article concerning Shor's production company in Saipan [1]
- "Principal photography wraps up on State" [2]
- Times Square Article: "Dan Shor is Cool as Hell"
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