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'''Daniel Shor''' (born November 16, 1956) is an American actor, director, writer, and teacher with a career spanning over |
'''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 (film) |Wise Blood]]'' (1979), Pete Brady in ''[[Strange Behavior]]'' (1981), Ram in ''[[Tron]]'' (1982), and [[Billy the Kid]] in ''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'' (1989). |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Shor was born and raised in [[New York City]]. He attended [[McBurney School]] from the 6th through the 8th grade. His mother, |
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.<ref name="TV Store Online">{{cite web|title=Actor Dan Shor talks with TV STORE ONLINE and his work on films like TRON, BILL and TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE and WISE BLOOD|url=http://blog.tvstoreonline.com/2013/05/actor-dan-shor-talks-with-tv-store.html?m=1|publisher=TV Store Online|accessdate=7 October 2013}}</ref> 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 (play)|Equus]]''. |
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== Acting |
== Acting == |
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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]]. |
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]]. |
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While in London, |
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, California|Los Angeles]] (due to his casting in the title role in the [[American Broadcasting Company|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]]".<ref name="TV Store Online" /> |
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Shor's acting credits include ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'', ''[[Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'', ''[[Tron]]'', ''[[Red Rock West]]'', and John Huston's ''[[Wise Blood (film)|Wise Blood]]''. Television films and mini-series include ''[[Friendly Fire (1979 film)|Friendly Fire]]'', ''[[Elvis and the Colonel]]'' and ''[[The Blue and the Gray (miniseries)|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 |
Shor's acting credits include ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'', ''[[Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'', ''[[Tron]]'', ''[[Red Rock West]]'', and John Huston's ''[[Wise Blood (film)|Wise Blood]]''. Television films and mini-series include ''[[Friendly Fire (1979 film)|Friendly Fire]]'', ''[[Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story]]'' and ''[[The Blue and the Gray (miniseries)|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 (band)|Kansas']] music video "[[Fight Fire with Fire (Kansas song)|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 Award|Drama-Logue]] and [[LA Weekly Theater Award|LA Weekly]] performance awards. |
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Shor recently returned to the continental |
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".<ref name="Outpost - Letter From Lesotho (HD)">{{cite web|title=Outpost - Letter From Lesotho (HD)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o9ff5nAz3g|publisher=NorcrossMedia}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> |
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He has continued with stage work at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. |
He has continued with stage work at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. |
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==Writing |
==Writing, directing== |
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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]]''<ref name="Review: “He Who Gets Slapped”">{{cite web|last=Meeks|first=Christopher|title=Review: "He Who Gets Slapped"|url=https://variety.com/1996/more/reviews/he-who-gets-slapped-1200446256/#.T3tSZ81IftY|publisher=Variety}}</ref> starring [[Bud Cort]] at the [[Hudson Theater]], as well as productions at the [[LA Theater Center]], [[Company of Angels]], [[Court]], [[Zephyr Theatre|Zephyr]], [[Two Roads]] and [[LA Jewish]] theaters. His productions have |
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]]''<ref name="Review: “He Who Gets Slapped”">{{cite web|last=Meeks|first=Christopher|title=Review: "He Who Gets Slapped"|date=29 August 1996 |url=https://variety.com/1996/more/reviews/he-who-gets-slapped-1200446256/#.T3tSZ81IftY|publisher=Variety}}</ref> starring [[Bud Cort]] at the [[Hudson Theater]], as well as productions at the [[LA Theater Center]], [[Company of Angels]], [[Court]], [[Zephyr Theatre|Zephyr]], [[Two Roads]] and [[LA Jewish]] theaters. His productions have received more than 30 Dramalogue, Ovation and LA Weekly awards. |
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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 also taught acting at the International Academy of Film and Television in Cebu, Philippines. |
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. |
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==Filmography== |
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===Acting=== |
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*''[[Friendly Fire (1979 film)|Friendly Fire]]'' ( |
* 1979 ''[[Friendly Fire (1979 film)|Friendly Fire]]'' (TV Movie) as Unknown |
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*''[[Strange Behavior]]'' (1981) |
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*''[[Back Roads (film)|Back Roads]]'' |
* 1981 ''[[Back Roads (1981 film)|Back Roads]]'' as Spivey |
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*''[[Tron]]'' (1982) |
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* 1981 ''[[Strange Behavior]]'' as Pete Brady |
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* 1982 ''[[Tron]]'' as [[List of Tron characters#Roy Kleinberg|Roy Kleinberg]] / [[List of Tron characters#Ram|Ram]] |
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*''[[Strange Invaders]]'' ( |
* 1983 ''[[Strange Invaders]]'' as Teen Boy (Prologue) |
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*''[[Mike's Murder (film)|Mike's Murder]]'' (1984) |
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* 1983 ''This Girl for Hire'' (TV Movie) as Punk |
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*''[[Talk to Me (1984 film)|Talk to Me]]'' |
* 1984 ''[[Talk to Me (1984 film)|Talk to Me]]'' as Julian Howard |
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* 1984 ''[[Mike's Murder (film)|Mike's Murder]]'' as Richard |
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* 1986 ''[[Mesmerized (film)|Mesmerized]]'' as George |
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* 1988 ''[[Daddy's Boys]]'' as 'Hawk' |
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*''[[Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College]]'' |
* 1990 ''[[Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College]]'' as Professor |
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*''[[Doppelganger (1993 film)|Doppelganger]]'' (1993) |
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* 1993 ''[[Doppelganger (1993 film)|Doppelganger]]'' as Stanley White |
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* 1997 ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'' as Notre Dame Aide |
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*''[[Tron: Legacy]]'' (2011) (as Roy "Ram" Kleinberg in the extra "Tron: The Next Day", hinting to his possible appearance in another ''Tron'' film) |
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* 2004 ''Wild Roomies'' as Bartender |
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* 2009 ''Passing Strangers'' (Short) as Photographer |
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* 2011 ''Tron: The Next Day'' (Short) as Roy Kleinberg / Ram |
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* 2017 ''[[Crown Heights (film)|Crown Heights]]'' as District Attorney Snyder |
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===Directing=== |
===Directing=== |
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*''[[My Angel My Hero]]'' |
* 2011 ''[[My Angel My Hero]]'' |
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==Television== |
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===Directing=== |
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*''[[Journeys ( |
*''[[Journeys (film)|Journeys]]'' (2003) |
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*''[[State of Liberty]]'' (2007) |
*''[[State of Liberty (film)|State of Liberty]]'' (2007) |
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===Acting=== |
===Acting=== |
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*''[[Once Upon a Classic]]'' episode, ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1978)<ref>{{IMDb title|0315868|Once Upon a Classic, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court}}</ref> |
*''[[Once Upon a Classic]]'' episode, ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1978)<ref>{{IMDb title|0315868|Once Upon a Classic, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court}}</ref> - Clarence / Sir Paragraph |
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*''[[Studs Lonigan]]'' (1979) |
*''[[Studs Lonigan]]'' (1979) - Young Studs |
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*''[[A Rumor of War (miniseries)|A Rumor of War]]'' (1980) (Step One) (Knots Landing TV Series) (1980) |
*''[[A Rumor of War (miniseries)|A Rumor of War]]'' (1980) (Step One) (Knots Landing TV Series) (1980) - Manhole |
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*''[[The Boy Who Drank Too Much]]'' (1980) |
*''[[The Boy Who Drank Too Much]]'' (1980, TV Movie) - Art Collins |
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*''[[The Blue and the Gray (miniseries)|The Blue and the Gray]]'' (1982) - Luke Geyser |
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*''[[Cagney & Lacey]]'' (1985-1986) - Det. Jonah Newman |
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*''[[The Blue and the Gray (miniseries)|The Blue and the Gray]]'' (1982) |
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*''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' (1988) - Pierce |
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*''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1989) - Bernie Spirko |
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*''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' (1988) |
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*''[[Thirtysomething (TV series)|thirtysomething]]'' (1989) - Kit |
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*''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' (1989) - [[List of Star Trek characters (A-F)#Dr. Arridor|Dr. Arridor]] |
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*''[[Thirtysomething (TV series)|thirtysomething]]'' (1989) |
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*''[[Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story]]'' (1993, TV Movie) - Jass |
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*''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' (1996) - Arridor |
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*''[[Judging Amy]]'' (2000) - D.A. Daniel Boyd |
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*''[[The X Files]]'' (2002) - 2nd ER Nurse |
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*''[[The X Files]]'' (2002) |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*{{IMDb name| |
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes person|dan_shor}} |
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*[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/dan_shor/ Dan Shor's page on Rotten Tomatoes] |
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*[http://www.tron-sector.com/articles/view.aspx?id=178 June 2003 Tron-Sector Q&A with Dan Shor (RAM)] |
* [http://www.tron-sector.com/articles/view.aspx?id=178 June 2003 Tron-Sector Q&A with Dan Shor (RAM)] |
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*[http://www.shodavision.com/ ShodaVision Official Site] |
* [http://www.shodavision.com/ ShodaVision Official Site] |
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* Article concerning Shor's production company in Saipan [https://web.archive.org/web/20060303075100/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=54182] |
* Article concerning Shor's production company in Saipan [https://web.archive.org/web/20060303075100/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=54182] |
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* "Principal photography wraps up on ''State''" [https://web.archive.org/web/20070208021015/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=4&newsID=63231] |
* "Principal photography wraps up on ''State''" [https://web.archive.org/web/20070208021015/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=4&newsID=63231] |
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Dan Shor | |
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Born | Daniel Shor November 16, 1956 |
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Years active | 1978–present |
Website | www.shodavision.com |
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]Acting
[edit]- 1979 Friendly Fire (TV Movie) as Unknown
- 1979 Wise Blood as Enoch Emory
- 1980 If Things Were Different (TV Movie) as Eric
- 1981 Back Roads as Spivey
- 1981 Strange Behavior as Pete Brady
- 1982 Tron as Roy Kleinberg / Ram
- 1983 Strange Invaders as Teen Boy (Prologue)
- 1983 Strangers Kiss as Farris, The Producer
- 1983 This Girl for Hire (TV Movie) as Punk
- 1984 Talk to Me as Julian Howard
- 1984 My Mother's Secret Life (TV Movie) as Jack Camaras
- 1984 Mike's Murder as Richard
- 1986 Mesmerized as George
- 1986 Black Moon Rising as Billy Lyons
- 1988 Daddy's Boys as 'Hawk'
- 1989 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as Billy The Kid
- 1990 Solar Crisis as Harvard
- 1990 Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College as Professor
- 1993 Doppelganger as Stanley White
- 1993 Red Rock West as Deputy Bowman
- 1997 Air Force One as Notre Dame Aide
- 1999 Night Train as Jones
- 2004 Wild Roomies as Bartender
- 2009 Passing Strangers (Short) as Photographer
- 2011 Tron: The Next Day (Short) as Roy Kleinberg / Ram
- 2017 Crown Heights as District Attorney Snyder
Directing
[edit]- 2011 My Angel My Hero
Television
[edit]Directing
[edit]- Journeys (2003)
- State of Liberty (2007)
Acting
[edit]- Once Upon a Classic episode, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978)[4] - Clarence / Sir Paragraph
- Studs Lonigan (1979) - Young Studs
- A Rumor of War (1980) (Step One) (Knots Landing TV Series) (1980) - Manhole
- The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980, TV Movie) - Art Collins
- The Blue and the Gray (1982) - Luke Geyser
- Cagney & Lacey (1985-1986) - Det. Jonah Newman
- Murder, She Wrote (1988) - Pierce
- Beauty and the Beast (1989) - Bernie Spirko
- thirtysomething (1989) - Kit
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) - Dr. Arridor
- Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story (1993, TV Movie) - Jass
- Star Trek: Voyager (1996) - Arridor
- Judging Amy (2000) - D.A. Daniel Boyd
- The X Files (2002) - 2nd ER Nurse
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.
- ^ Once Upon a Classic, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court at IMDb
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"