Neil Travis should not be confused with Neal Travis.
| Neil Travis | |
| Birth Name: | Herbert Neil Travis |
| Birth Date: | October 12, 1936[1] |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Death Place: | Arroyo Grande, California |
| Occupation: | film editor |
Herbert Neil Travis (October 12, 1936 - March 28, 2012) was an American film and television editor with about 28 feature film credits from 1970–2007.[2] He is likely best known for editing the television miniseries Roots (1977) and the feature film Dances with Wolves (1990).
Travis was born in Los Angeles, California, and received a bachelor's degree in film and theater arts from the University of California, Los Angeles.[3]
Travis won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Film Editing In A Drama Series for the first part of the television miniseries Roots (1977), and he and James Heckert were nominated for the award for the second part as well. Travis won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and the American Cinema Editors Eddie for the film Dances with Wolves (directed by Kevin Costner-1990). Travis had been selected as a member of the American Cinema Editors, and received the Career Achievement Award in 2010.
In 2010, Travis was interviewed about his career by Karen Herman for the Archive of American Television.[4]
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Billie | Don Weis | Assistant editor | ||
| 1968 | Hell in the Pacific | John Boorman | |||
| 1969 | The Reivers | Mark Rydell | Associate film editor | First collaboration with Mark Rydell | |
| 2004 | I, Robot | Alex Proyas | Additional editing |
| Year | Film | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | They Call It Murder | Walter Grauman | ||
| 1972 | Climb an Angry Mountain | Leonard Horn | ||
| 1973 | The Bait | |||
| 1974 | Men of the Dragon | Harry Falk | ||
| 1976 | The Dark Side of Innocence | Jerry Thorpe | ||
| 1977 | Snowbeast | Herb Wallerstein | ||
| John Erman | ||||
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders | |||
| 1988 | Hot Paint | Sheldon Larry | ||
| 1989 | Shannon's Deal | Lewis Teague |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Roll Out | 6 episodes |
| 1974−76 | Harry O | 15 episodes |
| 1977 | Roots | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | ||
| 1984 | The Master | 1 episode |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Out on a Limb | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Brotherhood |
| Award | Person | |
| Academy Award for Editing 'Dances with Wolves' | Neil Travis |
| Award | Person | |
| Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series 'Roots' | Neil Travis |
| Award | Person | |
| Career Achievement Award | Neil Travis |