Neil Travis


Herbert Neil Travis was an American film and television editor with about 28 feature film credits from 1970–2007. He is best known for editing the television miniseries Roots and the feature film Dances with Wolves.
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].
Travis won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Film Editing In A Drama Series for the first part of the television miniseries Roots, 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. 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.

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorNotes
1970The Traveling ExecutionerJack Smight
1972The CowboysMark RydellSecond collaboration with Mark Rydell
1978Jaws 2Jeannot Szwarc
1979Hot StuffDom DeLuise
1980Die LaughingJeff Werner
1980Nights at O'Rear'sRobert Mandel
1980The IdolmakerTaylor Hackford
1981Nobody's PerfektPeter Bonerz
1983Second ThoughtsLawrence Turman
1983CujoLewis Teague
1984The Philadelphia ExperimentStewart Raffill
1985MarieRoger DonaldsonFirst collaboration with Roger Donaldson
1987No Way OutRoger DonaldsonSecond collaboration with Roger Donaldson
1988CocktailRoger DonaldsonThird collaboration with Roger Donaldson
1990Dances with WolvesKevin Costner
1991DeceivedDamian Harris
1992Patriot GamesPhillip NoyceFirst collaboration with Phillip Noyce
1993Bopha!Morgan Freeman
1994Clear and Present DangerPhillip NoyceSecond collaboration with Phillip Noyce
1995OutbreakWolfgang Petersen
1996Moll FlandersPen Densham
1997The EdgeLee TamahoriFirst collaboration with Lee Tamahori
1998StepmomChris [Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]First collaboration with Chris Columbus
1999Bicentennial ManChris ColumbusSecond collaboration with Chris Columbus
2001Along Came a SpiderLee TamahoriSecond collaboration with Lee Tamahori
2002The Sum of All FearsPhil Alden Robinson
2003Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesJonathan Mostow
2007PremonitionMennan Yapo

YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1965BillieDon WeisAssistant editor
1968Hell in the PacificJohn BoormanAssistant editor
1969The ReiversMark RydellAssociate film editorFirst collaboration with Mark Rydell
2004I, RobotAlex ProyasAdditional editing

;TV movies
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1971They Call It MurderWalter Grauman
1972Climb an Angry MountainLeonard Horn
1973The BaitLeonard Horn
1974Men of the DragonHarry Falk
1976The Dark Side of InnocenceJerry Thorpe
1977SnowbeastHerb WallersteinUncredited
1977Alexander: The Other Side of DawnJohn Erman
1985The Atlanta Child MurdersJohn Erman
1988Hot PaintSheldon Larry
1989Shannon's DealLewis Teague

;TV pilots
YearFilmDirector
1975Black BartRobert Butler

;TV series
YearTitleNotes
1973Roll Out6 episodes
1974−76Harry O15 episodes
1977Roots2 episodes
1979Roots: The Next Generations2 episodes
1984The Master1 episode
1985The Atlanta Child Murders2 episodes
1987Out on a Limb1 episode
2006Brotherhood1 episode

YearTitleRoleNotes
1966−67Please Don't Eat the DaisiesAssistant to the producer28 episodes

YearTitleNotes
1967Please Don't Eat the Daisies1 episode

;TV specials