Dan is best remembered for his role of Ram in the movie Tron (1982).
First professional acting job was as an extra in a high school cafeteria scene in the soap opera, Search for Tomorrow (1951).
In 1971, Danny's politically active, aware parents rode on opposite sides of the same fence: one backing Bella Abzug, the other, reform Democrat, Bill Ryan.
He attended Elisabeth Irwin High School in New York City, graduating in
June 1974.