Dan Torrance — The Big Bus Character Profile

About Dan Torrance

Former promising bus driver disgraced after a Mount Diablo crash and cannibalism accusations. Recruited by Kitty to pilot the nuclear-powered Cyclops. He disarms a sabotage bomb, survives a cliff-teetering crisis by shifting the bus's weight, and ultimately completes the historic New York to Denver run.

Dan Torrance — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Joseph Bologna

Appears in

The Big Bus (1976)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Dan Torrance — Social Fellow Passenger — Dr. Kurtz (Bob Dishy)

  Shared experience aboard the chaotic cross-country bus.

• Dan Torrance — Social Fellow Passenger — Father Kudos (René Auberjonois)

  Shared experience aboard the chaotic cross-country bus.

• Dan Torrance — Conflict Arch Enemy — Ironman (José Ferrer)

  Primary antagonist whose sabotage attempts drive the central conflict.

• Dan Torrance — Alliance Ally — Shoulders (John Beck)

  Shoulders provides crucial protection and support to Dan.

• Dan Torrance — Romantic Old Flame — Kitty Baxter (Stockard Channing)

  Past romantic connection that facilitates Dan's recruitment.

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More characters from The Big Bus

• Kitty Baxter (Stockard Channing)
• Shoulders (John Beck)
• Father Kudos (René Auberjonois)
• Shorty Scotty (Ned Beatty)
• Dr. Kurtz (Bob Dishy)
• Old Lady (Ruth Gordon)
• Parking Lot Doctor (Larry Hagman)
• Sybil Crane (Sally Kellerman)
• Ironman (José Ferrer)
• Professor Baxter (Harold Gould)
• Tommy Joyce (Murphy Dunne)
• Emery Bush (Richard B. Shull)