Tor was born in Sweden as Tor Johansson at the turn of the century on October 19, 1903. Ironically, it is Tor's appearances in the worst grade-B and grade-Z movies that has given rise to his enduring popularity. Probably best remembered for his lumbering 'Lobo' character, Tor starred has appeared over 30 movies in a career spanning nearly 3 decades. One such actor that is still recalled with an endearing fondness is the iconic Tor Johnson. Out of the countless B-movie actors that have appeared throughout the decades, only a handful possessed a certain charisma that makes them memorable even today. In 2014 he produced and directed the smash-hit 'I’ll Say She Is', the first ever revival of the Marx Brothers hit 1924 Broadway show in the NY International Fringe Festival.Monster Shack has moved! Come visit us at our new digs He has directed his own plays, revues and solo pieces at such venues as Joe’s Pub, La Mama, HERE, Dixon Place, Theater for the New City, the Ohio Theatre, the Brick, and 6 separate shows in the NY International Fringe Festival. Trav has been in the vanguard of New York’s vaudeville and burlesque scenes since 1995 when he launched his company Mountebanks, presenting hundreds of acts ranging from Todd Robbins to Dirty Martini to Tammy Faye Starlite to the Flying Karamazov Brothers.

He has written for the NY Times, the Village Voice, American Theatre, Time Out NY, Reason, the Villager and numerous other publications. (is best known for his books 'No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous' (2005) and 'Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube' (2013).

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