Background
Resin was born in South Bend, Indiana.
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Dan Resin
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He graduated from Indiana University in 1954. After his discharge, he finished college at Columbia University in New York City.
Career
Shortly after graduation, he was drafted into the military, where he served in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. He worked an assortment of jobs from singer to Master of Ceremonies at the Roxy Theater and later, Radio City Music Hall. Dan played many roles on Broadway such as Freddie Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady (1956).
Resin appeared in the original off-Broadway production of Once Upon a Mattress, and continued with the show when it made a successful move to Broadway.
His stage productions include Don"t Drink the Water, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Fade Out - Fade In, and Young Abe Lincoln. Resin is most famous for his movie role as Doctor Beeper in the comedy film Caddyshack (1980).
His other movie roles included Wise Guys, The Sunshine Boys, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, The Happy Hooker (1975) and other films. Resin played the role of a young Richard Nixon in the 1972 parody film, Richard.
He made appearances on the kids show Captain Kangaroo, and was featured in the 1978 syndicated comedy Madhouse Brigade.
Resin may be best remembered by the public for his roles in television commercials, such as the dapper-clad Ty-Doctorate-Bol manitoba In the 1970s and 1980s, he was doing as many as two and three commercials a week. During one televised Super Bowl, he had two starring commercials air back to back, a feat unequaled by any actor.
Other acting roles include Music Box, The Manitoba With One Red Shoe, Deadhead Miles, If Ever I See You Again, Remember WENN, Judith Krantz"s Till We Meet Again, That"s Adequate, Soggy Bottom United States of America, God Told Maine To, Crazy Joe, Hail, and New York Undercover.
After semi-retirement from acting, he became an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion.
Membership
While at Indiana University, Resin became a member of the Alpha Iota Chapter of the Theta Chi Fraternity.
