Keir Dullea
Keir Atwood Dullea (; born May 30, 1936) is an American actor who portrayed astronaut David Bowman in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey and its 1984 sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact. His other film roles include David and Lisa (1962), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) and Black Christmas (1974). He studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Dullea has also had a long and successful career on stage in New York City and in regional theaters; he has stated that, despite being more recognized for his film work, he prefers the stage.
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| Full name at birth | Keir Atwood Dullea
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| Claim to fame | 2001: A Space Odyssey
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| Date of birth | 30 May 1936
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| Place of birth | Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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| Height | 6' 1" (185 cm)
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| High school | George School in Pennsylvania
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| Talent agency | Bret Adams Ltd
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- In 1983, Keir Dullea, with then wife Susie Fuller Dullea, founded the Theater Artists Workshop of Westport.
- Both his parents have appeared in his movies. Father Robert Dullea appeared as the aged Marquis De Sade in the final scene of De Sade (1969). This was an add-on scene to the film, Keir didn't want to go through the old age makeup, so he suggested they hire his father for the scene. This was done, Robert Dullea went to Germany, did the scene, and according to Keir, enjoyed the whole experience. Mother, Margaret Ruttain Dullea, appeared in a non-speaking role in David and Lisa (1963). She was going up a flight of stairs in the background of a scene between Keir Dullea and Janet Margolin.
- Rumor had it that Paramount's planned production of "Dear and Glorious Physician" would star Keir Dullea in the lead role of St. Luke, but the cost of such a movie, coupled with fears that the Biblical "epic" had gone out of style, prompted Paramount to abandon the project in the mid-1960s.
- Best known as Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), a role he revisited in 2010 (1984).
- Ex-wife Susan Lessons is married to former pro football great Don Meredith.
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