Keir Dullea
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| Keir Dullea | |
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| Born | May 30, 1936 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Mia Dillon (1999-Present) Susie Fuller (1972-1998) (her death) 2 Children Susan Lessons (1969-1970) Margot Bennett (1960-1968) |
Keir Dullea (IPA: [kɪr duˈleɪ]; born May 30, 1936) is an American actor perhaps best known for the character of astronaut David Bowman he portrayed in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey and in 1984's 2010: The Year We Make Contact.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Dullea was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Margaret (née Ruttan) and Robert Dullea.[1] Dullea was raised in the Greenwich Village section of New York City where his parents ran a bookstore. He graduated from George School in Pennsylvania. Dullea has been married four times. He has been married to actress Mia Dillon since 1999.
[edit] Career
Dullea made his film debut in 1961's Hoodlum Priest, in which he played a juvenile delinquent, though he had an earlier role as the German pilot in a 1960 television adaptation of Mrs. Miniver starring Maureen O'Hara. He played a number of emotionally disturbed youths in films such as David and Lisa (1962), the first screen adaptation of James Jones' The Thin Red Line (1964), and Bunny Lake is Missing (1965), as well as on television in shows such as Naked City. He appeared with John Huston in the movie De Sade (1969), playing the title role (the Marquis de Sade). He also appeared with Anne Heywood and Sandy Dennis in the 1967 film The Fox. On stage, he starred in the 1969 hit Broadway comedy, Butterflies Are Free, in which he introduced the title song written by Stephen Schwartz (later recording the tune on an album for Platypus Records). He also starred in the 1975 Broadway play, P. S. Your Cat Is Dead! In 1983, he founded the Theater Artists Workshop of Westport.
Since the great success of 2001, Dullea has had difficulty reproducing a similar success on film, though he has had a long and successful career on stage in New York City and in regional theaters. He has a role as a US Senator and a "major influence and mentor" to Matt Damon's character, in Robert De Niro's film The Good Shepherd.
Dullea's other notable roles include Devon in the short-lived 1973 science fiction series The Starlost, Clayton Anderson Jr. in Madame X, Paul Renfield in The Fox, and Thomas Grambell in Brave New World. He also appeared in The Audrey Hepburn Story (starring Jennifer Love Hewitt), as Hepburn's father Joseph.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1961 | Hoodlum Priest | Billy Lee Jackson | |
| 1962 | David and Lisa | David Clemens | Golden Globe Award(won) BAFTA(nominated) Golden Gate Award(won) |
| 1964 | The Thin Red Line | Pvt. Doll | |
| Mail Order Bride | Lee Carey | ||
| Ore nude, Le | Aldo | ||
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing | Stephen Lake | |
| 1966 | Madame X | Clayton Anderson Jr. | |
| 1967 | The Fox | Paul Renfield | |
| 1968 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Dr. Dave Bowman | |
| 1969 | De Sade | Louis Alphonse Donatien, Marquis de Sade | |
| 1972 | Pope Joan | Dr. Stevens | |
| Diavolo nel cervello, II | Oscar Minno | ||
| 1973 | Paperback Hero | Rick Dylan | |
| 1974 | Black Christmas | Peter Smythe | |
| Paul and Michelle | Garry | ||
| 1977 | Full Circle | Magnus Lofting | |
| Welcome to Blood City | Lewis | ||
| Three Dangerous Ladies | David | ||
| 1978 | Leopard in the Snow | Dominic Lyall | |
| 1983 | Brainwaves | Julian Bedford | |
| 1984 | 2010: The Year We Make Contact | Dave Bowman | |
| The Next One | Glenn/The Next One | ||
| Blind Date | Dr. Steiger | ||
| 2000 | The Divine Inspiration | ||
| 2003 | Alien Hunter | Secretary Bayer | |
| Three Days of Rain | |||
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Senator John Russell, Sr. | |
| A Lonely Sky | Older Man | ||
| The Day My Towers Fell | Harry Gold | ||
| 2007 | Fortune | Jonah Pryce | |
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1960 | Route 66 | Paul | Episode: Black November |
| Mrs. Miniver | German Pilot | ||
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Episode: Cry Ruin | ||
| 1961 | The Eleventh Hour | Jerry Bullock | Episode: Cry For a Little Mary Too |
| Play of the Week | Episode: All Summer Long | ||
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Elisha | Episode: Give Us Barabbas! | |
| 1962 | The Dupont Show of the Week | Lieutenant | Episode: The Outpost |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | Episode: Cry Ruin | ||
| Cain's Hundred | Alec Benden | Episode: A Creature Lurks in Ambush | |
| Checkmate | Eddie Phillips | Episode: A Very Rough Sketch | |
| 1963 | Going My Way | Dennis Brady | Episode: One Small Unhappy Family |
| Bonanza | Bob Jolley | Episode: Elegy For a Hangman | |
| Empire | Skip Wade | Episode: Stopover on the Way to the Moon | |
| 1961-1963 | The United States Steel Hour | Donald 'Don' McCabe |
Episode: The Big Splash Episode: The Golden Thirty Episode: Far from the Shade Tree Episode: The Young Avengers |
| 1961-1963 | Naked City | Joey Ross Les Gerard |
Episode: Murder Is a Face I Know Episode: The Apple Falls Not Far from the Tree |
| 1961-1963 | Alcoa Premiere | Maples Linc Ketterman Tommy Miller Eric Green |
Episode: People Need People Episode: The Tiger Episode: Ordeal in Darkness Episode: The Broken Year |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Episode: Pale Horse, Pale Rider | |
| Channing | Episode: The Trouble With Girls | ||
| 1965 | Twelve O'Clock High | Lt. Muller | Episode: To Heinie - With Love |
| 1970 | Black Water Gold | Cristofer Perdeger | |
| 1971 | Montserrat | Montserrat | |
| 1972 | McMillan and Wife | Buzz Simms | Episode: Blues For Sally M |
| 1973-1974 | The Starlost | Devon | |
| 1975 | Switch | Anthony Kirk | Episode: The James Caan Con |
| 1976 | Law and Order | Johnny Morrison | |
| 1978 | Because He's My Friend | Eric | |
| 1979 | The Legend of the Golden Gun | General Custer | |
| 1980 | The Hostage Tower | Mr. Smith | |
| Brave New World | Thomas Grambell | ||
| 1981 | No Place to Hide | Cliff Letterman | |
| 1983 | Loving Friends and Perfect Couples | ||
| 1986 | The Guiding Light | Dr. Mark Jarrett | |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Jason Reynard | Episode: Test of Wills |
| 1992 | Oh, What a Night | Thorvald | |
| 2000 | Songs in Ordinary Time | Sam Fermoyle | |
| The Audrey Hepburn Story | Joseph Hepburn | ||
| 2001 | Witchblade | Dr. Immo | Episode: Convergence |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Walt Thornburg | Episode: Justice |
| Ed | Robert Stanley | Episode: Nice Guys Finish Last | |
| 2001-2006 | Law & Order | Paul Lyman Andrew Keener |
Episode: Hubris Episode: Cost of Capital |
[edit] Further reading
- Paul, Louis (2008). "Keir Dullea", Tales From the Cult Film Trenches; Interviews with 36 Actors from Horror, Science Fiction and Exploitation Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, p.68-74. ISBN 978-0-7864-2994-3.
