An American actor forever linked to one landmark of science fiction. Born in Cleveland, Keir Dullea played astronaut Dr. Dave Bowman, who battles the HAL 9000 computer, in Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968), one of the most influential films ever made. Earlier acclaimed for 'David and Lisa' (1962), he worked extensively in theatre and television across the following decades. A calm, cerebral American actor whose measured presence became the human face of Kubrick's cosmic epic.
Keir Dullea
Actor
90 years (May 30, 1936)Cleveland, USACleveland, Ohio, USA
An American actor forever linked to one landmark of science fiction. Born in Cleveland, Keir Dullea played astronaut Dr. Dave Bowman, who battles the HAL 9000 computer, in Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968), one of the most influential films ever made. Earlier acclaimed for 'David and Lisa' (1962), he worked extensively in theatre and television across the following decades. A calm, cerebral American actor whose measured presence became the human face of Kubrick's cosmic epic.
Keir Atwood Dullea (born May 30, 1936) is an American actor best known for the character of astronaut David Bowman, whom he portrayed in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey and in 1984's 2010: The Year We Make Contact, as well as his roles in the films Bunny Lake is Missing (1965) and Black Christmas (1974).