Keir Atwood Dullea (/ˈkɪər dʊˈleɪ/; 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.Dullea was born in
Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Margaret (née Ruttan) and Robert Dullea.
His mother was of Scottish descent, and his father was a
second-generation Irish-American. He was raised in the Greenwich
Village section of New York City, where his parents ran a bookstore.
He graduated from George School in Pennsylvania, attended Rutgers
University and San Francisco State University, then pursued an acting
career.Dullea made his TV debut in an adaptation of Mrs. Miniver
(1960) with Maureen O'Hara, playing the German pilot. He was also in
the TV movies Give Us Barabbas! (1961) and an adaptation of All Summer
Long (1961).
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.Dullea was born in
Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Margaret (née Ruttan) and Robert Dullea.
His mother was of Scottish descent, and his father was a
second-generation Irish-American. He was raised in the Greenwich
Village section of New York City, where his parents ran a bookstore.
He graduated from George School in Pennsylvania, attended Rutgers
University and San Francisco State University, then pursued an acting
career.Dullea made his TV debut in an adaptation of Mrs. Miniver
(1960) with Maureen O'Hara, playing the German pilot. He was also in
the TV movies Give Us Barabbas! (1961) and an adaptation of All Summer
Long (1961).
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