Keir Dullea Biography (1936-)

Born May 30, 1936, in Cleveland, OH; son of Robert (a bookstore owner) and Margaret (a bookstore owner; maiden name, Ruttan) Dullea; married Margo Bennett(an actress), 1960 (divorced, 1968); married Susan Lessons (a fashion publicist), 1969 (divorced, 1970); married Susie Fuller, 1972 (died January 5, 1998); married Mia Dillon (an actress), 1999; children: two stepdaughters. Addresses: Agent: Bret Adams, Ltd., 448 West 44th St., New York, NY, 10036.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
May 30, 1936
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • (Off-Broadway debut) Timmie Redwine, Season of Choice, Barbizon-Plaza Theatre, 1959
  • Nick, A Short Happy Life, Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, then Huntington Hartford Theatre, Los Angeles, 1961
  • Dr. Jim Tennyson, Dr. Cook's Garden, Belasco Theatre, New YorkCity, 1967
  • Don Baker, Butterflies Are Free, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1969
  • Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, then American National Theatre Academy Theatre, New York City, 1974
  • Jimmy, P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!, John Golden Theatre, New York City,1975
  • Sweet Prince, off-Broadway production, 1982
  • Guy, Doubles, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1985
  • The Servant, Toronto, Canada, 1990
  • The Other Side of Paradise, Kaufman Theater, New York City, 1992
  • Lawyers, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT, 1998
  • Double Act, American Stage Festival, Milford, CT, 1998
  • The Cherry Orchard, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, PA, 1999
  • Major Tours
  • Deathtrap, U.S. cities, 1999
  • Film Appearances
  • (Film debut) Billy Lee Jackson, Hoodlum Priest, United Artists, 1961
  • David Clemens, David and Lisa, Continental, 1962
  • Private Doll, The Thin Red Line, Allied Artists, 1964
  • Lee Carey, Mail Order Bride (also known as West of Montana), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
  • Aldo, Le Ore nude (also known as The Naked Hours), 1964
  • Stephen Lake, Bunny Lake Is Missing, Columbia, 1965
  • Clay Anderson, Jr., Madame X, Universal, 1966
  • Doctor Cook's Garden, 1967
  • David "Dave" Bowman, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1968
  • Paul Renfield, The Fox, Claridge, 1968
  • Marquis de Sade (title role), De Sade (also known as Das Ausschweifende Leben des Marquis de Sade and Die Liebesabenteuer des MarquisS), American International, 1969
  • Dr. Stevens, Pope Joan (also known as The Devil's Imposter), 1972
  • Devil in the Brain (also known as Il diavolo nel cervello and Le Diable dans la tete), 1972
  • Rick, Paperback Hero (also known as Le Coq du village), 1973
  • Beginning, 1973
  • Garry, Paul and Michelle (also known as Paul et Michelle),Paramount, 1974
  • Peter, Black Christmas (also known as Silent Night, Evil Night and Stranger in the House), Warner Bros., 1975
  • Lewis, Welcome to Blood City (also known as Blood City), EMI, 1977
  • Magnus Lofting, Full Circle (also known as The Haunting of Julia), 1977
  • Dominic Lyall, Leopard in the Snow, Harlequin, 1977
  • Mysterious stranger, Mannikin, 1977
  • The Starlost: Deception, 1980
  • Julian Bedford, Brainwaves (also known as Mind Games), 1982
  • Dr. Steiger, Blind Date (also known as Deadly Seduction), 1983
  • David Bowman, 2010 (also known as 2010: The Year We Make Contact), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
  • (Uncredited) Himself, 2010: The Odyssey Continues, 1984
  • Thorvald, Oh, What a Night, 1992
  • 3 Days of Rain, Cassian Elwes, 2000
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Larry Franklin, Channing, ABC, 1963
  • Devon, The Starlost, 1973
  • Dr. Mark Jarrett, The Guiding Light (also known as Guiding Light), CBS, 1986
  • Movies
  • Mrs. Miniver, 1960
  • Elisha, Give Us Barabbas!, 1961
  • Dr. Chris Perdeger, Black Water Gold, 1970
  • Johnny Morrison, Law and Order, 1976
  • General George Custer, The Legend of the Golden Gun, 1978
  • Eric, Because He's My Friend (also known as Love under Pressure), 1978
  • Thomas Grambell, Brave New World, 1979
  • Mr. Smith, The Hostage Tower, 1980
  • Cliff Letterman, No Place to Hide, 1981
  • Saturn Awards, 1981
  • Glenn, The Next One, Showtime, 1985
  • Joseph Hepburn, Audrey's father, The Audrey Hepburn Story, ABC, 2000
  • Songs in Ordinary Time, 2000
  • Also appeared in All Summer Long.
  • Specials
  • Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
  • Narrator, The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars, AMC, 1998
  • Voice of Walker Evans, Walker Evans/America, PBS, 2000
  • Episodic
  • "Murder Is a Face I Know," Naked City, 1961
  • "The Big Splash," The United States Steel Hour, 1961
  • "The Golden Thirty," The United States Steel Hour, 1961
  • "Far from the Shade Tree," The United States Steel Hour, 1962
  • "Stopover on the Way to the Moon," Empire, 1963
  • "The Young Avengers," The United States Steel Hour, 1963
  • "Apple Falls Not For from the Tree," Naked City, 1963
  • Jason Reynard, "Test of Wills," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
  • RECORDINGS
  • Taped Readings
  • Treasure Island, 1995
  • (With Charlton Heston and George Ross) Herman Melville's Moby Dick, 1992

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals:
    • People Weekly, January 28, 1985, p. 41.
    • Salon Magazine, May 29, 1999, p. 2.