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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.