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Keir Dullea

Acting Born May 30, 1936 Cleveland, Ohio, USA 24 credits

Biography

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).

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Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Judge Walter Thornburg

Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Paul Lyman

Law & Order

as Andrew Keener

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Murder, She Wrote

as Jason Reynard

Bonanza

as Bob Jolley

Halo

as Fleet Admiral Hood
Film

Ikiru

as Les Gerrick
Film

Ikiru

as Joseph Ross
Film

2001: A Space Odyssey

as Dr. David Bowman

Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Judge Walter Thornburg
  • Law & Order (1990) as Defense Attorney Paul Lyman
  • Law & Order (1990) as Andrew Keener
  • Castle (2009) as Jonathan Tisdale
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Jason Reynard
  • Bonanza (1959) as Bob Jolley
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Damages (2007) as Julius
  • Halo (2022) as Fleet Admiral Hood
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • Naked City (1958) as Les Gerrick
  • Naked City (1958) as Joseph Ross
  • Route 66 (1960)
  • Hunters (2020) as Klaus Rhinehart
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) as Dr. David Bowman
  • Checkmate (1960) as Eddie Phillips
  • Ed (2000) as Robert Stanley
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Adam
  • Switch (1975) as Anthony Kirk
  • 12 O'Clock High (1964) as Lt. Muller
  • The New Breed (1961) as Frank
  • The United States Steel Hour (1953)
  • Cain's Hundred (1961) as Alec Benson