Keir Dullea
Keir Dullea | |
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Kraft Mystery Theatre's "Cry Ruin" (1962) | |
Born | Keir Atwood Dullea May 30, 1936 |
Education | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1960–present |
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Keir Atwood Dullea (
Early life
Dullea was born in
Career
Dullea made his debut in a television adaptation of
In 1962, he starred with
In 1965, he guest-starred as Lieutenant Kurt Muller in the episode titled "To Heinie, with Love" of
Dullea played the son of
In 1968, Dullea appeared as astronaut
Dullea travelled to London to be in the production of Butterflies there and decided to stay. He did a series of TV films: Black Water Gold (1970), Montserrat (1971), and A Kiss Is Just a Kiss (1971).[17] He did a thriller in Italy, Devil in the Brain (1972), and guest starred on McMillan & Wife.
Dullea worked in Canada on the film Paperback Hero (1973) and worked in that country for a number of years. He had the lead role in a Canadian TV series The Starlost (1973) but it only ran 18 episodes.[18] He was a regular voice on CBS Radio Mystery Theater, which ran from 1974 to 1982. He was credited on five episodes. Dullea was in Paul and Michelle (1974) and had a major role in the Canadian production, 1974 cult classic Black Christmas as Peter Smythe, Jess Bradford’s boyfriend. Also in 1974, he played Brick in the Tennessee Williams classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opposite Elizabeth Ashley and Fred Gwynne on Broadway which ran 160 performances. The production featured the now definitive rewrite of the play. He also starred in the 1975 play P.S. Your Cat Is Dead. Dullea was one of the last people to see actor Sal Mineo alive. The two were rehearsing for the play on the night of Mineo's murder.
He appeared in Law and Order (1976) for TV, the Canadian film
In 1981, Dullea moved to
Dullea returned to Broadway when he joined the cast of the successful Doubles (1985–86).[24] He toured with a theatre show Keir Dullea and Friends (1988).[25]
In 1990 he said "My career has a lot to do with choices I made in my life. My focus over the last, oh, at least 10 years has been the theater. I really haven't made very much effort with films. I did more than 20 plays before I ever did The Hoodlum Priest, and (after that) I've done more than 20 films... It wasn't as if the industry had fired me; I had just made certain life decisions I suddenly was having to pay the piper for. So there was no film career at all. I'm always working (in theater). If I'm not engaged on stage in something, I'm working with my wife on another project. I no longer live my life waiting for my phone to ring to give me permission to work."[24] He performed in The Servant on stage in 1990.
Dullea was in
In summer 2002, he performed in the Washington Shakespeare Theatre's production of The Little Foxes.[28] And the following year he could be seen in Alien Hunter (2003). In December 2004, for their annual birthday celebration to "The Master", the Noël Coward Society invited Dullea as the guest celebrity to lay flowers in front of Coward's statue at New York's Gershwin Theatre, thereby commemorating the 105th birthday of Sir Noël. Around the same time, Sony Home Video released Bunny Lake Is Missing for the first time on DVD.
In 2006, he played Andrew Keener in Cost of Capital, which was the 16th episode, of the 16 season of the original Law & Order American television series, and he had a role as a US Senator and a "major influence and mentor" to Matt Damon's character, in Robert De Niro's film The Good Shepherd (2006). He was the narrator in an off Broadway production of Mary Rose (2007). Dullea was in The Accidental Husband (2009), All Me, All the Time (2009), Castle, Fortune (2009), and Damages.
In April 2010, Dullea performed the role of Tom Garrison in the off-Broadway production of the Robert Anderson play, I Never Sang for My Father co-starring Oscar-nominated actress Marsha Mason (as Margaret Garrison) and film and stage actor Matt Servitto (as Gene Garrison). In October 2012, Dullea performed the role of Heinrich Mann in the Guthrie Theater production of Tales from Hollywood by Christopher Hampton.
He was in Isn't It Delicious (2013) with his wife Mia Dillon, Infinitely Polar Bear (2014), Space Station 76 (2014), and April Flowers (2017).[29]
During August and September 2013, Keir Dullea starred as Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, playing opposite wife Mia Dillon in a joint production for Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater and Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival. Between July 10-August 2, 2015, Dullea and wife Mia Dillon were joined by Todd Cerveris, Cameron Clifford, Don Noble and Christa Scott-Reed in the Bucks County Playhouse production of Ernest Thompson's On Golden Pond.[30]
He had a regular role in The Path (2014–16) and could be seen in Fahrenheit 451 (2018). Dullea was cast as Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood, a high-ranking UNSC officer, in the Paramount+ TV series Halo which premiered on March 24, 2022 .
Personal life
Dullea has been married four times, first to stage and film actress Margot Bennett from 1960 until their divorce in 1968. He was married from 1969 to 1970 to Susan Lessons. In 1972, Dullea married Susie Fuller, who had two daughters from a previous relationship. The couple met during the London run of Butterflies Are Free. Dullea, Fuller and her children lived in London for several years. She died in 1998 after 26 years of marriage. In 1999, Dullea married actress Mia Dillon. They divide their time between an apartment in Manhattan and a house in Connecticut.
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1960 | Mrs. Miniver | German Pilot | TV film |
1961 | Hoodlum Priest
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Billy Lee Jackson | |
1962 | David and Lisa | David Clemens | |
1964 | The Naked Hours | Aldo | |
Mail Order Bride | Lee Carey | ||
The Thin Red Line | Private Don Doll | ||
1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing | Stephen Lake | |
1966 | Madame X | Clayton Anderson Jr. | |
1967 | The Fox | Paul Grenfel | |
1968 | 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Dr. David Bowman
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1969 | De Sade | Louis Alphonse Donatien, Marquis de Sade | |
1970 | Black Water Gold | Christofer Perdeger | TV film |
1971 | Montserrat | Montserrat | TV film |
1972 | Devil in the Brain | Oscar Minno | |
Pope Joan | Dr. Stevens | Uncredited Role | |
1973 | Paperback Hero | Rick Dylan | |
1974 | Paul and Michelle | Garry | |
Black Christmas | Peter Smythe | ||
1976 | Law and Order | Johnny Morrison | TV film |
1977 | Three Dangerous Ladies | Dr. David Priestly | Segment: The Mannikin |
Welcome to Blood City | Lewis | ||
Full Circle | Magnus Lofting | Released as The Haunting of Julia | |
1978 | Because He's My Friend | Eric | TV film |
1978 | Leopard in the Snow | Dominic Lyall | |
1979 | The Legend of the Golden Gun | General George Armstrong Custer | TV film |
1980 | Brave New World | Thomas Grambell | TV film |
The Hostage Tower | Mr. Smith | TV film | |
1981 | No Place to Hide | Cliff Letterman | TV film |
1983 | BrainWaves | Julian Bedford | |
1984 | Blind Date | Dr. Steiger | |
The Next One | Glenn / The Next One | ||
2010: The Year We Make Contact | Dr. David Bowman
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1992 | Oh, What a Night | Thorvald | Direct-to-video |
2000 | The Audrey Hepburn Story | Joseph Hepburn-Ruston | TV film |
La Divine Inspiration | William Shakespeare | Short film | |
Songs in Ordinary Time | Sam Fermoyle | TV film | |
2003 | Three Days of Rain | Unknown | |
Alien Hunter | Secretary Bayer | ||
2006 | The Day My Towers Fell | Harry Gold | Short film |
A Lonely Sky | Older Man | Short film | |
The Good Shepherd | Senator John Russell Sr. | ||
2008 | The Accidental Husband | Karl Bollenbecker | |
2009 | Fortune | Jonah Pryce | |
All Me, All the Time | Jake | ||
2012 | HENRi | Henri (voice) | Short film |
2013 | Isn't It Delicious | Bill Weldon | |
2014 | Infinitely Polar Bear | Murray Stuart | |
Space Station 76 | Mr. Marlowe | ||
2017 | April Flowers | Mr. X | |
2018 | Fahrenheit 451 | The Historian | TV film |
2019 | Valley of the Gods | Ulim | |
2022 | Sonder | Eli | Short Film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1960 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Tim Dryden | Episode: "Cry Ruin" |
1961 | Route 66 | Paul | Episode: "Black November" |
Hallmark Hall of Fame | Elisha | Episode: "Give Us Barabbas!" | |
Play of the Week | Unknown | Episode: "All Summer Long" | |
The New Breed | Frank | Episode: "Prime Target" | |
1961–1963 | The United States Steel Hour | Don McCabe | 4 episodes |
Alcoa Premiere | Maples / Lincoln "Linc" Ketterman / Tommy Miller / Eric Green | 4 episodes | |
Naked City | Joey Ross / Les Gerard | 2 episodes | |
1962 | Checkmate | Eddie Phillips | Episode: "A Very Rough Sketch" |
Cain's Hundred | Alec Benden | Episode: "A Creature Lurks in Ambush" | |
Kraft Mystery Theater
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Unknown | Episode: "Cry Ruin" | |
The DuPont Show of the Week | Lieutenant | Episode: "The Outpost" | |
The Eleventh Hour | Jerry Bullock | Episode: "Cry a Little for Mary Too" | |
1963 | Empire | Skip Wade | Episode: "Stopover on the Way to the Moon" |
Bonanza | Bob Jolley | Episode: "Elegy for a Hangman" | |
Going My Way | Dennis Brady | Episode: "One Small Unhappy Family" | |
1964 | Channing | Unknown | Episode: "The Trouble with Girls" |
The Wednesday Play | Unknown | Episode: "Pale Horse, Pale Rider" | |
1965 | Twelve O'Clock High
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Lieutenant Muller | Episode: "To Heinie, With Love" |
1972 | McMillan & Wife | "Buzz" Simms | Episode: "Blues for Sally M" |
1973–74 | The Starlost | Devon | 16 episodes |
1975 | Switch | Anthony Kirk | Episode: "The James Caan Con" |
1975–1982 | Radio Mystery Theater | Multiple characters (voice) | 5 episodes, many uncredited episodes; Radio plays |
1983 | Loving Friends and Perfect Couples | Unknown | |
1986 | Guiding Light | Dr. Mark Jarrett | |
1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Jason Reynard | Episode: "Test of Wills" |
2001 | Witchblade
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Dr. Immo | Episode: "Convergence" |
2001–2006 | Law & Order | Paul Lyman / Andrew Keener | 2 episodes |
2002 | Ed | Robert Stanley | Episode: "Nice Guys Finish Last" |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Walt Thornburg | Episode: "Justice" | |
2009 | Castle | Jonathan Tisdale | Episode: "Flowers for Your Grave" |
2011 | Damages | Julius | Episode: "I'm Worried About My Dog" |
2016 | The Path | Dr. Stephen Meyer | |
2020 | Hunters | Klaus Rhinehart | Episode: "Eilu v' Eilu" |
2022 | Halo | Fleet Admiral Hood | Episode: "Unbound" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | Starfield | Keeper Aquilus (voice) | Video game[31] |
Awards and nominations
- 1964: Nominated, "Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles" – David and Lisa
- 1962: Won, "Most Promising Male Newcomer"
Laurel Awards
- 1963: Nominated, "Top New Male Personality"
San Francisco International Film Festival
- 1962: Won, "Best Actor" – David and Lisa
References
- ^ Erickson, Hal (December 21, 2012). "Keir Dullea". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Screen: Murky Whodunit; 'Black Christmas' Is at Local Theaters". The New York Times. October 20, 1975. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ a b c Nash, Margo (April 8, 2007). "After 50 Years in Acting, Fully Relaxed in His Craft". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ O'Connor, Clint (July 9, 2011). "Space Man: Keir Dullea, star of '2001: A Space Odyssey' and 20-plus other films, comes to the Cinematheque for restrospective [sic]". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Keir Dullea Biography (1936-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ a b c Thompson, Howard (May 12, 1963). "YOUNG 'DAVID' IN THE DEN OF MAKE-BELIEVE: Western Exposure Onward and Upward". The New York Times. p. X7.
- ^ Humphrey, Hal (November 28, 1962). "Teen Idol Dullea Likes His Image". Los Angeles Times. p. C19. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Weiler, A. H. (April 3, 1961). "Hoodlum Priest". The New York Times.
- ^ Beene, Wally (December 22, 1963). "Keir's Haircut Was a Success Shortcut". Los Angeles Times. p. Calendar 13.
- ^ "Play Drawn from Hemingway to Open Run". Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1961. p. M13. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Top Rental Features of 1963". Variety. January 8, 1964. p. 71.
- ^ "FILM DAILY POLL WON BY NEWMAN: Shirley MacLaine Is Named Best Actress of 1963". The New York Times. January 11, 1964. p. 14. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Hopper, Hedda (January 12, 1965). "Dullea Returns with New 'Image': Once Typed in Psycho Roles, He Escaped in Films Abroad". Los Angeles Times. p. C6.
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (February 1, 1965). "At 70, John Ford Still Makes History: His Next Is 'Seven Women'; Elke New Star of Tomorrow". Los Angeles Times. p. D15.
- ^ Hopper, Hedda (February 12, 1965). "Looking at Hollywood: 'Greatest Story' Called Magnificent Spectacle". Chicago Tribune. p. C12.
- ^ Adler, Renata (April 4, 1968). "2001 A Space Odyssey (1968) The Screen: '2001' Is Up, Up and Away:Kubrick's Odyssey in Space Begins Run". The New York Times.
- ^ Kramer, Carol (December 30, 1969). "TV Today: Keir Dullea Shifts Roles in Attempt to Avoid Typecasts". Chicago Tribune. p. A7.
- ^ Mietkiewicz, Henry (June 6, 1990). "Keir Dullea's career more than movies". Toronto Star (FIN ed.). p. F1.
- ^ Nash, Margo (April 8, 2007). "After 50 Years in Acting, Fully Relaxed in His Craft". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ Rich, Frank (September 25, 1982). "Theater: Hotchner's 'Sweet Prince'". The New York Times.
- ^ "No more low profile for Keir Dullea". The Globe and Mail, August 13, 1983.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (December 7, 1984). "2010 (1984) '2010,' PURSUES THE MYSTERY OF '2001'". The New York Times.
- ^ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ a b Blank, Ed (August 30, 1990). "Never a dull moment for Keir Dullea". Chicago Tribune (South Sports Final ed.). p. 12.
- ^ Klein, Alvin (July 17, 1988). "THEATER; Keir Dullea Stars In Westport Show". The New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast) ed.). p. A13.
- ^ Stuart, Jan (March 6, 1992). "On the Wrong Side of Paradise". Newsday (Nassau and Suffolk ed.). Melville, NY. p. 81.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (March 26, 2000). "The Audrey Hepburn Story". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Kilian, Michael (July 19, 2002). "'Little Foxes' a Big Success for Keir Dullea". Chicago Tribune. p. E6. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Dunne, Susan (July 2, 2012). "Keir Dullea To Do Q&A After 'David & Lisa' Screening In Ridgefield". Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (July 10, 2015). "Keir Dullea Enters On Golden Pond, Starting Tonight at Bucks County". Playbill.
- ^ "Starfield voice actors: Meet the Bethesda game cast – from Sarah Morgan to Heller".
Further reading
- Paul, Louis (2008). "Keir Dullea". Tales From the Cult Film Trenches; Interviews with 36 Actors from Horror, Science Fiction and Exploitation Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. pp. 68–74. ISBN 978-0-7864-2994-3.
External links
- Keir Dullea at IMDb
- Keir Dullea at the Internet Broadway Database
- Keir Dullea at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Keir Dullea at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection