Keir Dullea

format_quote Keir Dullea, gone tomorrow. Noel Coward

stars  In 1983, Keir Dullea, with then wife Susie Fuller Dullea, founded the Theater Artists Workshop of Westport.

stars  Both his parents have appeared in his movies. Father Robert Dullea appeared as the aged Marquis De Sade in the final scene of De Sade (1969). This was an add-on scene to the film, Keir didn't want to go through the old age makeup, so he suggested they hire his father for the scene. This was done, Robert Dullea went to Germany, did the scene, and according to Keir, enjoyed the whole experience. Mother, Margaret Ruttain Dullea, appeared in a non-speaking role in David and Lisa (1963). She was going up a flight of stairs in the background of a scene between Keir Dullea and Janet Margolin.

stars  Rumor had it that Paramount's planned production of "Dear and Glorious Physician" would star Keir Dullea in the lead role of St. Luke, but the cost of such a movie, coupled with fears that the Biblical "epic" had gone out of style, prompted Paramount to abandon the project in the mid-1960s.

stars  Best known as Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), a role he revisited in 2010 (1984).

stars  Ex-wife Susan Lessons is married to former pro football great Don Meredith.