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Last updated on April 20, 2025.
Keir Atwood Dullea is an American actor who portrayed astronaut David Bowman in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey and its 1984 sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact. His other film roles include David and Lisa (1962), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) and Black Christmas (1974). He studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Dullea has also had a long and successful career on stage in New York City and in regional theaters; he has stated that, despite being more recognized for his film work, he prefers the stage. He was recently cast as a guest actor in the Paramount+ TV series Halo which premiered on March 24, 2022.
I think the life we are living now is just a blink in the eye of eternity.
For me the most moving moment came when I first started working on 2001. I was already in awe of him, and he had very much already become Stanley Kubrick by the time the film started.
Kubrick never explained the ending to us, or what his intentions were. He didn't intend for it to be a predictable film.
I play a recurring role for a character named Doctor Imo. I assist the villain and show up from time to time.