Kier Dullea

Keir Dullea
Dullea (left) with Denver Pyle in Kraft Mystery Theatre's "Cry Ruin" (1962)
Born	(1936-05-30) May 30, 1936 (age 82) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–present
Spouse(s)	Margot Bennett (m. 1960; div. 1968) Susan Lessons (m. 1969; div. 1970) Susie Fuller (m. 1972; d. 1998) Mia Dillon (m. 1999)

Keir Dullea (/ˈkɪər dʊˈleɪ/; born May 30, 1936) is an American actor best known for his portrayals of 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 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 was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Margaret (née Ruttan) and Robert Dullea. His mother was of Scottish descent and his father was a second-generation Irish-American. He was raised in the Greenwich Village section of New York City where his parents ran a bookstore. He graduated from George School in Pennsylvania, then attended Rutgers University in New Jersey and San Francisco State University in California before deciding to pursue an acting career.