Keir Dullea Bio, Net Worth, Spouse, age, height, movies

Keir Dullea is an American actor better known for portraying the role of an astronaut David Bowman in an iconic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Likewise, his other notable movie roles are in Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) and Black Christmas (1974).

Dullea has gained a huge success in his career, but he has faced several ups and downs in his personal life. Keir is married four times. To know more about his married life, net worth and career, scroll down.

Who Is Keir Dullea? His Bio And Wiki

Keir Dullea is an iconic actor born on 30th May 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is of American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity.

Keir grew up with his parents in Greenwich Village, New York City. He has a mixed ethnicity because of his mother and father. His mother, Margaret was of Scottish descent and his father Robert Dullea was of Irish-American descent.

Dullea comes from a middle-class family as his parents ran a bookstore in Greenwich Village section. Keir, however, Completed his School from George School in Pennsylvania. After that, Dullea joined Rutgers University in New Jersey. He continued his education at San Francisco State University in California.

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Know About Keir Dullea’s Career

Keir Dullea debuted on TV as the German pilot in an adaptation of Mrs. Miniver with Maureen O’ Hara in 1960. Likewise, Dullea appeared as guest shots on TV Shows like Route 66, The New Breed, Checkmate, and Cain’s Hundred.

Dullea made his movie debut in 1961 through Hoodlum Priest, following his impressive work in the series Route 66. The critics praised Dullea for the role and MGM and Disney also offered roles in their movies but Keir turned them down.

Dullea said that he loves being on stage even though movies have given him worldwide recognition. Dullea featured on stage for The Short Happy Life in LA. He played in David and Lisa with Janet Margolin which became a box office hit. Keir became an established name in the industry and appeared in numerous movies and TV shows.

Keir did not have to look back at this point as he went on to play on shows such as Empire, The United States Steel Hour, Going My Way.

His Iconic Role to date…

“Open the Pod bay doors please, HAL”, an iconic line which is on the American Film Institute’s list of 100 Movie Quotes. Keir Dullea said it in the most influential film 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick.

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Dullea played the character of an astronaut David Bowman which was praised by critics, filmmakers, and audiences. The movie took his career on a different level as he was offered many roles after that. Later in 2010, Keir came back as David in the sequel 2010: The year we make contact.

Who Is Keir Dullea’s Current Wife? Know About His Relationships

Keir Dullea is married four times. In 1960, he married to stage and film actress Margot Bennett. However, their marriage did not last long and the pair decided to split after 8 years of their married in 1968.

Likewise, Dullea married Susan Lessons in 1969 and the marriage lasted for only a year. They split up in 1970. After the divorce, Keir married his third wife Susie Fuller in 1972. Susie was previously married to Peter Coe and had two children, Suki Coe, and Sasha Coe.

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Sadly their relationship did not last long due to the death of Susie. His late wife, Susie died in 1998 after 26 years of marriage. Keir moved on from the grievance of the death of his wife in a year as he found his new love again.

Dullea married actress Mia Dillon in 1999 and are still together. It’s been 20 years now and they live in an apartment in Manhattan and a house in Connecticut.

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What Is Keir Dullea’s Net Worth?

Keir Dullea has a net worth of $46 million as of 2019. He earned most of his income from his successful acting career. His movies over the years have a successful box office record.

His movie David and Lisa made over $2 million at the box office. Moreover, the greatest and iconic movie 2001: A Space Odyssey collected more than $60 million dollars at the US box office. Keir appeared in many other movies, TV shows, and Stage plays and most of them are hit.

Dullea owns a house in Connecticut and an apartment in Manhattan but their actual price is not known. There is not much information about his cars as he is also not much active on social media.