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| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| David Bowman | David Bowman is the captain of Discovery. Read More |
| Hal | The HAL 9000 is the artificial intelligence that runs Discovery's systems. Read More |
| Moon-Watcher | Moon-Watcher is a prehistoric ancestor of the human race who encounters and learns from the monolith. Read More |
| Dr. Heywood Floyd | Dr. Heywood Floyd is a scientist called on to consult about TMA-1. Read More |
| Frank Poole | Frank Poole is the other conscious crew member on Discovery, along with Bowman. Read More |
| E.T. | The E.T., or extraterrestrial, that transforms David Bowman into the Star Child is part of an alien race that helps humans evolve. Read More |
| Jim Forster | Jim Forster is a television reporter who asks Dr. Floyd questions on his way to the moon. |
| Diana Halvorsen | Diana Halvorsen is the moon-born daughter of Ralph Halvorsen. |
| Ralph Halvorsen | Ralph Halvorsen is the administrator of the Southern Province of the moon. |
| Hunter | Hunter is one of three hibernating crew members aboard Discovery. |
| Dr. Kaminski | Dr. Kaminski is one of three hibernating crew members aboard Discovery. |
| Roy Michaels | Roy Michaels is the moon's Chief Scientist when TMA-1 is discovered. |
| Mike | Mike is a television reporter who asks Dr. Floyd questions on his way to the moon. |
| Nick Miller | Nick Miller, security officer on Space Station One, greets Dr. Floyd when he arrives there on his way to the moon. |
| Dimitri Moisevitch | Dimitri Moisevitch, a Russian scientist, runs into Dr. Floyd on Space Station One. |
| One-Ear | One-Ear is the leader of a tribe of man-apes that is a rival of Moon-Watcher's tribe. He is significant as the first victim of humanity's evolution. |
| TV reporter | This man is an unnamed television reporter who asks Dr. Floyd questions on his way to the moon. |
| Whitehead | Whitehead is one of three hibernating crew members aboard Discovery. |
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