Dick Hallorann

Dick Hallorann
The Shining character
Scatman Crothers as Dick Hallorann in The Shining
First appearance	The Shining (1977)
Last appearance	Doctor Sleep (2019)
Created by	Stephen King
Portrayed by	Scatman Crothers (1980) Melvin Van Peebles (1997) Arthur Woodley (2016) Carl Lumbly (2019)
In-universe information
Full name	Richard Hallorann
Occupation	Head Chef at The Overlook Hotel
Family	Carl Hallorann (brother; deceased) Rose Hallorann (grandmother) Andy Hallorann (grandfather)

Richard Hallorann is a fictional character created by Stephen King from his 1977 novel The Shining. He has telepathic abilities he called "the shining" and is the head chef at the Overlook Hotel. He meets Danny Torrance, a young boy who is also telepathic, and learns that the evil spirits of the hotel have taken control of Danny's father, Jack.

Hallorann is portrayed by Scatman Crothers in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 adaptation of the novel. He was later portrayed by Melvin Van Peebles in the 1997 miniseries adaptation, Arthur Woodley in the 2016 operatic adaptation and Carl Lumbly in the 2019 film Doctor Sleep, an adaptation of the 2013 novel of the same name.^[1]