| Name: |
Description: |
?, Alan
First named on page: 131 |
- Childhood friend of Roland. Thought of by Roland
when he first saw Enrico Balazar's palace - thought it to be the Dark Tower. |
?, Allie
First named on page:
260 |
- Childhood friend of Roland. Thought of by Roland.
|
?, Anne
First named on page:
57 |
- Stewardess on plane that Eddie Dean was on. Anne was
helping Peter ? and Jane Dorning stow the last aftermeal drink-glasses away.
|
?, Cuthbert
First named on page:
131 |
- Childhood friend of Roland. Owned David the Hawk.
Roland thought of him when he first saw Enrico Balazar's palace - he thought it to be the Dark
Tower. |
?, Dario
First named on
page: 165 |
- A name yelled by Tricks Postino:
'´Gimme a
clear field Dario!'.
One of Enrico Balazar's 'gentlemen'. |
?, Dennis
First named on
page: 410 |
- A young man Roland had seen with
Flagg. |
?, Dorothy
First named on page:
257 |
- A name Eddie Dean used when Odetta Holmes asked
where she was when she first came to Roland's world:
'Well, I tell you one thing,
Dorothy. You ain't in Kansas anymore.' |
?, Howard
First named on page:
213 |
- Doorman at Odetta Holmes' building. |
?, Jake
First named on page:
113 |
- The boy who Roland meet at the Way Station and then
killed, when they caught up with the Man in Black in DT1. Jake was the boy Jack Mort pushed
infront of a car. |
?, Lucy
First named on page:
44 |
- Cartoon character mentioned in passing. |
?, Marten
First named on page:
111 |
- Wizard from Roland's past. Seduced Roland's mother.
Roland thought of Marten when he first tasted CocaCola:
'...the dark drink was laced with
sugar, even more than Marten had put in his coffee...' |
?, Paula
First named on page:
50 |
- Stewardess on the plane that Eddie Dean was on when
he was carrying the cocane for Enrico Balazar. Was worried about Jane Dorning. |
?, Peter
First named on page:
59 |
- Steward on the plane Eddie Dean was on when he was
carrying the cocane for Enrico Balazar. Peter was helping Anne ? and Jane Dorning stow the last
aftermeal drink-glasses away. |
?, Roland
The main character |
- The man on a quest for the Dark Tower. He 'takes over' the bodys of Eddie Dean, Susannah Dean and Jack Mort. Looses two finger and a toe when attacked by the Lobstrosities seven hours after his palaver with the Man in Black/Walter. |
?, Sophia
First named on page:
264 |
- Younger sister of Odetta Holmes' mother. |
?, Thomas
First named on
page: 410 |
- A young man Roland had seen with
Flagg. |
Adler, ?
First named on page:
207 |
- Spoke about Schizophrenia. |
Alexander, Truman
First named on page:
127 |
- One of Enrico Balazar's 'gentlemen'. Died of a Heart
Attack. |
Allen, Bar'bry
First named on page:
223 |
- Mentioned in passing. |
Allen, Woody
First named on page:
100 |
- Film director/actor mentioned in passing. The whole
situation reminded Eddie of a movie either a Fellini or a Woody Allen. |
Andolini, Claudio
First named on page:
123 |
- Brother of Jack Andolini. Worked for Enrico Balazar
as a bodyguard. |
Andolini, Jack
First named on page:
114 |
- Was the driver of the Pizza Truck that followed
Eddie Dean. Was Enrico Balazar's 'lieutenant'. Brother of Claudio Andolini. Killed by Roland and eaten
by the Lobstrocities. Was related to Enrico Balazar by marriage. |
Balazar, Enrico
First named on page:
44 |
- Drug dealer King in New York. Second generation
Sicilian. Owned the Leaning Tower which Roland thought to be the Dark Tower. Killed by Roland in the
shoot-out. |
Basale, Miguel
First named on page:
237 |
- Took Julio Estevez's place on a bowling team on the
night Odetta Holmes lost her legs. |
Billy the Kid
First named on page:
208 |
- Mentioned by Odetta Holmes:
'John Kennedy
had been a peacemaker, not a leather-slapping Billy the Kid type...'. |
Biondi, George
First named on page:
123 |
- Worked for Enrico Balazar as a bodyguard. Played
Trivial Persuit with Henry Dean. Killed by Eddie Dean in the shoot-out. |
Blackstone
First named on page:
145 |
- Magician mentioned in passing. |
Blake, Kevin
First named on page:
136 |
- One of Enrico Balazar's 'gentlemen'. He was the one
that cut off Henry Dean's dead and threw it to Eddie Dean. Killed by Roland in the
shoot-out. |
Blatty, William Peter
First named on page:
124 |
- Writer mentioned in a Trivial Persuit
question. |
Brennan, Walter
First named on page:
136 |
- Name in an answer given by Henry Dean in a Trivial
Persuit game. The correct answer was Johnny Cash. |
Brinkley, ?
First named on page:
214 |
- Part of Huntley and Brinkley news team in the 1960's. |
Brown, Charlie
First named on page:
44 |
- Cartoon character mentioned in passing. |
Brumhall, Dr.
First named on page:
412 |
- Mrs. Rathburn's doctor. |
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
First named on page:
173 |
- Writer mentioned by Eddie Dean. His brother, Henry,
used to read one of Burroughs' books to Eddie, when they were kids. |
Cash, Johnny
First named on page:
124 |
- Singer. Henry Dean kept answering almost every
question in a Trivial Persuit game with Johnny Cash. |
Casper |
- Friendly ghost. |
Cassidy, Butch
First named on page:
405 |
- Johnny Holden thought Roland/Jack Mort looked like
Butch Cassidy. |
Castro, ?
First named on page:
208 |
- Cuban Dictator mentioned in passing by
Andrew. |
Charlie, Mr.
First named on page:
223 |
- Mentioned in passing. |
Clements, Arnold
First named on page:
395 |
- Mentioned by officer George O'Mearah. I think it
really should be Justin Clements. This could be a misprint/error in my edition of the book. |
Clements, Justin
First named on page:
393 |
- A clerk in the gun-shop where Roland, as Jack Mort,
was trying to buy bullets for his guns. |
Copperfield, David |
- Magician seen by Balazar in Atlantic City. |
Cort
First named on page:
113 |
- Roland's teacher from the past. A voice spoke inside
Roland's head:
'...this was not the voice of... or the rough one of
Cort.' |
Cronkite, Walter
First named on page:
266 |
- Newsreader mentioned in passing. |
Crow, Jim
First named on page:
222 |
- 'It was the Jim Crow part of the
bus...' |
David |
- Hawk (Or Falcon in DT1) that Roland had as a child. |
Dean, EddieFirst named on page: 37 |
- 21 year old Drug addict. The first of three persons
Roland 'possesses'. Little-brother of Henry Dean and big-brother of Selina Dean. He helps Roland after
he falls sick to the infections caused by the bite of the Lobstrosities. |
Dean, Henry
First named on page:
37 |
- Big-brother of Eddie and Selina Dean. He died of a
drug overdose while being held by Enrico Balazar's 'gentlemen'. |
Dean, Mrs.
First named on page:
193 |
- Mother of Henry and Eddie Dean. |
Dean, Selina
First named on page:
70 |
- Sister of Henry and Eddie Dean. Killed when hit by a drunk driver when Eddie was 2 and Henry 10
years old. |
Dean, Susannah
First named on page:
450 |
- Name of the hybrid of Detta Walker and Odetta Holmes
personalities. |
Deere, ?
First named on page:
77 |
- Co-pilot on the 727 plane that Eddie Dean was on
when he was carrying the cocane for Enrico Balazar. |
Delevan, Carl
First named on page:
392 |
- Police officer who helped Roland/Jack Mort when he
claimed that Justin Clements, from the gun-shop, had stolen his wallet. He was attacked by
Roland. |
Delgado, Susan |
- Lover of Roland. |
Desmond
First named on page:
131 |
- Childhood friend of Roland. Thought of by Roland
when he saw Balazar's palace - thought it to be the Tower. |
Diem Brothers, The
First named on page:
208 |
- Mentioned in passing. Dead |
Dollentz, ?
First named on page:
413 |
- Thought of by
Katz:
'...because that putz Dollentz up the street was undercutting
him.' |
Dorfman, ?
First named on page:
368 |
- A name mentioned in passing. Jack Mort was working
on the 'Dorfman case'. |
Dorning, Jane
First named on page:
50 |
- Stewardess on plane that Eddie Dean was on when he
was carrying the cocane for Enrico Balazar. |
Douglas, Susy
First named on page:
59 |
- Stewardess on the plane that Eddie Dean was on when
he was carrying the cocane for Enrico Balazar. |
Dretto, Carlocimi
First named on page:
123 |
- Worked for Enrico Balazar as a bodyguard. Killed by
Roland in the shoot-out. |
Duck, Donald
First named on page:
266 |
- Cartoon character mentioned by Eddie
Dean:
'Donald Duck must have walked over my grave.' |
Duvalier, Poppa Doc
First named on page:
208 |
- Haiti Dictator mentioned in passing. |
Earp, Wyatt
First named on page:
405 |
- Johnny Holden thought Roland/Jack Mort looked like
Wyatt Earp.
|
Ellington, Duke
First named on page:
241 |
- Musician who recorded "Take the
A-Train". |
Estevez, Julio
First named on page:
237 |
- Friend of George Shavers. Was a vet in
1959. |
Evers, Medgar
First named on page:
215 |
- American activist. Mentioned in passing. |
Farmingham, Mr.
First named on page:
435 |
- Jack Mort's boss. |
Farson, ?
First named on page:
138 |
- Rebel in Roland's time known as The Good Man.
Thought of by Roland when entering the Leaning Tower, Balazar's palace. |
Feeny, Andrew
First named on page:
207 |
- Irish chauffeur for Odetta Holmes. Had worked for
Odetta's father since she was 14. |
Fellini, ?
First named on page:
100 |
- Film director mentioned in passing. The whole
situation reminded Eddie of a movie either a Fellini or a Woody Allen. |
Flagg, ?
First named on page:
409 |
- Roland thought him to be a demon. Roland had once
seen him, when his own land approached the final crash. Had seen Flagg change a man into a howling
dog!
|
Ginelli, ?
First named on page:
98 |
- Owned a restaurant called the Four Fathers. This is
possibly Richard from Thinner. |
Goad, The
First named on page:
208 |
- A voice heard by Odetta Holmes. |
Goldwater, Barry
First named on page:
212 |
- Mentioned by Odetta Holmes. |
Good Man, The
First named on page:
138 |
- See John Farson. |
Gooden, Dwight
First named on page:
48 |
- Mentioned by Eddie Dean when he was snorting China
White:
'If that's China White, I'm Dwight Gooden.' |
Gould, Chester
First named on page:
126 |
- Comic-strip artist mentioned by Cimi. |
Gunn, Peter
First named on page:
241 |
- Mentioned in passing. A TV-show. |
Haley, Alex
First named on page:
223 |
- Writer mentioned in passing. Wrote the book:
Roots. |
Halvorsen, Jimmy
First named on page:
248 |
- House detective at Macey's that saw Detta Walker
steal some jewelry. |
Haspio, Jimmy
First named on page:
135 |
- One of Enrico Balazar's 'gentlemen'. Killed by
Roland in the shoot-out. |
Hathaway, Miss
First named on page:
331 |
- Eddie Dean's third grade teacher. |
Hax
First named on page:
113 |
- Hax is mentioned when Roland hears his father's
voice in his head. |
Henning, Doug
First named on page:
145 |
- Magician mentioned in passing. |
Henry, John
First named on page:
223 |
- Mentioned in passing. |
Hitler, ?
First named on page:
101 |
- German Dictator from the Second World War. The
Monstrosities reminded Eddie of Hitler when they raised one claw. |
Holden, Johnny
First named on page:
394 |
- Worked in Clements Gun Shop, and brother-in-law of
Justin Clements. Roland accused him of stealing his wallet after he refused to sell him ammunition
without a gun licence. |
Holliday, Billy
First named on page:
135 |
- Singer mentioned in passing. |
Holliday, Doc
First named on page:
405 |
- Johnny Holden thought Roland/Jack Mort looked like
Doc Holliday. |
Holmes, Alice
First named on page:
224 |
- Mother of Odetta Holmes. Wife of Dan
Holmes. |
Holmes, Dan
First named on page:
224 |
- Father of Odetta Holmes. Dentist who started the
Holmes Dental fortune. Husband of Alice Holmes. |
Holmes, Odetta Susannah
First named on page:
207 |
- Black lady in a wheelchair. Heir to Holmes Dental
Industries. Lost her legs on August 19th 1959. Her father died in 1962. She was named after a town in
Arkansas. Schizophrenic with one other personality (Detta Walker) who combined to form Susannah
Dean. |
Houdini, Harry
First named on page:
129 |
- Magician thought of by Enrico Balazar, while he was
waiting for Eddie Dean to arrive with his goods:
'...Eddie Dean was no
Houdini.' |
Huntley, ?
First named on page:
214 |
- Part of Huntley and Brinkley news team in the 1960's. |
Johnson, ?
First named on page:
208 |
- President of the US. Took over when John F. Kennedy
was killed. |
Katz, Mr.
First named on
page: 411 |
- Drug store owner. Started the store. |
Katz, Mr. (Jr)
First named on page:
411 |
- 46 year old man who owned Katz's Drug Store. Son of
Mr. Katz. Had an ulcer. |
Kennedy, Jack
First named on page:
208 |
- Mentioned in passing. |
Kennedy, John F.
First named on page:
208 |
- The President shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. |
Kent, Clark
First named on page:
76 |
- Comic-book character mentioned by Eddie Dean when he
meet Roland for the first time. Eddie was trying to take off his shirt:
'...simply tear it
off, like Clark Kent while Lois Lane was tied to a railroad track...'.
Boyfriend of
Lois Lane in the Comic-book: Superman. |
King, Martin Luther
First named on page:
215 |
- American activist. Mentioned in passing. |
Krushchev, ?
First named on page:
272 |
- Mentioned in passing. |
Lane, Lois
First named on page:
76 |
- Comic-book character mentioned by Eddie Dean when he
meet Roland for the first time. Eddie was trying to take off his shirt:
'...simply tear it
off, like Clark Kent while Lois Lane was tied to a railroad track...'.
Girlfriend of
Clark Kent in the Comic-book: Superman. |
Lennox, Ralph
First named on page:
413 |
- Security guard in Katz's drug store. |
Lobstrosities, The
First named on page:
10 |
- The 'monstrositys' Roland encounters on the beach 7
hours after he and the Man in Black had their palaver. Lobster like creatures, but a foot high, and
four feet long, weighing about seventy pounds. Bit off two fingers on Roland's right hand, and one
toe, before Roland killed it with a stone and his boots. Made some strange
noises:
Did-a-chick?, Dad-a-cham?, Ded-a-check?
Later they served as food for
Roland, Eddie and Odetta/Detta. |
Man in Black, The
First named on page:
356 |
- The man who Roland was following in DT1. Roland caught up with him, and they spoke for a
long time. When Roland woke up, The Man in Black had died. Roland took his jawbone. |
McAuliff, Christa
First named on page:
255 |
- Space shuttle astronaut killed in the Challenger
explosion. Mentioned by Eddie Dean when Odetta Holmes/Detta Walker first came to Roland's
world. |
McDonald, Captain ?
First named on page:
60 |
- Captain on the plane that Eddie Dean was on when he was carrying
the cocane for Enrico Balazar. |
McGursky, Mrs.
First named on page:
195 |
- Neighbour to the Dean family. |
Mort, Jack
First named on page:
355 |
- A CPA. He was the third person that Roland took
over. He was the one who dropped a brick on Odetta Holmes as a child, and he was also the one who pushed
her in front of the train that took her legs. He was also the one that pushed Jake in front of a car.
You could say that he was killing people in his spare time!! |
Mutants, The Slow
First named on page:
431 |
- Mentioned in passing. |
Newman, Paul
First named on page:
50 |
- Actor mentioned when Jane Dorning was thinking of
Eddie Dean's eyes:
'...not sweet-sexy blue like Paul Newman's eyes...' |
Oakley, Annie
First named on page:
416 |
- Character on a Western Show. Thought of by Ralph
Lennox when Roland shot the gun out of his hands. |
O'Mearah, George
First named on page:
392 |
- Police officer who helped Roland/Jack Mort when he
claimed that Justin Clements, from the gun-shop, had stolen his wallet. He was attacked by
Roland. |
Oswald, ?
First named on page:
208 |
- Shot president John F. Kennedy. |
Parks, Rosa Lee
First named on page:
222 |
- Woman on a bus who wouldn't move. |
Payton, Walter
First named on page:
255 |
- Mentioned by Eddie Dean when Odetta
Holmes/Detta Walker first came to Roland's world. |
Poe, Edgar Allan
First named on page:
57 |
- Writer mentioned in passing. |
Poitier, Sidney
First named on page:
227 |
- Actor Eddie Dean thought of, when he saw New York
through the eyes of Detta Walker. It looked like a movie from the 60's:
'Something like that
one with Sidney Steiger and Rod Poitier...'.
It should be Sidney Poitier and Rod
Steiger. |
Popeye |
- Cartoon character mentioned in passing. |
Post, Wiley |
- Pilot mentioned in passing. |
Postino, Tricks
First named on page:
124 |
- One of Enrico Balazar's 'gentlemen'. Killed by Eddie
Dean in the shoot-out. |
Potzie
First named on page:
120 |
- Cat owned by the Eddie and Henry Dean. |
Rathburn, Mrs.
First named on page:
412 |
- Customer of Mr. Katz. Was on the phone with Mr. Katz
when Roland entered the store. Valium addict. |
Reagan, President
First named on page:
119 |
- Former President of the US. Mentioned by Eddie Dean
when he was shouting at Jack Andolini. |
Roth, David Lee
First named on page:
100 |
- Singer of the rock-band Van Halen. Thought of by
Eddie Dean while sitting in the Customs-room. |
Ruby, Jack
First named on page:
208 |
- Mentioned in passing. The man who shot Lee Harvey
Oswald. |
Schultz, Charles
First named on page:
44 |
- Peanuts Cartoon creator. Eddie Dean thought of
writing Mr. Schultz. |
Shavers, George
First named on page:
237 |
- An intern at the Sisters of Mercy Hospital on 23rd
Street in New York in 1959. Was called the day Odetta Holmes lost her legs in a train
accident. |
Staunton, Andrew
First named on page:
432 |
- Police officer in New York City. Partner of Norris
Weaver. He shot Roland/Jack Mort in the chest, but hit his lighter, catching him on fire rather than
killing him. |
Steiger, Rod
First named on page:
227 |
- Actor Eddie Dean thought of, when he saw New York
through the eyes of Detta Walker. It looked like a movie from the 60's:
'Something like that
one with Sidney Steiger and Rod Poitier...'.
It should be Sidney Poitier and Rod
Steiger. |
Stevens, Dodie
First named on page:
219 |
- Singer Detta Walker heard on a juke-box. |
Streisand, Barbara
First named on page:
189 |
- Singer mentioned in passing. |
Superman
First named on page:
82 |
- Comic-book character mentioned by Captain
McDonald:
'I don't give a fuck if she flies stuffed down the front of Superman's
jockies.' |
Swaggart, Jimmy
First named on page:
232 |
- Mentioned in passing. |
Tracy, Spencer
First named on page:
244 |
- Actor in the movie: Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde. |
Travolta, John
First named on page:
162 |
- Mentioned when Eddie and Roland entered Balazar's
room from the bathroom, Eddie realized:
'...he had left his entire John Travolta
outfit, including underwear, behind...'. |
Vechhio, Rudy
First named on
page: 168 |
- One of Enrico Balazar's 'gentlemen'. Fractured three
ribs when George Biondi fell on him dying. |
Verone, Tio
First named on page:
128 |
- Uncle of Enrico Balazar. |
Vincent, Colin
First named on page:
114 |
- Drug dealing friend of Eddie Dean, and employee of
Enrico Balazar. Followed Eddie Dean in the Pizza Truck with Jack Andolini. |
Walker, Detta Susannah
First named on page:
207 |
- The second personality of Odetta Holmes. She was
evil, often breaking things, or insulting or sexually teasing people for no real reason. She combined
with Odetta Walker to become Susannah Dean. |
Walter
First named on page:
356 |
- See the Man in Black... |
Weaver, Norris
First named on page:
432 |
- Police officer, and partner of Andrew
Staunton. |
Webb, Jack
First named on page:
421 |
- Character on a TV-show called Dragnet.
Thought of by officer O'Mearah when he woke up in Katz's Drug Store. |
Wilson, William
First named on page:
57 |
- Drug dealer who strapped the cocaine under Eddie
Dean's arms. |