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Rick Deckard

Richard Deckard is a character and the main protagonist of Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. Harrison Ford portrayed the character in the 1982 film adaptation, Blade Runner, and reprised his role in the 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049. James Purefoy voiced the character in the 2014 BBC Radio 4 adaptation.

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Occupation
Police officer / bounty hunter / Blade Runner
Affiliation
San Francisco Police Department (book) Los Angeles Police Department (film)
Created by
Philip K. Dick
Family
Ana Stelline (daughter, with Rachael)
First appearance
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)
Gender
Male

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Rick Deckard

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples17
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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Rick Deckard

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related to Original novel · 5
Rick Deckard → Deckard, He, Iran, San Francisco Police Department, She
Affiliation · 1
Rick Deckard → San Francisco Police Department (book) Los Angeles Police Department (film)
Created by · 1
Rick Deckard → Philip K. Dick
Family · 1
Rick Deckard → Ana Stelline (daughter, with Rachael)
First appearance · 1
Rick Deckard → Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)
Gender · 1
Rick Deckard → Male
Homeworld · 1
Rick Deckard → Earth
Last appearance · 1
Rick Deckard → Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Occupation · 1
Rick Deckard → Police officer / bounty hunter / Blade Runner
Portrayed by · 1
Rick Deckard → Harrison Ford

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Rick DeckardAffiliationSan Francisco Police Department (book) Los Angeles Police Department (film)1.00infobox
Rick DeckardCreated byPhilip K. Dick1.00infobox
Rick DeckardFamilyAna Stelline (daughter, with Rachael)1.00infobox
Rick DeckardFirst appearanceDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)1.00infobox
Rick DeckardGenderMale1.00infobox
Rick DeckardHomeworldEarth1.00infobox
Rick DeckardLast appearanceBlade Runner 2049 (2017)1.00infobox
Rick DeckardOccupationPolice officer / bounty hunter / Blade Runner1.00infobox
Rick DeckardPortrayed byHarrison Ford1.00infobox
Rick DeckardSignificant othersRachael1.00infobox
Rick DeckardSpouseIran Deckard (book)1.00infobox
Rick DeckardVoiced byJames Purefoy1.00infobox

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