Gurney Halleck

Gurney Halleck
Dune character
Patrick Stewart plays Halleck in the 1984 film.
First appearanceDune (1963–65)
Last appearanceThe Winds of Dune (2009)
Created byFrank Herbert
Portrayed by
In-universe information
OccupationAtreides Weapons Master
AffiliationHouse Atreides
Significant otherLady Jessica[a]
RelativesBeth Halleck (sister)[b]
Josh Brolin plays Gurney in the 2021 film and its 2024 sequel.

Gurney Halleck is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. He is a major character in Herbert's Dune (1965) and Children of Dune (1976) as the War Master of House Atreides, acting as mentor, friend, and advisor to Paul Atreides. He also appears in some of the prequel/sequel novels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

Gurney is portrayed by Patrick Stewart in the 1984 David Lynch film Dune. P. H. Moriarty plays the role in the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel TV miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and its 2003 sequel, Frank Herbert's Children of Dune. The character is portrayed by Josh Brolin in the 2021 Denis Villeneuve film Dune and its 2024 sequel Dune: Part Two.
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