After last being seen in an underrated 2019 horror movie adaptation,IT: Welcome to Derryis finally bringing one of Stephen King’s most iconic characters back to the screen. Serving as a prequel series to the hit 2017 and 2019Stephen King film adaptationsITandIT: Chapter Two,IT: Welcome to Derryseason 1 seesBill Skarsgård’s Pennywise return as Derry is traumatized in the 1960s.
Thecast and characters ofIT: Welcome to Derryprimarily consist of brand-new figures. With HBO’s series being set approximately 20 years before the 2017 movie,IT’s iconic Losers Club memberswon’t even have been born yet by this time. However, thanks toStephen King’s stories being part of a connected universe, a familiar character from one of his most acclaimed horror novels will officially be making an appearance.
IT: Welcome To Derry Will Be Dick Hallorann’s First On-Screen Appearance Since Doctor Sleep
Dick Hallorann Was Played By Carl Lumbly In 2019’s Doctor Sleep
At this year’s SDCC, it was officially confirmed thatDick Hallorann will appear inIT: Welcome to Derry, marking his first on-screen appearance sinceMike Flanagan’s 2019Doctor Sleepmovie. The iconic character was originally introduced in Stephen King’s classic horror novelThe Shiningin 1977, and was memorably portrayed by Scatman Crothers in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 movie adaptation.
InIT: Welcome to Derry,Dick Hallorann is portrayed by Chris Chalk, marking the youngest version of the character we’ve seen on-screen. The actor follows in the footsteps of Scatman Crothers in the originalThe Shiningmovie, Melvin Van Peebles in the 1997The ShiningTV adaptation, and Carl Lumbly inDoctor Sleep.
IT: Welcome to Derry(2025–present)
Chris Chalk
Dick Halloran appeared inThe Shiningas the Overlook Hotel’s head chef, who quickly bonded with young Danny Torrance over both possessing the psychic ability to “shine.” WhileDick was killed by Jack Torrance in the 1980 movie, the character actually survived King’s original novel. He thenreturned in King’s 2013The Shiningsequel novel,Doctor Sleep, teaching Danny how to create a “lock box” for bad shines.
Serving as the basis of his role inWelcome to Derry, King’s 1986ITnovel also expanded on Hallorann’s backstoryby revealing that he once worked as an Army cook in Derry.Dick was part of Derry’s Black army nightclub The Black Spot, and used his shining ability to help save numerous people, includingITcharacter Mike Hanlon’s father, from a fire in 1930 started by a racist cult.
How Old Dick Hallorann Will Be In IT: Welcome To Derry
Welcome To Derry Takes Place 18 Years Before The Shining Movie
In 1980’sThe Shining, Dick Hallorann is introduced as being nearly 60 years old. However,IT: Welcome to Derry’s timeline takes him back to 1962, at which pointDick Hallorann will be in his early to mid-40s. That age range aligns with his actor, Chris Chalk, whose age in 2025 is 47 years old.
Hallorann at this age will play a much bigger role inIT: Welcome to Derrythan he did in King’s 1986 novel, with the seriesmoving up the timeline of The Black Spot’s tragic fire from 1930 to 1962. After the fire, it’s unclear whether we’ll see Dick stay in Derry, move on to another location, or possibly even start making his way to theOverlook Hotel.
