Kowalski — Vanishing Point Character Profile

About Kowalski

A Medal of Honor Vietnam veteran and ex-cop working as a car delivery driver. He takes an unsanctioned cross-country run in a white 1970 Dodge Challenger to win a bet, evading police and encountering various allies before ultimately choosing a fatal crash over capture.

Kowalski — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Barry Newman

Appears in

Vanishing Point (1971)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Kowalski — Narrative Enigmatic Figure — The Hitchhiker (Charlotte Rampling)

  A mysterious woman introduces surreal elements to the journey.

• Kowalski — Social Helper — Prospector (Dean Jagger)

  The prospector offers crucial aid to a stranded driver.

• Kowalski — Alliance Radio Ally — Super Soul (Cleavon Little)

  Super Soul provides real-time tactical and moral support via radio.

• Kowalski — Professional Employer — Jake (Lee Weaver)

  Jake employs Kowalski for cross-country car deliveries.

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• Communications Officer (Elizabeth Harrower)
• Jake (Lee Weaver)
• Second Girl (Valerie Kairys)
• Police Dispatcher (Meg Wyllie)
• Communications Officer (Owen Bush)
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