Captain Nemo — 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Character Profile

About Captain Nemo

Reclusive captain of the advanced submarine Nautilus who withdrew from civilization after his family was killed. He destroys enemy ships, fights a giant squid, and ultimately sacrifices himself to destroy his secret base at Vulcania, leaving a final message of hope to Aronnax.

Captain Nemo — Character Profile

Quick Facts about Captain Nemo

Occupation

engineer, ship captain, researcher

First Appearance

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Nationality

Bundelkhand, India

Origin

Bundelkhand, India

Captain Nemo's Known Relations

• Tipu Sultan — Relative

Captain Nemo appears in 2 titles

• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

James Mason

Appears in

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Captain Nemo — Conflict Prisoner — Ned Land (Kirk Douglas)

  Ned Land is held captive by Captain Nemo on the Nautilus

• Captain Nemo — Professional Admirer — Prof. Pierre Arronax (Paul Lukas)

  Prof. Arronax respects Captain Nemo's scientific knowledge

• Captain Nemo — Power Commander — First Mate of the Nautilus (Robert J. Wilke)

  Captain Nemo commands the First Mate on the Nautilus

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More characters from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

• Ned Land (Kirk Douglas)
• Prof. Pierre Arronax (Paul Lukas)
• Conseil (Peter Lorre)
• Sailor (uncredited) (Ron Nyman)
• First Mate of the Nautilus (Robert J. Wilke)
• Reporter from The Bulletin (uncredited) (Dayton Lummis)
• Police Detective (uncredited) (Jack Stoney)
• Reporter from The Post (uncredited) (Jack Gargan)
• One of Ned's Girlfriends (Laurie Mitchell)
• Casey Moore (uncredited) (Fred Graham)
• Ticket Agent (uncredited) (Harry Harvey)
• Nautilus Seaman (uncredited) (John Daheim)