Ullman — The Shining Character Profile

About Ullman

The Overlook Hotel manager who hires Jack as the winter caretaker.

Ullman — Character Profile

Alignment

Neutral

Species

Human

Abilities

Management, Hospitality oversight, Professional communication

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 6/10
• Influence: 5/10

Character Facts

Played by

Barry Nelson

Appears in

The Shining (1980)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Ullman — Professional Employer — Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson)

  Ullman hires Jack as the winter caretaker, providing initial context about the hotel's dark past.

• Ullman — Professional Former Employer — Grady (Philip Stone)

  Ullman previously employed Grady, whose violent history foreshadows Jack's eventual descent.

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