Dexter Riley — The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Character Profile

About Dexter Riley

Medfield College student who gains supercomputer abilities after an electric shock.

Dexter Riley — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Supercomputer brain, Speed reading, Multilingual fluency, Quick problem solving, Academic excellence

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 7/10

Character Facts

Played by

Kurt Russell

Appears in

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (1)

• Dexter Riley — Meta Self-Transformation — Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell)

  Protagonist undergoes a physical and mental metamorphosis into a human computer.

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