| ?, Alice (Allie) |
Woman in Tull with a scar on her forehead. Killed by Roland |
| ?, Billy |
Guy playing Naughts and Crosses on the wall |
| ?, Dorothy |
Character in the Wizard of Oz |
| ?, Eli |
Black guy that spoke to a cop that was talking to Jake |
| ?, Frank |
Part of the group that attacked Eddie and Susannah in Lud |
| ?, Laurie |
This name was said by John Chambers when talking to his wife Megan. Maybe it is a nickname? In Key and Rose, Subchapter 1 |
| ?, Leon |
Friend of Sarah Dean that was called a Pinko-fag |
| ?, Luster |
Part of the group that attached Eddie and Susannah in Lud. Shot |
| ?, Maryanne |
Jake Chambers watched Henry Dean pick on her while she worked at the Majestic Theatre. 18 years old. |
| ?, Maud |
Part of the group that attacked Eddie and Susannah in Lud. Led the 2 of them to Blaine |
| ?, Norton (Nort) |
A weed eater in Tull that died and was brought back to life by the Man in Black. Killed by Roland |
| ?, Reg |
Uncle of Eddie Dean. Worked as a painter on bridges. |
| ?, Sophia (Aunt Blue) |
Aunt of Odetta Holmes. Odetta was going to her wedding when the brick was dropped on her head. |
| ?, Timmy |
Worked at the Midtown lanes bowling alley |
| Adams, Richard |
Author of "Watership Down" and "Shardik" |
| Ageless Stranger, The |
Also known as Richard Flagg and Richard Fannin. Mentioned by Walter to Roland. |
| Allen, Mel |
Eddie Dean listened to him call on the Yankee Baseball Network |
| Allgood, Cuthbert |
Childhood friend of Roland. He believed in the 12 guardians, but would not believe in Ghosts until he actually saw one. |
| Andolini, Jack |
Drug Dealer that was killed |
| Andrus, Cortland (Cort) |
Roland's teacher as a child |
| Anthrax |
Band listened to by Eddie Dean and friends in New Jersey |
| Apon |
Name used for Old Star. Married to Lydia (Old Mother) |
| Ardis |
Last person to go near Blaine in Lud. He was asked a question, and when he could not answer it, he was electrocuted. |
| Avery, Bonita (Bonnie) |
English teacher at The Piper School. Gave Jake an "A+" on his final English report titled "My Understanding of Truth" |
| Balazar, Enrico |
Drug Dealer that was killed. Owner of the Leaning Tower bar. |
| Bambi |
Character in a children's book mentioned in passing |
| Bango Skank |
Graffiti artist name on the wall outside the location of the new Turtle Bay Luxury Condominiums |
| Barons, The |
They used to shoot fireworks into the sky when Roland was a child |
| Bear, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Known as Shardik. Opposite The Turtle. It
was dying, and was killed by Susannah Dean shooting it in the radar
disk on it's head. More information in Shardik's entry |
| Bissette, Harvey |
French teacher in The Piper School. Came to see Jake's parents
after he ran out of school on May 29, 1977. His home phone is 5557661 |
| Blaine the Mono |
Evil Monorail on the Lud to Topeka run. He agreed to take Roland
and the group on a trip, provided they ask him riddles, but once they
were on board he hinted that this was actually a suicide run. |
| Blaine, Little |
Hidden 'Personality" of Blaine. Tried to warn and help the ka-tet |
| Bogart, Humphrey |
His voice was impersonated by Blaine. |
| Bonnie |
Of Bonnie and Clyde. Mentioned in Passing |
| Brandon |
Worked for the Tick-Tock man. He retrieved the knife for The
Tick-Tock man, but was stabbed in the arm by Gasher, then shot by
Roland. |
| Brenton, Thomas Hart |
Artist on show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Briggs, Mr. |
Roundhouse manager in the book Charlie the Choo-Choo |
| Broadcloak, Marten |
Wizard from Roland's past who seduced his mother. |
| Brooks, Bob |
Engineer for Mid-World Railway in the book Charlie the Choo-Choo.
He did the St Lewis to Topeka run, and when Charlie was retired, so did
he |
| Brooks, Mrs |
Wife of Bob Brooks in the book Charlie the Choo-choo. She died in New York |
| Brown, ? |
The owner of Zoltan the bird, and the last person Roland saw before entering the desert |
| Browning, Robert |
He and his poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" was
mentioned by Jake Chambers English teacher in a note to Jake. And he
was quoted at the start of Jake Chambers English essay "My
Understanding of Truth" |
| Bunkowski, Mrs |
Friend of Mrs Dean |
| Carmichael, Hoagy |
Mentioned in passing |
| Carroll, Lewis |
Author that is not mentioned by name, but his book "Alice in Wonderland" is mentioned |
| Carter, Jimmy |
President mentioned in Passing |
| Cassiopeia |
Person in one of Roland's stories. Caught with Apon (Old Star) |
| Chambers, Elmer R |
Father of John (Jake) Chambers. TV Executive in charge of
Programming. Smoked 60 or more Camel Cigarettes a day. Possibly uses
drugs as well. His middle name is just an initial, not a name. |
| Chambers, John (Jake) |
Young boy that was killed in DT1, but now is causing problems
because Roland saved him from dying in DT2, making his memory divide
into 2 realities. He eventually re-joins the group through a doorway
between the worlds. |
| Chambers, Megan |
Mother of Jake Chambers |
| Chandler, Raymond |
Wrote Phillip Marlow novels. His books were seen in "The Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind" by Jake Chambers |
| Charlie |
The train in Charlie the Choo-choo. He is retired, then brought
back to work in a fun park for children. A 402 Big Boy Steam Locomotive |
| Cheshire Cat |
Character in Alice in Wonderland |
| Clyde |
Of Bonnie and Clyde. Mentioned in Passing |
| Conan the Barbarian |
Mentioned to Jake Chambers by Calvin Tower |
| Copperhead |
Worked for the Tick-Tock man. He started the Drums each day. He was shot in the back by Roland. |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Band in Eddie Dean's time that he liked. |
| David |
Slew the giant Goliath with a slingshot. |
| De Curry, Jamie |
Childhood friend of Roland |
| Dean, Edward Cantor (Eddie) |
One of Roland's Travelling companions. Ex drug addict. He carved
the key from a piece of wood that allowed Jake Chambers to rejoin the
group. |
| Dean, Gloria |
Sister of Eddie. Died when run over by a drunk driver at 6 years old. 4 years older than Eddie, and 4 years younger than Henry. |
| Dean, Henry |
Older brother of Eddie. Died of a drug overdose. He always had to "Watch Out" for his younger brother. |
| Dean, James |
Actor mentioned in passing |
| Dean, Mrs |
Mother of Eddie |
| Dean, Susannah |
Susannah is the product of the combination of Odetta Holmes and Detta Walker 2 personalities |
| Dedrie the Mad |
Grandmother of Roland |
| Deepneau, Aaron |
Played chess with Calvin Tower in the "Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind" |
| Denby, Tom |
Name used to the police by Jake Chambers |
| Deschain, Roland |
The gunslinger who is after the Dark Tower with his ka-tet. |
| Deschain, Steven |
Father of Roland |
| Dewlap |
Old man who fed apples into cider machine in Lud when Andrew Quick was a child. |
| Dillon, Mat |
Marshal on a TV show mentioned in passing |
| Dog, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Opposite the Horse |
| Doorkeeper, The |
Part of the house on Rhinehold street that tried to stop Jake Chambers from entering Roland's world. |
| Dylan, Bob |
Singer mentioned by Calvin Tower |
| Eastwood, Clint |
Actor seen on a poster by Jake Chambers. |
| El Tiante 91 |
Graffiti name seen by Jake Chambers |
| Elbert, Donald Merwin (Trashcan Man) |
Richard Fannin thought of a person in his past that said "My life
for you". This COULD have been Donald Elbert (Trashcan Man), out of The
Stand. |
| Elliot, T S |
Quoted at the start of Jake Chambers English essay "My Understanding of Truth" |
| Evans, Beryl |
Wrote the book "Charlie the Choo-choo" that was bought by Jake Chambers in "The Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind" |
| Fannin, Richard |
The Ageless stranger, who befriends Andrew Quick (Tick-Tock Man).
Note the R.F initials (He turns out to be Randall Flagg in DT4) |
| Farson, John |
Led the revolt that destroyed Roland's world. Roland stole "Something of importance" from him, and killed many of his followers. |
| Faulkner, William |
Wrote the Snopes novels. His books were seen in "The Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind" by Jake Chambers |
| Feeney, Andrew |
Chauffeur for Odetta Holmes. |
| Fish, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Opposite the Rat |
| Fontleroy, Little Lord |
The dwarf that started the attack on Eddie and Suannah in Lud was dressed as Little Lord Fontleroy |
| Franks, Joanne |
School secretary at the Piper School. She manually rings the bells for each class. |
| Gasher |
Kidnapped Jake and took him to the Tick-Tock man in Lud. Shot by Roland |
| Gaye, Marvin |
On a poster in Jake Chambers bathroom |
| Golding, William |
Wrote "Lord of the flies", which was suggested reading for Jake Chambers English Class. His name was not actually mentioned |
| Goliath |
Killed by David. |
| Grant, Donald M |
Mentioned to Jake Chambers by Calvin Tower. |
| Great Old Ones |
Not Gods, but people that almost had the knowledge of Gods. They
created many things in the ancient earth of Roland's past. They created
the Beams. |
| Gretal |
Character in a children's book mentioned in passing |
| Guardians, The |
The 12 guardians of the portals to the Dark Tower. All animals, including the Bear, Dog, Fish, Horse, Lion, Rat and Turtle |
| Hansel |
Character in a children's book mentioned in passing |
| Harley, Mr. |
Headmaster of the Piper School. He gave a speech to the students on Exam week. |
| Hax |
Head Cook in Roland's fathers Castle. He said that the Great Old Ones created the 12 Guardians. |
| Heller, Joseph L |
Author who's name was not mentioned, but his book "Catch-22" was recommended reading in Jake Chambers English Class |
| Hitler, Adolph |
Mentioned in passing |
| Holmes, Odetta Susannah |
Nice personality, and original name of the woman who became Susanna Dean. |
| Holmes, Sarah Walker |
Mother of Odetta Holmes |
| Hoots |
Worked for the Tick-Tock man in Lud. Shot in the back by Roland |
| Horse, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Opposite the Dog |
| Hotchkiss, Mr |
Piper School psychologist |
| Howard, Robert |
Author mentioned to Jake Chambers by Calvin Tower |
| Icarus |
Character that was supposed to have flown too close to the sun, and his wings fell off and he died |
| Jackson, Shirley |
Author that wrote "The Lottery" |
| Jeeves |
Part of the group that attacked Eddie and Susannah in Lud. Spoke about the machinery under the streets. |
| Jesserling, Petra |
In the Piper School with Jake Chambers. She flirted with Jake. |
| Johns, Alain |
Childhood friend of Roland that believed in the 12 Guardians |
| Kennedy, John |
President mentioned in passing |
| Killington, ? |
Passenger on the monorail in Eddie's mind when he is in the Cradle in Lud |
| King Arthur |
Mentioned by Eddie Dean. Had a magician called Merlin. |
| King Kong |
Eddie Dean thought that Shardik was as big as King Kong |
| Kiss |
A Band who's song "Dr Love" started on a boombox just as Jake Chambers was about to die. The song played, but he did not die. |
| Knopf, Mr. |
Jake's Algebra teacher in the Piper School |
| Krenkel, Roy |
Artist who's work appears in Donald M Grant books |
| Lady of the Shadows, The |
Susannah Dean. The shadows were her 2 personalities |
| Leach, Robin |
Host of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Mentioned by Eddie Dean to Blaine |
| Leonard, Sugar Ray |
Boxer mentioned in passing |
| Liddy, G Gordon |
G Gordon Liddy and the Grots are a band who's posters were seen by Jake Chambers |
| Lion, The |
One of the 12 Guardians |
| Little, Rich |
Mentioned in passing |
| Lobstrosities, The |
Took some of the fingers of Roland's hand, and part of his toe when he awoke near the beach at the start of DT2 |
| Lydia |
Name used for the Old Mother star. Married to Apon (The Old Star) in Roland's story |
| MacDonald, John D |
Wrote Travis McGee novels. His books were seen in "The Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind" by Jake Chambers |
| Maerlin |
One of the names for the Ageless Stranger. He was really never Maerlin, only called it by the people. |
| Man in Black, The |
Also known as Walter. He died in DT1, and Roland has his jawbone.
When it is thrown in the fire, Eddie Dean sees the shape of the key
required for the door to Jake Chambers world |
| Marten |
Steven Deschain's Court magician. He taught Roland to hypnotise people using a bullet. He used this on Jake Chambers. |
| Martin, Raymond |
President who ordered Charlie the Choo-Choo replaced in the book Charlie the Choo-Choo |
| Martin, Susannah |
Daughter of Raymond in the book Charlie the Choo-Choo |
| McCurdy, Sheb |
Piano player in Tull that Roland has met in the past. Owner of Sheb's Bar, and was killed by Roland |
| Megadeath |
Band listened to by Eddie Dean and friends in New Jersey |
| Mercy |
Woman in the town of River Crossing. Wife of Si. Blind in both eyes
when she was burned in the face with a branding iron by the Harriers 25
years before Roland's group went into River Crossing. |
| Merlin |
Magician who was also known as The Ageless Stranger, but never
admitted by him. He was really never Merlin, only called it by the
people. |
| Michaelangelo |
Mentioned in passing |
| Mir |
One of the 12 guardians. This is the earth name given to him, but
his real name is Shardik. A bear shape robot. Mir means "The world
beneath the world" |
| Mort, Jack |
Pushed Jake Chambers in front of the car and killed him, Dropped
the brick on Odetta Walkers head, and pushed her in front of the train
when she lost her legs. When Roland entered Mort's body, he sensed that
he was about to kill Jake, and he stopped him. This led to the 2
realities faced by Jake and Roland - that Jake both dies and does not
die. |
| Motorvan Mike |
Graffiti name seen by Jake Chambers |
| Muffin, ? |
Son of Bill. He saw the bridge into the city of Lud 10 years before Roland and the group were in River Crossing |
| Muffin, Bill |
In River Crossing. He saw the bridge into the city of Lud 10 years before Roland and the group were in River Crossing |
| Mulligan, Mike |
Character in Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel, a book liked by Jake Chambers when he was younger |
| Murdock, Reverend |
Known to Odetta Holmes. He preached at the Grace Methodist Church |
| New people, The |
What Shardik called Roland and his group when he sensed them |
| Newman, Paul |
Actor mentioned in passing |
| Newton, Wayne |
Mentioned in passing |
| Newton-John, Olyvia |
She was on a billboard seen by Jake Chambers in New York |
| Old Mother |
The star in Roland's world. Known as Lydia |
| Old People, The |
The people that lived in the Great West woods. They attacked
Shardik the bear, and he killed some of them in return - often women
and children. |
| Old Star |
The star in Roland's world. Known as Apon |
| Old Yeller |
Character in a children's book mentioned in passing |
| Orlando, Tony |
Singer mentioned in passing |
| Orwell, George |
Author Mentioned in passing |
| Overholster, Wayne D |
Author mentioned to Jake Chambers by Calvin Tower |
| Oy |
Billy-Bumbler who joined the ka-tet and saved Jake's life by attacking the Tick-Tock man. |
| Parasites, The |
White parasites were slowly eating all the flesh bits of Shardik, the Bear. They died as soon as they left the bears body. |
| Patricia |
Monorail who was friend of Blaine, but committed suicide. She travelled North-West |
| Perth, Lord |
Giant man in a story by Roland. He was a giant that was brought down by a boy hitting him in the knee with a stone. |
| Pittston, Sylvia |
Religious woman in Tull that was killed by Roland |
| Poe, Edgar Allan |
Poet mentioned in passing |
| Prisoner, The |
The Prisoner of Heroin - Eddie Dean |
| Quick, ? |
Father of Andrew |
| Quick, Andrew |
Name of the Tick-Tock man. Great Grandson of David Quick. His left
eyes was punctured by Oy during a bight, and Jake shot him in the leg,
and then in the head with a .22 pistol. He was left for dead, but did
not really die as the bulled grazed his skull. |
| Quick, David |
Giant man who was a Warrior Prince who led an army through River
Crossing 90 years before Roland and the group passed through River
Crossing. Legend says that he died "Falling from the Sky" and was found
dead in a German Focke-Wulf plane by Roland and the group. |
| Rat, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Opposite The Fish |
| Reagan, Ronald |
President mentioned in passing |
| Reed, Jerry |
Actor mentioned in passing |
| Remington, Frederick |
Artist on show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Reynolds, Burt |
Actor mentioned in passing |
| Rolling Stones |
Band in Eddie Dean's time that he liked. |
| Shardik |
Name of The Bear, known to the locals as Mir. It was made by North
Central Positronics Ltd, in Granite City, Northeast Corridor, and was a
Design 4 Guardian with a serial number of AA 24123 CX 755431297 L 14.
When Roland and his group found it, it is dying, and full of white
parasites. Part flesh, and part machine. When it dies it asks for
people to call 1-900-44 to receive a reward. Oddly enough Shardik is
also a mythical bear in Richard Adam's book "Shardik" |
| Shaw, Greta |
Chambers family house keeper |
| Si |
Old man in River Crossing. Husband of Mercy |
| Slow Mutants, The |
Evil and nasty mutants who now inhabit much of the earth |
| Spankers |
In charge of a group in Lud that attacked Eddie and Susannah. He
was killed by the group just before they attacked Eddie and Susannah. |
| Speaking Demon, The |
Roland found the speaking Demon in the cellar in the Way Station, and used its jawbone as a talisman. |
| Speedy Gonzales |
Graffiti name seen by Jake Chambers |
| Staunton, Andrew |
The police officer that shot Roland/Jack Mort in the chest, hitting his lighter. |
| Stevens, Belinda |
Girl in the toilet at the Piper School |
| Summer, Donna |
Singer playing on the boombox just before Jake was supposed to die, but did not. |
| Surrey, David |
In the English class at Piper School with Jake Chambers |
| Tick-Tock Man, The |
The man in charge of a group in Lud. His real name is David Quick. More information under David Quick. |
| Tilly |
Worked for the Tick-Tock man. Heavyset red headed woman that was
let go by Roland, but would have died shortly after by poison released
into the atmosphere in Lud by Blaine |
| Tin Woodman, The |
Character in the Wizard of Oz |
| Tolkien, ? |
Author mentioned in passing |
| Tolkien, J R R |
Author that is not mentioned by name, but his book "The Hobbit" is mentioned |
| Topsy the Sailor |
Part of the group that attacked Eddie and Susannah in Lud. He was not there in that day. |
| Toto |
Character in the Wizard of Oz |
| Tower, Calvin |
Ran "The Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind" bookshop where Jake bought 2 books - Charlie the Choo-choo and a riddle book |
| Truman, Harry S |
Mentioned in passing |
| Tudbury, Bill |
One of identical twin albino's in River Crossing. Brother of Till |
| Tudbury, Till |
One of identical twin albino's in River Crossing. Brother of Bill |
| Turtle, The |
One of the 12 Guardians. Opposite to the Bear. He has the earth on
his back on Roland's stories. Subject of the poem Jake Chambers read on
the wall near the Rose: See the TURTLE of enormous girth!
On his back he holds the Earth.
If you want to run and play,
Come along the BEAM today. |
| Twain, Mark |
Author that is not mentioned by name, but his book "Tom Sawyer" is mentioned |
| Unwin, Aunt Talitha (Old Mother) |
Old lady in River Crossing. Head of the community and over 105 years old. |
| Vannay, Abel |
Tutor of Roland. He was an excellent Riddler, and said that a boy
that could answer a riddle was a boy that could think around corners. |
| Walker, Detta Susannah |
Nasty personality of Odetta Holmes that has now combined to form Susannah Dean. |
| Walker, Sarah |
Maiden name of Sarah Holmes |
| Walter |
The man in Black from Roland's past. He died at the end of DT1.
Roland thinks that Walter was behind Jack Mort pushing Jake Chambers in
front of the car. |
| Wayne, John |
His voice was impersonated by Blaine. |
| Wilder, Thornton |
Author who's name is not mentioned, but Susannah Dean mentioned one of his books - "the Bridge of San Luis Rey" |
| Winston |
Attacked Eddie and Susannah in Lud. He wielded a cutlass and was wearing a Kilt wrap. Shot by Susannah |
| Wolfe, Thomas |
Author of "You can't go home again". On the front of the book were
a Rose, a Key, and a Door. The first line of his book is the same as
the first line of The Dark Tower 1 |
| Z Z Top |
Band mentioned in passing. The Drums in Lud sounded like one of their songs "Velcro Fly" |
| Zoltan |
Raven owned by Brown in DT2 |
