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Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Acting December 9, 1916 (103 years old) February 5, 2020 Amsterdam, New York, USA

Biography

Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor, producer, director and author. He grew up as Izzy Demsky and legally changed his name to Kirk Douglas before entering the United States Navy during World War II. During his career, Douglas appeared in more than 90 movies and was known for his explosive acting style. He became an international star for his leading role as an unscrupulous boxing hero in Champion (1949), which brought him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Other early films include Young Man with a Horn (1950), Ace in the Hole (1951), and Detective Story (1951), a film for which he received a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actor in a Drama. He received a second Oscar nomination for his role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), and his third nomination for portraying Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life (1956), which landed him a second Golden Globe nomination. In 1955, Douglas established Bryna Productions, which produced films as varied as Paths of Glory (1957) and Spartacus (1960). He took the lead roles in both films. Douglas has been praised for helping to break the Hollywood blacklist by having Dalton Trumbo write Spartacus with an official on-screen credit. In 1963 Douglas starred in the Broadway play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a story that he purchased and later gave to his son Michael Douglas, who turned it into an Oscar-winning film. As an actor and philanthropist, Douglas received an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. As an author, he wrote ten novels and memoirs. He is No. 17 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema. Kirk Douglas died at age 103.

Movies 138

Spartacus 7.5

Spartacus

as Spartacus

1960
In Harm's Way 6.6

In Harm's Way

as Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.

1965
Paths of Glory 8.3

Paths of Glory

as Col. Dax

1957
The Final Countdown 6.6

The Final Countdown

as Capt. Matthew Yelland

1980
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 7.1

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as Ned Land

1954
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday

1957
Out of the Past 7.7

Out of the Past

as Whit Sterling

1947
The Vikings 7.0

The Vikings

as Einar

1958
The Fury 6.3

The Fury

as Peter Sandza

1978
Ulysses 6.6

Ulysses

as Ulysses

1954
Ace in the Hole 7.8

Ace in the Hole

as Charles Tatum

1951
Seven Days in May 7.3

Seven Days in May

as Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

1964
Oscar 6.4

Oscar

as Eduardo Provolone

1991
Last Train from Gun Hill 7.1

Last Train from Gun Hill

as Marshal Matt Morgan

1959
Is Paris Burning? 7.2

Is Paris Burning?

as General Patton

1966
Greedy 6.1

Greedy

as Uncle Joe

1994
The Heroes of Telemark 6.9

The Heroes of Telemark

as Dr. Rolf Pedersen

1965
The Bad and the Beautiful 7.3

The Bad and the Beautiful

as Jonathan Shields

1952
The Man from Snowy River 7.0

The Man from Snowy River

as Harrison / Spur

1982
Kubrick by Kubrick 7.3

Kubrick by Kubrick

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Lust for Life 7.2

Lust for Life

as Vincent van Gogh

1956
The Way West 6.1

The Way West

as Sen. William J. Tadlock

1967
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 6.6

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as (in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage)

1982
The War Wagon 6.8

The War Wagon

as Lomax

1967
Saturn 3 5.3

Saturn 3

as Major Adam

1980
Man Without a Star 6.4

Man Without a Star

as Dempsey Rae

1955
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

2012
Lonely are the Brave 7.4

Lonely are the Brave

as John W. "Jack" Burns

1962
There Was a Crooked Man... 6.8

There Was a Crooked Man...

as Paris Pitman, Jr.

1970
The Villain 5.7

The Villain

as Cactus Jack

1979
The List of Adrian Messenger 6.7

The List of Adrian Messenger

as George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson

1963
Cast a Giant Shadow 6.3

Cast a Giant Shadow

as Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus

1966
A Letter to Three Wives 7.2

A Letter to Three Wives

as George Phipps

1949
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 7.1

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

as Walter O'Neil

1946
Tough Guys 6.0

Tough Guys

as Archie Long

1986
Two Weeks in Another Town 6.0

Two Weeks in Another Town

as Jack Andrus

1962
The Devil's Disciple 6.6

The Devil's Disciple

as Richard Dudgeon

1959
Posse 6.1

Posse

as Howard Nightingale

1975
Detective Story 7.1

Detective Story

as Det. James McLeod

1951
Home Movies 5.4

Home Movies

as Dr. Tuttle

1980
The Brotherhood 6.0

The Brotherhood

as Frank Ginetta

1968
The Story of Three Loves 6.0

The Story of Three Loves

as Pierre Narval

1953
The Light at the Edge of the World 6.0

The Light at the Edge of the World

as Will Denton

1971
Champion 6.7

Champion

as Midge Kelly

1949
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 6.7

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as Self – Interviewee

2010
Victory at Entebbe 5.2

Victory at Entebbe

as Herschel Vilnofsky

1976
It Runs in the Family 6.0

It Runs in the Family

as Mitchell Gromberg

2003
Holocaust 2000 5.8

Holocaust 2000

as Robert Caine

1977
Along the Great Divide 7.4

Along the Great Divide

as Marshal Len Merrick

1951
Young Man with a Horn 6.4

Young Man with a Horn

as Rick Martin

1950
A Lovely Way to Die 4.8

A Lovely Way to Die

as Jameson Schuyler

1968
The Arrangement 6.6

The Arrangement

as Eddie Anderson

1969
Strangers When We Meet 6.4

Strangers When We Meet

as Larry Coe

1960
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast 7.1

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

as Self

2017
The Indian Fighter 6.3

The Indian Fighter

as Johnny Hawks

1955
Once Is Not Enough 5.2

Once Is Not Enough

as Mike Wayne

1975
I Walk Alone 6.6

I Walk Alone

as Noll "Dink" Turner

1947
The Big Sky 6.6

The Big Sky

as Jim Deakins

1952
Top Secret Affair 4.9

Top Secret Affair

as Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin

1957
Eddie Macon's Run 5.9

Eddie Macon's Run

as Carl 'Buster' Marzack

1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years 6.7

James Bond: The First 21 Years

as Self

1983
Mourning Becomes Electra 6.2

Mourning Becomes Electra

as Peter Niles

1947
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty 8.0

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea 8.1

Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea

as Ned Land (archive footage)

1990
A Gunfight 5.8

A Gunfight

as Will Tenneray

1971
For Love or Money 6.1

For Love or Money

as Deke Gentry

1963
Mike Wallace Is Here 6.5

Mike Wallace Is Here

as (archive footage)

2019
Catch Me a Spy 5.0

Catch Me a Spy

as Andrej

1971
The Untameable Kirk Douglas 6.0

The Untameable Kirk Douglas

as Self - Actor

2017
The Last Sunset 6.8

The Last Sunset

as Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley

1961
Scalawag 5.9

Scalawag

as Peg

1973
Inherit the Wind 7.3

Inherit the Wind

as Matthew Harrison Brady

1988
Diamonds 5.1

Diamonds

as Harry Agensky

1999
Two-Fisted Tales 5.1

Two-Fisted Tales

as General Calthrop

1992
Draw! 6.6

Draw!

as Harry H. Holland aka Handsome Harry Holland

1984
From Roger Moore with Love 8.0

From Roger Moore with Love

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Town Without Pity 6.9

Town Without Pity

as Major Garrett

1961
The Racers 6.7

The Racers

as Gino Borgesa

1955
Act of Love 6.9

Act of Love

as Robert Teller

1953
All-Time Movie Greats

All-Time Movie Greats

as Self (archive footage)

1988
My Life As Roger Moore

My Life As Roger Moore

as Self (Archive film material)

2026
The Big Trees 5.6

The Big Trees

as Jim Fallon

1952
Vincent van Gogh Superstar 6.5

Vincent van Gogh Superstar

as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)

2019
Mousey 5.2

Mousey

as George Anderson

1974
Trumbo 6.7

Trumbo

as Self - Interviewee

2007
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 6.2

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

1973
Rowan & Martin at the Movies 4.5

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

as Self

1968
The Walls of Jericho 5.6

The Walls of Jericho

as Tucker Wedge

1948
The Hook 6.1

The Hook

as Sgt. P.J. Briscoe

1963
A Century of Cinema 8.3

A Century of Cinema

as Self

1994
My Dear Secretary 6.1

My Dear Secretary

as Owen Waterbury

1948
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 6.4

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

as Self

2005
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary 7.3

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

as Self

1986
Empire State Building Murders

Empire State Building Murders

as Jim Kovalski

2008
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France

2009
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line 7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Illusion 7.7

Illusion

as Donald Baines

2004
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick 5.0

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

as Self

1986
The Juggler 6.7

The Juggler

as Hans Muller

1953
Let Poland Be Poland

Let Poland Be Poland

as Self

1982
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget 7.3

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

as Self

2009
Completely Cuckoo 5.7

Completely Cuckoo

as Self

1997
Morceaux de Cannes 2.0

Morceaux de Cannes

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Johnny Cash: American Rebel 8.2

Johnny Cash: American Rebel

as Self (archive photo)

2015
The Master Touch 6.0

The Master Touch

as Steve Wallace

1972
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2.0

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

as Self

2009
The Special London Bridge Special 8.0

The Special London Bridge Special

as The Indian Fighter

1972
Welcome to Veraz 4.5

Welcome to Veraz

as Quentin

1991
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 2.0

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as Self (archive footage)

1985
J'ai tout donné 9.3

J'ai tout donné

as Self

1972
The Disneyland Story 9.0

The Disneyland Story

as Self

1954
Monsters of the Deep

Monsters of the Deep

as Himself

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection 8.7

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

as General Kalthrob

1999
Amos 7.2

Amos

as Amos Lasher

1985
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

as Self

1956
Stanley Kubrick in Focus 5.3

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

as Self

2012
The Universal Story 8.0

The Universal Story

as Self (archive footage)

1996
The Glass Menagerie 5.7

The Glass Menagerie

as Jim O'Connor

1950
Remembrance Of Love 8.0

Remembrance Of Love

as Joe Rabin

1982
The Lies Boys Tell 6.3

The Lies Boys Tell

as Ed Reese

1994
Operation Undersea 2.0

Operation Undersea

as Self

1954
Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

as Himself

1972
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: The Shocking Truth

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: The Shocking Truth

as Self

2018
The Secret 9.0

The Secret

as Grandpa Mike Dunmore

1992
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

2003
Salute to Lady Liberty

Salute to Lady Liberty

1984
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices 6.0

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

as Self

2008
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir 7.3

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

as Self

2001
I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas

I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas

as Self - Interviewee

2015
The Making of A Movie

The Making of A Movie

as Self

1965
Movie Tough Guys 10.0

Movie Tough Guys

as Self (archive footage)

1991
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light 7.0

Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

as Self

1957
The Racing Experience 7.0

The Racing Experience

as Self

1988
Hollywood au pied du terril

Hollywood au pied du terril

as Self

2014
A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French Landscape

A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French Landscape

as Narrator

1984
FBI contre Hollywood 5.0

FBI contre Hollywood

as Self

2001
Discovering: Robert Mitchum

Discovering: Robert Mitchum

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Kirk Douglas 5.6

Kirk Douglas

as Self

1966

TV Shows 55

The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Chester J. Lampwick (voice)

1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Real Time with Bill Maher 6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
What's My Line? 7.1

What's My Line?

as Self

1950
Wogan 5.6

Wogan

as Self

1982
Apostrophes 8.5

Apostrophes

as Self

1975
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
Champs-Elysées 6.8

Champs-Elysées

as Self

1982
Champs-Elysées 6.8

Champs-Elysées

as Self (archive footage)

1982
Tonight Starring Jack Paar 7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

1957
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
Spécial cinéma 9.5

Spécial cinéma

as Self

1974
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Ross Berger

1994
Brisant 6.2

Brisant

as Self

1994
The Lucy Show 7.0

The Lucy Show

as Kirk Douglas

1962
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Tales from the Crypt 8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as Gen. Kalthrob

1989
Parkinson

Parkinson

as Self

1998
The Colgate Comedy Hour 6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour 6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Ulysses (archive footage)

1950
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche 6.0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

1975
The Steve Allen Show 6.2

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Recipient

1956
The Steve Allen Show 6.2

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

1956
Goldene Kamera 5.7

Goldene Kamera

as Self

1984
The Jack Benny Program 7.8

The Jack Benny Program

as Kirk Douglas

1950
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
This Is Your Life 6.5

This Is Your Life

as Self

1952
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

1968
People's Choice Awards 8.2

People's Choice Awards

as Self

1975
Basketball: A Love Story 7.3

Basketball: A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Verstehen Sie Spaß? 4.7

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

as Self

1980
Cinépanorama 8.7

Cinépanorama

as Self

1956
Der große Preis 7.3

Der große Preis

as Self

1974
The Kennedy Center Honors 7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

1978
Cérémonie des César 4.6

Cérémonie des César

as Self - President

1976
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self

1954
The George Gobel Show 7.8

The George Gobel Show

as Self

1954
The American Film Institute Salute to ... 6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

1973
V.I.P. Schaukel 8.0

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

1971
The Johnny Cash Show 6.5

The Johnny Cash Show

as Self

1969
Scene by Scene 6.0

Scene by Scene

as Self

1997
Clive Anderson All Talk 7.5

Clive Anderson All Talk

as Self

1996
Pour le plaisir

Pour le plaisir

as Self

1964
Clive James' Postcard from 7.0

Clive James' Postcard from

as Self

1989
Queenie 5.0

Queenie

as David Konig

1987
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers 4.0

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

as Alex Vandervoort

1976
Once Upon a Wheel 7.3

Once Upon a Wheel

1971

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