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Kirk Douglas
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Died February 5, 2020 (103 years)
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.
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 & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here · as (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | Chris Olsen - The Boy Who Cried · as Cast |
| 2014 | One Rogue Reporter · as Chuck Tatum |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2009 | Comic Relief 2009 · as Cast |
| 2008 | The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics · as Ned Land |
| 2008 | Empire State Building Murders · as Jim Kovalski |
| 2008 | Strictly Courtroom · as Col. Dax |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Einar (in 'the Vikings') |
| 2005 | Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us · as Jonathan Shields |
| 2004 | Illusion · as Donald Baines |
| 2003 | It Runs in the Family · as Mitchell Gromberg |
| 1999 | Diamonds · as Harry Agensky |
| 1994 | Take Me Home Again · as Ed Reese |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Ross Berger |
| 1994 | Greedy · as Uncle Joe Mcteague |
| 1992 | The Secret · as Grandpa Mike Dunmore |
| 1992 | Two-Fisted Tales · as General Calthrop |
| 1991 | Welcome to Veraz · as Quentin |
| 1991 | Oscar · as Eduardo Provolone |
| 1990 | Disney Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea · as Ned Land |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Chester J. Lampwick (voice) |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Gen. Kalthrob |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Inherit the Wind · as Matthew Harrison Brady |
| 1987 | Queenie · as David Konig |
| 1987 | Queenie (TV Series) · as David Konig |
| 1986 | Tough Guys · as Archie Long |
| 1985 | Amos · as Amos Lasher |
| 1984 | Draw! · as Harry H. Holland Aka Handsome Harry Holland |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run · as Carl 'buster' Marzack |
| 1982 | Remembrance of Love · as Joe Rabin |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid · as (in "i Walk Alone") (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | The Man from Snowy River · as Harrison / Spur |
| 1980 | The Final Countdown · as Capt. Matthew Yelland |
| 1980 | |
| 1979 | Home Movies · as Dr. Tuttle |
| 1979 | The Villain · as Cactus Jack |
| 1978 | The Fury · as Peter Sandza |
| 1977 | Holocaust 2000 · as Robert Caine |
| 1976 | Victory at Entebbe · as Herschel Vilnofsky |
| 1976 | Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (TV Series) · as Alex Vandervoort |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Col. Lloyd D. Westman |
| 1975 | Posse · as Howard Nightingale |
| 1975 | Once Is Not Enough · as Mike Wayne |
| 1974 | Mousey · as George Anderson |
| 1973 | Peg Leg, Musket & Sabre · as Peg |
| 1973 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde |
| 1972 | The Master Touch · as Steve Wallace |
| 1972 | The Special London Bridge Special · as The Indian Fighter |
| 1971 | The Light at the Edge of the World · as Will Denton |
| 1971 | A Gunfight · as Will Tenneray |
| 1971 | Catch Me a Spy · as Andrej |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... · as Paris Pitman, Jr. |
| 1969 | The Arrangement · as Eddie Anderson |
| 1968 | The Brotherhood · as Frank Ginetta |
| 1968 | A Lovely Way to Die · as Jameson Schuyler |
| 1967 | The War Wagon · as Lomax |
| 1967 | The Way West · as Sen. William J. Tadlock |
| 1966 | Is Paris Burning? · as General Patton |
| 1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow · as Col. David 'mickey' Marcus |
| 1965 | The Heroes of Telemark · as Dr. Rolf Pedersen |
| 1965 | In Harm's Way · as Commander Paul Eddington, Jr. |
| 1964 | Seven Days in May · as Col. Martin "jiggs" Casey |
| 1963 | For Love or Money · as Deke Gentry |
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger · as George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson |
| 1963 | The Hook · as Sgt. P.j. Briscoe |
| 1962 | Two Weeks in Another Town · as Jack Andrus |
| 1962 | Lonely Are the Brave · as John W. "jack" Burns |
| 1961 | Town Without Pity · as Major Garrett |
| 1961 | The Last Sunset · as Brendan 'bren' O'malley |
| 1960 | Spartacus · as Spartacus |
| 1960 | Strangers When We Meet · as Larry Coe |
| 1959 | Operation Petticoat · as Welding Seaman |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill · as Marshal Matt Morgan |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple · as Richard Dudgeon |
| 1958 | The Vikings · as Einar |
| 1957 | Paths of Glory · as Col. Dax |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral · as Dr. John 'doc' Holliday |
| 1957 | Top Secret Affair · as Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin |
| 1956 | Lust for Life · as Vincent Van Gogh |
| 1955 | The Indian Fighter · as Johnny Hawks |
| 1955 | The Racers · as Gino Borgesa |
| 1955 | Man Without a Star · as Dempsey Rae |
| 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · as Ned Land |
| 1954 | Ulysses · as Ulysses |
| 1953 | Act of Love · as Robert Teller |
| 1953 | The Juggler · as Hans Muller |
| 1953 | The Story of Three Loves · as Pierre Narval |
| 1952 | The Bad and the Beautiful · as Jonathan Shields |
| 1952 | The Big Sky · as Jim Deakins |
| 1952 | The Big Trees · as Jim Fallon |
| 1951 | Detective Story · as Det. James Mcleod |
| 1951 | Ace in the Hole · as Charles Tatum |
| 1951 | Along the Great Divide · as Marshal Len Merrick |
| 1950 | The Glass Menagerie · as Jim O'connor |
| 1950 | Young Man with a Horn · as Rick Martin |
| 1949 | Champion · as Midge Kelly |
| 1949 | A Letter to Three Wives · as George Phipps |
| 1948 | The Walls of Jericho · as Tucker Wedge |
| 1948 | My Dear Secretary · as Owen Waterbury |
| 1947 | I Walk Alone · as Noll "dink" Turner |
| 1947 | Out of the Past · as Whit Sterling |
| 1947 | Mourning Becomes Electra · as Peter Niles |
| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers · as Walter O'neil |