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Kirk Douglas
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
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.
Filmography
| 2012 | Room 237 · as Spartacus |
| 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 |
| 1991 | Oscar · as Eduardo Provolone |
| 1991 | Welcome to Veraz · as Quentin |
| 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 Unknown |
| 1989 | Coach (TV Series) · as Kirk Douglas |
| 1988 | Inherit the Wind · as Matthew Harrison Brady |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Queenie (TV Series) · as David Konig |
| 1986 | Tough Guys · as Archie Long |
| 1984 | Draw! · as Harry H. Holland aka Handsome Harry Holland |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run · as Carl 'Buster' Marzack |
| 1982 | The Man from Snowy River · as Harrison / Spur |
| 1982 | Remembrance of Love · as Joe Rabin |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid · as (in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage) |
| 1980 | The Final Countdown · as Capt. Matthew Yelland |
| 1980 | Saturn 3 · as Major Adam |
| 1979 | Home Movies · as Dr. Tuttle |
| 1979 | The Villain · as Cactus Jack |
| 1978 | The Fury · as Peter Sandza |
| 1977 | The Chosen · as Robert Caine |
| 1976 | Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (TV Series) · as Alex Vandervoort |
| 1975 | Posse · as Howard Nightingale |
| 1975 | Once Is Not Enough · as Mike Wayne |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Col. Lloyd D. Westman |
| 1974 | Mousey · as George Anderson |
| 1973 | Peg Leg, Musket & Sabre · as Peg |
| 1972 | The Master Touch · as Steve Wallace |
| 1971 | A Gunfight · as Will Tenneray |
| 1971 | Catch Me a Spy · as Andrej |
| 1971 | The Light at the Edge of the World · as Will Denton |
| 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 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | The Way West · as Sen. William J. Tadlock |
| 1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow · as Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus |
| 1966 | Is Paris Burning? · as General Patton |
| 1965 | In Harm's Way · as Commander Paul Eddington, Jr. |
| 1965 | The Heroes of Telemark · as Dr. Rolf Pedersen |
| 1964 | Seven Days in May · as Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey |
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger · as George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson |
| 1963 | The Hook · as Sgt. P.J. Briscoe |
| 1962 | Lonely Are the Brave · as John W. "Jack" Burns |
| 1962 | Two Weeks in Another Town · as Jack Andrus |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1961 | The Last Sunset · as Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley |
| 1961 | Town Without Pity · as Major Garrett |
| 1960 | Spartacus · as Spartacus |
| 1960 | Strangers When We Meet · as Larry Coe |
| 1959 | Operation Petticoat · as Welding Seaman (uncredited) |
| 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 | Man Without a Star · as Dempsey Rae |
| 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · as Ned Land |
| 1954 | Ulysses · as Ulysses |
| 1953 | The Juggler · as Hans Muller |
| 1952 | The Bad and the Beautiful · as Jonathan Shields |
| 1952 | The Big Sky · as Jim Deakins |
| 1952 | The Big Trees · as Jim Fallon |
| 1951 | Along the Great Divide · as Marshal Len Merrick |
| 1951 | Ace in the Hole · as Chuck Tatum |
| 1951 | Detective Story · as Det. James 'Jim' McLeod |
| 1950 | Young Man with a Horn · as Rick Martin |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1949 | Champion · as Michael 'Midge' Kelly |
| 1949 | A Letter to Three Wives · as George Phipps |
| 1948 | My Dear Secretary · as Owen Waterbury |
| 1948 | The Walls of Jericho · as Tucker Wedge |
| 1947 | Out of the Past · as Whit Sterling |
| 1947 | I Walk Alone · as Noll "Dink" Turner |
| 1947 | Mourning Becomes Electra · as Peter Niles |
| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers · as Walter O'Neil |