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Kirk Douglas
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born December 9, 1916Died 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.
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Known For
Kirk Douglas Filmography
| 2025 | Almudena · as Ulises |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here · as (archive Footage) |
| 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 |
| 2007 | John Wayne: Behind the Scenes · as Cast |
| 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 |
| 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 (archive Footage) |
| 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 (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 | 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 |
| 1986 | Tough Guys · as Associate Producer |
| 1985 | Amos · as Executive Producer |
| 1984 | Draw! · as Executive Producer |
| 1983 | Something Wicked This Way Comes · as Executive Producer |
| 1980 | The Final Countdown · as Executive Producer |
| 1975 | |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | A Gunfight · as Executive Producer |
| 1971 | Catch Me a Spy · as Executive Producer |
| 1971 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1966 | Grand Prix · as Executive Producer |
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger · as Executive Producer |
| 1962 | Lonely Are the Brave · as Executive Producer |
| 1961 | The Last Sunset · as Executive Producer |
| 1960 | Spartacus · as Executive Producer |
| 1960 | Strangers When We Meet · as Executive Producer |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill · as Executive Producer |
| 1959 | Tales of the Vikings (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Vikings · as Executive Producer |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Ride Out for Revenge · as Executive Producer |
| 1957 | The Careless Years · as Executive Producer |
| 1957 | Lizzie · as Executive Producer |
| 1956 | Spring Reunion · as Executive Producer |
| 1955 | The Indian Fighter · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | My Life As Roger Moore · as Self |
| 2024 | From Roger Moore with Love · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed · as Self |
| 2022 | Gregory Peck, the Gentleman Actor · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Louis de Funès, champion du box office · as Self |
| 2021 | Morceaux de Cannes · as Self |
| 2020 | Bob Ballard: An Explorer's Life · as Self - Ned Land, 20000 Leagues Under The Sea 1954 |
| 2020 | I Am Burt Reynolds · as Self |
| 2020 | The Mad Adventures of Louis De Funès · as Self |
| 2020 | Kubrick by Kubrick · as Self |
| 2020 | Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté · as Self |
| 2020 | Im Reich der Filme · as Self |
| 2018 | Kino Wien Film · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Basketball: A Love Story (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | 75th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | Filmworker · as Self |
| 2017 | Greetings from Tromaville · as Self |
| 2017 | Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière · as Self |
| 2017 | Kirk Douglas, the Untameable · as Self - Actor |
| 2017 | If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast · as Self |
| 2017 | The Shocking Truth (2017) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | War Movie Blockbusters · as Self |
| 2015 | I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2015 | Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian · as Self |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2013 | Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Sing Your Song · as Self |
| 2011 | The 83rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff · as Self – Interviewee |
| 2009 | Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget · as Self |
| 2008 | Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Classified X · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The 75th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter & Past Winner |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir · as Self |
| 2001 | Pulp Cinema · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1999 | 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Life Achievement Award Recipient |
| 1997 | The Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Completely Cuckoo · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Scene by Scene (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Universal Story · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1996 | The 68th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient |
| 1994 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Barbra: The Concert · as Self |
| 1994 | The 66th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1994 | Brisant (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema · as Self |
| 1994 | The Best of the Don Lane Show · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | Rock Hudson's Home Movies · as Self |
| 1992 | The 46th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Movie Tough Guys · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1989 | Coach (TV Series) · as Kirk Douglas |
| 1989 | Clive James' Postcard From... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | 48 Hours (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | Liberty Weekend · as Self |
| 1986 | The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1986 · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 1986 | Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary · as Self |
| 1986 | Super Duper Bloopers and Silly Shorts · as Self |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | The 57th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1983 | James Bond: The First 21 Years · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Journal de 20h de France 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | The 52nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1980 | Verstehen Sie Spaß? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The 50th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1978 | The 15th Annual Publicists Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | César Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Salute to Sir Lew - The Master Showman · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Apostrophes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | The Grand Prize (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Pebble Mill at One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Once Upon a Wheel · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Dinah's Place (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1969 | The Johnny Cash Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Actor (segment "kirk Douglas") |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up · as Self |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Kirk Douglas |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Premier Khrushchev in the USA · as Self |
| 1959 | The 31st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1958 | The 30th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Mike Wallace Interview (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1957 | The 29th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The 26th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Name That Tune (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Reflets de Cannes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1951 | The Name's the Same (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | |
| 1973 |
| 1966 | Seconds · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1964 | Seven Days in May · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple · as Co-Executive Producer |