Kirk Douglas
Born December 09, 1916 (Age: 109)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
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I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas
2015
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as Self - Interviewee
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Age: 98
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
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as
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Age: 92
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
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as Self
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Age: 92
Illusion
2004
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as Donald Baines
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Age: 87
Completely Cuckoo
1997
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as Self
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Age: 81
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 80
The Universal Story
1996
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 79
Greedy
1994
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as Uncle Joe
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Age: 77
A Century of Cinema
1994
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as Self
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Age: 77
The Secret
1992
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as Grandpa Mike Dunmore
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Age: 75
Two-Fisted Tales
1992
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as General Calthrop
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Age: 75
Welcome to Veraz
1991
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as Quentin
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Age: 74
Oscar
1991
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as Eduardo Provolone
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Age: 74
No Image
The Racing Experience
1988
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as Self
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Age: 71
Inherit the Wind
1988
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as Matthew Harrison Brady
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Age: 71
Tough Guys
1986
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as Archie Long
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Age: 69
Amos
1985
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as Amos Lasher
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Age: 68
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 68
Eddie Macon's Run
1983
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as Carl 'Buster' Marzack
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Age: 66
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
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as (in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage)
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Age: 65
The Man from Snowy River
1982
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as Harrison / Spur
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Age: 65
Home Movies
1980
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as Dr. Tuttle
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Age: 63
Saturn 3
1980
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as Major Adam
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Age: 63
The Final Countdown
1980
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as Capt. Matthew Yelland
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Age: 63
The Fury
1978
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as Peter Sandza
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Age: 61
Once Is Not Enough
1975
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as Mike Wayne
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Age: 58
Mousey
1974
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as George Anderson
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Age: 57
Scalawag
1973
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as Peg
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Age: 56
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973
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as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
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Age: 56
Kirk Douglas
1972
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as Himself
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Age: 55
J'ai tout donné
1972
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as Self
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Age: 55
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
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as The Indian Fighter
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Age: 55
The Arrangement
1969
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as Eddie Anderson
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Age: 52
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
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as Self
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Age: 51
The Heroes of Telemark
1965
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as Dr. Rolf Pedersen
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Age: 48
In Harm's Way
1965
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as Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.
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Age: 48
No Image
The Making of A Movie
1965
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as Self
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Age: 48
Seven Days in May
1964
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as Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
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Age: 47
For Love or Money
1963
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as Deke Gentry
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Age: 46
The List of Adrian Messenger
1963
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as George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson
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Age: 46
The Hook
1963
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as Sgt. P.J. Briscoe
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Age: 46
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
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as Jack Andrus
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Age: 45
Lonely are the Brave
1962
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as John W. "Jack" Burns
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Age: 45
Town Without Pity
1961
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as Major Garrett
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Age: 44
The Last Sunset
1961
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as Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley
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Age: 44
Spartacus
1960
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as Spartacus
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Age: 43
Strangers When We Meet
1960
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as Larry Coe
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Age: 43
The Devil's Disciple
1959
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as Richard Dudgeon
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Age: 42
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
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as Marshal Matt Morgan
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Age: 42
The Vikings
1958
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as Einar
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Age: 41
Lust for Life
1956
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as Vincent van Gogh
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Age: 39
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
1956
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as Self
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Age: 39
The Indian Fighter
1955
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as Johnny Hawks
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Age: 39
Man Without a Star
1955
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as Dempsey Rae
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Age: 38
The Racers
1955
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as Gino Borgesa
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Age: 38
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
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as Ned Land
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Age: 38
Operation Undersea
1954
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as Self
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Age: 37
The Disneyland Story
1954
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as Self
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Age: 37
Ulysses
1954
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as Ulysses
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Age: 37
Act of Love
1953
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as Robert Teller
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Age: 37
The Juggler
1953
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as Hans Muller
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Age: 36
The Story of Three Loves
1953
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as Pierre Narval
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Age: 36
The Glass Menagerie
1950
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as Jim O'Connor
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Age: 33
Young Man with a Horn
1950
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as Rick Martin
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Age: 33