Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 9.606
Birthday 1916-12-09
Place of Birth Amsterdam, New York, USA
Also Known As Issur Danielovitch, Issur Danielovitch Demsky, Isador Demsky, Izzy Demsky, Кёрк Дуглас, Керк Даґлас, کرک داگلاس,
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Spartacus
1960

Spartacus

Paths of Glory
1957

Paths of Glory

Out of the Past
1947

Out of the Past

Movie Tough Guys
1991

Movie Tough Guys

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Is Paris Burning?
1966

Is Paris Burning?

Detective Story
1951

Detective Story

Tough Guys
1986

Tough Guys

Victory at Entebbe
1976

Victory at Entebbe

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

It Runs in the Family
2003

It Runs in the Family

The List of Adrian Messenger
1963

The List of Adrian Messenger

Seven Days in May
1964

Seven Days in May

The Man from Snowy River
1982

The Man from Snowy River

Home Movies
1980

Home Movies

Oscar
1991

Oscar

Cast a Giant Shadow
1966

Cast a Giant Shadow

The Final Countdown
1980

The Final Countdown

Ace in the Hole
1951

Ace in the Hole

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

The Bad and the Beautiful
1952

The Bad and the Beautiful

Greedy
1994

Greedy

The Fury
1978

The Fury

Champion
1949

Champion

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

I Walk Alone
1947

I Walk Alone

There Was a Crooked Man...
1970

There Was a Crooked Man...

The War Wagon
1967

The War Wagon

Young Man with a Horn
1950

Young Man with a Horn

Diamonds
1999

Diamonds

Eddie Macon's Run
1983

Eddie Macon's Run

Lust for Life
1956

Lust for Life

Last Train from Gun Hill
1959

Last Train from Gun Hill

The Vikings
1958

The Vikings

The Way West
1967

The Way West

Lonely are the Brave
1962

Lonely are the Brave

Man Without a Star
1955

Man Without a Star

The Big Sky
1952

The Big Sky

The Big Trees
1952

The Big Trees

Ulysses
1954

Ulysses

Along the Great Divide
1951

Along the Great Divide

Two Weeks in Another Town
1962

Two Weeks in Another Town

In Harm's Way
1965

In Harm's Way

A Letter to Three Wives
1949

A Letter to Three Wives

Posse
1975

Posse

Holocaust 2000
1977

Holocaust 2000

The Heroes of Telemark
1965

The Heroes of Telemark

The Last Sunset
1961

The Last Sunset

The Master Touch
1972

The Master Touch

My Dear Secretary
1948

My Dear Secretary

The Glass Menagerie
1950

The Glass Menagerie

The Arrangement
1969

The Arrangement

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2005

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

Empire State Building Murders
2008

Empire State Building Murders

Mourning Becomes Electra
1947

Mourning Becomes Electra

Saturn 3
1980

Saturn 3

A Gunfight
1971

A Gunfight

The Brotherhood
1968

The Brotherhood

The Light at the Edge of the World
1971

The Light at the Edge of the World

Catch Me a Spy
1971

Catch Me a Spy

Town Without Pity
1961

Town Without Pity

The Indian Fighter
1955

The Indian Fighter

The Devil's Disciple
1959

The Devil's Disciple

Strangers When We Meet
1960

Strangers When We Meet

A Lovely Way to Die
1968

A Lovely Way to Die

Illusion
2004

Illusion

Once Is Not Enough
1975

Once Is Not Enough

Mousey
1974

Mousey

I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas
2015

I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas

The Walls of Jericho
1948

The Walls of Jericho

Draw!
1984

Draw!

The Story of Three Loves
1953

The Story of Three Loves

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

Scalawag
1973

Scalawag

The Lies Boys Tell
1994

The Lies Boys Tell

Top Secret Affair
1957

Top Secret Affair

The Racers
1955

The Racers

The Villain
1979

The Villain

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
1986

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

Act of Love
1953

Act of Love

The Hook
1963

The Hook

Remembrance Of Love
1982

Remembrance Of Love

Inherit the Wind
1988

Inherit the Wind

For Love or Money
1963

For Love or Money

Amos
1985

Amos

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
2009

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

The Juggler
1953

The Juggler

Vincent van Gogh Superstar
2019

Vincent van Gogh Superstar

Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
1957

Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

Operation Undersea
1954

Operation Undersea

The Special London Bridge Special
1972

The Special London Bridge Special

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

FBI contre Hollywood
2001

FBI contre Hollywood

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Trumbo
2007

Trumbo

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Mike Wallace Is Here
2019

Mike Wallace Is Here

Welcome to Veraz
1991

Welcome to Veraz

J'ai tout donné
1972

J'ai tout donné

Two-Fisted Tales
1992

Two-Fisted Tales

Stanley Kubrick in Focus
2012

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

The Secret
1992

The Secret

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

Completely Cuckoo
1997

Completely Cuckoo

Kirk Douglas
1966

Kirk Douglas

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
1986

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983

James Bond: The First 21 Years

Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
1956

Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

The Universal Story
1996

The Universal Story

The Untameable Kirk Douglas
2017

The Untameable Kirk Douglas

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

A Century of Cinema
1994

A Century of Cinema

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
2003

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

Hollywood au pied du terril
2014

Hollywood au pied du terril

Kubrick by Kubrick
2020

Kubrick by Kubrick

The Disneyland Story
1954

The Disneyland Story

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

Let Poland Be Poland
1982

Let Poland Be Poland

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

From Roger Moore with Love
2024

From Roger Moore with Love

The Racing Experience
1988

The Racing Experience

Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
1990

Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea