Kirk Douglas
101 movies · 9 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 9, 1916
- Died
- Feb 5, 2020 (age 103)
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Issur Danielovitch · Issur Danielovitch Demsky · Isador Demsky · Izzy Demsky
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.
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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: movies and TV shows
Acting (103)
- 2019 Vincent van Gogh Superstar
as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
- 2019 Mike Wallace Is Here
as (archive footage)
- 2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
- 2009
- 2008 Empire State Building Murders
as Jim Kovalski
- 2004 Illusion
as Donald Baines
- 2003
- 2003 It Runs in the Family
as Mitchell Gromberg
- 1999 Diamonds
as Harry Agensky
- 1999 Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
as General Kalthrob
- 1994 The Lies Boys Tell
as Ed Reese
- 1994
- 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's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
as Ned Land (archive footage)
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988 Inherit the Wind
as Matthew Harrison Brady
- 1987
- 1986 Tough Guys
as Archie Long
- 1985 Amos
as Amos Lasher
- 1984
- 1984 Draw!
as Harry H. Holland aka Handsome Harry Holland
- 1984
- 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 Home Movies
as Dr. Tuttle
- 1980 Saturn 3
as Major Adam
- 1980 The Final Countdown
as Capt. Matthew Yelland
- 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
- 1975 Once Is Not Enough
as Mike Wayne
- 1975 Posse
as Howard Nightingale
- 1974 Mousey
as George Anderson
- 1973 Scalawag
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 Catch Me a Spy
as Andrej
- 1971 A Gunfight
as Will Tenneray
- 1971 The Light at the Edge of the World
as Will Denton
- 1971
- 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
- 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 The Devil's Disciple
as Richard Dudgeon
- 1959 Last Train from Gun Hill
as Marshal Matt Morgan
- 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
- 1955 The Racers
as Gino Borgesa
- 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
- 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
Behind the camera (22)
- 1985 Amos
Executive Producer
- 1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes
Executive Producer
- 1975 Posse
Director, Producer
- 1973 Scalawag
Director, Writer
- 1971 A Gunfight
Executive Producer
- 1971 The Light at the Edge of the World
Producer
- 1971 Summertree
Producer
- 1968 The Brotherhood
Producer
- 1966 Grand Prix
Executive Producer
- 1966 Seconds
Co-Executive Producer
- 1964 Seven Days in May
Co-Executive Producer
- 1963 The List of Adrian Messenger
Executive Producer
- 1962 Lonely are the Brave
Executive Producer
- 1961 The Last Sunset
Executive Producer
- 1960 Spartacus
Executive Producer
- 1960 Strangers When We Meet
Executive Producer
- 1959
- 1958 The Vikings
Executive Producer
- 1957 Ride Out for Revenge
Executive Producer
- 1957 Paths of Glory
Producer
- 1957 Lizzie
Executive Producer
- 1955 The Indian Fighter
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (85)
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2024
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020
- 2018 Basketball: A Love Story
1 episode
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017
- 2015
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014
- 2012
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2005
- 2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
1 episode
- 2001
- 2001
- 1998 Parkinson
1 episode
- 1997
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1997
- 1997 Scene by Scene
1 episode
- 1996 Clive Anderson All Talk
1 episode
- 1996
- 1994 Brisant
1 episode
- 1994
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1991
- 1989 Clive James' Postcard from
1 episode
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1988
- 1988
- 1986
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984 Goldene Kamera
1 episode
- 1983
- 1982 Wogan
1 episode
- 1982
- 1982 Champs-Elysées
3 episodes
- 1980 Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1 episode
- 1978 The Kennedy Center Honors
1 episode
- 1976 Cérémonie des César
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1975 People's Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1 episode
- 1975 Apostrophes
1 episode
- 1974 Spécial cinéma
2 episodes
- 1974 Der große Preis
1 episode
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971 Film '72
2 episodes
- 1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
1 episode
- 1969 The Johnny Cash Show
1 episode
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
2 episodes
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
2 episodes
- 1968
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964 Pour le plaisir
1 episode
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
4 episodes
- 1957
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1 episode
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show
2 episodes
- 1956
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode
- 1956 Cinépanorama
4 episodes
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 The George Gobel Show
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
8 episodes
- 1952 This Is Your Life
1 episode
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
3 episodes
- 1950 What's My Line?
2 episodes
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
4 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
2 episodes