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.
Name Kirk Douglas
Also Known As Issur Danielovitch, Issur Danielovitch Demsky, Isador Demsky, Izzy Demsky, Кирк Дуглас, Кёрк Дуглас
Birthday 1916-12-09
Deathday 2020-02-05
Gender Male
Homepage http://www.kirkdouglas.com
IMDB Kirk Douglas profile on IMDB
Place of Birth Amsterdam, New York, USA
As: Ned Land
1954-12-23
20,000 Leagues Under...
As: Whit Sterling
1947-11-25
Out of the Past...
As: Spartacus
1960-10-13
Spartacus...
As: Col. Dax
1957-10-25
Paths of Glory...
As: General Patton
1966-10-26
Is Paris Burning?...
As: Archie Long
1986-10-03
Tough Guys...
As: Det. James McLeod
1951-11-01
Detective Story...
As: Herschel Vilnofsky
1976-12-13
Victory at Entebbe...
As: Dr. John 'Doc' Holli
1957-05-30
Gunfight at the O.K....
As: George Brougham / Vi
1963-05-23
The List of Adrian M...
As: Col. Martin "Jiggs"
1964-02-01
Seven Days in May...
As: Dr. Tuttle
1980-05-16
Home Movies...
As: Mitchell Gromberg
2003-04-25
It Runs in the Famil...
As: Harrison / Spur
1982-03-25
The Man from Snowy R...
As: Eduardo Provolone
1991-04-26
Oscar...
As: Capt. Matthew Yellan
1980-01-31
The Final Countdown...
As: Col. David 'Mickey'
1966-03-30
Cast a Giant Shadow...
As: Chuck Tatum
1951-06-29
Ace in the Hole...
As: Jonathan Shields
1952-12-25
The Bad and the Beau...
As: Midge Kelly
1949-04-09
Champion...
As: (in "I Walk Alone")
1982-05-21
Dead Men Don't Wear ...
As: Peter Sandza
1978-03-10
The Fury...
As: Uncle Joe McTeague
1994-03-04
Greedy...
As: Noll "Dink" Turner
1947-12-31
I Walk Alone...
As: Walter O'Neil
1946-08-19
The Strange Love of ...
As: Paris Pitman, Jr.
1970-09-18
There Was a Crooked ...
As: Lomax
1967-05-26
The War Wagon...
As: Rick Martin
1950-03-01
Young Man with a Hor...
As: Harry Agensky
1999-12-10
Diamonds...
As: Carl 'Buster' Marzac
1983-03-23
Eddie Macon's Run...
As: Vincent van Gogh
1956-09-15
Lust for Life...
As: Marshal Matt Morgan
1959-07-29
Last Train from Gun ...
As: Sen. William J. Tadl
1967-05-24
The Way West...
As: Einar
1958-06-11
The Vikings...
As: John W. "Jack" Burns
1962-05-24
Lonely Are the Brave...
As: Ulysses
1954-10-06
Ulysses...
As: Dempsey Rae
1955-03-24
Man Without a Star...
As: Jim Deakins
1952-08-19
The Big Sky...
As: Jim Fallon
1952-02-05
The Big Trees...
As: Marshal Len Merrick
1951-06-02
Along the Great Divi...
As: Commander Paul Eddin
1965-04-06
In Harm's Way...
As: Jack Andrus
1962-08-17
Two Weeks in Another...
As: George Phipps
1949-01-20
A Letter to Three Wi...
As: Howard Nightingale
1975-06-04
Posse...
As: Robert Caine
1977-11-25
Holocaust 2000...
As: Dr. Rolf Pedersen
1965-11-12
The Heroes of Telema...
As: Brendan 'Bren' O'Mal
1961-06-08
The Last Sunset...
As: Eddie Anderson
1969-11-18
The Arrangement...
As: Steve Wallace
1972-12-08
The Master Touch...
As: Jim O'Connor
1950-09-28
The Glass Menagerie...
As: Owen Waterbury
1948-11-05
My Dear Secretary...
As: Jim Kovalski
2008-08-14
Empire State Buildin...
As: Major Adam
1980-02-15
Saturn 3...
As: Self
2005-09-02
A Father… A Son…...
As: Peter Niles
1947-11-19
Mourning Becomes Ele...
As: Will Tenneray
1971-08-25
A Gunfight...
As: Frank Ginetta
1968-12-01
The Brotherhood...
As: Will Denton
1971-07-16
The Light at the Edg...
As: Major Garrett
1961-10-10
Town Without Pity...
As: Johnny Hawks
1955-12-21
The Indian Fighter...
As: Andrej
1971-09-06
Catch Me a Spy...
As: Larry Coe
1960-06-29
Strangers When We Me...
As: Jameson Schuyler
1968-04-19
A Lovely Way to Die...
As: Richard Dudgeon
1959-08-20
The Devil's Disciple...
As: Donald Baines
2004-10-25
Illusion...
As: Mike Wayne
1975-06-20
Once Is Not Enough...
As: George Anderson
1974-05-24
Mousey...
As: Pierre Narval
1953-03-26
The Story of Three L...
As: Tucker Wedge
1948-11-22
The Walls of Jericho...
As: Harry H. Holland aka
1984-06-15
Draw!...
As: Peg
1973-04-22
Scalawag...
As: Ed Reese
1994-12-18
The Lies Boys Tell...
As: Gino Borgesa
1955-02-04
The Racers...
As: Maj. Gen. Melville A
1957-01-30
Top Secret Affair...
As: Robert Teller
1953-12-17
Act of Love...
As: Sgt. P.J. Briscoe
1963-02-15
The Hook...
As: Joe Rabin
1982-12-06
Remembrance Of Love...
As: Matthew Harrison Bra
1988-03-20
Inherit the Wind...
As: Himself
2001-08-14
FBI contre Hollywood...
As: Amos Lasher
1985-09-29
Amos...
As: Cactus Jack
1979-07-26
The Villain...
As: Himself
2009-11-24
Kirk Douglas: Before...
As: Hans Muller
1953-05-11
The Juggler...
As: The Indian Fighter
1972-01-01
The Special London B...
As: Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyd
1973-03-07
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. H...
As: Self – Interviewee
2010-05-05
Cameraman: The Life ...
As: Self / Interviewee
2007-09-10
Trumbo...
As: Quentin
1991-06-21
Welcome to Veraz...
As: Self
2012-11-30
Stanley Kubrick in F...
As: Deke Gentry
1963-08-07
For Love or Money...
As: Grandpa Mike Dunmore
1992-04-19
The Secret...
As: Self
1968-01-01
Rowan & Martin At th...
As: General Calthrop
1992-01-18
Two-Fisted Tales...
As: Self
2017-06-05
If You're Not In The...
As: Himself
1997-12-16
Completely Cuckoo...
As: David Konig
1987-05-10
Queenie...
As: Self
1966-12-31
Kirk Douglas...
As: Self
1986-01-14
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tu...
As: Self
1983-05-27
James Bond: The Firs...
As: Self
1956-04-03
Walt Disney's Where ...
As: Himself (archive foo
1996-04-21
The Universal Story...
As: Self - Actor
2017-06-01
The Untameable Kirk ...
As: Self (archive footag
2014-02-01
And the Oscar Goes T...
As: Self
1994-01-01
A Century of Cinema...
As: Unknown
2003-10-31
The Heroes of Telema...
As: Himself
2014-12-31
Hollywood au pied du...
As: Self (archive footag
2020-10-22
Kubrick by Kubrick...
As: Unknown
1954-10-27
The Disneyland Story...
As: General Kalthrob
1999-09-07
Tales from the Crypt...
As: Self
2001-10-01
Lana Turner... a Dau...
As: Self
1982-01-31
Let Poland Be Poland...
As: Self
2008-10-21
Mel Blanc: The Man o...
As: Vincent van Gogh (ar
2019-11-05
Vincent van Gogh Sup...
As: Himself
1957-09-17
Van Gogh: Darkness i...
As: Self
1954-12-08
Operation Undersea...
As: (archive footage)
2019-07-26
Mike Wallace Is Here...
As: Self (archive footag
1991-01-01
Movie Tough Guys...
As: Self (archive footag
1985-01-01
Hollywood's Funniest...
As: Self - Interviewee
2015-10-06
I Am Spartacus: A Co...
As: Self
1986-11-22
Mike Tyson vs Trevor...
As: (archive footage)
2012-02-04
Final Cut: Ladies an...
As: Self (archive footag
1997-05-12
Barbara Stanwyck: St...
As: Unknown
1972-06-21
J'ai tout donné...
As: Self
1950-09-10
The Colgate Comedy H...
As: Chester J. Lampwick
1989-12-17
The Simpsons...
As: Unknown
1988-09-05
LIVE with Kelly and ...
As: Self
1997-08-11
The View...
As: Ross Berger
1994-09-21
Touched by an Angel...
As: Self - Guest
1948-06-20
The Ed Sullivan Show...
As: Self
1967-09-09
Rowan & Martin's Lau...
As: Self - Recipient
1956-06-24
The Steve Allen Show...
As: Self
1953-03-19
The Oscars...
As: Kirk Douglas
1962-10-01
The Lucy Show...
As: Gen. Kalthrob
1989-06-10
Tales from the Crypt...
As: Self - Guest
1993-09-13
Late Night with Cona...
As: Self
1969-06-07
The Johnny Cash Show...
As: Self
1952-10-01
This Is Your Life...
As: Self
1978-12-28
The Kennedy Center H...
As: Self
1973-04-02
The American Film In...
As: Self
1996-10-06
Clive Anderson All T...
As: Alex Vandervoort
1976-12-04
Arthur Hailey's The ...
As: Self
1982-05-04
Wogan...
As: Self
1971-05-09
V.I.P. Schaukel...
As: Self
1980-01-31
Verstehen Sie Spaß?...
As: Self
1966-01-25
Goldene Kamera Verle...
As: Self - Presenter
1956-04-01
Tony Awards...
As: David Konig
1987-05-10
Queenie...
As: Self
1982-01-16
Champs-Elysées...
As: Self - Guest
1968-06-06
The Dick Cavett Show...
As: Self - Mystery Guest
1950-02-02
What's My Line?...
As: Himself
2003-02-21
Real Time with Bill ...
As: Self
1974-09-05
Der große Preis...
As: Self
1962-10-01
The Merv Griffin Sho...
As: Self - Guest Host
1948-06-20
The Ed Sullivan Show...
As: Self (archive footag
1948-06-20
The Ed Sullivan Show...
As: Self
1997-05-10
Scene by Scene...
As: Self - Guest
1956-06-24
The Steve Allen Show...
As: Self
1975-01-12
Les Rendez-vous du d...
As: Self
1956-02-04
Cinépanorama...
As: Self
1975-01-10
Apostrophes...
As: Self (archive footag
1982-01-16
Champs-Elysées...
As: Self (archive footag
2018-09-18
Basketball: A Love S...
As: Self
1957-07-29
Tonight Starring Jac...
As: Ulysses (archive foo
1950-09-10
The Colgate Comedy H...
As: Self
1954-10-02
The George Gobel Sho...
As: Self
1962-10-01
The Tonight Show Sta...
As: Self (archive footag
1990-08-04
Star Life...
As: Self
1974-09-25
Spécial cinéma...