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
    Place of birth
    Amsterdam, New York, USA
    Birthday
    12/9/1916
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
7.054
Spartacus
Spartacus
7.547
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory
8.281
Detective Story
Detective Story
6.917
The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown
6.596
Cast a Giant Shadow
Cast a Giant Shadow
6.237
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole
7.9
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
7.371
Champion
Champion
6.6
The Fury
The Fury
6.282
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...
6.767
Young Man with a Horn
Young Man with a Horn
6.2
Diamonds
Diamonds
5.5
Eddie Macon's Run
Eddie Macon's Run
5.9
Lust for Life
Lust for Life
7.137
Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill
7.024
The Way West
The Way West
5.8
The Vikings
The Vikings
7.043
Lonely Are the Brave
Lonely Are the Brave
7.317
Ulysses
Ulysses
6.417
Man Without a Star
Man Without a Star
6.472
The Big Sky
The Big Sky
6.5
The Big Trees
The Big Trees
5.5
Along the Great Divide
Along the Great Divide
7.3
Two Weeks in Another Town
Two Weeks in Another Town
5.9
Posse
Posse
5.9
Holocaust 2000
Holocaust 2000
6
The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark
6.9
The Arrangement
The Arrangement
6.717
The Master Touch
The Master Touch
5.6
Saturn 3
Saturn 3
5.282
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
6.5
The Brotherhood
The Brotherhood
5.75
The Light at the Edge of the World
The Light at the Edge of the World
5.8
Town Without Pity
Town Without Pity
7.071
The Indian Fighter
The Indian Fighter
6.234
Catch Me a Spy
Catch Me a Spy
4.577
Strangers When We Meet
Strangers When We Meet
6.2
A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die
4.3
Illusion
Illusion
8.2
Once Is Not Enough
Once Is Not Enough
5.6
Mousey
Mousey
4.3
Draw!
Draw!
6.125
Scalawag
Scalawag
5.5
The Lies Boys Tell
The Lies Boys Tell
2
The Racers
The Racers
7
Act of Love
Act of Love
7.5
The Hook
The Hook
5.5
Remembrance Of Love
Remembrance Of Love
6
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
7.6
FBI contre Hollywood
5
Amos
Amos
7.714
The Villain
The Villain
5.777
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
7.333
The Juggler
The Juggler
6.7
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6
Welcome to Veraz
Welcome to Veraz
3.7
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
5.8
The Secret
The Secret
0
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
5.5
Hollywood au pied du terril
0
Let Poland Be Poland
0
I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas
0
Tough Guys
Tough Guys
5.909
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7
The List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger
6.611
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
7.3
It Runs in the Family
It Runs in the Family
5.5
Greedy
Greedy
6.148
The War Wagon
The War Wagon
6.891
In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way
6.585
The Last Sunset
The Last Sunset
6.7
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
5.769
My Dear Secretary
My Dear Secretary
5.9
A Gunfight
A Gunfight
5.75
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple
6.5
Top Secret Affair
Top Secret Affair
4.8
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
0
The Universal Story
The Universal Story
7.7
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
0
Out of the Past
Out of the Past
7.6
Home Movies
Home Movies
5.3
I Walk Alone
I Walk Alone
6.6
Empire State Building Murders
0
The Special London Bridge Special
0
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.938
Completely Cuckoo
Completely Cuckoo
7.5
James Bond: The First 21 Years
James Bond: The First 21 Years
4
The Disneyland Story
The Disneyland Story
7.5
Operation Undersea
Operation Undersea
2
Victory at Entebbe
Victory at Entebbe
5.167
The Man from Snowy River
The Man from Snowy River
6.8
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
7.1
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives
7.202
The Story of Three Loves
The Story of Three Loves
5.357
The Walls of Jericho
The Walls of Jericho
7.2
Two-Fisted Tales
Two-Fisted Tales
4.4
If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast
If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast
7.2
Queenie
Queenie
5.5
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
0
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
6.3
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
6.2
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
7.3
Movie Tough Guys
Movie Tough Guys
0
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
8.7
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
6
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
6.7
Kubrick by Kubrick
Kubrick by Kubrick
7.547
Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning?
7.159
Rowan & Martin At the Movies
Rowan & Martin At the Movies
0
Oscar
Oscar
6.281
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
6.5
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
0
A Century of Cinema
A Century of Cinema
10
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
0
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.634
Trumbo
Trumbo
6.7
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
5.4
Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here
6.3
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
7.163
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