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.
Filmography
all 192
Movies 147
self 85
TV Shows 45
Producer 9
Voice 1
Kubrick by Kubrick (2020)
La Folle Aventure de Louis de Funès (2020)
Vincent van Gogh Superstar (2019)
Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)
Kino Wien Film (2018)
Basketball: A Love Story (2018)
Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood (2018)
Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière (2017)
If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017)
The Untameable Kirk Douglas (2017)
I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas (2015)
Hollywood au pied du terril (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen (2013)
Stanley Kubrick in Focus (2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget (2009)
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices (2008)
Empire State Building Murders (2008)
Trumbo (2007)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006)
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005)
Private Screenings: Lauren Bacall (2005)
Illusion (2004)
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand (2004)
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway (2003)
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (2003)
It Runs in the Family (2003)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains (2003)
Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents (2002)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001)
FBI contre Hollywood (2001)
Pulp Cinema (2001)
Diamonds (1999)
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (1999)
Completely Cuckoo (1997)
The View (1997)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line (1997)
Scene by Scene (1997)
Clive Anderson All Talk (1996)
The Universal Story (1996)
The Lies Boys Tell (1994)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Greedy (1994)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)
The Secret (1992)
Two-Fisted Tales (1992)
Welcome to Veraz (1991)
Oscar (1991)
Movie Tough Guys (1991)
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea (1990)
Star Life (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Inherit the Wind (1988)
Queenie (1987)
Queenie (1987)
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick (1986)
Tough Guys (1986)
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary (1986)
Super Duper Bloopers (1986)
Amos (1985)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
Draw! (1984)
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
Remembrance Of Love (1982)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Wogan (1982)
The Man from Snowy River (1982)
Let Poland Be Poland (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Home Movies (1980)
Saturn 3 (1980)
Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980)
The Final Countdown (1980)
Un sanglant symbole (1979)
The Villain (1979)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
The Fury (1978)
Holocaust 2000 (1977)
Victory at Entebbe (1976)
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (1976)
Once Is Not Enough (1975)
Posse (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Apostrophes (1975)
Spécial cinéma (1974)
Der große Preis (1974)
Mousey (1974)
Scalawag (1973)
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973)
The Master Touch (1972)
J'ai tout donné (1972)
The Special London Bridge Special (1972)
Catch Me a Spy (1971)
A Gunfight (1971)
The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
Summertree (1971)
V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
The Arrangement (1969)
The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
The Brotherhood (1968)
French Lunch (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
Rowan & Martin At the Movies (1968)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Festivals 66 Cinéma 67 (1967)
The War Wagon (1967)
The Way West (1967)
Kirk Douglas (1966)
Grand Prix (1966)
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Seconds (1966)
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
In Harm's Way (1965)
Seven Days in May (1964)
For Love or Money (1963)
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
The Hook (1963)
The Lucy Show (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Town Without Pity (1961)
The Last Sunset (1961)
Spartacus (1960)
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
Tales of the Vikings (1959)
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
The Vikings (1958)
Ride Out for Revenge (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light (1957)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Lizzie (1957)
Top Secret Affair (1957)
Lust for Life (1956)
The Steve Allen Show (1956)
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From? (1956)
Tony Awards (1956)
Cinépanorama (1956)
The Indian Fighter (1955)
Man Without a Star (1955)
The Racers (1955)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Operation Undersea (1954)
The Disneyland Story (1954)
Ulysses (1954)
The George Gobel Show (1954)
Act of Love (1953)
Person to Person (1953)
The Juggler (1953)
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Name That Tune (1952)
This Is Your Life (1952)
The Big Sky (1952)
The Big Trees (1952)
Detective Story (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Along the Great Divide (1951)
The Glass Menagerie (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Champion (1949)
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
The Walls of Jericho (1948)
My Dear Secretary (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
I Walk Alone (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Saga of Western Man
Once Upon a Wheel
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1916-12-09
Deathday2020-02-05 (103 years old)
Birth Nameאיסר דניאלאָוויטש
Birth PlaceAmsterdam, United States of America
ReligionConservative Judaism
Height
RelationshipsDiana Douglas (1943-11-02 - 1951-02-23), Anne Buydens (1954-05-29 - 2020-02-05)
ChildrenEric Douglas, Michael Douglas, Joel Douglas, Peter Douglas
FatherHarry Danielovitch
MotherBertha Sanglel
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesNew York City · Hollywood · Amsterdam, United States of America
Also Known AsIssur Danielovitch, Issur Danielovitch Demsky, Isador Demsky, Izzy Demsky, Кирк Дуглас, Кёрк Дуглас
AwardsAFI Life Achievement Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, César Award, Golden Bear, Presidential Medal of Freedom, American Campaign Medal, Knight of the Legion of Honour, National Medal of Arts, World War II Victory Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Honorary César, Academy Honorary Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honors, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Silver Shell for Best Actor, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
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