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
ActingBirthday
December 9, 1916Deathday
February 5, 2020Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
142Place of birth
Amsterdam, New York, USAAlso known as
Issur Danielovitch, Issur Danielovitch Demsky, Isador Demsky, Izzy Demsky, Кирк Дуглас, Кёрк Дуглас
Cast credits
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Ned Land
Out of the Past
Whit Sterling
Paths of Glory
Col. Dax
Spartacus
Spartacus
Is Paris Burning?
General Patton
Tough Guys
Archie Long
Detective Story
Det. James McLeod
Victory at Entebbe
Herschel Vilnofsky
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
The List of Adrian Messenger
George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson
Seven Days in May
Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
Home Movies
Dr. Tuttle
It Runs in the Family
Mitchell Gromberg
The Man from Snowy River
Harrison / Spur
Oscar
Eduardo Provolone
The Final Countdown
Capt. Matthew Yelland
Cast a Giant Shadow
Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus
Ace in the Hole
Chuck Tatum
The Bad and the Beautiful
Jonathan Shields
Champion
Midge Kelly
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage)Crew credits
Paths of Glory
Producer
Spartacus
Executive Producer
Posse
Director, Producer
The Light at the Edge of the World
Producer
Scalawag
Director, Writer
A Gunfight
Executive Producer
Grand Prix
Executive Producer
The Indian Fighter
Executive Producer
Lizzie
Executive Producer
Strangers When We Meet
Executive Producer
Lonely Are the Brave
Executive Producer
The List of Adrian Messenger
Executive Producer
Summertree
Producer
Seconds
Co-Executive Producer
The Brotherhood
Producer
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Executive Producer
Amos
Executive Producer
Seven Days in May
Co-Executive Producer
Ride Out for Revenge
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