Kirk Douglas

ActorProducerDirectorWriterProduction Dec 9 (died age 103) Amsterdam, New York, USA 1944–2024 (80 year career)

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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 n…

Known For

Film

Paths of Glory

Col. Dax

Film

Spartacus

Film

Ace in the Hole

Charles Tatum

Film

Out of the Past

Whit Sterling

Film

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Ned Land

Film

Seconds

Co-Executive Producer

Film

The Final Countdown

Capt. Matthew Yelland

Film

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday

Filmography

Acting (176)

Movies (129)

From Roger Moore with Love

2024

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.8

Vincent van Gogh Superstar

2019

as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)

6.5

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

as (archive footage)

6.5

The Untameable Kirk Douglas

2017

as Self - Actor

6.2

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

2017

as Self

7.1

I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas

2015

as Self - Interviewee

Hollywood au pied du terril

2014

as Self

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

as (archive footage)

7.5

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

2012

as Self

6.0

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

as Self – Interviewee

6.6

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

2009

as Self

7.3

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France

2009

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

2009

as Self

2.0

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

2008

as Self

6.0

Empire State Building Murders

2008

as Jim Kovalski

Trumbo

2007

as Self - Interviewee

6.7

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

as Self

Illusion

as Donald Baines

It Runs in the Family

2003

as Mitchell Gromberg

6.0

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

2003

FBI contre Hollywood

2001

as Self

5.0

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

as Self

Diamonds

as Harry Agensky

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

as General Kalthrob

Completely Cuckoo

as Self

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

The Universal Story

1996

as Self (archive footage)

Greedy

as Uncle Joe

The Lies Boys Tell

as Ed Reese

A Century of Cinema

as Self

Two-Fisted Tales

as General Calthrop

The Secret

as Grandpa Mike Dunmore

Oscar

as Eduardo Provolone

Welcome to Veraz

as Quentin

Movie Tough Guys

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea

1990

as Ned Land (archive footage)

8.3

The Racing Experience

1988

as Self

6.0

Inherit the Wind

1988

as Matthew Harrison Brady

7.8

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

as Self

Tough Guys

as Archie Long

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

1986

as Self

Amos

1985

as Amos Lasher

7.0

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

as Self (archive footage)

Draw!

1984

as Harry H. Holland aka Handsome Harry Holland

6.3

Eddie Macon's Run

1983

as Carl 'Buster' Marzack

5.7

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

as Self

5.0

Let Poland Be Poland

1982

as Self

The Man from Snowy River

1982

as Harrison / Spur

7.0

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

as (in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage)

Remembrance Of Love

as Joe Rabin

The Final Countdown

as Capt. Matthew Yelland

Saturn 3

as Major Adam

Home Movies

as Dr. Tuttle

The Villain

as Cactus Jack

The Fury

as Peter Sandza

Holocaust 2000

as Robert Caine

Victory at Entebbe

as Herschel Vilnofsky

5.0

Posse

1975

as Howard Nightingale

Once Is Not Enough

as Mike Wayne

Mousey

as George Anderson

Scalawag

as Peg

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1973

as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

5.9

J'ai tout donné

1972

as Self

8.0

The Special London Bridge Special

1972

as The Indian Fighter

Kirk Douglas

1972

as Himself

The Master Touch

as Steve Wallace

A Gunfight

as Will Tenneray

Catch Me a Spy

as Andrej

The Light at the Edge of the World

1971

as Will Denton

6.0

There Was a Crooked Man...

as Paris Pitman, Jr.

The Arrangement

as Eddie Anderson

A Lovely Way to Die

as Jameson Schuyler

The Brotherhood

as Frank Ginetta

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

as Self

The War Wagon

as Lomax

The Way West

as Sen. William J. Tadlock

Is Paris Burning?

as General Patton

Cast a Giant Shadow

as Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus

Kirk Douglas

as Self

In Harm's Way

as Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.

6.6

The Heroes of Telemark

1965

as Dr. Rolf Pedersen

6.9

The Making of A Movie

1965

as Self

Seven Days in May

1964

as Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

7.3

The List of Adrian Messenger

1963

as George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson

For Love or Money

as Deke Gentry

The Hook

as Sgt. P.J. Briscoe

Lonely are the Brave

as John W. "Jack" Burns

7.4

Two Weeks in Another Town

1962

as Jack Andrus

5.9

The Last Sunset

1961

as Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley

Town Without Pity

as Major Garrett

Spartacus

as Spartacus

Strangers When We Meet

1960

as Larry Coe

6.2

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959

as Marshal Matt Morgan

The Devil's Disciple

as Richard Dudgeon

The Vikings

as Einar

Paths of Glory

as Col. Dax

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

as Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday

7.0

Top Secret Affair

1957

as Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin

4.3

Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

1957

as Self

Lust for Life

1956

as Vincent van Gogh

7.2

Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

1956

as Self

The Indian Fighter

as Johnny Hawks

Man Without a Star

as Dempsey Rae

The Racers

as Gino Borgesa

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as Ned Land

Ulysses

as Ulysses

Operation Undersea

as Self

The Disneyland Story

The Story of Three Loves

as Pierre Narval

Act of Love

as Robert Teller

The Juggler

as Hans Muller

The Bad and the Beautiful

as Jonathan Shields

The Big Sky

as Jim Deakins

The Big Trees

as Jim Fallon

Along the Great Divide

1951

as Marshal Len Merrick

Ace in the Hole

as Charles Tatum

Detective Story

as Det. James McLeod

The Glass Menagerie

as Jim O'Connor

Young Man with a Horn

1950

as Rick Martin

6.4

A Letter to Three Wives

as George Phipps

Champion

as Midge Kelly

My Dear Secretary

as Owen Waterbury

The Walls of Jericho

as Tucker Wedge

Out of the Past

as Whit Sterling

I Walk Alone

as Noll "Dink" Turner

6.5

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947

as Peter Niles

6.0

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

as Walter O'Neil

7.1

My Life As Roger Moore

as Self (Archivfilmmaterial)

Television (47)

Basketball: A Love Story

2018

as Self (archive footage)

7.3

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

as Self

6.0

Parkinson

1998

as Self (archive footage)

The View

as Self

Scene by Scene

as Self

Clive Anderson All Talk

1996

as Self

Touched by an Angel

as Ross Berger

Brisant

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Simpsons

1989

as Chester J. Lampwick (voice)

8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989

as Gen. Kalthrob

8.0

Clive James' Postcard from

1989

as Self

7.0

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Queenie

as David Konig

Goldene Kamera

as Self

Wogan

as Self

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

as Self

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Cérémonie des César

as Self - President

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

as Alex Vandervoort

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Apostrophes

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

as Self

6.0

People's Choice Awards

1975

as Self

9.0

Spécial cinéma

1974

as Self

Der große Preis

1974

as Self

6.0

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

Once Upon a Wheel

The Johnny Cash Show

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

as Self (uncredited)

6.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Lucy Show

as Kirk Douglas

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Recipient

Cinépanorama

as Self

The George Gobel Show

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

This Is Your Life

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Crew (24)

Movies (23)

Amos

1985

Executive Producer

7.0

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Executive Producer

Posse

Director

Posse

Producer

Scalawag

Director

Scalawag

Writer

Summertree

Producer

A Gunfight

Executive Producer

The Light at the Edge of the World

Producer

The Brotherhood

Producer

Grand Prix

Executive Producer

Seconds

Co-Executive Producer

7.3

Seven Days in May

1964

Co-Executive Producer

7.3

The List of Adrian Messenger

Executive Producer

Lonely are the Brave

Executive Producer

The Last Sunset

Executive Producer

Spartacus

Executive Producer

Strangers When We Meet

Executive Producer

The Vikings

Executive Producer

Paths of Glory

Producer

Lizzie

Executive Producer

Ride Out for Revenge

Executive Producer

The Indian Fighter

Executive Producer

Television (1)

Tales of the Vikings

1959

Producer

5.0