Acting
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.
Filmography
My Life As Roger Moore
Film · 2026
From Roger Moore with Love
Film · 2024
Morceaux de Cannes
Film · 2021
Kubrick by Kubrick
Film · 2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Film · 2020
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
Film · 2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
Film · 2019
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: The Shocking Truth
Film · 2018
Basketball: A Love Story
Series · 2018
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Film · 2017
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
Film · 2017
I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas
Film · 2015
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Film · 2015
Hollywood au pied du terril
Film · 2014
Discovering: Robert Mitchum
Film · 2014
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Film · 2012
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
Film · 2012
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Film · 2010
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
Film · 2009
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Film · 2009
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
Film · 2009
Empire State Building Murders
Film · 2008
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Film · 2008
Trumbo
Film · 2007
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Film · 2005
Illusion
Film · 2004
It Runs in the Family
Film · 2003
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
Film · 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Series · 2003
FBI contre Hollywood
Film · 2001
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Film · 2001
Diamonds
Film · 1999
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Film · 1999
Parkinson
Series · 1998
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Film · 1997
Completely Cuckoo
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Scene by Scene
Series · 1997
The Universal Story
Film · 1996
Clive Anderson All Talk
Series · 1996
Greedy
Film · 1994
The Lies Boys Tell
Film · 1994
A Century of Cinema
Film · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Brisant
Series · 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Two-Fisted Tales
Film · 1992
The Secret
Film · 1992
Movie Tough Guys
Film · 1991
Oscar
Film · 1991
Welcome to Veraz
Film · 1991
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
Film · 1990
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Clive James' Postcard from
Series · 1989
Inherit the Wind
Film · 1988
The Racing Experience
Film · 1988
All-Time Movie Greats
Film · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Queenie
Series · 1987
Tough Guys
Film · 1986
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Film · 1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Film · 1986
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Film · 1985
Amos
Film · 1985
Draw!
Film · 1984
A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French Landscape
Film · 1984
Salute to Lady Liberty
Film · 1984
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
Eddie Macon's Run
Film · 1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Film · 1983
The Man from Snowy River
Film · 1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Film · 1982
Remembrance Of Love
Film · 1982
Let Poland Be Poland
Film · 1982
Wogan
Series · 1982
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
Home Movies
Film · 1980
The Final Countdown
Film · 1980
Saturn 3
Film · 1980
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Series · 1980
The Villain
Film · 1979
The Fury
Film · 1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
Series · 1978
Holocaust 2000
Film · 1977
Victory at Entebbe
Film · 1976
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Series · 1976
Cérémonie des César
Series · 1976
Posse
Film · 1975
Once Is Not Enough
Film · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Apostrophes
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
Mousey
Film · 1974
Spécial cinéma
Series · 1974
Der große Preis
Series · 1974
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Film · 1973
Scalawag
Film · 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
The Master Touch
Film · 1972
The Special London Bridge Special
Film · 1972
J'ai tout donné
Film · 1972
Kirk Douglas
Film · 1972
A Gunfight
Film · 1971
The Light at the Edge of the World
Film · 1971
Catch Me a Spy
Film · 1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Series · 1971
Once Upon a Wheel
Series · 1971
Film '72
Series · 1971
There Was a Crooked Man...
Film · 1970
The Arrangement
Film · 1969
The Johnny Cash Show
Series · 1969
The Brotherhood
Film · 1968
A Lovely Way to Die
Film · 1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Film · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
The War Wagon
Film · 1967
The Way West
Film · 1967
Is Paris Burning?
Film · 1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
Film · 1966
Kirk Douglas
Film · 1966
In Harm's Way
Film · 1965
The Heroes of Telemark
Film · 1965
The Making of A Movie
Film · 1965
Seven Days in May
Film · 1964
Pour le plaisir
Series · 1964
The List of Adrian Messenger
Film · 1963
The Hook
Film · 1963
For Love or Money
Film · 1963
Lonely are the Brave
Film · 1962
Two Weeks in Another Town
Film · 1962
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Last Sunset
Film · 1961
Town Without Pity
Film · 1961
Spartacus
Film · 1960
Strangers When We Meet
Film · 1960
Last Train from Gun Hill
Film · 1959
The Devil's Disciple
Film · 1959
The Vikings
Film · 1958
Paths of Glory
Film · 1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Film · 1957
Top Secret Affair
Film · 1957
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
Film · 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Series · 1957
Lust for Life
Film · 1956
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
Film · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
Cinépanorama
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Man Without a Star
Film · 1955
The Indian Fighter
Film · 1955
The Racers
Film · 1955
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Film · 1954
Ulysses
Film · 1954
Operation Undersea
Film · 1954
The Disneyland Story
Film · 1954
The George Gobel Show
Series · 1954
The Story of Three Loves
Film · 1953
Act of Love
Film · 1953
The Juggler
Film · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
Film · 1952
The Big Sky
Film · 1952
The Big Trees
Film · 1952
This Is Your Life
Series · 1952
Detective Story
Film · 1951
Ace in the Hole
Film · 1951
Along the Great Divide
Film · 1951
Young Man with a Horn
Film · 1950
The Glass Menagerie
Film · 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Series · 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Series · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
The Jack Benny Program
Series · 1950
Champion
Film · 1949
A Letter to Three Wives
Film · 1949
My Dear Secretary
Film · 1948
The Walls of Jericho
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Out of the Past
Film · 1947
I Walk Alone
Film · 1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
Film · 1947
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Film · 1946
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Monsters of the Deep
Film