Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Acting

Birthday

1916/12/09

Day of death

2020/02/05 (103 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Amsterdam, New York, USA

Also know as

Issur Danielovitch, Issur Danielovitch Demsky, Isador Demsky, Izzy Demsky, Кёрк Дуглас, Керк Даґлас

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...Read more

Acting
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
7.0

(1954) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as Ned Land

Spartacus
7.5

(1960) Spartacus

as Spartacus

Paths of Glory
8.3

(1957) Paths of Glory

as Col. Dax

Out of the Past
7.6

(1947) Out of the Past

as Whit Sterling

Movie Tough Guys
10.0

(1991) Movie Tough Guys

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
0.0

(1985) Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as Self (archive footage)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
5.8

(1973) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

Paris brûle-t-il?
7.2

(1966) Is Paris Burning?

as General Patton

Detective Story
7.0

(1951) Detective Story

as Det. James McLeod

Tough Guys
5.9

(1986) Tough Guys

as Archie Long

Victory at Entebbe
5.0

(1976) Victory at Entebbe

as Herschel Vilnofsky

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0

(1957) Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday

It Runs in the Family
6.0

(2003) It Runs in the Family

as Mitchell Gromberg

The List of Adrian Messenger
6.6

(1963) The List of Adrian Messenger

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

Seven Days in May
7.2

(1964) Seven Days in May

as Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

The Man from Snowy River
6.9

(1982) The Man from Snowy River

as Harrison / Spur

Home Movies
5.4

(1980) Home Movies

as Dr. Tuttle

Oscar
6.3

(1991) Oscar

as Eduardo Provolone

Cast a Giant Shadow
6.3

(1966) Cast a Giant Shadow

as Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus

The Final Countdown
6.6

(1980) The Final Countdown

as Capt. Matthew Yelland

Ace in the Hole
7.8

(1951) Ace in the Hole

as Charles Tatum

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.6

(1982) Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

The Bad and the Beautiful
7.3

(1952) The Bad and the Beautiful

as Jonathan Shields

Greedy
6.1

(1994) Greedy

as Uncle Joe

The Fury
6.3

(1978) The Fury

as Peter Sandza

Champion
6.6

(1949) Champion

as Midge Kelly

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
7.1

(1946) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

as Walter O'Neil

I Walk Alone
6.6

(1947) I Walk Alone

as Noll "Dink" Turner

There Was a Crooked Man...
6.8

(1970) There Was a Crooked Man...

as Paris Pitman, Jr.

The War Wagon
6.9

(1967) The War Wagon

as Lomax

Young Man with a Horn
6.3

(1950) Young Man with a Horn

as Rick Martin

Diamonds
5.3

(1999) Diamonds

as Harry Agensky

Eddie Macon's Run
5.8

(1983) Eddie Macon's Run

as Carl 'Buster' Marzack

Lust for Life
7.1

(1956) Lust for Life

as Vincent van Gogh

Last Train from Gun Hill
7.0

(1959) Last Train from Gun Hill

as Marshal Matt Morgan

The Vikings
7.0

(1958) The Vikings

as Einar

The Way West
6.0

(1967) The Way West

as Sen. William J. Tadlock

Lonely are the Brave
7.3

(1962) Lonely are the Brave

as John W. "Jack" Burns

Man Without a Star
6.5

(1955) Man Without a Star

as Dempsey Rae

The Big Sky
6.5

(1952) The Big Sky

as Jim Deakins

The Big Trees
5.5

(1952) The Big Trees

as Jim Fallon

Ulisse
6.5

(1954) Ulysses

as Ulysses

Along the Great Divide
7.2

(1951) Along the Great Divide

as Marshal Len Merrick

Two Weeks in Another Town
5.9

(1962) Two Weeks in Another Town

as Jack Andrus

In Harm's Way
6.5

(1965) In Harm's Way

as Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.

A Letter to Three Wives
7.2

(1949) A Letter to Three Wives

as George Phipps

Posse
5.9

(1975) Posse

as Howard Nightingale

Holocaust 2000
5.9

(1977) Holocaust 2000

as Robert Caine

The Heroes of Telemark
6.9

(1965) The Heroes of Telemark

as Dr. Rolf Pedersen

The Last Sunset
6.7

(1961) The Last Sunset

as Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley

Un uomo da rispettare
5.6

(1972) The Master Touch

as Steve Wallace

My Dear Secretary
5.9

(1948) My Dear Secretary

as Owen Waterbury

The Glass Menagerie
5.6

(1950) The Glass Menagerie

as Jim O'Connor

The Arrangement
6.7

(1969) The Arrangement

as Eddie Anderson

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
6.4

(2005) A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

as Self

0.0

(2008) Empire State Building Murders

as Jim Kovalski

Mourning Becomes Electra
6.3

(1947) Mourning Becomes Electra

as Peter Niles

Saturn 3
5.2

(1980) Saturn 3

as Major Adam

A Gunfight
5.8

(1971) A Gunfight

as Will Tenneray

The Brotherhood
5.9

(1968) The Brotherhood

as Frank Ginetta

The Light at the Edge of the World
5.9

(1971) The Light at the Edge of the World

as Will Denton

Catch Me a Spy
4.6

(1971) Catch Me a Spy

as Andrej

Town Without Pity
6.9

(1961) Town Without Pity

as Major Garrett

The Indian Fighter
6.2

(1955) The Indian Fighter

as Johnny Hawks

The Devil's Disciple
6.5

(1959) The Devil's Disciple

as Richard Dudgeon

Strangers When We Meet
6.3

(1960) Strangers When We Meet

as Larry Coe

A Lovely Way to Die
4.4

(1968) A Lovely Way to Die

as Jameson Schuyler

Illusion
8.2

(2004) Illusion

as Donald Baines

Once Is Not Enough
5.2

(1975) Once Is Not Enough

as Mike Wayne

Mousey
4.6

(1974) Mousey

as George Anderson

0.0

(2015) I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas

as Self - Interviewee

The Walls of Jericho
5.7

(1948) The Walls of Jericho

as Tucker Wedge

Draw!
6.5

(1984) Draw!

as Harry H. Holland aka Handsome Harry Holland

The Story of Three Loves
5.6

(1953) The Story of Three Loves

as Pierre Narval

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
5.8

(2008) Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

as Self

Scalawag
5.5

(1973) Scalawag

as Peg

The Lies Boys Tell
5.0

(1994) The Lies Boys Tell

as Ed Reese

Top Secret Affair
4.6

(1957) Top Secret Affair

as Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin

The Racers
6.0

(1955) The Racers

as Gino Borgesa

The Villain
5.8

(1979) The Villain

as Cactus Jack

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
0.0

(1986) Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

as Self

Un acte d'amour
6.7

(1953) Act of Love

as Robert Teller

The Hook
5.8

(1963) The Hook

as Sgt. P.J. Briscoe

Remembrance Of Love
6.0

(1982) Remembrance Of Love

as Joe Rabin

Inherit the Wind
8.0

(1988) Inherit the Wind

as Matthew Harrison Brady

For Love or Money
5.3

(1963) For Love or Money

as Deke Gentry

Amos
7.0

(1985) Amos

as Amos Lasher

Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
7.3

(2009) Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget

as Self

The Juggler
6.6

(1953) The Juggler

as Hans Muller

Vincent van Gogh Superstar
6.5

(2019) Vincent van Gogh Superstar

as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)

0.0

(1957) Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

as Self

Operation Undersea
2.0

(1954) Operation Undersea

as Self

0.0

(1972) The Special London Bridge Special

as The Indian Fighter

Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim
7.5

(2012) Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

5.0

(2001) FBI contre Hollywood

as Self

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.9

(2010) Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as Self – Interviewee

Trumbo
6.7

(2007) Trumbo

as Self - Interviewee

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
7.0

(1997) Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as Self (archive footage)

Mike Wallace Is Here
6.5

(2019) Mike Wallace Is Here

as (archive footage)

Bienvenido a Veraz
3.7

(1991) Welcome to Veraz

as Quentin

J'ai tout donné
8.0

(1972) J'ai tout donné

as ---

Two-Fisted Tales
4.6

(1992) Two-Fisted Tales

as General Calthrop

6.0

(2012) Stanley Kubrick in Focus

as Self

The Secret
0.0

(1992) The Secret

as Grandpa Mike Dunmore

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
0.0

(1968) Rowan & Martin at the Movies

as Self

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
7.1

(2017) If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

as Self

Completely Cuckoo
7.5

(1997) Completely Cuckoo

as Self

Queenie
4.8

(1987) Queenie

as David Konig

Kirk Douglas
5.6

(1966) Kirk Douglas

as Self

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
6.7

(1986) Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

as Self

James Bond: The First 21 Years
5.0

(1983) James Bond: The First 21 Years

as Self

Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
0.0

(1956) Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

as Self

The Universal Story
7.7

(1996) The Universal Story

as Self (archive footage)

Kirk Douglas, l'indompté
6.2

(2017) The Untameable Kirk Douglas

as Self - Actor

And the Oscar Goes To...
7.0

(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

A Century of Cinema
8.0

(1994) A Century of Cinema

as Self

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
0.0

(2003) The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

as ---

0.0

(2014) Hollywood au pied du terril

as Self

Kubrick by Kubrick
7.5

(2020) Kubrick by Kubrick

as Self (archive footage)

The Disneyland Story
8.0

(1954) The Disneyland Story

as ---

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
8.7

(1999) Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

as General Kalthrob

Let Poland Be Poland
0.0

(1982) Let Poland Be Poland

as Self

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
7.3

(2001) Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

as Self

From Roger Moore with Love
7.0

(2024) From Roger Moore with Love

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

(1988) The Racing Experience

as Self

Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
8.0

(1990) Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea

as Ned Land (archive footage)

The Simpsons
8.0

(1989) The Simpsons

as Chester J. Lampwick (voice)

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Touched by an Angel
7.2

(1994) Touched by an Angel

as Ross Berger

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.5

(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as ---

The Lucy Show
7.1

(1962) The Lucy Show

as Kirk Douglas

Tales from the Crypt
8.0

(1989) Tales from the Crypt

as Gen. Kalthrob

The View
4.4

(1997) The View

as Self

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.1

(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.6

(1967) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

The Johnny Cash Show
6.5

(1969) The Johnny Cash Show

as Self

This Is Your Life
6.6

(1952) This Is Your Life

as Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3

(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

The Steve Allen Show
5.0

(1956) The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Recipient

0.0

(1996) Clive Anderson All Talk

as Self

The Oscars
7.0

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

The Kennedy Center Honors
7.3

(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Basketball: A Love Story
7.0

(2018) Basketball: A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Ulysses (archive footage)

7.0

(1954) The George Gobel Show

as Self

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
3.0

(1976) Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

as Alex Vandervoort

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Wogan
4.5

(1982) Wogan

as Self

6.0

(1971) V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

Scene by Scene
6.0

(1997) Scene by Scene

as Self

Spécial cinéma
0.0

(1974) Spécial cinéma

as Self

Verstehen Sie Spaß?
3.8

(1980) Verstehen Sie Spaß?

as Self

3.5

(1966) Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

The Steve Allen Show
5.0

(1956) The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0

(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Queenie
6.0

(1987) Queenie

as David Konig

Champs-Elysées
6.2

(1982) Champs-Elysées

as Self

10.0

(1990) Star Life

as Self (archive footage)

Cinépanorama
8.0

(1956) Cinépanorama

as Self

Apostrophes
8.5

(1975) Apostrophes

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show
6.7

(1968) The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

What's My Line?
6.9

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Real Time with Bill Maher
6.0

(2003) Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Champs-Elysées
6.2

(1982) Champs-Elysées

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

(1974) Der große Preis

as Self

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee/Presenter

Brisant
5.5

(1994) Brisant

as Self

Parkinson
0.0

(1998) Parkinson

as Self (archive footage)

Parkinson
0.0

(1998) Parkinson

as Self