Kirk Douglas
Acting Born Dec 9, 1916 Died Feb 5, 2020 Amsterdam, New York, USA 213 credits
Biography
Kirk Douglas was an American actor, producer, director, and author. Born on December 9, 1916, he grew up as Izzy Demsky and later legally changed his name to Kirk Douglas. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Douglas appeared in more than 90 movies, known for his explosive acting style. His early films include Champion, Young Man with a Horn, Ace in the Hole, and Detective Story. He received a Golden Globe for his work in Detective Story. Douglas's career spanned many decades, with a notable acting career in film.
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Career overview
Kirk Douglas was an American actor who appeared in numerous films during his career. He is known for his explosive acting style. Douglas became an international star for his role in the 1949 film Champion, which brought him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
He continued to appear in various films throughout his career. Some of his notable early works include Young Man with a Horn, Ace in the Hole, and Detective Story. The latter film earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
Douglas went on to appear in over 90 movies during his acting career.
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Career timeline
From Roger Moore with Love
Morceaux de Cannes
Kubrick by KubrickCharlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Mike Wallace Is HereVincent van Gogh Superstar
Basketball: A Love StoryOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: The Shocking Truth
The Untameable Kirk DouglasIf You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Johnny Cash: American RebelI Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas
Hollywood au pied du terril
Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenStanley Kubrick in Focus
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of FranceMaking of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestKirk Douglas: Before I Forget
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand VoicesEmpire State Building Murders
Trumbo
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Illusion
Real Time with Bill MaherIt Runs in the FamilyThe Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
Lana Turner... a Daughter's MemoirFBI contre Hollywood
DiamondsTales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Parkinson
The ViewScene by SceneCompletely CuckooBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Clive Anderson All TalkThe Universal Story
Touched by an AngelBrisantGreedyA Century of CinemaThe Lies Boys Tell
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Two-Fisted TalesThe Secret
OscarWelcome to VerazMovie Tough Guys
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
The SimpsonsTales from the CryptClive James' Postcard from
LIVE with Kelly and MarkInherit the WindThe Racing ExperienceAll-Time Movie Greats
Queenie
Tough GuysLooney Tunes 50th AnniversaryMike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Full Filmography
213 titles- From Roger Moore with Love (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
- Kubrick by Kubrick (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) as (archive footage)
- Vincent van Gogh Superstar (2019) as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
- Basketball: A Love Story (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: The Shocking Truth (2018) as Self
- The Untameable Kirk Douglas (2017) as Self - Actor
- If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017) as Self
- Johnny Cash: American Rebel (2015) as Self (archive photo)
- 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)
- Stanley Kubrick in Focus (2012) as Self
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) as Self – Interviewee
- Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France (2009)
- Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2009) as Self
- Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget (2009) as Self
- Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices (2008) as Self
- Empire State Building Murders (2008) as Jim Kovalski
- Trumbo (2007) as Self - Interviewee
- A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) as Self
- Illusion (2004) as Donald Baines
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) as Self
- It Runs in the Family (2003) as Mitchell Gromberg
- The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway (2003)
- Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001) as Self
- FBI contre Hollywood (2001) as Self
- Diamonds (1999) as Harry Agensky
- Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (1999) as General Kalthrob
- Parkinson (1998) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self
- Scene by Scene (1997) as Self
- Completely Cuckoo (1997) as Self
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Clive Anderson All Talk (1996) as Self
- The Universal Story (1996) as Self (archive footage)
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Ross Berger
- Brisant (1994) as Self
- Greedy (1994) as Uncle Joe
- A Century of Cinema (1994) as Self
- The Lies Boys Tell (1994) as Ed Reese
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Two-Fisted Tales (1992) as General Calthrop
- The Secret (1992) as Grandpa Mike Dunmore
- Oscar (1991) as Eduardo Provolone
- Welcome to Veraz (1991) as Quentin
- Movie Tough Guys (1991) as Self (archive footage)
- Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea (1990) as Ned Land (archive footage)
- The Simpsons (1989) as Chester J. Lampwick (voice)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Gen. Kalthrob
- Clive James' Postcard from (1989) as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
- Inherit the Wind (1988) as Matthew Harrison Brady
- The Racing Experience (1988) as Self
- All-Time Movie Greats (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- Queenie (1987) as David Konig
- Tough Guys (1986) as Archie Long
- Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986) as Self
- Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick (1986) as Self
- Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985) as Self (archive footage)
- Amos (1985) as Amos Lasher
- Amos (1985) Executive Producer
- Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
- Draw! (1984) as Harry H. Holland aka Handsome Harry Holland
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) Executive Producer
- Eddie Macon's Run (1983) as Carl 'Buster' Marzack
- James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983) as Self
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self (archive footage)
- Let Poland Be Poland (1982) as Self
- The Man from Snowy River (1982) as Harrison / Spur
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) as (in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage)
- Remembrance Of Love (1982) as Joe Rabin
- Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980) as Self
- The Final Countdown (1980) as Capt. Matthew Yelland
- Saturn 3 (1980) as Major Adam
- Home Movies (1980) as Dr. Tuttle
- The Villain (1979) as Cactus Jack
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- The Fury (1978) as Peter Sandza
- Holocaust 2000 (1977) as Robert Caine
- Cérémonie des César (1976) as Self - President
- Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (1976) as Alex Vandervoort
- Victory at Entebbe (1976) as Herschel Vilnofsky
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Apostrophes (1975) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self
- Once Is Not Enough (1975) as Mike Wayne
- Posse (1975) as Howard Nightingale
- Posse (1975) Director
- Posse (1975) Producer
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Der große Preis (1974) as Self
- Mousey (1974) as George Anderson
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973) as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
- Scalawag (1973) as Peg
- Scalawag (1973) Director
- Scalawag (1973) Writer
- J'ai tout donné (1972) as Self
- Kirk Douglas (1972) as Himself
- The Master Touch (1972) as Steve Wallace
- The Special London Bridge Special (1972) as The Indian Fighter
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
- A Gunfight (1971) as Will Tenneray
- A Gunfight (1971) Executive Producer
- The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) as Will Denton
- The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) Producer
- Catch Me a Spy (1971) as Andrej
- Summertree (1971) Producer
- Once Upon a Wheel (1971)
- There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) as Paris Pitman, Jr.
- The Johnny Cash Show (1969) as Self
- The Arrangement (1969) as Eddie Anderson
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
- The Brotherhood (1968) as Frank Ginetta
- The Brotherhood (1968) Producer
- A Lovely Way to Die (1968) as Jameson Schuyler
- Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968) as Self
- The War Wagon (1967) as Lomax
- The Way West (1967) as Sen. William J. Tadlock
- Is Paris Burning? (1966) as General Patton
- Seconds (1966) Co-Executive Producer
- Grand Prix (1966) Executive Producer
- Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) as Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus
- Kirk Douglas (1966) as Self
- In Harm's Way (1965) as Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.
- The Heroes of Telemark (1965) as Dr. Rolf Pedersen
- The Making of A Movie (1965) as Self
- Seven Days in May (1964) as Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
- Seven Days in May (1964) Co-Executive Producer
- Pour le plaisir (1964) as Self
- The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) as George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson
- The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) Executive Producer
- For Love or Money (1963) as Deke Gentry
- The Hook (1963) as Sgt. P.J. Briscoe
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Kirk Douglas
- Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) as Jack Andrus
- Lonely are the Brave (1962) as John W. "Jack" Burns
- Lonely are the Brave (1962) Executive Producer
- The Last Sunset (1961) as Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley
- The Last Sunset (1961) Executive Producer
- Town Without Pity (1961) as Major Garrett
- Spartacus (1960) as Spartacus
- Spartacus (1960) Executive Producer
- Strangers When We Meet (1960) as Larry Coe
- Strangers When We Meet (1960) Executive Producer
- The Devil's Disciple (1959) as Richard Dudgeon
- Tales of the Vikings (1959) Producer
- Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) as Marshal Matt Morgan
- The Vikings (1958) as Einar
- The Vikings (1958) Executive Producer
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- Paths of Glory (1957) as Col. Dax
- Paths of Glory (1957) Producer
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) as Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
- Lizzie (1957) Executive Producer
- Top Secret Affair (1957) as Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin
- Ride Out for Revenge (1957) Executive Producer
- Van Gogh: Darkness into Light (1957) as Self
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Recipient
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Guest
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Lust for Life (1956) as Vincent van Gogh
- Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From? (1956) as Self
- The Indian Fighter (1955) as Johnny Hawks
- The Indian Fighter (1955) Executive Producer
- Man Without a Star (1955) as Dempsey Rae
- The Racers (1955) as Gino Borgesa
- Ulysses (1954) as Ulysses
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) as Ned Land
- The George Gobel Show (1954) as Self
- Operation Undersea (1954) as Self
- The Disneyland Story (1954) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Act of Love (1953) as Robert Teller
- The Story of Three Loves (1953) as Pierre Narval
- The Juggler (1953) as Hans Muller
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) as Jonathan Shields
- The Big Sky (1952) as Jim Deakins
- The Big Trees (1952) as Jim Fallon
- Ace in the Hole (1951) as Charles Tatum
- Detective Story (1951) as Det. James McLeod
- Along the Great Divide (1951) as Marshal Len Merrick
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Ulysses (archive footage)
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Kirk Douglas
- Young Man with a Horn (1950) as Rick Martin
- The Glass Menagerie (1950) as Jim O'Connor
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949) as George Phipps
- Champion (1949) as Midge Kelly
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Walls of Jericho (1948) as Tucker Wedge
- My Dear Secretary (1948) as Owen Waterbury
- Out of the Past (1947) as Whit Sterling
- I Walk Alone (1947) as Noll "Dink" Turner
- Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) as Peter Niles
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) as Walter O'Neil
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Monsters of the Deep as Himself
- My Life As Roger Moore as Self (Archivfilmmaterial)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kirk Douglas best known for?
Kirk Douglas is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Basketball: A Love Story (2018), Illusion (2004), Real Time with Bill Maher (2003), Parkinson (1998).
When and where was Kirk Douglas born?
Kirk Douglas was born on December 9, 1916 in Amsterdam, New York, USA. They passed away on February 5, 2020.
How many credits does Kirk Douglas have?
Kirk Douglas has accumulated over 213 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1944 to 2024.
What is Kirk Douglas's background in cinema and television?
Kirk Douglas was an American actor, producer, director, and author. Born on December 9, 1916, he grew up as Izzy Demsky and later legally changed his name to Kirk Douglas. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Douglas appeared in more than 90 movies, known for his explosive acting style. His early fi...
Kirk Douglas by the numbers
213credits
158films
55TV series
1944–2024active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self — aged about 57
- J'ai tout donné (1972) as Self — aged about 55
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self — aged about 58
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self — aged about 39
- Apostrophes (1975) as Self — aged about 58
- Paths of Glory (1957) as Col. Dax — aged about 40
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