Kirk Douglas
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-12-09 (104 years old)
Deathday
2020-02-05
Place of Birth
Amsterdam, New York, USA
Also known As
Issur Danielovitch
Issur Danielovitch Demsky
Isador Demsky
Izzy Demsky
Кёрк Дуглас
Керк Даґлас
کرک داگلاس
Kirk Douglas
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 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 (1...
Acting
1954
as Ned Land
1960
as Spartacus
1957
as Col. Dax
1947
as Whit Sterling
1991
as Self (archive footage)
1985
as Self (archive footage)
1973
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
1966
as General Patton
1951
as Det. James McLeod
1986
as Archie Long
1976
as Herschel Vilnofsky
1957
as Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
2003
as Mitchell Gromberg
1963
as George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson
1964
as Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
1982
as Harrison / Spur
1980
as Dr. Tuttle
1991
as Eduardo Provolone
1966
as Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus
1980
as Capt. Matthew Yelland
1951
as Charles Tatum
1982
as (in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage)
1952
as Jonathan Shields
1994
as Uncle Joe
1978
as Peter Sandza
1949
as Midge Kelly
1946
as Walter O'Neil
1947
as Noll "Dink" Turner
1970
as Paris Pitman, Jr.
1967
as Lomax
1950
as Rick Martin
1999
as Harry Agensky
1983
as Carl 'Buster' Marzack
1956
as Vincent van Gogh
1959
as Marshal Matt Morgan
1958
as Einar
1967
as Sen. William J. Tadlock
1962
as John W. "Jack" Burns
1955
as Dempsey Rae
1952
as Jim Deakins
1952
as Jim Fallon
1954
as Ulysses
1951
as Marshal Len Merrick
1962
as Jack Andrus
1965
as Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.
1949
as George Phipps
1975
as Howard Nightingale
1977
as Robert Caine
1965
as Dr. Rolf Pedersen
1961
as Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley
1972
as Steve Wallace
1948
as Owen Waterbury
1950
as Jim O'Connor
1969
as Eddie Anderson
2008
as Jim Kovalski
1947
as Peter Niles
1980
as Major Adam
1971
as Will Tenneray
1968
as Frank Ginetta
1971
as Will Denton
1971
as Andrej
1961
as Major Garrett
1955
as Johnny Hawks
1959
as Richard Dudgeon
1960
as Larry Coe
1968
as Jameson Schuyler
2004
as Donald Baines
1975
as Mike Wayne
1974
as George Anderson
2015
as Self - Interviewee
1948
as Tucker Wedge
1984
as Harry H. Holland aka Handsome Harry Holland
1953
as Pierre Narval
2008
1973
as Peg
1994
as Ed Reese
1957
as Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin
1955
as Gino Borgesa
1979
as Cactus Jack
1986
as Self
1953
as Robert Teller
1963
as Sgt. P.J. Briscoe
1982
as Joe Rabin
1988
as Matthew Harrison Brady
1963
as Deke Gentry
1985
as Amos Lasher
2009
1953
as Hans Muller
2019
as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
1957
1954
as Self
1972
as The Indian Fighter
2012
as (archive footage)
2001
as Self
2010
as Self – Interviewee
2007
as Self - Interviewee
1997
as Self (archive footage)
2019
as (archive footage)
1991
as Quentin
1972
as Self
1992
as General Calthrop
2012
as Self
1992
as Grandpa Mike Dunmore
1968
as Self
2017
1997
as Self
1966
as Self
1983
1996
as Self (archive footage)
2017
as Self - Actor
2014
as Self (archive footage)
1994
as Self
2014
as Self
2020
as Self (archive footage)
1999
as General Kalthrob
1982
as Self
2001
2024
as Self (archive footage)
1988
as Self
1990
as Ned Land (archive footage)
2009
1972
as Himself
1965
as Self
Production
1960
as Executive Producer
1957
as Producer
1975
as Director
1964
as Co-Executive Producer
1971
as Producer
1973
as Director
1966
as Co-Executive Producer
1971
as Executive Producer
1968
as Producer
1983
as Executive Producer
1985
as Executive Producer
1966
as Executive Producer
1957
as Executive Producer
1955
as Executive Producer
1957
as Executive Producer
1960
as Executive Producer
1973
as Writer
1962
as Executive Producer
1975
as Producer
1958
as Executive Producer
1963
as Executive Producer
1971
as Producer
1961
as Executive Producer
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