Kirk Douglas
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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
Filmography
My Life As Roger Moore
2026
as Self (Archivfilmmaterial)
From Roger Moore with Love
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
2019
as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
as (archive footage)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: The Shocking Truth
2018
as Self
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
as Self (archive footage)
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017
as Self
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
2017
as Self - Actor
I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas
2015
as Self - Interviewee
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
2015
as Self (archive photo)
Hollywood au pied du terril
2014
as Self
Discovering: Robert Mitchum
2014
as Self (archive footage)
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
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
2009
as Self
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
as Self
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
Empire State Building Murders
2008
as Jim Kovalski
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008
as Self
Trumbo
2007
as Self - Interviewee
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Illusion
2004
as Donald Baines
It Runs in the Family
2003
as Mitchell Gromberg
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
FBI contre Hollywood
2001
as Self
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001
as Self
Diamonds
1999
as Harry Agensky
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999
as General Kalthrob
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Completely Cuckoo
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
The Universal Story
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Clive Anderson All Talk
1996
as Self
Greedy
1994
as Uncle Joe
The Lies Boys Tell
1994
as Ed Reese
A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Ross Berger
Brisant
1994
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Two-Fisted Tales
1992
as General Calthrop
The Secret
1992
as Grandpa Mike Dunmore
Movie Tough Guys
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Oscar
1991
as Eduardo Provolone
Welcome to Veraz
1991
as Quentin
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
Inherit the Wind
1988
as Matthew Harrison Brady
The Racing Experience
1988
as Self
All-Time Movie Greats
1988
as Self (archive footage)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Queenie
1987
as David Konig
Tough Guys
1986
as Archie Long
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
1986
as Self
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Amos
1985
as Amos Lasher
Draw!
1984
as Harry H. Holland aka Handsome Harry Holland
A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French Landscape
1984
as Narrator
Salute to Lady Liberty
1984
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Eddie Macon's Run
1983
as Carl 'Buster' Marzack
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
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
Let Poland Be Poland
1982
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Home Movies
1980
as Dr. Tuttle
The Final Countdown
1980
as Capt. Matthew Yelland
Saturn 3
1980
as Major Adam
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
as Self
The Villain
1979
as Cactus Jack
The Fury
1978
as Peter Sandza
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Holocaust 2000
1977
as Robert Caine
Victory at Entebbe
1976
as Herschel Vilnofsky
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
as Alex Vandervoort
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
Posse
1975
as Howard Nightingale
Once Is Not Enough
1975
as Mike Wayne
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self
Mousey
1974
as George Anderson
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Der große Preis
1974
as Self
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Scalawag
1973
as Peg
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Master Touch
1972
as Steve Wallace
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
as The Indian Fighter
J'ai tout donné
1972
as Self
Kirk Douglas
1972
as Himself
A Gunfight
1971
as Will Tenneray
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971
as Will Denton
Catch Me a Spy
1971
as Andrej
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Once Upon a Wheel
1971
Film '72
1971
as Self
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Paris Pitman, Jr.
The Arrangement
1969
as Eddie Anderson
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
The Brotherhood
1968
as Frank Ginetta
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
as Jameson Schuyler
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The War Wagon
1967
as Lomax
The Way West
1967
as Sen. William J. Tadlock
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as General Patton
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
Pour le plaisir
1964
as Self
The List of Adrian Messenger
1963
as George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson
The Hook
1963
as Sgt. P.J. Briscoe
For Love or Money
1963
as Deke Gentry
Lonely are the Brave
1962
as John W. "Jack" Burns
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
as Jack Andrus
The Lucy Show
1962
as Kirk Douglas
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Last Sunset
1961
as Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley
Town Without Pity
1961
as Major Garrett
Spartacus
1960
as Spartacus
Strangers When We Meet
1960
as Larry Coe
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
as Marshal Matt Morgan
The Devil's Disciple
1959
as Richard Dudgeon
The Vikings
1958
as Einar
Paths of Glory
1957
as Col. Dax
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
Top Secret Affair
1957
as Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light
1957
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Lust for Life
1956
as Vincent van Gogh
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?
1956
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Recipient
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Man Without a Star
1955
as Dempsey Rae
The Indian Fighter
1955
as Johnny Hawks
The Racers
1955
as Gino Borgesa
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
as Ned Land
Ulysses
1954
as Ulysses
Operation Undersea
1954
as Self
The Disneyland Story
1954
as Self
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
The Story of Three Loves
1953
as Pierre Narval
Act of Love
1953
as Robert Teller
The Juggler
1953
as Hans Muller
The Oscars
1953
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
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Detective Story
1951
as Det. James McLeod
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Charles Tatum
Along the Great Divide
1951
as Marshal Len Merrick
Young Man with a Horn
1950
as Rick Martin
The Glass Menagerie
1950
as Jim O'Connor
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Ulysses (archive footage)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Kirk Douglas
Champion
1949
as Midge Kelly
A Letter to Three Wives
1949
as George Phipps
My Dear Secretary
1948
as Owen Waterbury
The Walls of Jericho
1948
as Tucker Wedge
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
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