Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 09/12/1916 (107 years old)
Place of birth: Amsterdam, New York, USA
nationality: American
height: 1.75 m
Net worth: $60,000,000

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the UK

Kubrick by Kubrick

Kubrick by Kubrick (2020)

7.1

74%

role:
Self (archive footage)

2020

Documentary

7.1

74%

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

7.1

70%

role:
Self (archive footage)

Not available

2014

Documentary

TV Movie

7.1

70%

Not available

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

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

7.7

71%

role:
Himself – Interviewee

2010

Documentary

7.7

71%

Trumbo

7.4

69%

role:
Himself / Interviewee

2007

Documentary

7.4

69%

Greedy

6.3

62%

role:
Uncle Joe McTeague

1994

Comedy

6.3

62%

Oscar

6.5

62%

role:
Eduardo Provolone

1991

Comedy

6.5

62%

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

6.7

65%

role:
Executive Producer

1983

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7

65%

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

6.8

66%

role:
(in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage)

1982

Comedy

Mystery

6.8

66%

The Man from Snowy River

The Man from Snowy River (1982)

7.2

69%

role:
Harrison / Spur

1982

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Western

7.2

69%

Saturn 3

Saturn 3 (1980)

5.1

53%

role:
Major Adam & 1 more

1980

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.1

53%

The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown (1980)

6.7

66%

role:
Capt. Matthew Yelland

1980

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

War & Politics

6.7

66%

The Villain

The Villain (1979)

5.3

59%

role:
Cactus Jack

1979

Comedy

Western

5.3

59%

The Fury

The Fury (1978)

6.3

63%

role:
Peter Sandza

1978

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3

63%

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

6.8

68%

role:
Paris Pitman, Jr.

1970

Western

6.8

68%

The War Wagon

The War Wagon (1967)

6.8

69%

role:
Lomax

1967

Western

6.8

69%

Grand Prix

Grand Prix (1966)

7.2

71%

role:
Executive Producer

1966

Action

Drama

7.2

71%

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning? (1966)

6.8

73%

role:
General Patton

1966

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.8

73%

Seconds

7.6

74%

role:
Co-Executive Producer

1966

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6

74%

The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

6.5

70%

role:
Dr. Rolf Pedersen

1965

Action

War & Politics

6.5

70%

In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way (1965)

7.3

68%

role:
Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.

1965

Drama

War & Politics

7.3

68%

Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May (1964)

7.8

73%

role:
Co-Executive Producer

1964

Drama

Thriller

7.8

73%

Spartacus

Spartacus (1960)

7.9

75%

role:
Executive Producer & 1 more

1960

Adventure

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.9

75%

Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat (1959)

7.2

71%

role:
Welding Seaman (uncredited)

1959

Action

Comedy

Romance

7.2

71%

Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)

7.3

71%

role:
Marshal Matt Morgan

1959

Western

7.3

71%

The Vikings

The Vikings (1958)

7.0

71%

role:
Einar

1958

Action

Adventure

History

7.0

71%

Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory (1957)

8.4

83%

role:
Producer & 1 more

1957

Drama

War & Politics

8.4

83%

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

7.1

70%

role:
Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday

1957

Western

7.1

70%

Lust for Life

Lust for Life (1956)

7.3

72%

role:
Vincent van Gogh

1956

Drama

7.3

72%

Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star (1955)

6.8

66%

role:
Dempsey Rae

1955

Western

6.8

66%

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

7.2

71%

role:
Ned Land

1954

Adventure

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2

71%

Ulysses

6.6

64%

role:
Ulysses

1954

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6

64%

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

7.8

74%

role:
Jonathan Shields

1952

Drama

Romance

7.8

74%

Detective Story

Detective Story (1951)

7.5

70%

role:
Det. James 'Jim' McLeod

1951

Crime

Drama

7.5

70%

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole (1951)

8.1

79%

role:
Chuck Tatum

1951

Drama

8.1

79%

Champion

Champion (1949)

7.3

66%

role:
Michael 'Midge' Kelly

1949

Drama

7.3

66%

A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

7.7

73%

role:
George Phipps

1949

Drama

Romance

7.7

73%

Out of the Past

Out of the Past (1947)

8.0

77%

role:
Whit Sterling

1947

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

8.0

77%

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

7.4

72%

role:
Walter O'Neil

1946

Drama

Thriller

7.4

72%

: Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Kirk Douglas are, for example, Kubrick by Kubrick, Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff and Greedy.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
: The best StreamFat ratings are Paths of Glory (8.4), Ace in the Hole (8.0) and Out of the Past (7.9).