Biography: Kirk Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch Demsky on 12/9/1916 in Amsterdam, New York. In Douglas' career he has had a role in 82 films, 9 plays, six books, and a host of other contributions to his art. His film credits include roles in films like "Spartacus and Lust For Life". He received a Golden Globe for Best Actor in Lust For Life. In 96, Douglas won an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement.
Filmography:
Family Jewels (2002)
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001)
Diamonds (1999)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
Take Me Home Again (1994)
Greedy (1994)
The Secret (1992)
A Salute to Kirk Douglas (1991)
Two-Fisted Tales (1991)
Veraz (1991)
Oscar (1991)
The Racing Experience (1988)
Inherit the Wind (1988)
Queenie (1987)
Tough Guys (1986)
Amos (1985)
Salute to Lady Liberty (1984)
Draw! (1984)
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
The Man from Snowy River (1982)
Remembrance of Love (1982)
The Final Countdown (1980)
Saturn 3 (1980)
The Maestro (1979)
The Villain (1979)
The Fury (1978)
Rain of Fire (1977)
Victory at Entebbe (1976)
Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (1976)
Posse (1975)
Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough (1975)
Mousey (1974)
Scalawag (1973)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973)
A Man to Respect (1972)
The London Bridge Special (1972)
To Catch a Spy (1971)
A Gunfight (1971)
The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
The Arrangement (1969)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968)
The Brotherhood (1968)
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
The War Wagon (1967)
The Way West (1967)
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
In Harm's Way (1965)
Seven Days in May (1964)
For Love or Money (1963)
The Hook (1963)
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
The Last Sunset (1961)
Town Without Pity (1961)
Spartacus (1960)
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
One Angry Day (1959)
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
The Vikings (1958)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Top Secret Affair (1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light (1956)
Lust for Life (1956)
The Indian Fighter (1955)
Man Without a Star (1955)
The Racers (1955)
Ulisse (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Act of Love (1954)
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
The Juggler (1953)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
The Big Trees (1952)
The Big Sky (1952)
Detective Story (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Travelers (1951)
The Glass Menagerie (1950)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Champion (1949)
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
The Walls of Jericho (1948)
My Dear Secretary (1948)
I Walk Alone (1948)
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)