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Kirk Douglas (I)
Actor | Producer | Soundtrack
Cleft-chinned, steely-eyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being "the ragman's son" (the name of his best-selling 1988 autobiography) to become a bona fide superstar, Kirk ...
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Known for
Spartacus (1960),
Ace in the Hole (1951),
The Vikings (1958),
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Details
Dec
9,
1916 (age 103)
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5' 9"
(1.75m)
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Filmography | Edit filmography
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Tough Guys (1986)
Archie Long, Production Consultant (as Issur Danielovitch), Associate Producer (uncredited) |
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The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson, Executive Producer (uncredited), Performer ("Nocturne In E-Flat Op. 9 No. 2") |
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The Last Sunset (1961)
Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley, Executive Producer (uncredited), Performer ("Pretty Little Girl In The Yellow Dress") |
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Kirk Douglas Grusswort an die deutschen Premierengäste von 'Spartacus' (1960)
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Man Without a Star (1955)
Dempsey Rae, Performer ("And the Moon Grew Brighter and Brighter") (uncredited) |
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The Glass Menagerie (1950)
Jim O'Connor, Performer ("When the Foeman Bears His Steel", "Let the Rest of the World Go By") (uncredited) |
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Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Rick Martin, Performer ("Shadow Waltz", "Baby Face", "Lovin' Sam (The Sheik of Alabam)", "Silent Night, Holy Night", "Ain't She Sweet", "The Blue Room", "Can't We Be Friends?", "Tea for Two", "The Man I Love", "'S Wonderful", "Someone to Watch Over Me") (uncredited) |
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The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008)
(TV Movie) - Ned Land (archive footage), Performer ("A Whale of a Tale") (uncredited) |
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The Simpsons (1996)
(TV Series) - Chester J. Lampwick (1 episode, 1996), Soundtrack (1 episode, 1996)
The Day the Violence Died (Mar
17,
1996)
Season 7,
Episode 18
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Chester J. Lampwick (voice),
Soundtrack ("The Gold Diggers' Song (We're In the Money)")
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (1974)
(TV Special) - Himself, Performer ("Give My Regards to Broadway") (uncredited) |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973)
(TV Movie) - Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde, Performer ("Bicycle Song", "Rules") |
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The Johnny Cash Show (1970)
(TV Series) - Performer ("I Walk the Line") (1 episode, 1970), Himself - Singer (1 episode, 1970) |
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The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958)
(TV Special) - Himself - Performer, Performer ("It's Great Not To Be Nominated") |
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The Jack Benny Program (1954)
(TV Series) - Kirk (1 episode, 1954), Performer ("Basin Street Blues") (1 episode, 1954)
The Jam Session Show (Oct
17,
1954)
Season 5,
Episode 2
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Kirk,
Performer ("Basin Street Blues") (uncredited)
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Entertainment Tonight (2006–2018)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Author, Life Could Be Verse (10 episodes, 2006) |
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5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1999)
(TV Special) - Himself - Life Achievement Award Recipient |
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The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1994)
(TV Special) - Himself - Honoree |
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Late Night with David Letterman (1986–1992)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Himself (4 episodes, 1986) |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Kirk Douglas (1991)
(TV Special) - Himself - Guest of Honor |
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1990)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest Host (14 episodes, 1963) |
La nuit des Césars (1980–1990)
(TV Series) - Himself - President & Presenter / Himself / Himself - Winner (3 episodes, 1980) |
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The American Academy of Dramatic Arts Annual Tribute: A Salute to Kirk Douglas (1987)
(TV Special) - Himself - Honoree |
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Saturday Night Live (1980)
(TV Series) - Himself - Host / Spartacus / Col. Lloyd D. Westman / Harry Lieberman / Various (1 episode, 1980)
Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave (Feb
23,
1980)
Season 5,
Episode 12
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Himself - Host / Spartacus / Col. Lloyd D. Westman / Harry Lieberman / Various
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The 16th Annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner of National Conference of Christians and Jews (1979)
(TV Special) - Himself |
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The Mike Douglas Show (1973–1978)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Himself - Actor (7 episodes, 1973) |
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The Dick Cavett Show (1971–1973)
(TV Series) - Himself - Actor / Peg from film SCALAWAG (2 episodes, 1971) |
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The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1969)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Guest (3 episodes, 1966)
Kirk Douglas, Jackie Mason, Eloise Laws, Bob Melvin, Pam Meyers (Nov
27,
1969)
Season 7,
Episode 73
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Toast of the Town (1954–1966)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest Host (4 episodes, 1954)
Debbie Reynolds, Kirk Douglas, Totie Fields, Count Basie, Ed Ames, Allen & Rossi, Woody Herman, Cilla Black, Dick Capri, Arthur Haynes (Mar
27,
1966)
Season 19,
Episode 28
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Himself - Guest
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The Steve Allen Show (1957–1958)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Himself - Recipient (2 episodes, 1957)
Kirk Douglas, Joni James, Roy Hamilton, Jonathan Winters, The Hi-Lo's (Jun
15,
1958)
Season 3,
Episode 37
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The Perry Como Show (1955)
(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1955)
Kirk Douglas, June Valli, Arnold Stang, Ruth Gilbert, The Treniers (Dec
17,
1955)
Season 8,
Episode 14
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The Colgate Comedy Hour (1952–1955)
(TV Series) - Himself - Awards Presenter / Himself - Actor (2 episodes, 1952)
Telecast of Modern Screen Magazine's annual awards at the Coconut Grove in Hollywood (Nov
27,
1955)
Season 6,
Episode 9
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Himself - Awards Presenter
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The Ken Murray Show (1950–1952)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Himself (2 episodes, 1950)
Cecil B. DeMille/Kirk Douglas/Peggy Ann Garner/Nancy Carroll (Jan
12,
1952)
Season 3,
Episode 19
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Entertainment Tonight (2014–2017)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Author, Life Could Be Verse (4 episodes, 2014) |
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Dr. Kubrick, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Eyes Wide Shut (2014)
(Short) - Himself (archive footage) |
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60 Minutes (2006–2012)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself (segment "The Entertainers") (2 episodes, 2006)
I'm Mike Wallace (May
21,
2006)
Season 38,
Episode 35
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Himself (segment "The Entertainers") (archive footage)
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Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005)
(TV Movie) - Jonathan Shields (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part I: 1956-1961 (2002)
(Video) - Himself (archive footage) |
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001)
(TV Special) - Himself (archive footage) |
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Biography (1995–1998)
(TV Series) - Walter O'Neil (clip from The Strange Love of Martha ivers (1946)) / George Phipps (3 episodes, 1995) |
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Xena: Warrior Princess (1996)
(TV Series) - Spartacus (1 episode, 1996)
Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards (Jan
22,
1996)
Season 1,
Episode 13
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Century of Cinema (1995)
(TV Series) - Noll 'Dink' Turner, 'I Walk Alone' (1 episode, 1995)
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (Mar
6,
1998)
Season 1,
Episode 6
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Noll 'Dink' Turner, 'I Walk Alone' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
(TV Series) - Whit (clip from Out of the Past (1947)) (1 episode, 1987)
Dark Victory (Jul
31,
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Season 1,
Episode 5
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Whit (clip from Out of the Past (1947)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Jack Benny's Twentieth Anniversary Special (1970)
(TV Special) - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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