
Kirk Douglas
Ziua de naștere: 1916-12-09- 2020-02-05
Locul nașterii: Amsterdam, New York, USA
Biografie: 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.

Out of the Past, 1947
Detectiv
Romantic
Thriller

Ace in the Hole, 1951
Dramă

The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952
Dramă
Romantic

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1954
Aventură
Științifico-Fantastic

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, 1957
Vestern

Paths of Glory, 1957
Război
Dramă
Istoric

The Vikings, 1958
Aventură
Istoric
Acțiune

Spartacus, 1960
Istoric
Război
Dramă
Aventură

The Fury, 1978
Horror
Științifico-Fantastic
Thriller

The Final Countdown, 1980
Război
Acțiune
Științifico-Fantastic

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, 1982
Comedie
Mister
Detectiv

Oscar, 1991
Comedie

Greedy, 1994
Comedie