Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/9/1916
Place of Birth
Amsterdam, New York, USA
Also Known As
Issur DanielovitchIssur Danielovitch DemskyIsador Demsky
Kirk Douglas
Biography
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 (195...
Known For
Spartacus
as Spartacus
The Racers
as Gino Borgesa
The Vikings
as Einar
The Villain
as Cactus Jack
Scalawag
as Peg
The Fury
as Peter Sandza
Holocaust 2000
as Robert Caine
Oscar
as Eduardo Provolone
Saturn 3
as Major Adam
The Big Sky
as Jim Deakins
Mousey
as George Anderson
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Ned Land
A Gunfight
as Will Tenneray
Detective Story
as Det. James McLeod
Posse
as Howard Nightingale
The Light at the Edge of the World
as Will Denton
The Last Sunset
as Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley
The Story of Three Loves
as Pierre Narval
It Runs in the Family
as Mitchell Gromberg
The Way West
as Sen. William J. Tadlock