Kirk Douglas Life Mask Direct From a Vintage Casting. Spartacus, Ulysses

Description: This is a contemporary casting direct from an original vintage life mask of acting legend Kirk Douglas. The original casting came directly from MGM's make-up department and Oscar winning make-up artist William Tuttle (1912-2007). The casting has remarkable detail and was done with a material (Negacol) that even picks up detail of the hair. I presented a bust to Kirk at the screening of "Spartacus" at the Directors Guild in 1991. Kirk Douglas also received sculptures from me on his 99th and 100th birthdays that he graciously accepted and added to his extensive collection. -William Forsche This 1:1 life-size casting is professionally crafted using a professional grade plaster and has a sturdy metal loop in the back for displaying on a wall. William Forsche has been creating and collecting lifecasts for most of his adult life. One of Forsche's career highlights was creating a lifecast of Vincent Price in 1988. "I have personally been collecting and creating life masks in Hollywood for over 30 years." "This is a professionally made modern casting made of the highest grade materials available." - William Forsche William Forsche offers you this high quality life mask direct from his Hollywood collection. Castings from our "Premium" Life Mask collection are made for the discriminating collector. These castings have been professionally remastered from the best source materials available, and should not be confused with lower quality life masks readily available elsewhere. A signed C.O.A. and a signature on every cast is provided by William Forsche to ensure its authenticity and high quality. Our castings have been used in numerous film productions, William Forsche has done life mask creation for Academy Award winning make-up artists Rick Baker, Greg Cannom and for George Lucas' special effects company Industrial Light and Magic. Many of our castings are also in the personal collections of high profile collectors and artists such as: Guillermo del Toro, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Liza Minnelli, Hugh Heffner, Kirk Douglas, and the late Tony Curtis and Gregory Peck. Testimonials from Hollywood professionals about the quality of Forsche Design Life Masks. Andy Schoneberg is a two time Emmy award winning makeup artist for "The Walking Dead." Below is the Humphrey Bogart display he created using one of Forsche's Life Masks. "I met William 28 years ago(!) on Dead Heat. He was a master life caster then, doing excellent work. He's a fantastic artist and technician. William's life cast collection is without equal. If William is offering a life cast of a particular person, you can bet he's done the legwork to make sure that it's the best, most accurate cast available. 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For the last two decades, your life casts gave me that invaluable understanding. And without that knowledge, I would never have been able to correctly interpret poorly lit or artistically shot photographs when I recreated Tupac for Coachella." -Dan Platt Tom Spina: Sculptor, Movie Prop Conservation Artist and Collector works on an original "Mrs. Doubtfire" appliance displayed on a custom Robin Williams life mask display bust provided by William Forsche of Forsche Design. "To any and all collectors of lifecasts, You will simply never find another source like William Forsche. His decades of film FX experience and encyclopedic knowledge are a benefit not found in any other lifecast seller, but the real value is in the exquisite quality of the castings themselves. Each is a work of art in its own right, always with highest level of detail of any available, and the closest generation to the original actor's face. I am never disappointed when I open a package from Forsche! I've counted on Bill for reference busts when recreating famous faces and also for things like copies of Robin Williams' head, to which we applied two sets of original Mrs. Doubtfire appliances for display. In order to achieve that, we needed castings that were properly sized and without warp. Bill delivered, as he always does! I can highly recommend his work to anyone interested and look forward to my next purchase!" Sincerely, -Tom Spina Daniel Horne is a multiple award winning artist, painter and mask maker whose work is in many private collections worldwide including: Guillermo del Toro, Greg Nicotero and Rick Baker. "William, Thank you again for offering great life casts, I have ten of yours and they are far superior to anything else that is offered." -Daniel Horne Mike Hill is a portrait sculptor and artist whose work is in many private collections, Mike has also sculpted for television's "American Horror Story" and film projects such as "Men in Black 3" and "The Wolfman." "Life masks are a valuable tool in the process of sculpting a human head or likeness. It doesnt matter if it isn?t the actual person, understanding the folds and planes of the face is far easier to understand if you hold one in your hand . William Forsche is my go-to for any life mask." -Mike Hill Why purchase our life masks when there are cheaper plastic castings and other sources available? "The advent of the internet has put collecting life masks into the hands of many people outside the film industry; I have personally acquired some of these life masks from various internet sources and have been extremely disappointed with the quality and the distortion (shrinkage etc.) of these castings. The average person outside the film industry doesn't have studio grade life masks to compare their castings with. With over 30 years of selectively collecting life masks it has always been my goal to obtain the highest quality masks available. Not only have I been a collector I am also a Hollywood life mask artist who has created some of the castings that exist in private collections, museums and have been used in the production of many of the major Hollywood films which I have worked on. My professional experience gives me the insight and the ability to compare similar castings and grade them on their detail, shrinkage and distortion. It is my goal and my passion to always make the highest quality life masks possible and it is my pleasure to share these casts with the discriminating life mask collector." -William Forsche Select Thumbnails Below To View Larger Images Forsche Design's white plaster lifecast of Grace Kelley on the left compared to theirs which is on the right. Our more complete and detailed Grace Kelley cast does not exhibit the shrinkage or distortion of their casting which has less detail. Their once white plastic cast has yellowed considerably with age and has only a single wire as a do it yourself type of hanger. Lifecast artist Willa Shalit invited William Forsche to New York City in 1986 to teach her his lifecasting techniques, after seeing the torso and face casting of Hugh Heffner's girlfriend that he created for the Playboy Mansion. Forsche was later asked to assist Willa Shalit with the smiling lifecast of Stevie Wonder created for his Album cover "Characters." Many of Forsche's lifecasting techniques were also utilized for some of Shalit's more refined lifecasts in her book "Life Cast: Behind the Mask." Forsche works on a life mask of Brooke Shields in Shalit's lifecast studio, New York City circa 1986. Modern day photo of William Forsche recreating the "Aladdin Sane" life masks that he originally made for David Bowie's personal collection. David Bowie and William Forsche at "Top of the Pops" circa 1987. William Forsche with Hollywood Acting Legends: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Gregory Peck. Select image below to read an article about the lifecast artist William Forsche. William Forsche was asked to join several other top Hollywood make-up effects artists recently to teach his lifecasting techniques in the "Ultimate Creature Creator Class." Performer's Film Television & Media Appearances Kirk Douglas Bio 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 Douglas, also known as Issur Danielovitch Demsky, was born in Amsterdam, New York, in 1916. His parents, Bryna (Sanglel) and Herschel Danielovitch, were Jewish immigrants from Chavusy, Mahilyow Voblast (now in Belarus). Although growing up in a poor ghetto, Douglas was a fine student and a keen athlete and wrestled competitively during his time at St. Lawrence University. However, he soon identified an acting scholarship as a way out of his meager existence, and was sufficiently talented to gain entry into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He only appeared in a handful of minor Broadway productions before joining the US Navy in 1941, and then after the end of hostilities in 1945, returned to the theater and some radio work. On the insistence of ex-classmate Lauren Bacall movie producer Hal B. Wallis screen-tested Douglas and cast him in the lead role in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946). His performance received rave reviews and further work quickly followed, including an appearance in the low-key drama I Walk Alone (1948), the first time he worked alongside fellow future screen legend Burt Lancaster. Such was the strong chemistry between the two that they appeared in seven films together, including the dynamic western Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), the John Frankenheimer political thriller Seven Days in May (1964) and their final pairing in the gangster comedy Tough Guys (1986). Douglas once said about his good friend: "I've finally gotten away from Burt Lancaster. My luck has changed for the better. I've got nice-looking girls in my films now". After appearing in "I Walk Alone", Douglas scored his first Oscar nomination playing the untrustworthy and opportunistic boxer Midge Kelly in the gripping Champion (1949). The quality of his work continued to garner the attention of critics and he was again nominated for Oscars for his role as a film producer in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and as tortured painter Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life (1956), both directed by Vincente Minnelli. In 1955 Douglas launched his own production company, Bryna Productions, the company behind two pivotal film roles in his career. The first was as French army officer Col. Dax in director Stanley Kubrick's brilliant anti-war epic Paths of Glory (1957). Douglas reunited with Kubrick for yet another epic, the magnificent Spartacus (1960). The film also marked a key turning point in the life of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who had been blacklisted during the McCarthy "Red Scare" hysteria in the 1950s. At Douglas' insistence Trumbo was given on-screen credit for his contributions, which began the dissolution of the infamous blacklisting policies begun almost a decade previously that had destroyed so many careers and lives. Douglas remained busy throughout the 1960s, starring in many films,. He played a rebellious modern-day cowboy in Lonely Are the Brave (1962), acted alongside John Wayne in the World War II story In Harm's Way (1965), again with The Duke in a drama about the Israeli fight for independence, Cast a Giant Shadow (1966), and once more with Wayne in the tongue-in-cheek western The War Wagon (1967). Additionally, in 1963 he starred in an onstage production of Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", but despite his keen interest, no Hollywood studio could be convinced to bring the story to the screen. However, the rights remained with the Douglas clan, and Kirk's talented son Michael Douglas finally filmed the tale in 1975, starring Jack Nicholson. Into the 1970s Douglas wasn't as busy as previous years; however, he starred in some unusual vehicles, including alongside a young Arnold Schwarzenegger in the loopy western comedy The Villain (1979), then with Farrah Fawcett in the sci-fi thriller Saturn 3 (1980) and then he traveled to Australia for the horse opera/drama The Man from Snowy River (1982). Unknown to many, Kirk has long been involved in humanitarian causes and has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the US State Department since 1963. His efforts were rewarded in 1981 with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and in 1983 with the Jefferson Award. Furthermore, the French honored him with the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. More recognition followed for his work with the American Cinema Award (1987), the German Golden Kamera Award (1987), The National Board of Reviews Career Achievement Award (1989), an honorary Academy Award (1995), Recipient of the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award (1999) and the UCLA Medal of Honor (2002). Despite a helicopter crash and a stroke suffered in the 1990s, he remains active and continues to appear in front of the camera. - IMDb Mini Biography By: firehouse44 Kirk Douglas is an American actor, producer, director, and author. After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, he had his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s and 1960s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war movies. During a sixty-year acting career, he has appeared in over 90 movies, and in 1960 was responsible for helping to end the Hollywood Blacklist. In 1949, after a lead role as an unscrupulous boxing hero in Champion, for which he was nominated as Best Actor, Douglas became a star. His style of acting relied on expressing great concentration, realism, and powerful emotions, and he subsequently gravitated toward roles requiring strong characters. Among his early films were Young Man with a Horn, playing opposite Lauren Bacall (1950), Billy Wilder's controversial Ace in the Hole (1951), and Detective Story (1951). He received a second Oscar nomination for his dramatic role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), where he played opposite Lana Turner. His powerful acting performance as Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life (1956) is considered one of his finest roles. He is among the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. In 1955, he established Bryna Productions, which began producing films as varied as Paths of Glory (1957) and Spartacus (1960). In those two films, he starred and collaborated with then relatively unknown director, Stanley Kubrick. Douglas helped break the Hollywood blacklist by having Dalton Trumbo write Spartacus with an official on-screen credit, although Trumbo's family claims he overstated his role. He produced and starred in Lonely Are the Brave (1962), considered a cult classic, and Seven Days in May (1964), opposite Burt Lancaster, with whom he made seven films. In 1963, he starred in the Broadway play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a story he purchased, which he later gave to his son Michael Douglas, who turned it into an Oscar-winning film. As an actor and philanthropist, Douglas has received three Academy Award nominations, an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, and the Medal of Freedom. As an author, he has written ten novels and memoirs. Currently, he is No. 17 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema, and the highest-ranked living person on the list. After barely surviving a helicopter crash in 1991 and then suffering a stroke in 1996, he has focused on renewing his spiritual and religious life. He lives with producer Anne Buydens, his wife of over 60 years. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Pedro Borges Spouse (2) Anne Douglas (29 May 1954 - present) (2 children) Diana Douglas (2 November 1943 - 23 February 1951) (divorced) (2 children) Trade Mark (3) Gravelly voice Dimpled chin Frequently played manipulative, angry and often cruel leading characters that bordered on unsympathetic but were always compelling Trivia (85) Ranked #53 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list, October 1997. Born Issur Danielovitch (also reported as Issur Danielovitch Demsky) to father Jacob Danielovitch, and mother Bryna, from Russia, who came to America in 1912. Suffered a stroke in January 1996 that made it very difficult for him to talk. Speech therapy over the years greatly alleviated the problem. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Jimmy Carter on 17th January 1981. This is the highest US honor a civilian can receive. Turned down two Oscar-winning roles: Lee Marvin's in Cat Ballou (1965) and William Holden's in Stalag 17 (1953). Father of 4 sons: Michael Douglas, Eric Douglas, Joel Douglas and Peter Douglas. Earned $50,000 for saying the only English word at the end of a 1980s Japanese TV commercial: "Coffee". Speaks German (fluently, but not accent-free) and also French. He survived a helicopter crash on February 23, 1991, in which two fellow occupants were killed. He was left with a debilitating back injury. Kirk has celebrated his Bar Mitzvah twice. Firstly, the typical 13 years of age, and secondly when he was 83 years old. President Class Of 1939, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York. Graduated with a degree in English. Received a UCLA Medal of honor 14 June 2002 from the University of California, Los Angeles, during school's graduation ceremony for theater, film and television students. Previous recipients include former US Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, and actors Laurence Olivier and Carol Burnett. Granddaughter Carys Zeta Douglas born April 21, 2003. Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1984. Father-in-law of Catherine Zeta-Jones. Was originally cast to play Col. Sam Trautman in First Blood (1982), but walked out on the project. Douglas wanted substantial changes made to the script, specifically that John Rambo die at the hands of Trautman, like the character did in the novel. The writers held their ground and refused. Richard Crenna was eventually cast in the role. He was voted the 36th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. He wore lifts in many of his films, which made him appear about 5' 11" or 6 feet on screen. Once, as a prank, Burt Lancaster found Douglas's lifts on a film set and hid them from him, which allegedly infuriated the shorter actor. Douglas had a fully Jewish upbringing, but did not practice extensively as an adult. This changed when, on his 83rd birthday, he had a second Bar Mitzvah, reaffirming his faith and causing him to practice again. Was named #17 greatest actor on The 50 Greatest Screen Legends list by the American Film Institute. Had a pacemaker fitted after collapsing in a restaurant in August 1986. President of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980. Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1970. He and Burt Lancaster acted together in 7 movies: Victory at Entebbe (1976), Tough Guys (1986), Seven Days in May (1964), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), I Walk Alone (1948), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) and The Devil's Disciple (1959). He had both knees replaced in 2005, against the advice of his doctors. The operation was a success. After his son Michael Douglas was fired from the stage production of the play "Summer Tree", Kirk bought the stage and film rights to the story and gave it to Michael to star in. Grandfather of 7 children: Cameron Douglas (b. 13 December 1978), Dylan Michael Douglas (b. 8 August 2000), Carys Zeta Douglas (b. 20 April 2003) (children of his son Michael Douglas), Kelsey (b. 1992), Tyler (b. 1996), Ryan (b. 2000) and Jason (b. 2003) (children of his son Peter Douglas) Former father-in-law of Diandra Douglas. Appeared in a stage production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and later bought the film rights. He didn't make a movie of it and eventually turned the rights over to his son Michael Douglas, who was able to secure financing and produce the film, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). If he had not heeded wife Anne Douglas's advice, he would have been on producer Michael Todd's private plane in 1958 when it crashed and killed all on-board. Todd's wife Elizabeth Taylor was also scheduled to be on the plane but canceled due to a bad cold. Met his German wife-to-be, Anne Douglas, when she applied for a job as his assistant on the French location shoot for the movie Act of Love (1953). He was awarded the American National Medal of Arts in 2001 from the National Endowment of the Arts. He lived in Palm Springs, CA, for more than 40 years. In October 2005 the city honored him by naming a lushly-landscaped drive "Kirk Douglas Way". It winds around part of Palm Springs International Airport. A lavish ceremony and party was given by the Palm Springs International Film Society and International Film Festival and was attended by the actor, his wife Anne Douglas and their three surviving sons. His son Joel, also a Palm Springs resident, was responsible for the campaign. Gave up his two- to three-pack-a-day cigarette habit in 1950. His father later died from lung cancer in 1955, at the age of 72. In 1955 he was among the first actors to set up a personal production company, Bryna Productions, after the first name of his mother. He and his wife Anne Douglas renewed their wedding vows in California around the 50th anniversary of their 1954 marriage. They reaffirmed their vows before 300 friends and family members at the famous Greystone Estate in Beverly Hills. Guests included Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, Nancy Reagan and Tony Curtis. Douglas walked into the traditional Jewish ceremony to the tune of "I'm In The Mood For Love" and later sang a tune he'd written for the occasion, "Please Stay In Love With Me". Attended the state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan, with Charlton Heston, Tom Selleck and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, on June 11, 2004. Helped break the Hollywood blacklist by hiring Dalton Trumbo, a member of the "Hollywood Ten", to write the screenplay for Spartacus (1960). Despite widespread criticism from many in the industry, including John Wayne and Hedda Hopper, Douglas refused to back down and Trumbo received screen credit under his own name. When presenting Douglas with an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement at The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996), Steven Spielberg publicly thanked Douglas for his courage. However, Otto Preminger had already broken the blacklist by hiring Trumbo for Exodus (1960). Trumbo's family publicly said that Douglas greatly exaggerated his role in breaking the blacklist. Attended the premiere of Basic Instinct (1992), which starred his son, Michael Douglas. Fell out with his close friend, former President Jimmy Carter, over Carter's 2006 book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid". His idol was President Harry S. Truman. Confirmed his retirement from acting after making Illusion (2004), although he did act in one more film, Empire State Building Murders (2008), and has had numerous appearances (as himself) on entertainment and gossip programs, and in documentaries. While filming The War Wagon (1967) in September 1966, Douglas enraged his co-star John Wayne by recording a television advertisement for Edmund G. Brown, the Democratic Governor of California, after Wayne had recorded an advertisement for Republican challenger Ronald Reagan. Admitted he made The Big Trees (1952) for nothing just to get out of his contract with Warner Bros. He later said, "It was a terrible movie.". In his last book, "Let's Face It: 90 Years of Living, Loving and Learning", he expressed regret at turning down William Holden's Oscar-winning role in Stalag 17 (1953), Stephen Boyd's role in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), and Lee Marvin's Oscar-winning role in Cat Ballou (1965). He was a close friend of Jack Valenti. He was originally cast in John Wayne's role in Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), but pulled out in order to make Champion (1949). His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 6263 Hollywood Blvd. Is an avid user of the Internet and is registered with MySpace. Best of friends with Karl Malden (who was also very close with his son Michael Douglas, with whom he co-starred on The Streets of San Francisco (1972)). After Malden died in 2009, Douglas remarked that their acquaintance was the longest he had with anyone in his life, lasting 70 years. Made his stage debut in 1942. He was not close friends with Burt Lancaster as was often perceived. The closeness of their friendship was largely fabricated by the publicity-wise Douglas, while, in reality, they were very competitive with each other and sometimes privately expressed a mutual personal disdain despite a mutual respect for their acting talents. Speaks French. Co-hosted (with Cass Elliot) the release party for folk-rocker Donovan's 1969 "Barabajagal" album, posing for photos with Donovan and Elliot. He described Donovan as "not just a gentleman, but a gentle man". His acting mentor was Gary Cooper. Release of his book, "Let's Face It: 90 Years of Living, Loving and Learning" in 2007, at the age of 91. [2007] Release of his book, "The Gift" in 1992. [1992] Release of his book, "Climbing the Mountain: My Search for Meaning", in 1997, at the age of 81. [1997] Release of his book, "The Ragman's Son: An Autobiography" published in 1988, and which was also a tribute to his father, who had died in 1950. The book spent many weeks on the New York Times bestseller's list, including several weeks at number one. [1988] Release of his book, "Last Tango in Brooklyn," published in 1984. [1994] Release of his book, "My Stroke of Luck," published in 2002. [2002] Release of his book, "Dance with the Devil," published in 1990. [1990] Lonely Are the Brave (1962) is his personal favourite film. He rejected a key role in The Great Sinner (1949) to star in Champion (1949). He was replaced by Melvyn Douglas. According to Burt Lancaster in 1987 at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts tribute to Douglas: "Kirk would be the first person to tell you he's a very difficult man." After a pause he added, " And I would be the second.". Douglas' father changed the family name from Danielovich to Demsky. Broadway play. Succeeded Richard Widmark in "Trio.". [1945] Hedda Hopper told him after he became a star with Champion (1949), "Now that you're a big hit, you've become a real S.O.B." Douglas replied," You're wrong. I was always an S.O.B. You just never noticed before.". Hal B. Wallis tested him for a role in what would be his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) after a recommendation by friend Lauren Bacall. Douglas wrote his autobiography without the help of a ghostwriter - very unusual for a Hollywood bio. Was signed to play Gabey in On the Town (1949) but had to be replaced because he suffered from a case of psychosomatic laryngitis. He got out of his contract with Warner Bros. by offering to star in any picture they chose for no salary. The picture was The Big Trees (1952). Broadway play. "The Wind Is Ninety" as the Unkown Soldier of World War I. Directed by Ralph Nelson. (6/21/1945). [1945] Broadway play "Raincheck for Joe" closed during rehearsals. [1945] When he was contacted by MGM to replace Ricardo Montalban in The Story of Three Loves (1953) because of his box-office power, he refused until he discussed it with Montalban, who was in training for the role. Although Montalban felt appreciative of Douglas' concern for him, he understood Metro's position and surrendered the role. After winning a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he found work as a waiter at Schraft's on 86th Treet and Broadway. Among the other aspiring actors working there was John Forsythe. Douglas claims that painter Marc Chagall asked the actor to play him in a filmography, but the actor turned him down after the rigors of playing painter Vincent Van Gogh in Lust for Life (1956). Although he played Ernest Borgnine's son in The Vikings (1958), he was six weeks his senior in real life. Cowboy Stan Polson, owner of the Apple Valley Stables, taught Kirk Douglas how to ride a horse for Douglas's role in his first western, "Along the Great Divide". Is portrayed by Dean O'Gorman in Trumbo (2015). Publicly called for more gun control in the United States in June 2013. His claim to have broken the blacklist by hiring Dalton Trumbo to write the screenplay for Spartacus (1960) was publicly disputed by Trumbo's son and daughter, as well as the film's producer Edward Lewis and Howard Fast's children. Douglas claimed to be 5'11" at his peak. However he was well known for wearing lifts and many sources say his peak height was 5'8". He released this statement for the release of Trumbo (2015): "As actors it is easy for us to play the hero. We get to fight the bad guys and stand up for justice. In real life, the choices are not always so clear. The Hollywood Blacklist, recreated powerfully on screen in Trumbo, was a time I remember well. The choices were hard. The consequences were painful and very real. During the blacklist, I had friends who went into exile when no one would hire them; actors who committed suicide in despair. My young co-star in Detective Story (1951), Lee Grant, was unable to work for twelve years after she refused to testify against her husband before the House Un-American Activities Committee. I was threatened that using a Blacklisted writer for Spartacus (1960) - my friend Dalton Trumbo - would mark me as a "Commie-lover" and end my career. There are times when one has to stand up for principle. I am so proud of my fellow actors who use their public influence to speak out against injustice. At 98 years old, I have learned one lesson from history: It very often repeats itself. I hope that Trumbo, a fine film, will remind all of us that the Blacklist was a terrible time in our country, but that we must learn from it so that it will never happen again.". Recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation in 1986. Personal Quotes (43) I've finally gotten away from Burt Lancaster. My luck has changed for the better. I've got nice-looking girls in my films now. Virtue is not photogenic. What is it to be a nice guy? To be nothing, that's what. A big fat zero with a smile for everybody. I've made a career of playing sons of bitches. In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail. I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up. Making movies is a form of narcissism. People are always talking about the old days. They say that the old movies were better, that the old actors were so great. But I don't think so. All I can say about the old days is that they have passed. I have always told my sons that they didn't have my advantages of being born into abject poverty. I think half the success in life comes from first trying to find out what you really want to do. And then going ahead and doing it. Life is like a B-picture script! It is that corny. If I had my life story offered to me to film, I'd turn it down. If you want to know about a man you can find out an awful lot by looking at who he married. My kids never had the advantage I had. I was born poor. I want my sons to surpass me, because that's a form of immortality. If the good guy gets the girl, it's rated PG; If the bad guy gets the girl, it's rated R; and if everybody gets the girl, it's rated X. [December 9, 2006] My name is Kirk Douglas. You may know me. If you don't . . . Google me. I was a movie star and I'm Michael Douglas' dad, Catherine Zeta-Jones' father-in-law, and the grandparents of their two children. Today I celebrate my 90th birthday. I have a message to convey to America's young people. A 90th birthday is special. In my case, this birthday is not only special but miraculous. I survived World War II, a helicopter crash, a stroke, and two new knees. It's a tradition that when a "birthday boy" stands over his cake he makes a silent wish for his life and then blows out the candles. I have followed that tradition for 89 years but on my 90th birthday, I have decided to rebel. Instead of making a silent wish for myself, I want to make a loud wish for The World. Let's face it: The World is in a mess and you are inheriting it. Generation Y, you are on the cusp. You are the group facing many problems: abject poverty, global warming, genocide, AIDS and suicide bombers, to name a few. These problems exist and the world is silent. We have done very little to solve these problems. Now we leave it to you. You have to fix it because the situation is intolerable. You need to rebel, to speak up, write, vote, and care about people and the world you live in. We live in the best country in the world. I know. My parents were Russian immigrants. America is a country where EVERYONE, regardless of race, creed, or age has a chance. I had that chance. You are the generation that is most impacted and the generation that can make a difference. I love this country because I came from a life of poverty. I was able to work my way through college and go into acting, the field that I love. There is no guarantee in this country that you will be successful. But you always have a chance. Nothing should interfere with it. You have to make sure that nothing stands in the way. When I blow out my candles - 90! . . . it will take a long time . . . but I'll be thinking of you. I did four movies with [John Wayne]. We were a strange combination. He was a Republican and I was a Democrat. We argued all the time. [on Michael Moore's interview with Charlton Heston in Bowling for Columbine (2002)] I cannot forgive the way he treated Charlton Heston. Even if I don't agree with much of Heston's politics, Chuck is a gentleman. He agreed to have an interview with Moore, and Moore took advantage of the situation and made Chuck look foolish. He had been invited to Heston's home and he was treated with courtesy. I winced when I saw the expression on Chuck's face change as he realized that he had been duped. And yet he remained a gentleman and dismissed the interloper with grace. [on John Wayne] John Wayne was a star because he always played John Wayne. Frankly, he wasn't an excellent actor, but good heavens, what a star! It wasn't John Wayne who served the roles; the roles served John Wayne. [on Linda Darnell] Linda Darnell is the most unspoilt star on the screen -- and also the most beautiful. [on Doris Day] That face she shows the world -- smiling, only talking good, happy, tuned into God -- as far as I'm concerned, that's just a mask. I haven't a clue as to what's underneath. Doris is just about the remotest person I know. I've always believed virtue is not photogenic, and I think I've always been attracted to a part, uh, I'd rather play the *evil* character, most of the time, than the nice fella. And I think it really *bothered* my mother, because she would tell people, "You know, my son's not like that, he's really a nice boy!" It isn't a manly profession. It's a childish profession. You couldn't be a complete, grown-up adult and be an actor . . . I mean, if I were a sophisticated adult, how could I say, "Here I am, fighting evil, represented by Yul Brynner"? You have to have a childish part of you! It's true! You know, I watch as my kids have grown up, I've watched, them, you know. Children are natural actors; they pretend they're cops and robbers, and I think all actors retain a certain amount of that within themselves. They have to, or they can't function as actors. And that's why they become self-deprecating. They think, well, it's not Senator McCarthy was an awful man who was finding Communists all over the country. He blacklisted the writers who wouldn't obey his edict. The heads of the studios were hypocrites who went along with it. My company produced Spartacus, written by Dalton Trumbo, a blacklisted writer, under the name Sam Jackson. Too many people were using false names back then. I was embarrassed. I was young enough to be impulsive, so even though I was warned against it, I used his real name on the screen. [on the death of Tony Curtis]: Tony Curtis was one of the best-looking guys in Hollywood. He was often described as beautiful, but he was also a fine actor. I worked with Tony in The Vikings (1958) and in Spartacus (1960), and we were friends for a long time. What I will miss most about him is his sense of humor. It was always fun to be with him. You have to leave your country to get a perspective, to see what makes America great. Now I can say that nowhere in the world is there a match for what we have in Hollywood. When you become a star, you don't change. Everyone else does. [on Paths of Glory (1957)] A truly great film with a truly great theme: the insanity and brutality of war. As I predicted, it made no money. [asked who his favorite director was] I would NEVER do that. I've enjoyed working with Wilder, Wyler, Mankiewicz. Hawks, Kazan. I did three films with Minelli and got nominated for two of them - but I could never name just one director. [2011, on Anne Hathaway] She's gorgeous! Wow! Where were you when I was making pictures? [to ABILITY Magazine] You see, when a person becomes disabled, often their family starts thinking, "Oh dear, don't move, let me get that for you". Once I told my wife that I thought I wanted breakfast in bed the next morning, she said the old joke, "If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen." I can't tell you how many times someone has said, "I've heard you're such an S.O.B.I'll say, 'Who said that?' Ninety percent of the time, it;s someone with whom I've never worked. [In his autobiography] I think that... I am unfairly given credit for Michael's talents, as if he had only my genes. Diana is a talented actress, and Michael has inherited from both of us. My wife and I see Diana and her husband, Bill Darrid, often... and have a pleasant relationship with them Why is it that often the people you do the most for resent you the most? Maybe you remind them of their weaknesses. The hell with them! I'm too old to change. Like Popeye, "I yam what I yam." Love me or hate me, just don't be indifferent. I've never tried to win popularity contests. I've always been blunt - never hesitated about expressing myself. Let's face it - the world is a mess and he young people will inherit this mess. We should do all we can to help deal with it. That's why I wrote the book "Let's Face It" and dedicated to the young people. I try, with humor, to help them navigate through what lies ahead. But the reality is, he problems they face are not very funny. We are the strongest country in the world. We are the richest. We must take self-inventory. We must look less into the stars and planets in the heavens and more into ourselves. What can we do to make our country better? To earn back the respect we used to have? [The Mike Wallace Interview, 1957] Well then you don't understand what acting really is. And of course, that would be quite a long conversation to go into. I mean acting is an interpretive art. I mean you may hear Heifetz play the violin. He didn't write the piece, but oh, how he plays it. That's what's wonderful. That's what an actor tries to do. He may not have written the piece, but what he wants to do is interpret it. (In answer to MIke Wallace's statement; "but you're reading somebody else's words. Somebody else is telling you what to do, where to go, how to stand, what to say.") I often played the good cowboy on screen, riding in to save the day. Now, everybody thinks he is a cowboy too. That frightens me. We have become a cowboy country with too many guns. I cannot understand the people who are against some form of gun control. They should be the first to welcome a message on making it more difficult to get a gun. Many of them seem to propose more guns being available to everybody. Why? Are they interested in making more money for the gun manufacturers? Are they politicians who just want to oppose the president in anything he endorses? It's incomprehensible to me. (2013) I never, ever thought I would live to be 100. That's shocked me, really. And it's sad, too. I miss Burt Lancaster - we fought a lot, and I miss him a lot. And John Wayne, even though he was a Republican and I was a Democrat. I was not a tough guy. I just acted like one. Michael didn't like me much after his mother and I got divorced. It was only when he started acting that we became close. I don't know who any of the new stars are, and they probably don't know me. Salary (6) Out of the Past (1947) $25,000 Champion (1949) $15,000 + % of gross 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) $175,000 Paths of Glory (1957) $350,000 Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) $325,000 against ten percent of the gross In Harm's Way (1965) $400,000 Actor (91 credits) 2008 Empire State Building Murders (TV Movie) Jim Kovalski 2004 Illusion Donald Baines 2003 It Runs in the Family Mitchell Gromberg 2000 Touched by an Angel (TV Series) Ross Burger - Bar Mitzvah (2000) ... Ross Burger 1999 Diamonds Harry Agensky 1996 The Simpsons (TV Series) Chester J. Lampwick - The Day the Violence Died (1996) ... Chester J. Lampwick (voice) 1995 Don Henley: The Garden of Allah (Video short) The Devil 1994 Take Me Home Again (TV Movie) Ed Reece 1994 Greedy Uncle Joe 1992 The Secret (TV Movie) Grandpa Mike Dunmore 1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) General Kalthrob - Yellow (1991) ... General Kalthrob 1991 Welcome to Veraz Quentin 1991 Oscar Eduardo Provolone (uncredited) 1988 Inherit the Wind (TV Movie) Matthew Harrison Brady 1987 Queenie (TV Series) David Konig - Episode #1.2 (1987) ... David Konig - Episode #1.1 (1987) ... David Konig 1986 Tough Guys Archie Long 1985 Amos (TV Movie) Amos Lasher 1984 Draw! (TV Movie) Harry H. Holland aka Handsome Harry Holland 1983 Eddie Macon's Run Carl 'Buster' Marzack 1982 Remembrance of Love (TV Movie) Joe Rabin 1982 The Man from Snowy River Harrison / Spur 1980 The Final Countdown Capt. Matthew Yelland 1980 Saturn 3 Adam 1979 Home Movies Dr. Tuttle 'The Maestro' 1979 The Villain Cactus Jack 1978 The Fury Peter Sandza 1977 Holocaust 2000 Robert Caine 1976 Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (TV Mini-Series) Alex Vandervoort - Part IV (1976) ... Alex Vandervoort - Part III (1976) ... Alex Vandervoort - Part II (1976) ... Alex Vandervoort - Part I (1976) ... Alex Vandervoort 1976 Victory at Entebbe (TV Movie) Hershel Vilnofsky 1975 Once Is Not Enough Mike Wayne 1975 Posse Howard Nightingale 1974 Mousey (TV Movie) George Anderson 1973 Scalawag Peg 1973 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV Movie) Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde 1972 The Master Touch Steve Wallace 1972 The Special London Bridge Special (TV Movie) The Indian Fighter 1971 Catch Me a Spy Andrej 1971 A Gunfight Will Tenneray 1971 The Light at the Edge of the World Denton 1970 There Was a Crooked Man... Paris Pitman, Jr. 1969 The Arrangement Eddie Anderson 1968 The Brotherhood Frank Ginetta 1968 A Lovely Way to Die Jim Schuyler 1967 The War Wagon Lomax 1967 The Way West Senator William J. Tadlock 1966 Is Paris Burning? Gen. George S. Patton Jr. 1966 Cast a Giant Shadow Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus 1965 The Heroes of Telemark Rolf 1965 In Harm's Way Eddington 1964 Seven Days in May Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey 1963 For Love or Money Deke Gentry 1963 The List of Adrian Messenger George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / ... 1963 The Hook Sgt. P.J. Briscoe 1962 Two Weeks in Another Town Jack Andrus 1962 Lonely Are the Brave John W. "Jack" Burns 1961 The Last Sunset Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley 1961 Town Without Pity Maj. Steve Garrett 1960 Spartacus Spartacus 1960 Strangers When We Meet Larry Coe 1959 The Devil's Disciple Richard Dudgeon 1959 Last Train from Gun Hill Marshal Matt Morgan 1958 The Vikings Einar 1957 Paths of Glory Col. Dax 1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Doc Holliday 1957 Top Secret Affair Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin 1956 Lust for Life Vincent Van Gogh 1955 The Indian Fighter Johnny Hawks 1955 Man Without a Star Dempsey Rae 1955 The Racers Gino Borgesa 1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Ned Land 1954 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) Kirk - The Jam Session Show (1954) ... Kirk 1954 Ulysses Ulysses 1953 Act of Love Robert Teller 1953 The Juggler Hans Muller 1953 The Story of Three Loves Pierre Narval (segment "Equilibrium") 1952 The Bad and the Beautiful Jonathan Shields 1952 The Big Sky Jim Deakins 1952 The Big Trees Jim Fallon 1951 Detective Story Det. James McLeod 1951 Ace in the Hole Chuck Tatum 1951 Along the Great Divide Marshal Len Merrick 1950 The Glass Menagerie Jim O'Connor 1950 Young Man with a Horn Rick Martin 1949 Champion Midge 1949 A Letter to Three Wives George Phipps 1948 My Dear Secretary Owen Waterbury 1948 The Walls of Jericho Tucker Wedge 1948 I Walk Alone Noll Turner 1947 Out of the Past Whit 1947 Mourning Becomes Electra Peter Niles 1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Walter O'Neil Producer (30 credits) Montezuma (executive producer) (announced) 1986 Tough Guys (associate producer - uncredited) 1985 Amos (TV Movie) (executive producer - uncredited) 1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes (executive producer - uncredited) 1980 The Final Countdown (executive producer - uncredited) 1975 Posse (producer) 1971 Catch Me a Spy (executive producer - uncredited) 1971 A Gunfight (executive producer - uncredited) 1971 The Light at the Edge of the World (producer) 1971 Summertree (producer) 1968 The Brotherhood (producer) 1966 Grand Prix (executive producer - uncredited) 1966 Seconds (co-executive producer - uncredited) 1966 Cast a Giant Shadow (co-executive producer - uncredited) 1964 Seven Days in May (co-executive producer - uncredited) 1963 The List of Adrian Messenger (executive producer - uncredited) 1962 Lonely Are the Brave (executive producer - uncredited) 1961 The Last Sunset (executive producer - uncredited) 1960 Spartacus (co-executive producer) 1960 Strangers When We Meet (executive producer - uncredited) 1959-1960 Tales of the Vikings (TV Series) (producer - 39 episodes) - The Harem Dancer (1960) ... (producer) - The Mercenaries (1960) ... (producer) - Salt Mine (1960) ... (producer) - The Barbarian (1960) ... (producer) - Galley Slaves (1960) ... (producer) Show all 39 episodes 1959 The Devil's Disciple (co-executive producer - uncredited) 1959 Last Train from Gun Hill (executive producer - uncredited) 1958 The Vikings (executive producer - uncredited) 1957 Paths of Glory (producer - uncredited) 1957 Ride Out for Revenge (executive producer - uncredited) 1957 The Careless Years (executive producer - uncredited) 1957 Lizzie (executive producer - uncredited) 1957 Spring Reunion (executive producer - uncredited) 1955 The Indian Fighter (executive producer - uncredited) Soundtrack (16 credits) 2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "A Whale of a Tale" - uncredited) 1996 The Simpsons (TV Series) (1 episode) - The Day the Violence Died (1996) ... ("The Gold Diggers' Song (We're In the Money)") 1986 Living Seas (TV Movie) (performer: "A Whale of a Tale") 1974 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (TV Special documentary) (performer: "Give My Regards to Broadway" - uncredited) 1973 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV Movie) (performer: "Bicycle Song", "Rules") 1972 The Special London Bridge Special (TV Movie) (performer: "Style") 1970 The Johnny Cash Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.18 (1970) ... (performer: "I Walk the Line") 1963 The List of Adrian Messenger (performer: "Nocturne In E-Flat Op. 9 No. 2") 1962 Two Weeks in Another Town (performer: "Auld Lang Syne" - uncredited) 1961 The Last Sunset (performer: "Pretty Little Girl In The Yellow Dress") 1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (performer: "It's Great Not To Be Nominated") 1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (performer: "A Whale of a Tale") 1954 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - The Jam Session Show (1954) ... (performer: "Basin Street Blues" - uncredited) 1951 Ace in the Hole (performer: "The Hut-Sut Song" - uncredited) 1950 The Glass Menagerie (performer: "When the Foeman Bears His Steel", "Let the Rest of the World Go By" - uncredited) 1950 Young Man with a Horn (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) Director (2 credits) 1975 Posse 1973 Scalawag Writer (2 credits) 2009 Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget (Documentary) 1973 Scalawag (contributor) Thanks (4 credits) 2010 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (very special thanks - as Mr Kirk Douglas) 2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (Video documentary) (special thanks) 2002 Drawing First Blood (Video documentary short) (special thanks) 2000 The Life and Times of Kirk Douglas (Video documentary short) (special thanks) Self (164 credits) 2006-2014 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Himself / Himself - Author, Life Could Be Verse - Episode dated 26 November 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Author, Life Could Be Verse - Episode dated 28 January 2010 (2010) ... Himself - Episode dated 23 October 2009 (2009) ... Himself - Episode dated 10 March 2009 (2009) ... Himself - Episode dated 3 October 2008 (2008) ... Himself Show all 9 episodes 2014 Anatomy of a Film (Documentary) Himself - Commentator 2012-2013 Brisant (TV Series documentary) Himself - Episode dated 19 December 2013 (2013) ... Himself - Episode dated 13 June 2012 (2012) ... Himself - Episode dated 27 February 2012 (2012) ... Himself 2013 Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen (Documentary) Himself 2012 Stanley Kubrick in Focus (Short) Himself 2012 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #10.21 (2012) ... Himself - Guest 2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (Documentary) Himself - Interviewee 2009 Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget (Documentary) Kirk 2009 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Michael Douglas (TV Movie) Himself 2009 Plymouth Rock Studios: The Series (TV Series) Himself 2009 2009 Britannia Awards (TV Special) Himself 2008 Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices (Video documentary) Himself 2008 AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (TV Movie) Himself 2007 Gala Tribute AFI's 40th Anniversary (TV Movie) Himself - Speaker 2007 Trumbo (Documentary) Himself - Interviewee 2007 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #5.44 (2007) ... Himself - Guest 2007 20 heures le journal (TV Series) Himself - Episode dated 29 August 2007 (2007) ... Himself 2007 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino (TV Movie) Himself 2006 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2002-2005 Larry King Live (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode dated 10 August 2005 (2005) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 10 February 2002 (2002) ... Himself - Guest 2005 ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2003 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode dated 7 August 2003 (2003) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 7 April 2003 (2003) ... Himself - Guest 2003 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (TV Special documentary) Himself 2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (Video documentary) Himself 2003 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode dated 22 April 2003 (2003) ... Himself - Guest 1997-2003 Charlie Rose (TV Series) Himself - Guest / Spartacus - Episode dated 14 April 2003 (2003) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 8 March 1999 (1999) ... Spartacus - Episode dated 27 September 1997 (1997) ... Himself - Guest 2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter: Best Picture / Past Winner 1984-2003 Hollywood Greats (TV Series documentary) Himself - Kirk Douglas (2003) ... Himself - Burt Lancaster (2002) ... Himself - John Wayne (1984) ... Himself 2002 48 Hours (TV Series documentary) Himself - Legends (2002) ... Himself 2002 Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents (Documentary) Himself 1997-2001 Biography (TV Series documentary) Himself - Jean Simmons: Picture Perfect (2001) ... Himself - Kirk Douglas: A Lust for Life (1997) ... Himself 2001 FBI contre Hollywood (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2001 The 12th Annual Golden Laurel Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter 2001 Parkinson (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode dated 24 February 2001 (2001) ... Himself - Guest 2001 Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2000 Scene by Scene (TV Series) Himself - Kirk Douglas (2000) ... Himself 2000 The Life and Times of Kirk Douglas (Video documentary short) Himself 1999 Clive Anderson All Talk (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #4.4 (1999) ... Himself - Guest 1999 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) Himself 1998 Comme au cinéma (TV Series documentary) Himself - Episode dated 29 October 1998 (1998) ... Himself 1998 To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (TV Special) Himself 1997 Completely Cuckoo (Video documentary) Himself 1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #5.4 (1997) ... Himself - Guest 1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode dated 15 September 1997 (1997) ... Himself - Guest 1997 Richard and Judy Exclusive (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode dated 30 June 1997 (1997) ... Himself - Guest 1997 The Directors (TV Series documentary) Himself - The Films of John Frankenheimer (1997) ... Himself 1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) Himself - Honorary Award recipient 1995 Gran premio internazionale della TV (TV Series) Himself - Winner - 12th Edition (1995) ... Himself - Winner 1995 Verstehen Sie Spaß? (TV Series) Himself - Episode #1.69 (1995) ... Himself 1995 Joyeux anniversaire Monsieur Trenet (TV Movie) Himself 1994 A Century of Cinema (Documentary) Himself 1994 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special) Himself - Honoree 1994 Coach (TV Series) Himself - The Popcorn Bowl (1994) ... Himself (uncredited) 1992-1994 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #3.114 (1994) ... Himself - Guest - Episode #2.136 (1993) ... Himself - Guest - Episode #1.103 (1992) ... Himself - Guest 1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography 1993 The Annual Daily Variety Honors. A Salutes to Army Archerd (TV Movie) Himself 1992 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier (TV Special) Himself (uncredited) 1986-1992 Late Night with David Letterman (TV Series) Himself - Guest / Himself - Episode dated 30 October 1992 (1992) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 16 September 1988 (1988) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 15 September 1986 (1986) ... Himself 1992 Larry King TNT Extra 3 (TV Movie) Himself 1992 The 46th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter: Best Musical 1991 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Kirk Douglas (TV Special documentary) Himself - Guest of Honor 1991 The 43th Annual Writers Guild Awards (TV Special) Himself - Winner 1991 The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV Special) Himself 1990 7 sur 7 (TV Series) Himself - Episode dated 30 September 1990 (1990) ... Himself 1990 Clive James' Postcard from... (TV Series documentary) Himself - Los Angeles (1990) ... Himself 1990 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Featuring Kirk Douglas (1990) ... Himself - Guest 1980-1990 La nuit des Césars (TV Series documentary) Himself - Le président des Césars / Himself / Himself - Honorary César (César d'honneur) - 15ème nuit des Césars (1990) ... Himself - Le président des Césars - 10ème nuit des Césars (1985) ... Himself - 5ème nuit des Césars (1980) ... Himself - Honorary César (César d'honneur) 1989 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #1.159 (1989) ... Himself - Guest 1989 Más estrellas que en el cielo (TV Series documentary) Himself - Guest - Episode #1.11 (1989) ... Himself - Guest 1988 Good Morning Britain (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode dated 20 December 1988 (1988) ... Himself - Guest 1963-1988 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest Host - Episode dated 31 August 1988 (1988) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 26 July 1976 (1976) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 26 May 1975 (1975) ... Himself - Guest Host - Episode #12.209 (1973) ... Himself - Guest - Episode #10.175 (1971) ... Himself - Guest Show all 10 episodes 1988 The Racing Experience (Video documentary) Himself 1988 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV Special documentary) Himself - Presenter: Favourite Actor in Motion Picture 1988 America's Tribute to Bob Hope (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1988 Moving Image Salutes James Stewart (TV Movie) Himself 1987 Circus of the Stars #12 (TV Special documentary) Himself - Performer 1987 The American Academy of Dramatic Arts Annual Tribute: A Salute to Kirk Douglas (TV Movie) Himself - Honoree 1987 The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV Special) Himself 1986 The 3th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV Special) Himself 1986 The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1986 Liberty Weekend (TV Special documentary) Himself 1986 The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special) Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV & Presenter: Cecil B. DeMille Award 1986 Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (TV Special) Himself 1985 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special) Himself 1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special documentary) Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Screenplay & Best Adapted Screenplay 1985 Aspel & Company (TV Series) Himself - Episode #2.9 (1985) ... Himself 1984 Salute to Lady Liberty (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1984 A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French Landscape (TV Movie documentary) Himself - Narrator 1983 James Bond: The First 21 Years (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1983 The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter: Favourite Actress in Motion Picture 1983 Welcome to Los Angeles: A Party for Julio Iglesias (TV Movie) Himself 1982 Thanksgiving in Peshawar with Kirk Douglas (Documentary short) Himself - Host - Narrator 1982 CBS Early Morning News (TV Series) Himself - Episode dated 31 May 1982 (1982) ... Himself 1979-1980 Good Morning America (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode dated 22 July 1980 (1980) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 26 October 1979 (1979) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 25 October 1979 (1979) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 24 October 1979 (1979) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 23 October 1979 (1979) ... Himself - Guest Show all 6 episodes 1980 Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1980 Johnny Cash: The First 25 Years (TV Special) Himself 1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 1980 Saturday Night Live (TV Series) Himself - Host / Spartacus / Col. Lloyd D. Westman / ... - Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave (1980) ... Himself - Host / Spartacus / Col. Lloyd D. Westman / ... 1979 The 16th Annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner of National Conference of Christians and Jews (TV Special) Himself 1979 Homage for The Duke (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1979 The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Johnny Carson (TV Movie) Himself 1975-1978 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) Himself - Actor / Himself - Guest - Episode #16.135 (1978) ... Himself - Guest - Episode #14.181 (1976) ... Himself - Actor - Episode #14.96 (1976) ... Himself - Actor - Episode #13.195 (1975) ... Himself - Actor - Episode #13.191 (1975) ... Himself - Actor 1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter: Documentary Feature and Documentary Short 1978 The 15th Annual Publicists Guild Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter 1978 A Tribute to Mr. Television Milton Berle (TV Special) Himself 1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV Special documentary) Himself 1954-1978 Today (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode dated 9 March 1978 (1978) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 1 March 1966 (1966) ... Himself - Guest - Episode dated 8 December 1954 (1954) ... Himself - Guest 1976 The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter: Introducing Ann-Margret to Stage 1975 Backstage in Hollywood (TV Series) Himself - Episode dated 24 July 1975 (1975) ... Himself 1975 Dinah! (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #1.152 (1975) ... Himself - Guest 1975 Salute to Sir Lew - The Master Showman (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1974 Paramount Presents (TV Movie) Himself - Host 1974 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (TV Special documentary) Himself 1973-1974 The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Celebrity Roast: Don Rickles (1974) ... Himself - Guest - Celebrity Roast: Kirk Douglas (1973) ... Himself - Guest 1973 Dinah's Place (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode dated 16 October 1973 (1973) ... Himself - Guest 1971-1973 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) Himself - Actor / Peg from film SCALAWAG - Episode dated 4 October 1973 (1973) ... Himself - Actor / Peg from film SCALAWAG - Episode dated 29 June 1971 (1971) ... Himself - Actor 1973 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (TV Movie documentary) Himself (uncredited) 1972 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV Series documentary) Himself - Episode #2.2 (1972) ... Himself 1972 This Is Your Life (TV Series) Himself - Don Rickles (1972) ... Himself 1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #3.210 (1971) ... Himself - Guest - Episode #2.56 (1969) ... Himself - Guest 1971 Film Night (TV Series) Himself - Film Night Special: Kirk Douglas (1971) ... Himself 1971 Once Upon a Wheel (Documentary) Himself 1971 Where Do I Sit? (TV Series) Himself - Episode #1.2 (1971) ... Himself 1971 Light at the Edge of the World: Promotion (Documentary short) Himself 1970 Apropos Film (TV Series documentary) Himself - Episode dated 26 June 1970 (1970) ... Himself 1970 The Johnny Cash Show (TV Series) Himself - Singer - Episode #1.18 (1970) ... Himself - Singer 1968 Rowan & Martin at the Movies (Documentary short) Himself 1968 The Legend of Silent Night (TV Movie documentary) Narrator 1968 The Don Rickles Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #1.9 (1968) ... Himself - Guest 1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #3.48 (1968) ... Himself - Guest 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) Himself - Episode #2.5 (1968) ... Himself (uncredited) - Episode #2.4 (1968) ... Himself 1968 French Lunch (Documentary short) Himself (uncredited) 1967 The 21st Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play 1966 Reflets de Cannes (TV Series documentary) Himself - Episode dated 9 May 1966 (1966) ... Himself 1954-1966 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest Host - Episode #19.28 (1966) ... Himself - Guest - Episode #10.11 (1956) ... Himself - Guest - Episode #9.49 (1956) ... Himself - Guest Host - Episode #8.13 (1954) ... Himself - Guest 1966 The Lucy Show (TV Series) Himself - Lucy Goes to a Hollywood Premiere (1966) ... Himself 1966 Kirk Douglas (Welcome Kirk) (Documentary short) Himself 1958-1965 Cinépanorama (TV Series documentary) Himself - Episode dated 27 March 1965 (1965) ... Himself - Episode dated 26 December 1964 (1964) ... Himself - Episode dated 1 November 1958 (1958) ... Himself 1960-1962 Here's Hollywood (TV Series) Himself - Episode #2.181 (1962) ... Himself - Episode #1.21 (1960) ... Himself 1960-1962 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #5.116 (1962) ... Himself - Guest - Episode #4.12 (1960) ... Himself - Guest 1962 The Tonight Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #1.5 (1962) ... Himself - Guest 1962 The Milton Berle Spectacular (TV Movie) Himself 1957-1960 Person to Person (TV Series documentary) Himself - Episode #8.3 (1960) ... Himself - Episode #4.21 (1957) ... Himself 1953-1960 What's My Line? (TV Series) Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Episode dated 2 October 1960 (1960) ... Himself - Mystery Guest - Episode dated 20 December 1953 (1953) ... Himself 1959 Premier Khrushchev in the USA (Documentary) Himself 1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) Himself - Performer: 'It's Alright With Us' 1957-1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest / Himself - Recipient - Episode #3.37 (1958) ... Himself - Guest - New York Film Critics Awards (1957) ... Himself - Recipient 1958 This Is Your Life (TV Series) Himself - Kirk Douglas (1958) ... Himself 1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) Himself - Performer: 'It's Great Not to Be Nominated' 1957 The Seven Lively Arts (TV Series) Himself - Hollywood Around the World (1957) ... Himself 1957 General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (TV Movie) Himself - Host / Narrator 1957 The Mike Wallace Interview (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode dated 2 November 1957 (1957) ... Himself - Guest 1957 The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special documentary) Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Film Editing 1956 Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light (Documentary short) Himself (uncredited) 1954-1956 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV Series) Himself - Where Do the Stories Come From? (1956) ... Himself - Monsters of the Deep (1955) ... Himself - Operation Undersea (1954) ... Himself - The Disneyland Story (1954) ... Himself 1952-1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) Himself - Awards Presenter / Himself - Actor - Episode #6.9 (1955) ... Himself - Awards Presenter - Episode #2.21 (1952) ... Himself - Actor 1955 The George Gobel Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #1.18 (1955) ... Himself - Guest 1954 Name That Tune (TV Series) Himself - Episode dated 9 December 1954 (1954) ... Himself 1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards 1953 The Name's the Same (TV Series) Himself - Episode dated 22 December 1953 (1953) ... Himself 1952 The Ken Murray Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest - Episode #3.19 (1952) ... Himself - Guest 1949 Floor Show (TV Series) Himself - Episode dated 23 April 1949 (1949) ... Himself 1949 Erskine Johnson's Hollywood Reel (TV Series) Himself Personal Details Other Works: Stage Play: The Three Sisters. Drama (revival). Written by Anton Chekhov. Translated by Aleksandr Kerensky and Guthrie McClintic. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 21 Dec 1942- 3 Apr 1943 (123 performances). Cast: Judith Anderson (as "Olga, Andrei's sister"), Stanley Bell, Alice Belmore (as "Nurse") (credited as Alice... 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