Kirk Douglas
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| Kirk Douglas | |
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 Douglas in March 2011 |
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| Born | Issur Danielovitch Demsky December 9, 1916 Amsterdam, New York |
| Other names | Issur Danielovitch |
| Notable works | Michael Kelly in Champion Jonathan Shields in The Bad and the Beautiful Vincent Van Gogh in Lust for Life Spartacus in Spartacus |
| Height | 5ft 9in (1.75 m) |
| Spouse | Diana Dill (1943-1951) Anne Buydens (1954-) |
| Children | Michael Douglas (born 1944) Joel Douglas (born 1947) Peter Douglas (born 1955) Eric Douglas (1958-2004) |
| Parents | Herschel Demsky Bryna Sanglel |
| Awards | Academy Honorary Award 1996 Lifetime Achievement Honorary César 1980 Lifetime Achievement Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 1957 Lust for Life Cecil B. DeMille Award 1968 Lifetime Achievement |
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Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky December 9, 1916) is an American actor and movie producer who has acted in many of Hollywood's most well-known of all time, including Spartacus. He is also father to actor and producer Michael Douglas. He came in at #17 on AFI's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time and is one of two living actors on the list (Sidney Poitier is the other).
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