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Also Known As Izzy Demskey • Issur Danielovitch
Born December 9, 1916 • AmsterdamNew York
Died February 5, 2020 (aged 103) • Los AngelesCalifornia
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1995)Kennedy Center Honors (1994) • Honorary Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1996) • Cecil B. DeMille Award (1968) • Golden Globe Award (1957): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Notable Works “Posse”“Scalawag”
Married To Anne Douglas (married 1954) • Diana Douglas (1943–1951)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Illusion" (2004) • "It Runs in the Family" (2003) • "Touched by an Angel" (2000) • "Diamonds" (1999) • "The Simpsons" (1996) • "Greedy" (1994) • "Tales from the Crypt" (1991) • "Veraz" (1991) • "Oscar" (1991) • "Queenie" (1987) • "Tough Guys" (1986) • "Eddie Macon's Run" (1983) • "The Man from Snowy River" (1982) • "The Final Countdown" (1980) • "Saturn 3" (1980) • "Home Movies" (1979) • "The Villain" (1979) • "The Fury" (1978) • "Holocaust 2000" (1977) • "Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976) • "Once Is Not Enough" (1975) • "Posse" (1975) • "Scalawag" (1973) • "Un uomo da rispettare" (1972) • "Catch Me a Spy" (1971) • "A Gunfight" (1971) • "The Light at the Edge of the World" (1971) • "There Was a Crooked Man..." (1970) • "The Arrangement" (1969) • "The Brotherhood" (1968) • "A Lovely Way to Die" (1968) • "The War Wagon" (1967) • "The Way West" (1967) • "Is Paris Burning?" (1966) • "Cast a Giant Shadow" (1966) • "The Lucy Show" (1966) • "The Heroes of Telemark" (1965) • "In Harm's Way" (1965) • "Seven Days in May" (1964) • "For Love or Money" (1963) • "The List of Adrian Messenger" (1963) • "The Hook" (1963) • "Two Weeks in Another Town" (1962) • "Lonely Are the Brave" (1962) • "The Last Sunset" (1961) • "Town Without Pity" (1961) • "Spartacus" (1960) • "Strangers When We Meet" (1960) • "The Devil's Disciple" (1959) • "Last Train from Gun Hill" (1959) • "The Vikings" (1958) • "Paths of Glory" (1957) • "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" (1957) • "Top Secret Affair" (1957) • "Lust for Life" (1956) • "The Indian Fighter" (1955) • "Man Without a Star" (1955) • "The Racers" (1955) • "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954) • "The Jack Benny Program" (1954) • "Ulisse" (1954) • "Un acte d'amour" (1953) • "The Juggler" (1953) • "The Story of Three Loves" (1953) • "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952) • "The Big Sky" (1952) • "The Big Trees" (1952) • "Detective Story" (1951) • "Ace in the Hole" (1951) • "Along the Great Divide" (1951) • "The Glass Menagerie" (1950) • "Young Man with a Horn" (1950) • "Champion" (1949) • "A Letter to Three Wives" (1949) • "My Dear Secretary" (1948) • "The Walls of Jericho" (1948) • "I Walk Alone" (1947) • "Out of the Past" (1947) • "Mourning Becomes Electra" (1947) • "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" (1946)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "Posse" (1975) • "Scalawag" (1973)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget" (2009) • "Scalawag" (1973)

Top Questions

When was Kirk Douglas born?
Kirk Douglas was born on December 9, 1916.
Where was Kirk Douglas born?
Kirk Douglas was born in Amsterdam, New York, United States.
Is Kirk Douglas married?
Anne Douglas (married 1954), Diana Douglas (1943–1951)

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