Cleft-chinned, steely-eyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being "the ragman's son" (the name give to his best-selling 1988 autobiography) of Russian-Jewish ancestry to become a bona fide superstar, Kirk Douglas, also known as Issur Danielovitch Demsky, was born in Amsterdam, New York...See full bio »
1951Ace in the Hole
(performer: "The Hut-Sut Song" - uncredited)
1950The Glass Menagerie
(performer: "When the Foeman Bears His Steel" - uncredited, "Let the Rest of the World Go By" - uncredited)
1950Young Man with a Horn
(performer: "Shadow Waltz" - uncredited, "Baby Face" - uncredited, "Lovin' Sam The Sheik of Alabam" - uncredited, "Silent Night, Holy Night" - uncredited, "Ain't She Sweet" - uncredited, "The Blue Room" - uncredited, "Can't We Be Friends?" - uncredited, "Tea for Two" - uncredited, "The Man I Love" - uncredited, "'S Wonderful" - uncredited, "Someone to Watch Over Me" - uncredited)
1986The 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
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.
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Trivia:
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 Davis and Tony Curtis...
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