Kirk Douglas Biography (1916– ) (originally Issur Danielovitch Demsky)

Film actor, born in Amsterdam, New York, USA. He made his Broadway debut in 1941, served in the US Navy, and embarked on a screen career in 1946. His films include Champion (1949), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Lust for Life (1956), and Spartacus (1960), and from the 1970s he also worked as a director. His son, Michael Douglas, also became an actor.

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Michael (Kirk) Douglas


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