Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AFI Life Achievement Award.
The elder son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, Douglas received his Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His early acting roles included film, stage, and television productions. Douglas first achieved prominence for his performance in the ABC police procedural television series The Streets of San Francisco, for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations.
Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor, producer, director, philanthropist and author. After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, he made 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, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war films. During his career, he appeared in more than 90 films. Douglas was known for his explosive acting style, which he displayed as a criminal defense attorney in Town Without Pity (1961).
Christopher Plummer dead: Sound of Music actor dies aged 91 'Forever with us'
express.co.ukMichael Douglas says Kirk Douglas 'picked a good time to check out'[LATEST]Death In Paradise's Danny John-Jules 'missing' show as he hints return[TV]Chris Evans: Virgin Radio host hints at 'chaos' at home with wife[VIDEO]"I’d worked on my singing for so long, but in those days, they’d have someone trained who would sing through dubbing," Plummer explained."I said, ‘The only reason I did this bl**dy thing was so I could do a musical on stage on film!’”Plummer added to The Guardian: “I’ve made my peace with it.
It annoyed the hell out of me at first."But I’m grateful to the film, and to Robert Wise, who’s a great director and a gentleman, and to Julie [Andrews], who’s remained a terrific friend.”Plummer appeared in Spike Lee's films Malcolm X.
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