Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

American actor (1916–2020)

Kirk Douglas was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, 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 and was known for his explosive acting style. He was named by the American Film Institute the 17th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 74 films (1947–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 25 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1954 Ulysses. Paramount Pictures Corp. 104 min 35mm Color sound
1953 Act Of Love. Benagoss Productions Inc. 105 min 35mm B&W sound
1953 The Story Of Three Loves. Loew’s Incorporated 121 min 35mm Color sound
1952 The Bad And The Beautiful. Loew’s Incorporated 117 min 35mm B&W sound
1952 The Big Sky Howard Hawks 1:40 B&W
1952 The Big Sky. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 122 min 35mm B&W sound
1952 The Big Trees. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 89 min. 35mm Color sound
1951 Ace in the hole. Paramount Pictures Corp. 112 min 35mm B&W sound
1951 Along The Great Divide. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 88 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Detective Story Paramount Pictures Corporation 1:43:00 16mm B&W sound
1951 Detective Story. Paramount Pictures Corp. 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1950 The Glass Menagerie. Chas. K. Feldman Group Production 107 min 35mm B&W sound
1950 Young Man With A Horn Ideal Pictures Inc 112 16mm B&W sound
1949 A Letter To Three Wives. Joseph L. Mankiewicz 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 Champion. Mark Robson 100 min 35mm B&W sound
1948 I Walk Alone Byron Haskin 93 min 16mm B&W
1948 My Dear Secretary. Charles Martin 94 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 The Walls Of Jericho Moody Inst Of Science 106 min 16mm Color & B&W sound
1948 The Walls Of Jericho. John M. Stahl 106 min 35mm B&W sound
1947 I Walk Alone Hal Wallis Productions Inc 1:37:00 16mm B&W sound
1947 I Walk Alone. Byron Haskin 10 reels 35mm B&W sound
1947 Mourning Becomes Electra. Dudley Nichols 175 min 35mm B&W sound
1947 Out of the past Films Incorporated 97 16mm B&W sound
1947 Out Of The Past. Jacques Tourneur 97 min. 35mm B&W sound