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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Richard Fleischer 127 min Color
1954 Ulysses. Paramount Pictures Corp. 104 min 35mm Color sound
1955 Man Without A Star. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 89 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 The Indian Fighter. Bryna Productions Inc. 88 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 The Racers Henry Hathaway 88 min Color
1956 Lust For Life. Loew’s Incorporated 122 min 35mm Color sound
1956 Van Gogh - Darkness Into Light Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 8 min 16mm Color sound
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral John Sturges 122 min 16mm Color
1957 Paths of glory Bryna Productions Inc. 1:27:00 16mm B&W sound
1957 Paths Of Glory. Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corp. 86 min. 35mm B&W sound
1957 Top Secret Affair. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 100 min 35mm B&W sound
1958 Last Train From Gun Hill. Hal B. Wallis & Joseph H. Hazen 94 min. 35mm Color sound
1958 The Vikings McGraw-Hill Films 112 min 16mm Color sound
1958 The Vikings Richard Fleischer 112 min 16mm Color
1959 The Devil’s Disciple. ▶ Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Films Ltd. 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1960 Spartacus Stanley Kubrick 197 min Color
1960 Strangers When We Meet. Bryna-Quine Productions 113 min 35mm Color sound
1961 The Last Sunset. Byrna Productions S.A. & Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 112 min 35mm Color sound
1961 Town Without Pity. Mirisch Co. Inc. 98 min 35mm B&W sound
1962 Lonely are the Brave Joel Productions 1:47:00 16mm B&W sound
1962 Lonely Are The Brave. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. & Joel Productions Inc. 107 min 35mm B&W sound
1962 Two Weeks In Another Town. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & John Houseman Productions Inc. 107 min 35mm Color sound
1963 For love or money Michael Gordon 108 min Color
1963 For love or money. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels 35mm Color sound
1963 The Hook George Seaton 97 min B&W
1963 The List of Adrian Messenger Joel Productions | Universal Pictures Corporation 1:38:00 16mm B&W sound
1963 The list of Adrian Messenger. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. & Joel Productions Inc. 8000 35mm B&W sound