Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas has died at 103, son Michael Douglas reveals
Kirk Douglas, the cleft-chinned movie star who fought gladiators, cowboys and boxers on the screen and the Hollywood establishment, died on Wednesday at the age of 103, his son Michael Douglas said.
Douglas made more than 90 movies in a career that stretched across seven decades and films such as Spartacus and The Vikings made him one of the biggest box-office stars of the 1950s and ’60s. In one of his last public appearances, Douglas was frail and barely audible in a wheelchair as he helped daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones present the Oscar for best screenplay in January 2018. In November of that year he joined his son Michael as the younger Douglas was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Douglas said playing Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life was his favorite role but Spartacus was his favorite film because, as producer, he took a big step toward breaking the Hollywood blacklist. His other notable movies were Lonely Are the Brave, The Devil’s Disciple, Victory at Entebbe and Tough Guys, which he made with Lancaster in 1986.
After St. Lawrence, he graduated from New York’s American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1941 and changed his name to Kirk Douglas. He joined the Navy following two small Broadway roles.
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