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Kirk Douglas is an American actor. The real name of the actor is Izzy Demsky. The actor’s date of birth is December 9 in 1916. He is father of the famous actor Michael Douglas. Kirk was the only boy in the family, in addition to six girls. For some period of time he worked as a professional wrestler, but when the Second World War came, he served in the Navy. Kirk Douglas graduated the St. Lawrence University and also he studied in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. In 1943 Douglas married actress Diana Dill, who was a native of Bermuda. Since 1941 he worked in the theater, but in 1945 he began to perform on Broadway, initially under his real name Izzy Demsky. Lauren Bacall, an old friend and classmate, helped Kirk to move to Hollywood. Kirk Douglas made his film debut at the age of 30 years. His first roles on the screen were in such films as: "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" (1946), "I'm always alone"(1947), "Letter to three wives" (1949). But the fame came to Kirk Douglas with the role of Midge Kelly in the movie, which was called "Champion" in 1949. Kirk Douglas is a good actor and exemplary father.

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Here you can learn about the movies Kirk Douglas acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
Oscar - Eduardo Provolone	$35M	1991		$23.6M
Spartacus - Spartacus, Executive Producer	$12M	1960
Grand Prix - Executive Producer	$9M	1966
The Fury - Peter Sandza	$5.5M	1978
The Vikings - Einar	$5M	1958
20000 Leagues Under the Sea - Ned Land, Soundtrack (performer: "A Whale of a Tale")	$5M	1954
The Man from Snowy River - Harrison/Spur	$3.5M	1982
The List of Adrian Messenger - George Brougham/Vicar Atlee/Mr. Pythian/Arthur Henderson	$3M	1963
Seven Days in May - Colonel Martin 'Jiggs' Casey	$2.2M	1964
Ace in the Hole - Chuck Tatum, Soundtrack (performer: "The Hut-Sut Song" (uncredited))	$1.82M	1951
The Bad and the Beautiful - Jonathan Shields	$1.56M	1952
Paths of Glory - Col. Dax, Producer (uncredited)	$935K	1957
Home Movies - Dr. Tuttle 'The Maestro'	$400K	1980
The Racers - Gino Borgesa		1955
Strangers When We Meet - Larry Coe		1960
Last Train from Gun Hill - Marshal Matt Morgan		1959
Town Without Pity - Maj. Steve Garrett		1961
The Indian Fighter - Johnny Hawks		1955
Man Without a Star - Dempsey Rae		1955
Lust for Life - Vincent Van Gogh		1956