RIP - Kirk Douglas (103 Years Old)

Nominated three times for best actor by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — for Champion (1949), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Lust for Life (1956) — Douglas was the recipient of an honorary Oscar in 1996.

Arguably the top male star of the post-World War II era, he acted in more than 80 movies before retiring from films in 2004.

A fine Actor

One of his lesser known films towards the end of his career which I liked was 'Greedy'. I did like that and the final scene reminded me of a play which I was told about once.

Spartacus, The Vikings, Heroes of Telemark & many more.  Great career! RIP

Lust For Life
Ace In The Hole
Paths Of Glory 

Sound more like films his son would star in!

"I am the son of a Viking King"

Even on this day the BBC drop a few hints about Kirk Douglas and the metoo movement..

First I've heard about it... BBC just can't stop themselves

RIP, Kirk Douglas.

Spartacus... Very close to being my favourite movie of all time..

Feb 6, 2020 -- 2:30AM, mecca wrote:

Even on this day the BBC drop a few hints about Kirk Douglas and the metoo movement..First I've heard about it... BBC just can't stop themselves

They were castigating Henry VIII the other day.

One of the very few Actors who really deserves to be called a Legend, from his earliest western roles to his last was a great actor and a very distinctive looking man, RIP after a great innings.

He WAS Spartacus.

RIP

Great Actor and what a life....Humped just about every Starlet in Hollywood back in the Day.

RIP Mr Douglas.....not many left from the golden era of epics ......thankfully made before lazy CG ruined modern attempts.

64 years since his last Oscar nomination,many on here wouldn't have been born although pretty sure KM was at school with him.

Legend RIP

Great as Doc Holiday, in Gunfight at the OK Corral as well

I bet he was worth a bob or two.

I wonder how much money he's left?

Apparently started with brussel sprout,very humble beginnings, very poor start ("My father, who had been a horse trader in Russia, got himself a horse and a small wagon, and became a ragman, buying old rags, pieces of metal, and junk for pennies, nickels, and dimes.... Even on Eagle Street, in the poorest section of town, where all the families were struggling, the ragman was on the lowest rung on the ladder". And I was the ragman's son.)although back then nobody had anything.Was listening to radio and heard them saying a quote from a film  director (can't rem exactly who) "his son Michael would be the first to say he was a very difficult man to work with.... and I would be the second"    lol gave that 8/10.Also on another station I heard someone talking about him having a stroke his nineties and quickly correcting to in his nineties.A fine actor and 103 a great innings.

Left $50million to his foundation
But nothing to his son

I suppose as he got 6 times the wealth his son
wont be starving