Kirk Douglas

Q: Did Kirk Douglas win any Oscars?

Kirk Douglas never won a competitive Academy Award despite being nominated three times. He received an honorary Oscar in 1996 for his lifetime achievements in film.

Q: What was Kirk Douglas's first film?

Kirk Douglas made his film debut in 1946 with 'The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'. This marked the beginning of a prolific career in Hollywood.

Q: How many children did Kirk Douglas have?

Kirk Douglas had three children: Michael Douglas, Joel Douglas, and Peter Douglas. Michael is also a well-known actor and producer.

Q: What was Kirk Douglas's net worth at the time of his passing?

At the time of his passing in 2020, Kirk Douglas had an estimated net worth of $61 million, reflecting his successful career in film and television.

Q: What are some highlights of Kirk Douglas's career?

Kirk Douglas's career highlights include iconic roles in films such as 'Spartacus', 'The Vikings', and 'Lonely Are the Brave'. He was known for his strong performances and versatility.

Q: What was Kirk Douglas's acting style?

Kirk Douglas was known for his intense acting style, often portraying strong, complex characters. His distinctive voice and commanding screen presence set him apart from his contemporaries.

Q: What legacy did Kirk Douglas leave behind?

Kirk Douglas left behind a legacy as one of Hollywood's greatest actors. His contributions to film and his influence on future generations of actors remain significant.

Known for

Paths of Glory (1957)

IMDb 8.4 / 10

1957 / Drama, War / 88 min

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Spartacus (2010)

IMDb 8.5 / 10

2010 / Action, Adventure / 54mins

Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are...

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

IMDb 7.2 / 10

1954 / Action, Adventure / 127mins

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

Name

Kirk Douglas

Height

5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Born

9 December 1916, Amsterdam, New York, USA

Spouses

Anne Buydens (1954–2020)

Children

3; Michael Douglas, Joel Douglas, Peter Douglas

Parents

Harry Demsky, Bryna Demsky

Estimated Net Worth

$61 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2024	Movie From Roger Moore with Love Friends, family and co-stars take part in this revealing and entertaining look at British icon Roger Moore and his rise...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	Movie Morceaux de Cannes We thought we'd seen, read, and heard everything there was to see about the Cannes Film Festival, from the glitz...	Unknown character	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2020	Movie Kubrick by Kubrick American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999), one of the greatest in history, but also one of the most reserved, gave few...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2020	Movie Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) used his...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2019	Movie Vincent van Gogh Superstar Documentary about famous painter Vincent van Gogh.	Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2019	Movie Mike Wallace Is Here For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying...	(archive footage)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2018	TV Basketball: A Love Story 'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game,...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2017	Movie The Untameable Kirk Douglas The story of actor Kirk Douglas, the man and the legend, one of the last stars of the Golden Age...	Self - Actor	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2017	Movie If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast Irrepressible writer-comedian Carl Reiner, who shows no signs of slowing down at 94, tracks down celebrated nonagenarians, and a few...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2015	Movie I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas	Self - Interviewee	Not rated
2015	Movie Johnny Cash: American Rebel Johnny Cash: American Rebel is built around 12 essential Johnny Cash tracks spanning four decades that each deliver the passion,...	Self (archive photo)	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2014	Movie Hollywood au pied du terril	Self	Not rated
2012	Movie Stanley Kubrick in Focus Spielberg, Soderbergh, Stone, Friedkin, Scorsese and others tell how Kubrick's directorial style influenced them and how his unique style was...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	Movie Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so...	(archive footage)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2010	Movie Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win...	Self – Interviewee	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2009	Movie Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget Kirk Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with rare film highlights. He shares memories...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2009	Movie Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France The life and career of screen siren, Brigitte Bardot.	Unknown character	Not rated
2009	Movie Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Documentary on the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"	Self	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2008	Movie Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2008	Movie Empire State Building Murders A tribute and doc-crime-drama celebrating American film noir and the icons of the Hollywood golden age. It recaptures the time...	Jim Kovalski	Not rated
2007	Movie Trumbo Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of...	Self - Interviewee	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2005	Movie A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Kirk Douglas achieved the kind of cinematic stardom that dreams are made of. As the torch was passed to his...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2004	Movie Illusion A once-powerful, but now ailing movie director nears the end of his life. As he awaits death, he slips into...	Donald Baines	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2003	Movie The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway Over one hour of black-and-white location footage and interviews with the stars and director, all staged outdoors in manifestly frigid...	Unknown character	Not rated
2003	Movie It Runs in the Family This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile	Mitchell Gromberg	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2003	TV Real Time with Bill Maher Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2001	Movie Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir A rare behind the scenes look at the tragedies and bitter disappointments that plagued one of MGM's most popular leading...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2001	Movie FBI contre Hollywood Based on information from FBI cases, this documentary investigates the dark years of American cinema and attempts to discover the...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1999	Movie Diamonds Mystery about an ex-prizefighter who embarks on a journey to find 13 missing diamonds	Harry Agensky	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1999	Movie Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection In "All Through the Night," perhaps the single most famous story from the original comic book series, a psychotic killer...	General Kalthrob	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1998	TV Parkinson Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.	Self	Not rated
1997	Movie Completely Cuckoo Behind the scenes interviews for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1997	Movie Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1997	TV Scene by Scene Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date, and to talk us...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1996	TV Clive Anderson All Talk	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1996	Movie The Universal Story Richard Dreyfuss hosts a celebration of the 80 year history of Universal Studios. Founded as IMP by Carl Leammle to...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1994	Movie The Lies Boys Tell Ed Reece, an old travelling salesman, decides to end his days in the place in which he was born. Therefore...	Ed Reese	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1994	TV Touched by an Angel Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads...	Ross Berger	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1994	Movie Greedy Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!	Uncle Joe	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1994	TV Brisant	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1994	Movie A Century of Cinema A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1993	TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1992	Movie The Secret Mostly on account of a pride struggle, Mike Dunmore has lived his whole life keeping a secret which he believed...	Grandpa Mike Dunmore	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1992	Movie Two-Fisted Tales The foul-mouthed, wheelchair-bound Mr. Rush introduces three adventure tales inspired by the EC Comics of the 1950s: "Showdown," "King of...	General Calthrop	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1991	Movie Welcome to Veraz An old man teaches a young man to live in the forest and to understand the wild world.	Quentin	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1991	Movie Oscar Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and...	Eduardo Provolone	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1991	Movie Movie Tough Guys This compilation of film highlights features many of the biggest box office tough guys of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s—Bogart,...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1990	Movie Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea Dive with some unforgettable Disney characters as Professor Ludwig Von Drake takes you to a Sing-Along on some watery tunes...	Ned Land (archive footage)	TMDB 8.1 / 10
1989	TV The Simpsons Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;...	Chester J. Lampwick (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1989	TV Tales from the Crypt Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the...	Gen. Kalthrob	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1989	TV Clive James' Postcard from "Clive James' Postcards," is a travel programme originally broadcast on BBC, and later transferring to ITV.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1988	TV LIVE with Kelly and Mark A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1988	Movie The Racing Experience Join Paul Newman on this exploration of Formula 1 racing. Visit the Motor Speedway Celebrity Pro Am Race, and see...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1988	Movie Inherit the Wind Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused...	Matthew Harrison Brady	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1988	Movie All-Time Movie Greats Rare previews of coming attractions and original promotional films from many of Hollywood's finest classics.	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1987	TV Queenie A half-caste beauty emigrates from India to Great Britain, pursues fame and fortune at the cost of personal happiness, and...	David Konig	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1986	Movie Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick TYSON WINS W.B.C. CHAMPIONSHIP LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 22— Mike Tyson made history tonight. The 20-year-old slugger from Catskill, N.Y.,...	Self	Not rated
1986	Movie Tough Guys Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been...	Archie Long	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1986	Movie Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary Some of the biggest stars in show business pay a fun tribute to Bugs Bunny and the rest of the...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1985	Movie Amos Amos Lasher loses his wife and home in an accident, finding himself in the care of the state, or specifically...	Amos Lasher	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1985	Movie Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilarious collection of...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 2.0 / 10
1984	Movie Draw! In the final days of the Old West, a former desperado faces down a now drunken ex-sheriff, who was his...	Harry H. Holland aka Handsome Harry Holland	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1984	TV Goldene Kamera	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1983	Movie James Bond: The First 21 Years A look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series.	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1983	Movie Eddie Macon's Run Eddie Macon is running from a nightmare... running to a dream... running for his life and his time is running...	Carl 'Buster' Marzack	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1982	Movie Remembrance Of Love Joe Rabin is a Holocaust survivor. After the war he went to America, married someone and had a family. Today,...	Joe Rabin	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1982	Movie Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her...	(in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1982	TV Wogan Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1982	Movie The Man from Snowy River Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of...	Harrison / Spur	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1982	Movie Let Poland Be Poland Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31, 1982, this special produced by the US International Communication Agency...	Self	Not rated
1982	TV Champs-Elysées	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1982	TV Champs-Elysées	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1980	Movie Home Movies A cult guru urges a shy disciple to make life a movie and be its star.	Dr. Tuttle	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1980	Movie Saturn 3 In the future, Earth is overcrowded and the population relies on distant bases to be fed. In the Saturn 3...	Major Adam	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1980	TV Verstehen Sie Spaß?	Self	TMDB 4.7 / 10
1980	Movie The Final Countdown During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the...	Capt. Matthew Yelland	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1979	Movie The Villain Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Simpson wants the...	Cactus Jack	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1978	TV The Kennedy Center Honors The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1978	Movie The Fury When a devious plot separates CIA agent Peter Sandza from his son, Robin, the distraught father manages to see through...	Peter Sandza	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1977	Movie Holocaust 2000 An executive in charge of a nuclear power plant in the Mid-East must stop his son-- who turns out to...	Robert Caine	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1976	Movie Victory at Entebbe The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now...	Herschel Vilnofsky	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1976	TV Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers Two ambitious vice presidents become rivals when an imminent board room vacancy arises.	Alex Vandervoort	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1976	TV Cérémonie des César The César Awards are cinematographic awards created in 1976 and presented annually in Paris to professionals of the 7th art...	Self - President	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1975	Movie Once Is Not Enough An over-the-hill movie producer marries a wealthy, spiteful woman and closeted lesbian just to please his spoiled daughter who then,...	Mike Wayne	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1975	Movie Posse A tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a notorious train robber and his gang.	Howard Nightingale	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1975	TV People's Choice Awards An American awards show recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans.	Self	TMDB 9.2 / 10
1975	TV Les Rendez-vous du dimanche A talk show presented by Michel Drucker	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1975	TV Apostrophes Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran...	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1974	TV Spécial cinéma Marcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye...	Self	TMDB 9.5 / 10
1974	TV Der große Preis	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1974	Movie Mousey A high school teacher separated from his son plots revenge on his ex-wife.	George Anderson	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1973	Movie Scalawag A crew of land locked pirates, led by the aptly named Peg, go in search of buried treasure hidden by...	Peg	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1973	TV The American Film Institute Salute to ... In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1973	Movie Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Musical version of the story in which Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side...	Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1972	Movie The Master Touch A master thief, just out of prison, concocts a risky final score that would net him over a million dollars.	Steve Wallace	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1972	Movie Kirk Douglas Talking with Michael Parkinson and members of the audience at the National Film Theatre, London. An informal discussion illustrated with...	Himself	Not rated
1972	Movie J'ai tout donné An intimate cinéma vérité style documentary following french mega star Johnny Hallyday's summer tour.	Self	TMDB 9.3 / 10
1972	Movie The Special London Bridge Special In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transported to the bridge's...	The Indian Fighter	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1971	TV Film '72 The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the...	Self	TMDB 4.7 / 10
1971	Movie Catch Me a Spy While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, she begins looking for...	Andrej	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1971	Movie A Gunfight Will Tenneray and Abe Cross are two aging, famous gunfighters, both in need of money. Tenneray comes up with the...	Will Tenneray	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1971	Movie The Light at the Edge of the World Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run...	Will Denton	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1971	TV V.I.P. Schaukel V.I.P.-Schaukel is a 45 minute documentary-family-news-talk show starring Margret Dünser as Host. The series premiered on Sun May 09, 1971...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1971	TV Once Upon a Wheel Once Upon a Wheel is a 1971 ABC television documentary on the history of auto racing. It was hosted by...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1970	Movie There Was a Crooked Man... A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison, where he enlists the help of his cellmates...	Paris Pitman, Jr.	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1969	Movie The Arrangement An adman attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown.	Eddie Anderson	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1969	TV The Johnny Cash Show The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1968	Movie The Brotherhood The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his...	Frank Ginetta	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1968	TV The Dick Cavett Show The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1968	Movie A Lovely Way to Die A cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a rich recent...	Jameson Schuyler	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1968	TV Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.	Self (uncredited)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1968	Movie Rowan & Martin at the Movies This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly...	Self	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1967	Movie The War Wagon An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach,...	Lomax	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1967	Movie The Way West In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a...	Sen. William J. Tadlock	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1966	Movie Kirk Douglas The 1966 visit of Hollywood movie star Kirk Douglas at the legendary Polish State Film School in Lódz.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1966	Movie Is Paris Burning? Near the end of World War II, General Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes...	General Patton	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1966	Movie Cast a Giant Shadow An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is...	Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1965	Movie The Heroes of Telemark Set in German-occupied Norway, resistance fighter Knut Straud enlists the reluctant physicist Rolf Pedersen in an effort to destroy the...	Dr. Rolf Pedersen	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1965	Movie In Harm's Way A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove...	Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1965	Movie The Making of A Movie The Making of In Harm's Way (1965)	Self	Not rated
1964	Movie Seven Days in May A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.	Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1963	Movie For Love or Money Wealthy Chloe Brasher has three beautiful daughters; Bonnie, Kate, and Jan. Chloe pays attorney Deke Gentry to fix them up...	Deke Gentry	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1963	Movie The List of Adrian Messenger Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts...	George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1963	Movie The Hook Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.	Sgt. P.J. Briscoe	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1962	TV The Merv Griffin Show	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1962	TV The Lucy Show The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I...	Kirk Douglas	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1962	Movie Two Weeks in Another Town After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome...	Jack Andrus	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1962	Movie Lonely are the Brave A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old...	John W. "Jack" Burns	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1961	Movie Town Without Pity Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and are defended...	Major Garrett	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1961	Movie The Last Sunset At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas...	Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1960	Movie Spartacus The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained...	Spartacus	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1960	Movie Strangers When We Meet A suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up...	Larry Coe	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1959	Movie The Devil's Disciple In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken...	Richard Dudgeon	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1959	Movie Last Train from Gun Hill A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape...	Marshal Matt Morgan	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1958	Movie The Vikings Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the...	Einar	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1957	Movie Paths of Glory A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.	Col. Dax	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1957	Movie Van Gogh: Darkness into Light	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1957	TV Tonight Starring Jack Paar Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1957	Movie Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight...	Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1957	Movie Top Secret Affair A publisher uses her magazine and charm to derail a general on the Washington fast track.	Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1956	Movie Lust for Life An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental...	Vincent van Gogh	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1956	TV The Steve Allen Show	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1956	TV The Steve Allen Show	Self - Recipient	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1956	Movie Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From? Walt answers the often-asked question of just where the stories for his studio's cartoons come from, which is from practically...	Self	Not rated
1956	TV Tony Awards The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway...	Self - Presenter	Not rated
1956	TV Cinépanorama	Self	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1955	Movie The Indian Fighter A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter.	Johnny Hawks	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1955	Movie Man Without a Star A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.	Dempsey Rae	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1955	Movie The Racers An Italian daredevil turns Grand Prix driver and works his way up to Le Mans with his ballerina lover.	Gino Borgesa	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1954	Movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.	Ned Land	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1954	Movie Operation Undersea	Self	TMDB 2.0 / 10
1954	Movie The Disneyland Story Walt Disney presents a preview for both his upcoming park called Disneyland and several episodes of the show to come....	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1954	Movie Ulysses A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that talks about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end...	Ulysses	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1954	TV The George Gobel Show The George Gobel Show is an American television series hosted George Gobel that aired on NBC from 1954 to 1960.	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1953	Movie Act of Love While on holiday on the French Riviera, former soldier Robert Teller recounts his time in WWII-era France, where he meets...	Robert Teller	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1953	Movie The Juggler A Holocaust survivor moves to Israel and experiences difficulty adjusting to life.	Hans Muller	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1953	Movie The Story of Three Loves Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.	Pierre Narval	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1952	Movie The Bad and the Beautiful Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as...	Jonathan Shields	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1952	TV This Is Your Life This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1952	Movie The Big Sky Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs...	Jim Deakins	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1952	Movie The Big Trees In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make millions off California...	Jim Fallon	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1951	Movie Detective Story Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An...	Det. James McLeod	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1951	Movie Ace in the Hole An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.	Charles Tatum	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1951	Movie Along the Great Divide US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get...	Marshal Len Merrick	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1950	TV The Jack Benny Program Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his...	Kirk Douglas	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1950	Movie The Glass Menagerie An aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of...	Jim O'Connor	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1950	TV The Colgate Comedy Hour The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to...	Ulysses (archive footage)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1950	TV The Colgate Comedy Hour The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1950	Movie Young Man with a Horn Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure...	Rick Martin	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1950	TV What's My Line? Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1949	Movie Champion An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on...	Midge Kelly	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1949	Movie A Letter to Three Wives A letter is addressed to three wives from their 'best friend', announcing that she's running away with one of their...	George Phipps	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1948	Movie The Walls of Jericho In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman.	Tucker Wedge	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1948	Movie My Dear Secretary A budding young writer thinks it's her lucky day when she is chosen to be the new secretary for Owen...	Owen Waterbury	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1948	TV The Ed Sullivan Show The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1947	Movie I Walk Alone Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed,...	Noll "Dink" Turner	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1947	Movie Out of the Past The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and...	Whit Sterling	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1947	Movie Mourning Becomes Electra Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra...	Peter Niles	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1946	Movie The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter...	Walter O'Neil	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 6.9 / 10
TBA	Movie My Life As Roger Moore	Self (Archivfilmmaterial)	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1985	Movie Amos Amos Lasher loses his wife and home in an accident, finding himself in the care of the state, or specifically...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1983	Movie Something Wicked This Way Comes In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1975	Movie Posse A tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a notorious train robber and his gang.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1975	Movie Posse A tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a notorious train robber and his gang.	Producer Production	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1973	Movie Scalawag A crew of land locked pirates, led by the aptly named Peg, go in search of buried treasure hidden by...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1973	Movie Scalawag A crew of land locked pirates, led by the aptly named Peg, go in search of buried treasure hidden by...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1971	Movie A Gunfight Will Tenneray and Abe Cross are two aging, famous gunfighters, both in need of money. Tenneray comes up with the...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1971	Movie The Light at the Edge of the World Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1971	Movie Summertree Jerry, not a member of the 'protest generation' but is instead, an 'All American boy,' is drafted into the Army,...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1968	Movie The Brotherhood The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1966	Movie Grand Prix The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1966	Movie Seconds An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look...	Co-Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1964	Movie Seven Days in May A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.	Co-Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1963	Movie The List of Adrian Messenger Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1962	Movie Lonely are the Brave A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1961	Movie The Last Sunset At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1960	Movie Spartacus The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1960	Movie Strangers When We Meet A suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1959	TV Tales of the Vikings	Producer Production	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1958	Movie The Vikings Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1957	Movie Ride Out for Revenge When an Indian chief is murdered in a hateful town, a sympathizing ex marshal tries to stop the Indians from...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1957	Movie Paths of Glory A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.	Producer Production	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1957	Movie Lizzie A psychiatrist treats a woman of three faces: neurotic Elizabeth, wanton Lizzie, and charming Beth.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1955	Movie The Indian Fighter A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10

From Roger Moore with Love

2024 / TMDB 8.0

Morceaux de Cannes

2021 / TMDB 2.0

Kubrick by Kubrick

2020 / TMDB 7.5

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020 / TMDB 8.0

Vincent van Gogh Superstar

2019 / TMDB 6.5

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019 / TMDB 6.5

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Paths of Glory (1957)

Spartacus (2010)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

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