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Kirk Douglas

Actor, Producer, Director
9 December 1916 to 5 February 2020

An American actor and producer best known for his lead role in Spartacus (1960), Douglas also notably starred in Ace in the Hole (1951) and Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957). He received Oscar nominations for his roles in Champion (1949), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Lust for Life (1956), and won a BAFTA for Lonely Are the Brave (1962).

Read Kirk Douglas's Guardian obituary.

Read the BBC's Kirk Douglas obituary.