Acting
Kirk Douglas
- Titles
- 141movies51TV shows
- Career
Active from 1946 to 2008, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 79top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Paths of Glory89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 82 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.7
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Melancholy5.3average 4.7
- Pathos5.7average 5.2
- Social Commentary5.4average 4.9
- Wit & Wordplay4.0average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.3
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
- Coming of Age2.0, average 3.0
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character Study 10
- Historical Drama 10
- Social Commentary 10
- Classic Hollywood 8
- Character-Driven 8
- Classic Western 7
- Western 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Psychological Thriller 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Historical Epic 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dimitri TiomkinComposerGunfight at the O.K. Corral, Last Train from Gun Hill, The War Wagon, The Big Sky, Champion, +1 more
Burt LancasterActorGunfight at the O.K. Corral, Seven Days in May, The Devil's Disciple, I Walk Alone, Tough Guys
Eric DouglasActorTwo-Fisted Tales, A Gunfight, Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection, Remembrance Of Love
Paul StewartActorThe Bad and the Beautiful, Champion, The Juggler, Top Secret Affair
Charles LangCinematographerGunfight at the O.K. Corral, Last Train from Gun Hill, Ace in the Hole, Strangers When We Meet
Dalton TrumboWriterSpartacus, Lonely are the Brave, The Last Sunset, Town Without Pity
Jerry GoldsmithComposerLonely are the Brave, Seven Days in May, In Harm's Way, The List of Adrian Messenger
Vincente MinnelliDirectorThe Bad and the Beautiful, The Story of Three Loves, Lust for Life, Two Weeks in Another Town
Michael RedgraveActorThe Heroes of Telemark, Mourning Becomes Electra, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Charles DurningActorThe Final Countdown, The Fury, Tough Guys
Anthony QuinnActorUlysses, Last Train from Gun Hill, Lust for Life
Walter MatthauActorLonely are the Brave, The Indian Fighter, Strangers When We Meet
Movies and TV shows
108Great
Score 80 to 89
12 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
as Col. Dax
88
as George Phipps
86
as Walter O'Neil
85
as John W. "Jack" Burns
85
as Spartacus
83
TV show · as Chester J. Lampwick (voice)
83
as Whit Sterling
83
as Marshal Matt Morgan
82
as Dempsey Rae
81
as Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
81
as Charles Tatum
80
Executive Producer
Good
Score 70 to 79
18 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
as Ned Land
79
as Jonathan Shields
77
as Jim Deakins
77
Co-Executive Producer
75
as Grandpa Mike Dunmore
75
as Jack Andrus
74
as Det. James McLeod
73
as Einar
73
as Rick Martin
72
as Vincent van Gogh
70
as Amos Lasher
70
as Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
Decent
Score 60 to 69
24 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as Midge Kelly
68
as Richard Dudgeon
67
as Marshal Len Merrick
65
as Peter Sandza
65
as George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson
65
as Dr. Rolf Pedersen
64
as Paris Pitman, Jr.
63
as Lomax
63
as Howard Nightingale
63
as Larry Coe
62
as Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley
61
as Will Denton
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
44 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus
57
as Capt. Matthew Yelland
57
as Ulysses
54
as Johnny Hawks
54
as Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.
52
as Noll "Dink" Turner
47
as Archie Long
45
as Uncle Joe
43
as Mitchell Gromberg
38
as Sen. William J. Tadlock
35
as Eddie Anderson
32
as Major Adam
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
1 title
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
24
as Cactus Jack
Not rated yet
9 titles
Not rated yet
as Ned Land (archive footage)
as Jim Kovalski
as The Indian Fighter
as Quentin
as Joe Rabin
as General Kalthrob
TV show
as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)