kirk Douglas.....is still alive

fryup

I was almost certain that Kirk Douglas died years ago, but he ain't dead..he's still alive & kickin at 97.

Way to go kirk, a true Hollywood legend.

branie2

His best role is Spartacus

smcgiff

branie2 wrote: »

His best role is Spartacus

No it wasn't, because...














































I'm Spartacus

Patser

I'm Spartacus







Just to start it off


Edit : How'd I miss out with the amount off spaces he allowed?

4zn76tysfajdxp

He still writes articles for the Huffington Post, apparently. Fairly good going.

smcgiff

Patser wrote: »

Just to start it off

You were saying? :pac:

kneemos

As is Robbie Keane I was surprised to learn earlier.

Shakespeare's Sister

The greatest Kirk besides Van Houten.

johnnyskeleton

smcgiff wrote: »

I'm Spartacus

I'm Brian and so's me wife

Patser

smcgiff wrote: »

You were saying? :pac:

See above. Well typed.

dd972

Shhh! That's him feckin jinxed now !

Sir Osis of Liver.

I've got a chin like Spartacus.

LETHAL LADY

I still would.

Shakespeare's Sister

He was never as famous as his sex addict son though.

crockholm

Apparently,according to a work colleague from Nagykoros,"Spartacus" is a term for the act of double penetration in Hungary. Just glad to add to the enlightenment that is Boards.ie.

smcgiff

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

He was never as famous as his sex addict son though.

Ah he was, just a different era. We're more contemporary with Michael. What really big film was Michael in. Romancing the stone?!?

fryup

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

He was never as famous as his sex addict son though.

well as they say...."the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree"

Shakespeare's Sister

smcgiff wrote: »

Ah he was, just a different era. We're more contemporary with Michael. What really big film was Michael in. Romancing the stone?!?

Slightly more.

Wall Street
Fatal Attraction
Falling Down
Disclosure

But yeh that's true - Kirk's hey-day was well over half a century ago.

The only other famous movies I've heard of him being in besides Spartacus are The Bad And The Beautiful and The Vikings.

And of course his delightful turn as Chester J. Lampwick in The Simpsons.

ceadaoin.

There have long been rumors about Kirk Douglas being a not so nice person. It will probably all come out after he dies if it's true. If you google his name and Natalie Wood you'll see what I mean.

mikemac1

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

But yeh that's true - Kirk's hey-day was well over half a century ago.

The only other famous movies I've heard of him being in besides Spartacus are The Bad And The Beautiful and The Vikings.

And of course his delightful turn as Chester J. Lampwick in The Simpsons.

you left out his role as Colonel Drax in that Stanley Kubrick film. It's a classic. I've forgotten the name of it though

The King of Moo

And he still hasn't painted my chicken coop! :mad:

smcgiff

mikemac1 wrote: »

you left out his role as Colonel Drax in that Stanley Kubrick film. It's a classic. I've forgotten the name of it though

Kirk was nominated for three academy awards. He also played Vincent Van Gogh in an excellent biopic.

The King of Moo

mikemac1 wrote: »

you left out his role as Colonel Drax in that Stanley Kubrick film. It's a classic. I've forgotten the name of it though

Paths of Glory, a great film.

eviltwin

ceadaoin. wrote: »

There have long been rumors about Kirk Douglas being a not so nice person. It will probably all come out after he dies if it's true. If you google his name and Natalie Wood you'll see what I mean.

Her sister has always said she won't name the person who raped Natalie while he is still alive..and Kurt's still alive so make of that what you will folks.

Pherekydes

mikemac1 wrote: »

you left out his role as Colonel Drax in that Stanley Kubrick film. It's a classic. I've forgotten the name of it though

Paths of Glory.

I loved him in The Vikings. A cracking film.

moxin

No-one has posted a clip from Spartacus yet? Poor form

Rothko

The King of Moo wrote: »

Paths of Glory, a great film.

Lust For Life is another good one. Great performance by him in it.

Macavity.

You've jinxed it now, there'll be an RIP thread for him tomorrow.

Shakespeare's Sister

Fuq it yeh, I forgot about Lust For Life and Paths Of Glory.

I'll just go back to Heat magazine.

suicide_circus

im sporticus

Dirty Dingus McGee

He was brilliant in Ace in The Hole,The Bad and The Beautiful and Out of the Past.

He played some really nasty characters in those films.

Of course the quote I'll remember him most for is "Make Me"

osarusan

The Big Carnival was another great one.

He was actually a very good actor.



EDIT: Same film as already mentioned, just with another name.

Dirty Dingus McGee

osarusan wrote: »

The Big Carnival was another great one.

He was actually a very good actor.

More commonly known as Ace in the Hole.

Tin Foil Hat

"She's got your prick in her back pocket and you're too blind to see it."

Oh Wait! That was Martin Sheen.

The Backwards Man

Never won an oscar though.

Two actors have that are older than him and still alive.

Anyone know them?

Henry Place

eviltwin wrote: »

Her sister has always said she won't name the person who raped Natalie while he is still alive..and Kurt's still alive so make of that what you will folks.

****, am I a suspect too?

Henry Place

So it wasn't him.

kumate_champ07

'Paths of Glory' on in Dublin today @3.30 here

http://lighthouse.admit-one.eu/index.php?s=LHSMITHF&p=details&eventCode=282

DEFTLEFTHAND

Still a link alive to the golden age of Hollywood when men were men. It's amazing how society has changed so much in Kirk's lifetime. He must be scratching his head today at modern LA. 'Where did it all go wrong?'

Menas

97? Meh. He is only a young fella.

Bob Hope made it to 103 and still played his golf up to the end.

kingtiger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3JEW4vpvw

panda100

Kirk Douglas had a stroke a number of years ago and as a result developed a condition called Aphasia. It's a relatively common condition that people acquire mainly as a result of stroke.

Aphasia is when a person has difficult with expressive and receptive language. It is an incredibly frustrating condition as you know exactly the words you want to say but the part of your brain that expresses language is damaged, and so you cannot get the words out. As an actor, aphasia is probably one of the worst conditions someone can acquire. For a relatively common condition, there is very low public awareness of aphasia and Kirk Douglas has done outstanding work in raising awareness of it throughout the wold. He wrote a book called 'My stroke of luck' which is a must read for anyone after stroke.

Here is a clip of him on Parkinsons talking about aphasia and the impact it has had on his life. Legend! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k6aemk6sck

Remmy

panda100 wrote: »

Kirk Douglas had a stroke a number of years ago and as a result developed a condition called Aphasia. It's a relatively common condition that people acquire mainly as a result of stroke.

Aphasia is when a person has difficult with expressive and receptive language. It is an incredibly frustrating condition as you know exactly the words you want to say but the part of your brain that expresses language is damaged, and so you cannot get the words out. As an actor, aphasia is probably one of the worst conditions someone can acquire. For a relatively common condition, there is very low public awareness of aphasia and Kirk Douglas has done outstanding work in raising awareness of it throughout the wold. He wrote a book called 'My stroke of luck' which is a must read for anyone after stroke.

Here is a clip of him on Parkinsons talking about aphasia and the impact it has had on his life. Legend! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k6aemk6sck

Watched that clip. What a great bloke!

smurgen

Look at Kirk doulglas' fcuking hair!they didn't have flat tops in ancient Rome!