Michael Douglas
Date of birth: 1944-09-25
Place of birth: New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Michael Kirk Douglas
Biography
Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is a retired American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AFI Life Achievement Award. The elder son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, Douglas earned his Bachelor of Arts in drama from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His early acting roles included film, stage, and television productions. Douglas first achieved prominence for his performance in the ABC police procedural television series The Streets of San Francisco, for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations. In 1975, Douglas produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, having acquired the rights to the Ken Kesey novel from his father. The film received critical and popular acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Picture, earning Douglas his first Oscar as one of the film's producers. Douglas went on to produce films including The China Syndrome (1979) and Romancing the Stone (1984), for which he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy, and The Jewel of the Nile (1985). Douglas received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone's Wall Street (1987), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor (a role he reprised in the sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps in 2010). Other notable roles include in Fatal Attraction (1987), The War of the Roses (1989), Basic Instinct (1992), Falling Down (1993), The American President (1995), The Game (1997), Traffic (2000), and Wonder Boys (2000). In 2013, for his portrayal of Liberace in the HBO film Behind the Candelabra, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Douglas starred as an ageing acting coach in the Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method (2018–2021), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best ctor—television series musical or omedy. He has portrayed Hank Pym in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Ant-Man (2015). Douglas has received notice for his humanitarian and political activism. He sits on the board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, is an honorary board member of the anti-war grant-making foundation Ploughshares Fund, and he was appointed as a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 1998. He has been married to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones since 2000. In July 2025, Douglas said that he was largely retired from acting, saying "I realized I had to stop [...] I did not want to be one of those people who dropped dead on the set". He added that while he was attached to one additional project and did not fully rule out future projects "if something special came up", he had no plans to work regularly again.
Movie Credits
The War of the Roses
1989-12-08
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life wo
Basic Instinct
1992-03-20
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend
A Call to Arms
2009-03-13
A documentary which traces the controversial Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) in the Unit
The China Syndrome
1979-03-16
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells
One Night at McCool's
2001-04-19
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her nam
Downwind
2023-01-20
A documentary about nuclear fallout in the United States, specifically members of the Shoshone Natio
A Chorus Line
1985-12-10
A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical produ
You, Me and Dupree
2006-07-13
After standing in as best man for his longtime friend Carl Petersen, Randy Dupree loses his job, bec
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996-10-11
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry
The Jewel of the Nile
1985-08-01
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time o
Traffic
2000-12-27
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the ne
A Perfect Murder
1998-06-05
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the lov
Wall Street
1987-12-10
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on
The Game
1997-09-12
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hea
Black Rain
1989-09-22
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They
Fatal Attraction
1987-09-18
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his
Wonder Boys
2000-02-22
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his
The In-Laws
2003-05-23
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are
Coma
1978-01-06
When relatively healthy patients begin having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up
King of California
2007-01-24
Charlie gets released from an insane asylum and moves in with Miranda, the young daughter he left be
The Sentinel
2006-04-19
Veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison investigates a colleague's murder and is subsequently fra
It Runs in the Family
2003-04-25
This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile
Shining Through
1992-01-31
Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic
Don't Say a Word
2001-09-28
When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' de
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
2009-02-05
Remake of a 1956 Fritz Lang film in which a novelist's investigation of a dirty district attorney le
Disclosure
1994-12-09
A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009-05-01
Celebrity photographer Connor Mead lives life in the fast lane, committed to lifelong bachelorhood a
The American President
1995-11-17
Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he w
The Star Chamber
1983-08-05
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge
Romancing the Stone
1984-03-30
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. T
One Day in September
1999-10-22
The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988-01-01
A follow-up special to ABC's 1987 "The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson." The program in
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010-09-20
As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with dis
Dinosaurs Alive
2007-03-30
See the earliest creatures of the Triassic Period to the monsters of the Cretaceous in a ‘life-sized
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976-03-30
Made in 1976, TVTV's close-up look at Hollywood's annual awards ritual mixes irreverent documentary
Solitary Man
2009-09-07
A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and r
Napoleon and Samantha
1972-07-05
Two young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go o
Trumbo
2007-09-10
Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individu
Falling Down
1993-02-26
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and vio
Get Bruce!
1999-01-01
Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearanc
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2005-09-02
Kirk Douglas achieved the kind of cinematic stardom that dreams are made of. As the torch was passed
Haywire
2011-11-01
A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.
Michael Douglas: The Prodigal Son
2023-05-14
As the eldest son of the legendary actor and producer Kirk Douglas (1916-2020), it was not easy for
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023-07-19
Join cast and crew as they delve deep into the creation of "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania." Comb
When Michael Calls
1972-02-05
A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005-09-13
Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of
Summertree
1971-06-06
Jerry, not a member of the 'protest generation' but is instead, an 'All American boy,' is drafted in
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, a
Adam at Six A.M.
1970-09-22
A disenchanted young Professor of Semantics at a California college learns of a distant relative's d
Running
1979-10-30
An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and oth
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
2000-12-19
Behind the Candelabra
2013-05-26
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (m
Last Vegas
2013-10-31
Aging pals Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam have been best friends since childhood. When Billy finally
It's My Turn
1980-10-24
A successful but stressed mathematics professor goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with
Direct Order
2003-04-01
US officers and enlisted men were given the 1997 direct order by President Clinton to be vaccinated
The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-16
SFPD Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone (Karl Malden) is partnered with a young college-educated Ins
The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers
2013-10-18
Based on the best-selling book by Ambassador Yehuda Avner, The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers takes t
And So It Goes
2014-07-10
Nobody likes self-centered realtor Oren Little, and he prefers it that way. He's deliberately mean t
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
2013-09-07
Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell
Beyond the Reach
2014-09-06
A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during
Hollywood Banker
2014-10-02
How Frans Afman, a banker from the Netherlands, developed a new system for film financing, revolutio
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014-08-25
The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinem
Looking Through Water
2025-09-03
William McKay’s successful New York executive career is in ruins after a shocking betrayal. Called b
Asylum: An Empty Nest For The Mentally Ill?
2010-09-28
Psychiatrist Dr. Dean Brooks, who appears in the film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and others di
Hassles and Hangups
1973-01-01
Emphasizes positive attitudes and constructive solutions to help individuals deal with problems rela
Close Up
2012-09-30
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferenc
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019-04-14
The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005-03-01
America's Burning
2024-06-09
Narrated by Michael Douglas, America’s Burning calls on a remarkable range of expert perspectives fr
Ant-Man
2015-07-14
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott L
If Dolphins Could Talk
1990-02-25
Dolphins have conquered the ocean; these intelligent sea mammals live all over the planet. But they
Declaration of Independence
2003-06-10
Famous actors and actresses read the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
The Streets of the Invisibles
2011-10-03
Mike Stone (Karl Malden) and Steve Keller (Michael Douglas) are back on today's streets to catch a h
The Earth Day Special
1990-04-22
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April
Once upon a time on Wall Street
2017-11-05
Documentary on Oliver Stone's Wall Street.
Hail, Hero!
1969-10-04
Carl Dixon decides to quit school and enlist in the Army, even though he's already run afoul of the
Unlocked
2017-04-27
After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA age
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018-07-04
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at ris
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021-01-11
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore
The Day After Peace
2009-04-01
Against all the odds an individual manages to create an annual global 'Peace Day'; but can he inspir
Ken San
2016-08-20
KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takak
Completely Cuckoo
1997-12-16
Behind the scenes interviews for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Black Rain: Making The Film
2006-10-10
A documentary on the making of the film, Black Rain, which actually encompasses 4 parts, Production,
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966-03-30
An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is di
Animal World
2018-06-29
Backed into a corner by mounting debts, a youth agrees to submit himself to a high stakes game of ch
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011-06-27
A documentary about the making of Milos Forman's 1975 film ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, featurin
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009-10-08
Why did Milos Forman have to make certain films the way he did? Where does his inner strength come f
Tell Them Who You Are
2004-09-06
The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the came
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
2017-06-01
The story of actor Kirk Douglas, the man and the legend, one of the last stars of the Golden Age of
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019-05-14
Hollywood's finest pay tribute to "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" for an uncensored and unforgettable
Forever Hollywood
1999-01-01
Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los
It Takes a Lunatic
2019-05-03
The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in th
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023-02-15
Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and
Electric Blue 29
1988-01-01
In addition to the usual erotic vignettes and nude photo sessions, this features steamy footage from
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
2004-10-26
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
2004-10-26
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."
Michael Douglas: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2018-04-03
Taped before a live audience at Hollywood's Montalbán Theatre during the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festi
Avengers: Endgame
2019-04-24
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts
Forman vs. Forman
2019-07-16
A moving account, in his own words, of the personal life and work of the brilliant Czech filmmaker M
Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood
2020-11-19
In Search of Peace
2001-09-21
In Search of Peace: 1948-1967 chronicles Israel's first two decades, offering new insights on the or
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
2020-12-15
A documentary about the Paul Verhoeven's cult classic Basic Instinct.
Deauville et le rêve américain
2020-09-05
Reflection of the society and vector of the occidental culture, American cinema influence
cascadeurs de stars
1988-03-18
Fog City Mavericks
2007-10-24
Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary fil
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009-02-16
Documentary on the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
The Directors: Milos Forman
2000-08-01
Documentary about the Chzech director, Milos Forman.
I Am Curious Johnny
2025-10-17
Johnny Pigozzi—photographer, heir, and legendary collector—pioneered the celebrity selfie in the 197
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
2025-12-21
CBS News celebrates the life and legacy of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner, featuring interviews with Ka
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018-03-01
Deep rooted religious beliefs seemingly going back to the Pilgrim Fathers' puritanism dominate a soc