Popular at home and around the world, Kirk Douglas received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981 and the French Legion of Honor in 1985.
Filmography Champion (1950) The Big Carnival (1951) The Bad and the Beautiful (1953) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Lust for Life (1956) as Vincent van Gogh Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) Paths of Glory (1957) Spartacus (1960) title role The Heroes of Telemark (1966) External Link The IMDb entry on Kirk Douglas