Kirk Douglas (1916-2020)
89.0 TOPICAL actor score · #37 of 1,977 actors
Kirk Douglas (1916-2020) has a TOPICAL actor score of 89.0 - one of the 100 best actors of all time by TOPICAL's score. Their strongest parts are acting honours and prime. They've won 6 acting honours from 7 nominations, including the AFI Life Achievement Award. Their best ten-year run was 1951-1960. Best films: Spartacus (1960), Paths of Glory (1957), Ace in the Hole (1951).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours98
Prime98
Their movies92
Credits85
Career standing95
- Acting honours6 wins, 7 nominations - incl. AFI Life Achievement Award; Academy Honorary Award; Kennedy Center Honors
- Prime1951-1960
- Credits89 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 18 scored films (14 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 101 languages
“He was named by the American Film Institute the 17th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10
Kirk Douglas's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Spartacus | 1960 | 1 |
| 264 | Paths of Glory | 1957 | 1 |
| 683 | Ace in the Hole | 1951 | 1 |
| 765 | The Bad and the Beautiful | 1952 | 2 |
| 925 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | 1954 | 1 |
| 1,044 | Out of the Past | 1947 | 3 |
| 1,292 | Lust for Life | 1956 | 1 |
| 1,625 | Seven Days in May | 1964 | 2 |
| 1,627 | A Letter to Three Wives | 1949 | 4 |
| 2,173 | Champion | 1949 | 1 |
| 2,311 | Detective Story | 1951 | 1 |
| 2,378 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | 1957 | 2 |
| 2,844 | The Vikings | 1958 | 1 |
| 3,459 | The Big Sky | 1952 | 1 |
| 4,463 | Once Is Not Enough | 1975 | 1 |
| 4,470 | In Harm's Way | 1965 | 2 |
| 4,935 | Mourning Becomes Electra | 1947 | 5 |
| 5,359 | The Story of Three Loves | 1953 | 4 |