Son of legendary film star Kirk Douglas, Michael was born Sept. 25, 1944, in New Brunswick, N.J. Despite his father discouraging him from becoming an actor, Douglas began his career on the television series "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972-1976).As producer of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Douglas won the Best Picture Oscar. After memorable roles in The China Syndrome (1979) and Romancing the Stone (1984), Douglas starred in a string of films dealing with controversial subjects, beginning with Fatal Attraction (1987), which tackled adultery.
His portrayal of corrupt tycoon Gordon Gekko in Wall Street (1987) earned him his first Oscar for acting and continued his streak of playing antiheroes in such films as Basic Instinct (1992) and Falling Down (1993). In 2000, Douglas earned much praise for his work playing compromised men of power in Wonder Boys and Traffic.
AddTrafficSteven Soderbergh's Oscar-winning drama intricately weaves three disturbing snapshots of America's drug war. At the forefront are a U.S. drug czar (Michael Douglas) who learns his daughter is an addict and a Mexican cop (Benicio Del Toro in an Oscar-winning role) dealing with a corrupt system.... Read More
AddWonder BoysAn endearing slice of life that centers on an unraveling English professor (Michael Douglas) forced to confront his writer's block, fear of aging and irresponsibility as he watches a student (Tobey Maguire) surpass him. Douglas and cast give powerfully realistic performances in this poignant... Read More
AddThe GameIn honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas), a financial genius and a coldhearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad (Sean Penn) -- a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself... Read More
AddKing of CaliforniaThis quirky Sundance comedy from writer-director Mike Cahill chronicles the journey of a delusional father (Michael Douglas) who's convinced that a fabled treasure is buried somewhere beneath his Southern California suburb. His delinquent daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) -- a high school dropout who was... Read More
AddShining ThroughNew York secretary Linda Voss (Melanie Griffith) suspects that her boss, Ed Leland (Michael Douglas), is an American spy. When the United States enters World War II and Ed's key operative in Berlin is killed, Linda convinces her boss to let her go undercover. Linda is dropped behind enemy lines to... Read More
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