Kirk Douglas Passed...

[soFlaNative]

103 years of age.
God Bless him and those he's left.


Too many to mention, the one that's stuck with me was him
and Yul Brynner in "Light at the Edge of World".
Shook my 11 yr. old self up.

 

[Rustyt1953]

My first thought:



Godspeed Kirk.

 

[federali]

So sorry to learn of his passing. He was a great actor. Rest in peace, Mr. Douglas.

 

[4barrel]

He and Bert lancaster could spring on a horse from the rear for a quick get a way.

 

[tlawler]

R.I.P. Ned Land...you had one heck of a run!

 

[Texas Star]

An icon has passed. I liked him in, Spartacus.

But he and son Michael have been among the most ardent anti-gunners in Hollywood! That always affects how I perceive a person, however good they may be as an actor.

 

[Cleandean]

He did a great job in many Westerns , but will always come to mind as the tough gladiator Spartacus.
Come to think of it.. I first remember him , as a falcon training , patch on the eye... Viking. (In the Vikings ?)

 

[old bear]

Well one more icon is gone. He will be missed.

 

[muddocktor]

Another one of the great ones has gone on. I found that movies he starred in were generally pretty good to great and he was a talented actor.

 

[Onomea]

Rest in peace.

 

[Valmet]

He lived a long life...RIP Mr Douglas

 

[DWalt]

He was never among my favorite actors, or at least most of his films weren't among my favorites. But I do have one favorite film of his, "The Bad and the Beautiful" from 1952. Also starring Lana Turner at the height of her sexiness. It's just so 1940s it's uncanny. And it has an outstanding musical score by David Raksin. It shows up on TCM occasionally. No action sequences and not a single shot is fired, but I like it and have watched it at least 5 or 6 times. The plot - It's a movie about making movies.

I just checked - It's scheduled on TCM on Tuesday, 2/11 at 10 PM.

And then, there is "The Final Countdown." Possibly the most hokey war movie of all time.

 

[vonn]

Whatever his beliefs I enjoyed the movies he appeared in. May he Rest In Peace.

 

[Doug627]

Sorry to see him go. I will always remember him as he appeared in his movies. Especially liked: Lonely Are The Brave.

 

[DWARREN123]

He made a lot of great movies. RIP!

 

[cougar14]

He and Burt together in "Seven days in May". I watch it every time it comes on.

 

[Farmer17]

I liked him in the War Wagon with John Wayne.

 

[swsig]

A great actor. Did he ever make a bad movie? Two of my all-time favorites are The Bad and The Beautiful, and Seven Days in May.

 

[Rudi]

He was great in so many films, Seven Days in May and Paths of Glory top my list. RIP Seaman Land.

 

[opoefc]

He was a typical gun hating Hollywood liberal with a lot of skeletons in his closet, that were never mentioned in the his press agent written Bio, but he made it to 103, which few of us will match! I did enjoy his acting in many of his films, however, so R.I.P., Mr. Douglas. Ed.