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 fir...
Known For
Complete Filmography

America's Burning
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Narrated by Michael Douglas, America’s Burning calls on a remarkable range of expert perspectives from James Carville to Leon Panetta to Amy Chua as m...

America's Burning
2024
Executive Producer
Narrated by Michael Douglas, America’s Burning calls on a remarkable range of expert perspectives from James Carville to Leon Panetta to Amy Chua as m...

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
as Self - Dr. Hank Pym
Join cast and crew as they delve deep into the creation of "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania." Combining immersive behind-the-scenes footage with can...

Michael Douglas: The Prodigal Son
2023
as Self - Actor
As the eldest son of the legendary actor and producer Kirk Douglas (1916-2020), it was not easy for Michael Douglas to make his way in Hollywood and, ...

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
as Dr. Hank Pym
Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find t...

Downwind
2023
A documentary about nuclear fallout in the United States, specifically members of the Shoshone Nation whose sacred land continues to be cordoned off a...

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
as Gordon Gekko (archive footage)
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
2020
as Self
A documentary about the Paul Verhoeven's cult classic Basic Instinct.

Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood
2020
as Self

Deauville et le rêve américain
2020
as Self
Reflection of the society and vector of the occidental culture, American cinema influences the entire world since its debuts.

Earthquake Bird
2019
Thanks
Tokyo, Japan, 1989. Lucy Fly, a foreigner who works as a translator, begins a passionate relationship with Teiji, a mysterious man obsessed with photo...

Forman vs. Forman
2019
as Self - Forman's Producer (archive footage)
A moving account, in his own words, of the personal life and work of the brilliant Czech filmmaker Miloš Forman (1932-2018): his tragic childhood, his...

We Have Always Lived in the Castle
2019
Executive Producer
In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live iso...

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
as Self
Hollywood's finest pay tribute to "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" for an uncensored and unforgettable celebration at The Dolby Theater.

It Takes a Lunatic
2019
as Self
The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in this portrait of a provocative, innovative artist.

Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Hank Pym
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaini...

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent film era to the present day.

Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018
as Dr. Hank Pym
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into...

Animal World
2018
as Anderson
Backed into a corner by mounting debts, a youth agrees to submit himself to a high stakes game of chance in international waters aboard a disused wars...

Michael Douglas: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2018
as Guest
Taped before a live audience at Hollywood's Montalbán Theatre during the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival, Academy Award-winning actor and producer Mich...

Once upon a time on Wall Street
2017
as Self
Documentary on Oliver Stone's Wall Street.

Flatliners
2017
Producer
Five medical students, hoping to understand the mystery of what lies beyond life, embark on a dangerous experiment. When their hearts are stopped for ...

The Untameable Kirk Douglas
2017
as Self - Actor
The story of actor Kirk Douglas, the man and the legend, one of the last stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. An epic journey through the 20th centur...

The Untameable Kirk Douglas
2017
Thanks
The story of actor Kirk Douglas, the man and the legend, one of the last stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. An epic journey through the 20th centur...

Unlocked
2017
as Eric Lasch
After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA agent Alice Racine is forced to live in London as a c...

Ken San
2016
as Self
KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell intima...

Ant-Man
2015
as Dr. Hank Pym
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mento...

Hollywood Banker
2014
as Self (archive footage)
How Frans Afman, a banker from the Netherlands, developed a new system for film financing, revolutionized independent filmmaking in Hollywood, but cou...

Beyond the Reach
2014
as Madec
A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.

Beyond the Reach
2014
Producer
A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
as Self
The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinema: Lord Richard Attenborough.

And So It Goes
2014
as Oren Little
Nobody likes self-centered realtor Oren Little, and he prefers it that way. He's deliberately mean to anyone who crosses his path and wants nothing mo...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Last Vegas
2013
as Billy Gerson
Aging pals Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam have been best friends since childhood. When Billy finally proposes to his much-younger girlfriend, all four ...

The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers
2013
as Yitzhak Rabin (voice)
Based on the best-selling book by Ambassador Yehuda Avner, The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers takes the audience inside the offices of Israel's Prime M...

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
2013
as Self
Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to L...

Behind the Candelabra
2013
as Liberace
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.

Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and ...

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...

Haywire
2011
as Alex Coblenz
A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.
The Streets of the Invisibles
2011
as Steve Keller (voice)
Mike Stone (Karl Malden) and Steve Keller (Michael Douglas) are back on today's streets to catch a homicidal maniac who should have been incarcerated ...

Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011
A documentary about the making of Milos Forman's 1975 film ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, featuring interviews with the director, cast, and crew.

14 Actors Acting
2010
as Self
This year's great performers striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema.
Asylum: An Empty Nest For The Mentally Ill?
2010
as Self
Psychiatrist Dr. Dean Brooks, who appears in the film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and others discuss how jails and prisons have become our new as...

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010
as Gordon Gekko
As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon ...

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009
as Self
Why did Milos Forman have to make certain films the way he did? Where does his inner strength come from? What is the story of his life?

Solitary Man
2009
as Ben Kalmen
A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
as Uncle Wayne
Celebrity photographer Connor Mead lives life in the fast lane, committed to lifelong bachelorhood and simultaneous relationships with multiple women....
The Day After Peace
2009
as Self
Against all the odds an individual manages to create an annual global 'Peace Day'; but can he inspire an actual ceasefire and silence the cynics by pr...

A Call to Arms
2009
as Self (voice)
A documentary which traces the controversial Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
as Self
Documentary on the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
2009
as Mark Hunter
Remake of a 1956 Fritz Lang film in which a novelist's investigation of a dirty district attorney leads to a setup within the courtroom.

Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self
Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home i...

Trumbo
2007
as Self
Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hol...

Dinosaurs Alive
2007
as Narrator
See the earliest creatures of the Triassic Period to the monsters of the Cretaceous in a ‘life-sized’ IMAX ® presentation. Join renowned paleontologis...

King of California
2007
as Charlie
Charlie gets released from an insane asylum and moves in with Miranda, the young daughter he left behind. Charlie believes that there is treasure hidd...

Black Rain: Making The Film
2006
as Self
A documentary on the making of the film, Black Rain, which actually encompasses 4 parts, Production, Filming, The Script and Cast, Post-Production

You, Me and Dupree
2006
as Mr. Thompson
After standing in as best man for his longtime friend Carl Petersen, Randy Dupree loses his job, becomes a barfly and attaches himself to the newlywed...

The Sentinel
2006
as Pete Garrison
Veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison investigates a colleague's murder and is subsequently framed as a mole in an assassination attempt on the P...

The Sentinel
2006
Producer
Veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison investigates a colleague's murder and is subsequently framed as a mole in an assassination attempt on the P...

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
as Self
Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Kirk Douglas achieved the kind of cinematic stardom that dreams are made of. As the torch was passed to his talented son Michael, it became obvious to...

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self

The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
2004
as Self
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."

The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
2004
as Self
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."

Tell Them Who You Are
2004
as Self
The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a difficu...

Declaration of Independence
2003
as Self
Famous actors and actresses read the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

The In-Laws
2003
as Steve Tobias
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.

It Runs in the Family
2003
as Alex Gromberg
This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile

It Runs in the Family
2003
Producer
This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile
Direct Order
2003
as Narrator
US officers and enlisted men were given the 1997 direct order by President Clinton to be vaccinated with the untested, ineffective, and dangerous Anth...

Don't Say a Word
2001
as Dr. Nathan Conrad
When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a young woman, su...

In Search of Peace
2001
as Narrator (voice)
In Search of Peace: 1948-1967 chronicles Israel's first two decades, offering new insights on the origins of the Middle East conflict. Combining a ric...

One Night at McCool's
2001
as Mr. Burmeister
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bar...

One Night at McCool's
2001
Producer
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bar...

Traffic
2000
as Robert Wakefield
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Poli...

Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
2000
as Self

The Directors: Milos Forman
2000
as Self
Documentary about the Chzech director, Milos Forman.

Wonder Boys
2000
as Grady Tripp
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago....

One Day in September
1999
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Pal...

Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presi...

Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.

A Perfect Murder
1998
as Steven Taylor
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful pl...

Completely Cuckoo
1997
as Self
Behind the scenes interviews for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

The Rainmaker
1997
Producer
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in...

The Game
1997
as Nicholas Van Orton
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his y...

Face/Off
1997
Executive Producer
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns ...

The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
as Charles Remington
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects resu...

The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
Executive Producer
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects resu...

The American President
1995
as Andrew Shepherd
Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wa...

Disclosure
1994
as Tom Sanders
A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career an...

Falling Down
1993
as D-Fens
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Made in America
1993
Producer
A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.

Basic Instinct
1992
as Detective Nick Curran
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described...

Radio Flyer
1992
Executive Producer
A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. W...

Shining Through
1992
as Ed Leland
Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War...

Double Impact
1991
Co-Producer
Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris,...

Eyes of an Angel
1991
Executive Producer
John Travolta is a downtrodden single father raising his daughter under difficult circumstances in Chicago. The young girl comes upon and then nurses ...

Stone Cold
1991
Co-Producer
Joe Huff is a tough, loner cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmail Huff into an undercover operation that entails i...

Flatliners
1990
Producer
Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, a...

The Earth Day Special
1990
as Self
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour s...
If Dolphins Could Talk
1990
as Host
Dolphins have conquered the ocean; these intelligent sea mammals live all over the planet. But they face an enemy that they cannot defeat - man.

The War of the Roses
1989
as Oliver Rose
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees...

Black Rain
1989
as Nick Conklin
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to es...
cascadeurs de stars
1988
as Self
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988
as Self
A follow-up special to ABC's 1987 "The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson." The program includes clips of great stunts, interviews with cele...

Electric Blue 29
1988
as (archive footage)
In addition to the usual erotic vignettes and nude photo sessions, this features steamy footage from the then-huge Fatal Attraction (1987) and a wrapa...

Wall Street
1987
as Gordon Gekko
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthles...

Fatal Attraction
1987
as Dan Gallagher
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

A Chorus Line
1985
as Zach
A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminat...

The Jewel of the Nile
1985
as Jack T. Colton
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who...

The Jewel of the Nile
1985
Producer
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who...

Starman
1984
Executive Producer
When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.

Romancing the Stone
1984
as Jack T. Colton
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of...

Romancing the Stone
1984
Producer
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of...

The Star Chamber
1983
as Steven Hardin
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle wi...

It's My Turn
1980
as Ben Lewin
A successful but stressed mathematics professor goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with her father's bride's son, a prematurely retired pr...

Running
1979
as Michael Andropolis
An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and other personal problems.

Running
1979
Executive Producer
An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and other personal problems.

The China Syndrome
1979
as Richard Adams
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. W...

The China Syndrome
1979
Producer
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. W...

Coma
1978
as Dr. Mark Bellows
A young female doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Relatively healthy patients are having 'complications' during simple oper...

TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
as Self
Made in 1976, TVTV's close-up look at Hollywood's annual awards ritual mixes irreverent documentary with deadpan comedy. TVTV's cameras go behind the ...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Producer
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and...

Hassles and Hangups
1973
as Narrator
Emphasizes positive attitudes and constructive solutions to help individuals deal with problems related to sex, drugs, self-image and interpersonal re...

The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Steven Keller
SFPD Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone (Karl Malden) is partnered with a young college-educated Inspector, Steven Keller (Michael Douglas), as they i...

Napoleon and Samantha
1972
as Danny Arlington Williams III
Two young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go on a perilous mountain trek to stay with a recluse ...

When Michael Calls
1972
as Craig
A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the ...

Summertree
1971
as Jerry
Jerry, not a member of the 'protest generation' but is instead, an 'All American boy,' is drafted into the Army, just as things begin to go well for h...

Adam at Six A.M.
1970
as Adam Gaines
A disenchanted young Professor of Semantics at a California college learns of a distant relative's death in Missouri. He journeys cross-country to the...

Hail, Hero!
1969
as Carl Dixon
Carl Dixon decides to quit school and enlist in the Army, even though he's already run afoul of the law as a Vietnam protestor. It is our hero's inten...

Cast a Giant Shadow
1966
as Jeep Driver (uncredited)
An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish herita...
Looking Through Water
N/A
A father invites his estranged son to visit him in Puerto Rico to compete in a father-son fishing competition to try and mend their broken relationshi...