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Kirk Douglas Facts
| Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born |
Dec 9, 1916 Amsterdam, NY |
| Died |
Feb 5, 2020 Beverly Hills, CA |
| Age | Died at 103 |
| Total Facts | 54 |
Turned down two Oscar-winning roles: Lee Marvin's in Cat Ballou (1965) and William Holden's in Stalag 17 (1953).
Was named #17 greatest actor on The 50 Greatest Screen Legends list by the American Film Institute.
Was originally cast to play Col. Sam Trautman in First Blood (1982), but walked out on the project. Douglas wanted substantial changes made to the script, specifically that John Rambo die at the hands of Trautman, like the character did in the novel. The writers held their ground and refused. Richard Crenna was eventually cast in the role.
While filming The War Wagon (1967) in September 1966, Douglas enraged his co-star John Wayne by recording a television advertisement for Edmund G. Brown, the Democratic Governor of California, after Wayne had recorded an advertisement for Republican challenger Ronald Reagan.