[DemforBush]

So many great movies from Kirk Douglas. Spartacus, Paths of Glory, etc. Even some of his lesser known (relatively speaking) films are great. Two of my personal faves are Champion and Young Man with a Horn.

Also loved him in Tough Guys with Eli Wallach and the late, great Burt Lancaster.

[miss marmelstein]

Happy Birthday, Kirk! You were a great actor and a brilliant producer. My husband just showed “Paths of Glory” to his film students. My favorite of yours was “Lonely are the Brave.”

(But, please, don’t go on the Oscars again...)

[yarddog]

I had no idea he was still alive. I particularly liked his character in the Disney version of “20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea”.

[Signalman]

Douglas is a great actor. I especially like some of the film noir films he did in the late 40s.

[Bobalu]

I Am Spartacus!

[Bobalu]

Best Burt Lancaster impersonation EVER!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEtDidm0pRE

[patriot08]

One of our last living American movie greats.

[dfwgator]

I am Spartacus!

[Deb]

Its sad seeing the old Commie at events and interviews. I prefer to remember him gorgeous and dangerous in "The Bad and the Beautiful" and "Out of the Past" over the propaganda pieces of crap he produced with is leftist partner, that were designed to undermine our military.

Its hard to forgive him for championing Dalton Trumbo.

[Argus]

Kirk Douglas is also a great philanthropist in the Old Hollywood style. He financed the Motion Picture Home facility for Alzheimer’s patients, named for his father, Harry’s Haven. Unfortunately, they’re not making stars like Kirk anymore.

[Cincinatus]

Ace in the Hole. Douglas plays the perfect media creep. Talk about noir -- this movie explores a soul so black it's well beyond the heart of darkness.

[reaganaut]

Very nice man in person as well. I met him one day when I in my 20’s and was walking my bosses dog downtown Palm Springs (where he lived) and ‘my’ dog attacked his dog. I apologized, offered to pay for any vet bills and gave him my card. A few hours later, I got called into my bosses office to be told that Kirk Douglas called to tell her how nice and polite I was and that the dog was fine.

For some reason, all of my ‘celebrity’ stories are embarrassing. LOL.

[I Drive Too Fast]

I saw Kirk Douglas a few years ago at the Glendale Galleria. He was signing one of his books.

[Sans-Culotte]

Definitely one of the great actor producers, at home in westerns, film noir, dramas, whatever. I always like his Van Gogh in Lust for Life:

[driftless2]

“Last Train From Gun Hill”.... with Tony Quinn. One of the best westerns ever.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Happy birthday to Mr. Douglas.

[fredhead]

One of my favorite was his starring with John Wayne in “The War Wagon.”

Two “toughs” are delivering a message from the head bad guy (played by Bruce Cabot) hiring Lomax (Douglas) to kill Tau Jackson (Wayne) and as they’re walking away they decide that they can kill Tau. They turn and draw their guns just to be shot down by Tau and Lomax.

Lomax says, “Mine hit the ground first.”

Tau Jackson replies, “Mine was taller.”

[Lancey Howard]

Here is Kirk’s greatest hit (about 6 minutes):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkWthM8pf-M

[Borges]

Happy 99th