Douglas, Michael 1944–

(M. K. Douglas)

PERSONAL

Full name, Michael Kirk Douglas; born September 25, 1944, in New Brunswick, NJ; son of Kirk Douglas (an actor, producer, and writer; original name, Issur Danielovitch Demsky) and Diana Dill Douglas (an actress); stepson of William Darrid (an actor, producer, and writer) and Anne Buydens (a producer and publicist); brother of Joel Douglas (a director, producer, and executive); half brother of Peter Douglas (a actor, director, producer, and writer) and Eric Douglas (an actor and comedian); married Diandra Morrell Luker (a model, art museum employee, and documentary producer), March 20, 1977 (divorced); married Catherine Zeta-Jones (an actress), November 18, 2000; children: (first marriage) Cameron Morrell (an actor); (second marriage) Dylan Michael, Carys Zeta. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1968; trained for the stage at National Playwrights Conference, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT, in the 1960s; studied acting with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and with Wynn Handman at the American Place Theatre; attended Choate Rosemary Hall (formerly known as Choate School). Avocational Interests: Watching sports, playing pool.

Addresses: Office—Further Films, 100 Universal City Plaza, Building 1320, Suite 4G, Universal City, CA 91608. Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor, producer, and director. Appeared in advertisements. Big Stick Productions, Douglas/Reuther Productions, Further Films, and Stonebridge Entertainment, founder; affiliated with Victorine Studios, Nice, France. Third Stone/Atlantic (record label), founder; L.A. Weekly (newspaper), part owner; Michael Douglas Foundation, founder; Committee on Concern, founder; trustee of the Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theater Foundation and the University of California, Santa Barbara. United Nations Messenger of Peace, beginning 1998; Council on Foreign Relations, member, beginning 2005. Worked as a gas station attendant.

Member: Screen Actors Guild.

Awards, Honors: Golden Globe Award nomination, most promising newcomer—male, 1970, for Hail, Hero!; Theatre World Award, best debut performance, 1971, for Pinkville; Emmy Award nominations, best supporting actor in a drama, 1974, outstanding continuing performance by a supporting actor in a drama series, 1975 and 1976, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best television actor—drama, 1975, all for The Streets of San Francisco; Academy Award, best picture, and Golden Globe Award, best motion picture—drama, both with Saul Zaentz, both 1975, for One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest; Producer of the Year Award (with others), National Association of Theatre Owners, 1976; Special Award, star/producer of the year, ShoWest Convention, National Association of Theatre Owners, 1979; Genie Award nomination, best performance by a foreign actor, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1980, for Running; Producer of the Year Award, National Association of Theatre Owners, 1984; named one of the top ten box office stars, 1985; named to the list of top moneymaking actors, Quigley Publications, six times between 1985 and 1995; National Board of Review Award, best actor, 1987, Academy Award, best actor in a leading role, Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—drama, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, best actor, David di Donatello Award, best foreign actor, and Silver Ribbon, best actor—foreign film, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, all 1988, all for Wall Street; People's Choice Award, favorite motion picture actor, 1988; Film Award nomination, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1989, for Fatal Attraction; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—comedy/musical, 1990, for The War of the Roses; Spencer Tracy Award, University of California, Los Angeles, 1990; Hasty Pudding Man of the Year, Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Harvard University, 1992; American Cinematheque Award, American Cinematheque Gala Tribute, 1993; MTV Movie Award nominations, best male performance and (with Sharon Stone) best on-screen duo, both 1993, for Basic Instinct; People's Choice Award, special tribute, 1996; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—comedy/musical, 1996, for The American President; Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival, 1997; named one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, Empire magazine, 1997; left handprints and footprints at Mann Chinese Theatre, 1997; Special Prize, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 1998, for "outstanding contribution to world cinema"; Honorary Award, Cesar awards, Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema (France), 1998; awarded the Order of Arts and Letters, France, 1998; Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actor—suspense, 1999, for A Perfect Murder; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award and Sierra Award nomination, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, both best actor, both 2000, Golden Satellite Award, best performance by an actor in a motion picture, International Press Academy, Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, best actor, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—drama, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, best actor, Film Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a leading role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, ALFS Award nomination, actor of the year, London Critics Circle Film awards, and Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best actor, all 2001, for Wonder Boys; Screen Actors Guild Award (with others), outstanding performance by the cast of a theatrical motion picture, and Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actor—drama, both 2001, for Traffic; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, 2002, for "Fagel Attraction," an episode of Will & Grace; Cecil B. DeMille Award, Golden Globe awards, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, 2004; Taormina Arte Award, Taormina International Film Festival, 2004: Prospero Award, Bermuda International Film Festival, 2006.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Jeep driver, Cast a Giant Shadow, United Artists, 1966.

Carl Dixon, Hail, Hero!, National General, 1969.

Constable, Where's Jack? (also known as Run, Rebel, Run), Paramount, 1969.

Adam Gaines, Adam at 6:00 A.M. (also known as Adam at 6 A.M.), National General, 1970.

Jerry, Summertree, Columbia, 1971.

Danny, Napoleon and Samantha, Buena Vista, 1972.

Dr. Mark Bellows, Coma, United Artists, 1978.

Michael Andropolis, Running (also known as Le vainqueur), Universal, 1979.

Richard Adams, The China Syndrome, Columbia, 1979.

Ben Lewin, It's My Turn (also known as A Perfect Circle), Columbia, 1980.

Jack Colton, Romancing the Stone (also known as 2 bribones tras la esmeralda perdida), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

Superior court judge Steven R. Hardin, The Star Chamber, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

Jack Colton, The Jewel of the Nile, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.

Zach, A Chorus Line (musical), Columbia, 1985.

Dan Gallagher, Fatal Attraction (also known as Affairs of the Heart and Diversion), Paramount, 1987.

Gordon Gekko, Wall Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.

Nick Conklin, Black Rain, Paramount, 1989.

Oliver Rose, The War of the Roses, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989.

Detective Nick Curran, Basic Instinct (also known as Ice Cold Desire and Love Hurts), TriStar, 1992.

Ed Leland, Shining Through, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

William Foster (also known as D-Fens), Falling Down (also known as Chute libre), Warner Bros., 1993.

Tom Sanders, Disclosure, Warner Bros., 1994.

President Andrew Shepherd (title role), The American President, Columbia, 1995.

Charles Remington, The Ghost and the Darkness, Paramount, 1996.

Nicholas Van Orton, The Game, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1997.

Steven Taylor, A Perfect Murder (also known as Dial M for Murder), Warner Bros., 1998.

Himself, Forever Hollywood (documentary), Esplanade Productions/The American Cinematheque, 1999.

Himself, Get Bruce (documentary; also known as Get Bruce!), Miramax, 1999.

Narrator, One Day in September (documentary; also known as Ein Tag im September), Sony Pictures Classics, 1999.

Grady Tripp, Wonder Boys (also known as Die Wonder Boys and Wonderboys—Lauter Wunderknaben), Paramount, 2000.

Dr. Nathan R. Conrad, Don't Say a Word, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001.

Mr. Burmeister, One Night at McCool's, October Films/USA Films, 2001.

Narrator, In Search of Peace—Part One: 1948–1967 (documentary; also known as In Search of Peace), Seventh Art Releasing, 2001.

Robert Wakefield, Traffic (also known as Traffic—Die Macht des Kartells), USA Films, 2001.

Alex Gromberg, It Runs in the Family (also known as Family Jewels, A Few Good Years, Smack in the Kisser, and Smack in the Puss), Buena Vista, 2003.

Himself, Declaration of Independence (short documentary), 2003.

Narrator, Direct Order (documentary), 2003.

Steve Tobias, The In-Laws (also known as Till Death Do Us Party, The Wedding Party, Wild Wedding—Ein ungleiches Paar, and Ein Ungleiches Paar), Warner Bros., 2003.

Man on television, The Beautiful Country, ContentFilm International/TF1 International, 2004, Sony Pictures Classics, 2005.

Himself, Tell Them Who You Are (documentary), 2004, ThinkFilm, 2005.

Mr. Thompson, You, Me and Dupree, Universal, 2006.

Pete Garrison, The Sentinel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Charlie (the father), The King of California, Nu-Image Films, c. 2006.

Some sources cite appearances in A Song for David, c. 1996; and in Still Life (also known as Family Life), Universal, c. 1999.

Film Executive Producer:

Running (also known as Le vainqueur), Universal, 1979.

Starman (also known as John Carpenter's "Starman"), Columbia, 1984.

Radio Flyer, Columbia, 1992.

(With others) Eyes of an Angel (also known as The Tender), Trans World Entertainment, 1994.

The Ghost and the Darkness, Paramount, 1996.

Face/Off (also known as Face Off), Paramount, 1997.

The Rainmaker (also known as John Grisham's "The Rainmaker"), Paramount, 1997.

The Husband I Bought, Hit and Run Productions/IAC Holdings, 2001.

Film Producer:

(With Saul Zaentz) One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, United Artists, 1975.

The China Syndrome, Columbia, 1979.

Romancing the Stone (also known as 2 bribones tras la esmeralda perdida), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

The Jewel of the Nile, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.

(With Rick Bieber) Flatliners, Columbia, 1990.

(With others) Double Impact, Columbia, 1991.

(With others) Stone Cold, Columbia, 1991.

Made in America, Warner Bros., 1993.

One Night at McCool's, October Films/USA Films, 2001.

It Runs in the Family (also known as Family Jewels, A Few Good Years, Smack in the Kisser, and Smack in the Puss), Buena Vista, 2003.

The Sentinel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Some sources credit Douglas as the producer of A Song for David, c. 1996; and Godspeed, Lawrence Mann, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, c. 2001.

Film Assistant Director:

Lonely Are the Brave (also known as The Last Hero), Universal, 1962.

Heroes of Telemark (also known as Anthony Mann's "Heroes of Telemark'), Columbia, 1965.

Casta Giant Shadow, United Artists, 1966.

Film Work; Other:

Gofer, Spartacus (also known as Spartacus: Rebel against Rome), Universal International Pictures, 1960.

Assistant film editor, Lonely Are the Brave (also known as The Last Hero), Universal, 1962.

Television Appearances; Series:

Inspector Steve Keller, The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972–76.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(In archive footage) Himself, TV Land Moguls, TV Land, 2004.

(In archive footage) Retrosexual: The 80s, VH1, 2004.

(In archive footage) I Love the '90: Part Deux, VH1, 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Craig, When Michael Calls (also known as Shattered Silence), ABC, 1972.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(As M. K. Douglas) Scientist, "Experiment," The CBS Playhouse (also known as The CBS Playhouse: Experiment), CBS, 1969.

Himself, TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards, 1976.

Male team member, Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 4, CBS, 1979.

Himself, The Making of "The China Syndrome," 1979.

Himself, Handguns Aren't the Answer (short documentary), 1984.

Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), ABC, 1985.

The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1987.

The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood's Stuntmen, ABC, 1988.

From the Heart: The First International Very Special Arts Festival (also known as The Very Special Arts Festival), NBC, 1989.

Premiere Presents: Christmas Movies '89, Fox, 1989.

Host, That's What Friends Are For, CBS, 1990.

Host, Tribute to John Lennon, syndicated, 1990.

Himself, Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special (also known as The Earth Day Special), ABC, 1990.

Narrator, If Dolphins Could Talk, PBS, 1990.

First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1992.

Oliver Stone: Inside Out (also known as Oliver Stone), Showtime, 1992.

Rock the Vote, Fox, 1992.

Himself, Michael Douglas' Favorite Films, Cinemax, 1993.

November 22, 1993, Where Were You? A Larry King Special Live from Washington, TNT, 1993.

What Is This Thing Called Love?, ABC, 1993.

The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1995.

(In archive footage) 50 Years of Funny Females, ABC, 1995.

Jack Lemmon, PBS, 1996.

Himself, Burt Lancaster, American Movie Classics, 1997.

Himself, Cannes … les 400 coups (documentary), [France], 1997.

Himself, The 53rd Presidential Inaugural Gala: An American Journey (also known as The 53rd Presidential Inaugural Gala), CBS, 1997.

Cohost, To Life! American Celebrates Israel's 50th (also known as America Celebrates Israel's 50th), CBS, 1998.

Himself, Where It's At: The Rolling Stone State of the Union (also known as The 30th Anniversary of Rolling Stone), ABC, 1998.

Himself, Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening, Nine Network (Australia), 1999.

Himself, Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (also known as Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special), NBC, 1999.

NetAid (also known as NetAid: A Concert Special), VH1, 1999.

Himself, The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 2000.

Himself, Inside Traffic: The Making of "Traffic," 2000.

Himself, We All Dream of Oz, TNT, 2000.

Himself, One on One with David Frost: Michael Douglas, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Independence Day 2001, ABC, 2001.

Back in the U.S., ABC, 2002.

Host, The 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Concert (also known as Nobel Peace Prize Concert), Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

100% NYC: A Concert Celebrating the Tribeca Film Festival, VH1 and MTV, 2003.

Himself, Hollywood Home Movies, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

(In archive footage) Die Geschichte des erotischen Films, 2004.

Himself, A Father … a Son … Once upon a Time in Hollywood (documentary), HBO, 2005.

Himself, Super Bowl XXXIX, Fox, 2005.

Himself, Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope, multiple networks, 2005.

Will & Grace: Backstage Pass, Lifetime, 2005.

Himself and in archive footage, VH1 News Presents: Celebrity Pre-nups, VH1, 2006.

Appeared in other programs.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 48th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1976.

Presenter, The 57th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1985.

The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987.

The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Lemmon (also known as The AFI Salute to Jack Lemmon), CBS, 1988.

The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1988.

The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988.

Presenter, The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989.

The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1989.

Host, The 19th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Kirk Douglas (also known as The AFI Salute to Kirk Douglas and The American Film Institute Salute to Kirk Douglas), CBS, 1991.

(Uncredited) Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991.

Presenter, The 46th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1992.

Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992.

Host, The 1993 World Music Awards, ABC, 1993.

Presenter, The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1994.

The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson (also known as The AFI Salute to Jack Nicholson), CBS, 1994.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1994.

Presenter of tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards, ABC, 1995.

The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1996.

Presenter, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997.

(Uncredited) The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998.

Presenter, The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2000.

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000.

Presenter, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2001.

Presenter, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001.

Presenter, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Presenter, 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild 10th Annual Awards), TNT, 2004.

The 76th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2004.

The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2004.

Premio Donastia a Willem Dafoe, 2005.

17th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, 2006.

2006 ALMA Awards, ABC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "Kirk Douglas," This Is Your Life, NBC, 1958.

Jerome Williams, "The Hitchhiker," The F.B.I., ABC, 1971.

Jonathan Crowley, "The Albatross," Medical Center, CBS, 1971.

Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (also known as The Best of Carson), NBC, 1971, 1992.

Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1984.

The Story of Hollywood, TNT, c. 1988.

Himself, Aspel & Company, Independent Television (England), 1990.

Himself, "Liberals," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1995.

Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995.

Himself, "The Films of Rob Reiner," The Directors, Encore, c. 1996.

Himself, "Wetten, dass …? Aus Boeblingen," Wetten, dass …?, 1997.

Himself, Mundo VIP, SIC Televisao (Portugal), 1997, 1998.

Himself, "Karl Malden: Workingman's Actor," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: Karl Malden), Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

(In archive footage) Himself, Femmes Fatales: Sharon Stone, 1998.

Himself, The Magic Hour, syndicated, 1998.

Himself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1998, 2000.

Himself, "Costume Design," The Hollywood Fashion Machine, American Movie Classics, 1999.

Himself, Howard Stern (also known as The Howard Stern Radio Show), E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

Himself, "The Films of Milos Forman," The Directors, Encore, c. 1999.

Himself, The Film Programme (also known as Film 2000), BBC, 2000.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Madeleine Albright, Lifetime, 2000.

Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2001.

Himself, The Ray Martin Show, 2001.

Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2003, 2006.

Detective Gavin Hatch, "Fagel Attraction," Will & Grace, NBC, 2002.

Himself, "World Sports Award," Leute heute, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Germany), 2002.

Voice of Patrick Henry, "Liberty or Death!," Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 (animated; also known as Liberty Kids), PBS, 2002.

Himself, On the Record with Bob Costas, HBO, c. 2002.

Host, "Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone," What's Going On?, Showtime, 2003.

Himself, "Sharon Stone," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: Sharon Stone), Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Himself, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Independent Television, 2003.

Himself, Beckmann, 2003.

Himself, Tinseltown TV (also known as Tinseltown. TV), International Channel, 2003.

(In archive footage) Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003, 2004.

Himself, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2003 (multiple episodes), 2004.

Himself, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, 2004.

Himself, "Fatal Attraction," Movies That Shock the World, American Movie Classics, 2005.

(In archive footage) Oliver Rose, "Guerra de sexes," Sexes, Televisio de Catalunya (TV3, Spain), 2005.

(In archive footage) Detective Nick Curran, Cinema mil, Televisio de Catalunya, 2005.

Himself, All-Star Cup 2005 (also known as Celebrity Ryder Cup), British Sky Broadcasting, 2005.

Himself, Caiga quien caiga, Telecino (Spain), 2005.

(In archive footage) Himself, Cinema mil, Televisio de Catalunya, 2005.

(In archive footage) Himself, Corazon, corazon, Television Espanola (TVE, Spain), 2005.

Himself, La azotea de Wyoming, Television Espanola, 2005.

Himself, Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2005.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Oliver Rose, Silenci?, Televisio de Catalunya, 2005.

"The China Syndrome," Movies That Shock the World, American Movie Classics, 2005.

(In archive footage) Himself, Corazon, corazon, Television Espanola, 2005, 2006.

Himself, "Howard 100 News," Howard Stern on Demand (also known as Howard TV on Demand), In Demand, 2006.

Himself, "Jack Lemmon," The Hollywood Greats (also known as Hollywood Greats), BBC, 2006.

Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage), CBS, multiple appearances, including multiple appearances in 2006.

Himself, The View, ABC, 2006.

Famous: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Biography Channel, c. 2006.

Appeared in episodes of other series, including Late Night with David Letterman, NBC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Inspector Steve Keller, The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Spooks for Sale," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1975.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer, Starman, ABC, 1986–87.

Television Work; Other:

Some sources credit Douglas as the producer of Conquistador, the Conquest of Mexico.

Stage Appearances:

Summertree, National Playwrights Conference, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT, 1960.

(As M. K. Douglas) Boy with an eye patch, Conerico Was Here to Say (one-act) and William Saroyan O'Neill, Paradise Gardens East (one-act), both produced as part of Frank Gagliano's "City Scene" (also known as City Scene), Fortune Theatre, New York City, 1969.

Understudy, The Whistling Wizard and the Sultan of Tuffet (musical), Bill Baird Theatre, New York City, 1969–70.

Jerry the Naz, Pinkville, St. Clement's Church, New York City, 1971.

Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985.

Appeared in Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden and Six Characters in Search of an Author, both Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, New York City; also appeared in Love Is a Time of Day, New York City.

Stage Work:

Coproducer, The Best of Friends, Westside Theatre (Upstairs), New York City, 1993.

Radio Appearances:

Himself, The Howard Stern Radio Show (also known as Howard Stern), 1999, Sirius Radio, 2006.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Completely Cuckoo (also known as The Making of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"), Warner Home Video, 1997.

Money Never Sleeps, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

Wonder Boys: A Look between the Pages, Paramount, 2000.

Blonde Poison: The Making of "Basic Instinct," Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Sex at 24 Frames per Second (documentary; also known as Playboy Presents "Sex at 24 Frames per Second: The Ultimate Journey through Sex in Cinema"), Playboy Entertainment Group, 2003.

The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy, Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.

The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent, Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema, Warner Bros., 2005.

The Jewel of the Nile: Adventures of a Romance Novelist, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Romancing the Stone: A Hidden Treasure—The Screenwriter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Audiobooks:

Kirk Douglas, My Stroke of Luck, HarperAudio, 2003.

Music Videos:

Billy Ocean, "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going," 1985.

Bob Dylan, "Things Have Changed," 2000.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

A Song for David, c. 1996.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 2000.

Kaye, Annene, and Jim Sclavunos, Michael Douglas and the Douglas Clan, W. H. Allen, 1989.

Lawson, Alan, Michael Douglas, Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1994.

Press, Skip, Michael and Kirk Douglas, Crestwood House, 1995.

Periodicals:

Access, April 4, 2000, p. 4.

American Film, July/August, 1979.

BuzzWeekly September, 1997.

Empire, October, 1997, p. 199.

Entertainment Weekly, September 29, 1995; December 5, 1997, p. 48.

Film Comment, January/February, 1990.

Films and Filming, December, 1989.

Films Illustrated, September, 1979.

Interview, August, 2005, p. 68.

Los Angeles, December 4, 1994; October 4, 1997.

Los Angeles Times Magazine, January 21, 2001, pp.10-15, 36.

Movieline, December, 2000, pp. 54-60, 117.

Movieline's Hollywood Life, March, 2006, pp. 94-97, 109.

New York Times, December 3, 1989; March 11, 1993.

Parade, April 6, 2003, p. 24.

People Weekly, June 1, 1998, p. 138; January 24, 2000; February 14, 2000; May 5, 2003, p. 73.

Photoplay Film Monthly, May, 1976.

Premiere, May, 2006, p. 128.

Radio Times, January 13, 1990, p. 76.

Rolling Stone, November 5, 1987, pp. 247-50; January 14, 1988.

Time, March 21, 2005, p. 89.

Time Out, August 23, 1984; January 20, 1988.

TV Guide, April 20, 2002, pp. 40-44; August 7, 2005, pp. 34-35.

US, August, 1998.

US Weekly, September 25, 2000, pp. 60-70.

Vanity Fair, January, 1995.

Variety, August 31, 1998.

Village Voice, March 7, 1995.

Washington Post, August 13, 2005.