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Known credits:
149
Birthday:
1916-12-09
Place of birth:
Amsterdam, New York, USA
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Kirk Douglas

Overview

Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor, producer, director and author. He grew up as Izzy Demsky and legally changed his name to Kirk Douglas before entering the United States Navy during World War II.

During his career, Douglas appeared in more than 90 movies and was known for his explosive acting style. He became an international star for his leading role as an unscrupulous boxing hero in Champion (1949), which brought him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Other early films include Young Man with a Horn (1950), Ace in the Hole (1951), and Detective Story (1951), a film for which he received a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actor in a Drama. He received a second Oscar nomination for his role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), and his third nomination for portraying Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life (1956), which landed him a second Golden Globe nomination.

In 1955, Douglas established Bryna Productions, which produced films as varied as Paths of Glory (1957) and Spartacus (1960). He took the lead roles in both films. Douglas has been praised for helping to break the Hollywood blacklist by having Dalton Trumbo write Spartacus with an official on-screen credit. In 1963 Douglas starred in the Broadway play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a story that he purchased and later gave to his son Michael Douglas, who turned it into an Oscar-winning film.

As an actor and philanthropist, Douglas received an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. As an author, he wrote ten novels and memoirs. He is No. 17 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema.

Kirk Douglas died at age 103.

Known for

Acting
2020 Kubrick by Kubrick Actor Self (archive footage) 60
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2019 Vincent van Gogh Superstar Actor Vincent van Gogh (archive footage) 59
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2019 Mike Wallace Is Here Actor (archive footage) 59
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2017 The Untameable Kirk Douglas Actor Self - Actor 59
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2017 If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast Actor Self 59
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2015 I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas Actor Self - Interviewee N/A
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2014 Hollywood au pied du terril Actor Self N/A
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2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2012 Stanley Kubrick in Focus Actor Self 59
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2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Actor (archive footage) 61
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2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Actor Self – Interviewee 59
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2009 Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget Actor Self 59
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2008 Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices Actor Self 59
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2008 Empire State Building Murders Actor Jim Kovalski N/A
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2008 Spisok korabley Actor (archive footage) 60
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2007 Trumbo Actor Self - Interviewee 59
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2005 A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Actor Self 59
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2004 Illusion Actor Donald Baines 59
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2003 The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway Actor N/A
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2003 It Runs in the Family Actor Mitchell Gromberg 59
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2001 Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir Actor Self 59
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2001 FBI contre Hollywood Actor Self 59
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1999 Diamonds Actor Harry Agensky 58
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1999 Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection Actor General Kalthrob 59
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1997 Completely Cuckoo Actor Self 59
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1997 Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1996 The Universal Story Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1994 The Lies Boys Tell Actor Ed Reese 58
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1994 Greedy Actor Uncle Joe McTeague 60
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1994 A Century of Cinema Actor Self 59
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1992 The Secret Actor Grandpa Mike Dunmore N/A
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1992 Two-Fisted Tales Actor General Calthrop 58
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1991 Welcome to Veraz Actor Quentin 58
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1991 Oscar Actor Eduardo Provolone 60
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1991 Movie Tough Guys Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1988 Inherit the Wind Actor Matthew Harrison Brady 59
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1987 Queenie Actor David Konig 58
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1987 Queenie Actor David Konig 69
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1986 Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick Actor Self N/A
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1986 Tough Guys Actor Archie Long 59
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1986 Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary Actor Self 59
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1985 Amos Actor Amos Lasher 59
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1985 Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1984 Draw! Actor Harry H. Holland aka Handsome Harry Holland 59
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1983 James Bond: The First 21 Years Actor Self 59
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1983 Eddie Macon's Run Actor Carl 'Buster' Marzack 58
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1982 Remembrance Of Love Actor Joe Rabin 59
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1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Actor (in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage) 62
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1982 The Man from Snowy River Actor Harrison / Spur 61
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1982 Let Poland Be Poland Actor Self N/A
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1980 Home Movies Actor Dr. Tuttle 58
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1980 Saturn 3 Actor Major Adam 57
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1980 The Final Countdown Actor Capt. Matthew Yelland 62
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1979 The Villain Actor Cactus Jack 58
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1978 The Fury Actor Peter Sandza 60
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1977 Holocaust 2000 Actor Robert Caine 59
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1976 Victory at Entebbe Actor Herschel Vilnofsky 58
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1976 Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers Actor Alex Vandervoort 69
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1975 Once Is Not Enough Actor Mike Wayne 59
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1975 Posse Actor Howard Nightingale 58
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1974 Mousey Actor George Anderson 58
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1973 Scalawag Actor Peg 58
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1973 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Actor Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde 59
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1972 The Master Touch Actor Steve Wallace 58
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1972 J'ai tout donné Actor 59
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1972 The Special London Bridge Special Actor The Indian Fighter N/A
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1971 Catch Me a Spy Actor Andrej 58
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1971 A Gunfight Actor Will Tenneray 59
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1971 The Light at the Edge of the World Actor Will Denton 59
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1970 There Was a Crooked Man... Actor Paris Pitman, Jr. 60
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1969 The Arrangement Actor Eddie Anderson 59
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1968 The Brotherhood Actor Frank Ginetta 59
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1968 A Lovely Way to Die Actor Jameson Schuyler 58
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1968 Rowan & Martin at the Movies Actor Self N/A
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1967 The War Wagon Actor Lomax 61
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1967 The Way West Actor Sen. William J. Tadlock 59
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1966 Kirk Douglas Actor Self 59
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1966 Is Paris Burning? Actor General Patton 62
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1966 Cast a Giant Shadow Actor Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus 59
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1965 The Heroes of Telemark Actor Dr. Rolf Pedersen 61
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1965 In Harm's Way Actor Commander Paul Eddington, Jr. 60
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1964 Seven Days in May Actor Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey 62
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1963 For Love or Money Actor Deke Gentry 59
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1963 The List of Adrian Messenger Actor George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson 59
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1963 The Hook Actor Sgt. P.J. Briscoe 59
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1962 Two Weeks in Another Town Actor Jack Andrus 59
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1962 Lonely Are the Brave Actor John W. "Jack" Burns 62
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1961 Town Without Pity Actor Major Garrett 59
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1961 The Last Sunset Actor Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley 60
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1960 Spartacus Actor Spartacus 72
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1960 Strangers When We Meet Actor Larry Coe 59
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1959 The Devil's Disciple Actor Richard Dudgeon 59
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1959 Last Train from Gun Hill Actor Marshal Matt Morgan 61
Fair
1958 The Vikings Actor Einar 63
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1957 Paths of Glory Actor Col. Dax 79
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1957 Van Gogh: Darkness into Light Actor Self N/A
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1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Actor Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday 63
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1957 Top Secret Affair Actor Maj. Gen. Melville A. Goodwin 58
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1956 Lust for Life Actor Vincent van Gogh 62
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1956 Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From? Actor Self N/A
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1955 The Indian Fighter Actor Johnny Hawks 59
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1955 Man Without a Star Actor Dempsey Rae 59
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1955 The Racers Actor Gino Borgesa 59
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1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Actor Ned Land 65
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1954 Operation Undersea Actor Self 59
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1954 The Disneyland Story Actor 59
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1954 Ulysses Actor Ulysses 60
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1953 Act of Love Actor Robert Teller 59
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1953 The Juggler Actor Hans Muller 59
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1953 The Story of Three Loves Actor Pierre Narval 58
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1952 The Bad and the Beautiful Actor Jonathan Shields 63
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1952 The Big Sky Actor Jim Deakins 59
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1952 The Big Trees Actor Jim Fallon 58
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1951 Detective Story Actor Det. James McLeod 61
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1951 Ace in the Hole Actor Charles Tatum 69
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1951 Along the Great Divide Actor Marshal Len Merrick 59
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1950 The Glass Menagerie Actor Jim O'Connor 58
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1950 Young Man with a Horn Actor Rick Martin 59
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1949 Champion Actor Midge Kelly 60
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1949 A Letter to Three Wives Actor George Phipps 62
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1948 The Walls of Jericho Actor Tucker Wedge 59
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1948 My Dear Secretary Actor Owen Waterbury 59
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1947 I Walk Alone Actor Noll "Dink" Turner 59
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1947 Out of the Past Actor Whit Sterling 68
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1947 Mourning Becomes Electra Actor Peter Niles 59
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1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Actor Walter O'Neil 61
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Directing
1975 Posse Directing Director 58
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1973 Scalawag Directing Director 58
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Writing
1973 Scalawag Writing Writer 58
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Production
1985 Amos Production Executive Producer 59
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1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes Production Executive Producer 60
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1975 Posse Production Producer 58
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1971 A Gunfight Production Executive Producer 59
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1971 The Light at the Edge of the World Production Producer 59
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1971 Summertree Production Producer 59
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1968 The Brotherhood Production Producer 59
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1966 Grand Prix Production Executive Producer 62
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1966 Seconds Production Co-Executive Producer 64
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1964 Seven Days in May Production Co-Executive Producer 62
Fair
1963 The List of Adrian Messenger Production Executive Producer 59
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1962 Lonely Are the Brave Production Executive Producer 62
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1960 Spartacus Production Executive Producer 72
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1960 Strangers When We Meet Production Executive Producer 59
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1959 Tales of the Vikings Production Producer 69
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1958 The Vikings Production Executive Producer 63
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1957 Ride Out for Revenge Production Executive Producer 58
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1957 Paths of Glory Production Producer 79
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1957 Lizzie Production Executive Producer 59
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1955 The Indian Fighter Production Executive Producer 59
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