Michael Douglas

American actor, producer and activist (born 1944)

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82
Born 1944
Known for
Avengers: Endgame
2019

Summary

Updated 2026-08-31

He made Gordon Gekko's "greed is good" a cultural shorthand, then spent decades as Hollywood's go-to for men unraveling — morally, sexually, psychologically — in roles that doubled as mirror and warning.

Biography

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Born September 25, 1944, the elder son of Kirk Douglas, he earned his drama degree from UC Santa Barbara and cut his teeth on three Emmy-nominated seasons as a homicide inspector in The Streets of San Francisco. His first producer credit became One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — rights he'd wrested from his father — and won him the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1975. The Best Actor Oscar followed in 1987 for Wall Street, where his Gordon Gekko became the slicked-back id of an era. What followed was a run through the nerve-endings of American masculinity: The China Syndrome, Fatal Attraction…

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Michael Douglas

said25 Mar 2021

People have this idea that I'm part of show business royalty. I cherish the relationship I had with my father, and I'd love to fulfill the fantasy.

— As quoted in "Michael Douglas Will Never Stop Working" in AARP (25 March 2021)

Michael Douglas

said25 Mar 2021

A work ethic. Courtesy to your fellow human beings. And kindness. Which are traits you have to work at and rehearse.

— On what he wants from his children and grandchildren to learn from him in "Michael Douglas Will Never Stop Working" in AARP (25 March 2021)

Michael Douglas

said20 Sep 2020

This year, 2020, is the worst year of my life. I was born in 1944, so I took no part in the Second World War. But this is one of the worst things I can imagine.

— As quoted in "The Big Interview" in Majorca Daily Bulletin (20 September 2020)

Michael Douglas

said3 Dec 2018

I read the script, and I think, 'That's a good movie, and that's a really good movie, moves me, makes me laugh, this and that.' I don't worry about the part.

— As quoted in "'I Don't Worry About The Part': Michael Douglas Reflects On 50 Years Of Making Movies" in WBUR (3 December 2018)

Michael Douglas

said24 Feb 2015