Legendary Hollywood Actor Kirk Douglas Passes Away At 103

Kirk Douglas became a superstar even before the term was coined, as he had more than than 92 acting credits, including some 75 movies.

Veteran Hollywood actor & Michael Douglas' father Kirk Douglas, who has been a part of the industry since last six decades, is no more. The talented star breathed his last on Wednesday (local time). He passed away at the age of 103. Confirming the sad news, Kirk's son Michael told People magazine, "It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103. To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in setting a standard of us all to aspire to." Michael concluded, "But to me and my brothers Joel and Peter he was simply Dad, to Catherine, a wonderful father-in-law, to his grandchildren and great-grandchild their loving grandfather, and to his wife Anne, a wonderful husband." In his career spanning over six decades, Kirk Douglas has been a part of around 75 movies. In 1950, he received his first Academy Award nomination for 'Champion' and was nominated again in 1953 for 'The Bad and the Beautiful' and once more in 157 for his performance in the biopic 'Lust for Life' as Vincent Van Gogh. He was also awarded an honorary Oscar for 50 years as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community in the year 1996. May his soul rest in peace! (With inputs from ANI)