Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky, December 9, 1916) is an American actor, filmmaker, author and centenarian. He is one of the last surviving stars of the film industry's Golden Age. After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, he had his film debut in "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war movies. During his career, he appeared in more than 90 movies. Douglas is known for his explosive acting style. Douglas became an
Star Trek (film series) original cast and those with the "Next Generation" cast, with the sixth focusing on the original cast and the seventh focusing on the "TNG" cast. The "Next Generation" cast made four films over a period of eight years, with the last two performing only moderately well ("Insurrection") and disappointingly ("Nemesis") at the box office. After the poor reception of "Star Trek: Nemesis" and the cancellation of the television series "", the franchise's executive producer Rick Berman and screenwriter Erik Jendresen began developing a new film, entitled "Star Trek: The Beginning", which would take place after "Enterprise" but before "The Original