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
Jack Hawkins (actor, born 1985) Jack Hawkins (actor, born 1985) Jack Hawkins (born 6 October 1985) is a British actor. He was born in Ipswich and was educated at the Ipswich School between 1996 and 2004, where he was Head Boy. He read Jurisprudence at Balliol College, Oxford and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 2007 to 2009. Hawkins has performed acting roles in film, on television and on the stage. In 2017 he joined the cast of the BBC television show "Call the Midwife" as Christopher Dockerill. He plays the recurring character Alex Lambert in the BBC medical drama