Kirk Douglas him to only say "Thank you", and leave the stage. Douglas agreed. But when standing in front of the audience, he had second thoughts: "I intended to just say 'thank you,' but I saw 1,000 people, and felt I had to say something more, and I did." Valenti remembers that after Douglas held up the Oscar, addressed his sons, and told his wife how much he loved her, everyone was astonished at his voice's improvement: 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
William Elliott (actor, born 1934) William Elliott (actor, born 1934) William David Elliott (June 4, 1934 – September 30, 1983) was an African American actor and musician. He had a recurring role in "Bridget Loves Bernie" as Otis Foster and a recurring role as Officer Gus Grant in "The New Adam-12". He also appeared in Elvis Presley's 1969 film "Change of Habit". Elliott was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He spent four years in the United States Navy as an electrician. He later worked for US Steel and left the job. He also turned down an opportunity to study at Massasuchetts Institute of Technology to be