Kirk Douglas

..has finally shuffled on at the tender age of 103. He was a ham of an actor, but was in a way part of the reason I love cinema so much. Imperfect (and historically inaccurate) as they were, films like Spartacus, The Vikings and Lust for Life influenced my younger years and TBH I'd be happy to watch them again anytime. There was a lot to admire about the man, especially his maverick attitude towards the Hollywood system and his defiance of McCarthyism. Well done that man!

I preferred his dad michael douglas and his uncle karl malden in streets of san francisco when my parents let me stay up

My favourite Douglas film is The Bad and The Beautiful. Seven Days in May is also worth a watch in these troubled times.

I'm Sparticus

wessy wrote:I'm Sparticus

Blimey!

Thats me (Gumby Sparticus) second left Thanks Bonce

wessy wrote:Thats me (Gumby Sparticus) second left Thanks Bonce

No wonder Rome trembled.

Hail Einar  loved the Vikings that pesky Hawk took my eye out, I picture you Bonce in the Tony Curtis Role but with two hands.

boltonbonce wrote:

wessy wrote:Thats me (Gumby Sparticus) second left Thanks Bonce

No wonder Rome trembled.

No just a knee tremble

wessy wrote:Hail Einar  loved the Vikings that pesky Hawk took my eye out, I picture you Bonce in the Tony Curtis Role but with two hands.

What a sight I must be. Chasing down Kirk in my best slippers.

wessy wrote:Hail Einar  loved the Vikings that pesky Hawk took my eye out, I picture you Bonce in the Tony Curtis Role but with two hands.

That image of him tied to the rock whilst the bird pecked his eye out lives with me to this day and encapsulates the "strong made defenceless" concept used so many times in film. An early squirm influence for sure.