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I've played some good guys as well, in Spartacus, Paths of Glory and my favorite picture, Lonely Are the Brave, so I had a mixture of parts in my life.
Kirk Douglas
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Kirk Douglas
Age: 103 †
Born: 1916
Born: December 9
Died: 2020
Died: February 5
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Amsterdam (city)
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Issur Danielovitch
Izzy Demsky
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Issur Danielovich
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