Michael Douglas biography
Michael Douglas is an American actor, producer and activist (born 1944), born on 25 September 1944 in New Brunswick.
Michael Douglas's screen career began in 1966 with Cast a Giant Shadow, playing Jeep Driver.
Michael Douglas has appeared in 77 films and 20 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Looking Through Water (2025), America's Burning (2024), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).
Michael Douglas is best known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Wall Street, Falling Down, The Game.
Honours include Donostia Award, Academy Award for Best Actor and Academy Award for Best Picture.
Coming up next: White Lies.
- Also known as
- Michael Kirk Douglas
- Born
- 25 September 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- New Brunswick
- Work
- Actor, Film producer, Film actor, Television actor, Producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1966 to present
- Known for
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Wall Street, Falling Down, The Game
- Awards
- Donostia Award
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- Theatre World Award
- Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy
- Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Michael Douglas filmography
78 films and 20 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Lies | Post-production | |||
| 2025 | Looking Through Water | William McKay | ||
| 2024 | America's Burning | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Hank Pym / Ant-Man | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Hank Pym / Ant-Man | ||
| 2019 | It Takes a Lunatic | |||
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Hank Pym / Ant-Man | ||
| 2018 | Generation Wealth | English | ||
| 2018 | Animal World | Anderson | ||
| 2018 | We Have Always Lived in the Castle | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 2017 | Unlocked | Eric Lasch | ||
| 2017 | Flatliners | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 2016 | Milos Forman , What Doesn’t Kill You | |||
| 2015 | Ant-Man | Hank Pym / Ant-Man | ||
| 2014 | The Reach | English | ||
| 2014 | And So It Goes | Oren Little | ||
| 2014 | Beyond the Reach | John Madec | Also producer | |
| 2013 | Last Vegas | Billy Gherson | ||
| 2013 | The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers | Yitzhak Rabin | Voice; documentary | |
| 2013 | Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2011 | Haywire | Alex Coblenz | ||
| 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Gordon Gekko | ||
| 2010 | Nuclear Tipping Point | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2009 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Mark Hunter | ||
| 2009 | Solitary Man | Ben Kalmen |
Show all 78 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Wayne Mead | ||
| 2007 | King of California | Charlie | ||
| 2007 | Dinosaurs Alive! | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2006 | You, Me and Dupree | Mr. Thompson | ||
| 2006 | The Sentinel | Pete Garrison | Also producer | |
| 2003 | The In-Laws | Steve Tobias | ||
| 2003 | It Runs in the Family | Alex Gromberg | Also producer | |
| 2001 | One Night at McCool's | Mr. Burmeister | Also producer | |
| 2001 | Don't Say a Word | Nathan Conrad | ||
| 2000 | Traffic | Robert Wakefield | ||
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Professor Grady Tripp | ||
| 1999 | One Day in September | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 1998 | A Perfect Murder | Steven Taylor | ||
| 1997 | The Game | Nicholas Van Orton | ||
| 1997 | Cannes... les 400 coups | |||
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 1997 | Face/Off | , N/a | Executive producer only | |
| 1996 | The Ghost and the Darkness | Charles Remington | Also executive producer | |
| 1995 | The American President | President Andrew Shepherd | ||
| 1994 | Barbra: The Concert | English | ||
| 1994 | Disclosure | Tom Sanders | ||
| 1993 | Falling Down | William "D-Fens" Foster | ||
| 1993 | Made in America | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 1992 | Basic Instinct | Detective Nick Curran | ||
| 1992 | Shining Through | Ed Leland | ||
| 1992 | Radio Flyer | , N/a | Executive producer only | |
| 1991 | Stone Cold | , N/a | Producer only; uncredited | |
| 1991 | Eyes of an Angel | , N/a | Executive producer only | |
| 1991 | Double Impact | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 1990 | Flatliners | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 1989 | The War of the Roses | Oliver Rose | ||
| 1989 | Black Rain | Nick Conklin | ||
| 1987 | Fatal Attraction | Dan Gallagher | ||
| 1987 | Wall Street | Gordon Gekko | ||
| 1985 | The Jewel of the Nile | Jack Colton | Also producer | |
| 1985 | A Chorus Line | Zach | ||
| 1984 | Romancing the Stone | Jack Colton | Also producer | |
| 1984 | Starman | , N/a | Executive producer only | |
| 1983 | The Star Chamber | Judge Steven R. Hardin | ||
| 1980 | It's My Turn | Ben Lewin | ||
| 1979 | The China Syndrome | Richard Adams | Also producer | |
| 1979 | Running | Michael Andropolis | ||
| 1978 | Coma | Dr. Mark Bellows | ||
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 1972 | Napoleon and Samantha | Danny | ||
| 1972 | American Revolution: The Impossible War | John Laurens | Short film | |
| 1972 | American Heritage: The Cause of Liberty | John Laurens | Short film | |
| 1971 | Summertree | Jerry | ||
| 1970 | Adam at Six A.M. | English | ||
| 1970 | Adam at 6 A.M | Adam Gaines | ||
| 1969 | Where's Jack? | English | ||
| 1969 | Hail, Hero! | Carl Dixon | ||
| 1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow | Jeep Driver | Uncredited |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Franklin | Benjamin Franklin | Miniseries; Also executive producer | |
| 2021 | What If...? | Hank Pym / Yellowjacket / Ant-Man | ||
| 2020 | Ratched | , N/a | Executive producer only | |
| 2019 | Green Eggs and Ham | Guy-Am-I | Voice; main role | |
| 2018 | The Kominsky Method | Sandy Kominsky | Main role | |
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra | Liberace | Television film | |
| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb | Waylon | Voice; episode: "That's the Spirit/The Curse of Candace" | |
| 2003 | What's Going On? | Host | ||
| 2003 | Freedom: A History of US | Benjamin Franklin / Benjamin French | ||
| 2002 | Will & Grace | Detective Gavin Hatch | Episode: "Fagel Attraction" | |
| 2002 | Liberty's Kids | Patrick Henry | Voice; episodes: "Liberty or Death" & "United We Stand" | |
| 1998 | To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th | Co-host | Television special | |
| 1990 | Tribute to John Lennon | Host | Television documentary | |
| 1990 | If Dolphins Could Talk | Narrator | Television documentary | |
| 1986 | Starman | , N/a | Executive producer only | |
| 1972 | When Michael Calls | Craig | Television film | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Inspector Steve Keller | Main role; also directed episode: "Spooks for Sale" (1975) | |
| 1971 | The F.B.I | Jerry | Episode: "The Hitchhiker" | |
| 1971 | Medical Center | Jonathan Crowley | Episode: "The Albatross" | |
| 1969 | CBS Playhouse | Young Scientist | Episode: "The Experiment"; credited as M. K. Douglas |