This is a golden interview. Kirk was gracious, knowledgable, entertaining and honest. One of Parky's best guests - Kirk Douglas was also enjoying himself immensely!
In fact, it's just imitation of Dick Cavett's interview 1971, same questions same anecdotes. Rehearsed cheapest entertainement to promote some of his forgettable boring work.
The great skill Michael Parkinson had as an interviewer was to fade into the background and just let his guests answer his questions, without interrupting them. His interviews with the Hollywood greats are masterclasses in the art of interviewing.
While in fact those are the questions & anecdotes Dick Cavett and Kirk exchanged in 1971. I'd say the original sounds a tad bit less convincing than after 7 years of rehearsing. 7 years of working on the "funny" side to it helped Kirk. In the original you get these glances and tone of not convincing "joking" in his voice.
RIP Kirk Douglas (December 9, 1916 - February 5, 2020), aged 103 And RIP Sir Michael Parkinson (March 28, 1935 - August 16, 2023), aged 88 You both will be remembered as legends.
A magnificent interview, of one of America's great actors. Just look how at at ease Kirk is during the interview, no difficult or challenging questions, just the occasional prompt by Parkinson, to reveal Kirks upbringing, and then he beautifully narrates his life. Thats great interviewing
@@prophetsnake I read that Natalie family were going to publish a book naming him after his death (presumably waiting so they couldn't be sued)......He's been dead 3 and a half years now, still waiting for that book. Possibilities: 1) there is no book. 2) it's not true. 3)it wasn't him that Natalie told her sister about. 4)it was him but there's no proof Either way, I feel uncomfortable condemning someone over an incident which a) we don't know happened and b) the possible perpetrators just speculation as the names never been put into the public realm and c) the possible perp is dead, as is the accuser.
Two absolute legends. What an amazing guest. Indeed Kirk Douglas continued to make movies into his 90s.Great stories and top singing too. One of Michael Parkinson’s many classic Interviews. R.I.P. Parky🙏🙏
I’m binging on Michael Parkinson’s interviews with all the legends of classic Hollywood...one is better than the next...and of course, they don’t come any better than Kirk Douglas. Requiescat In Pace.
One thing springs to mind when listening to Kirk Douglas. He was completely unpretenous and very likeable. He made jokes about himself and exuded charm. Not only was he a wonderful actor but a very humble one. He issorely missed. RIP
Kirk Douglas, a true legendary actor. Very humble and a true gentleman. Parkinson's interviewing skills are flawless, invisible. His guests feel like they're talking to an old friend.
One of Hollywood's giants very rarely if ever made a bad film He and Burt Lancaster made a perfect Duo on the big screen Brilliant entertaining interview , a time when TV was actually worth watching
The days when interviews were great and really revealed something of the person, and parkinson was the best. Many tried few achieved it. KD was an actor of the golden age. They should do a movie of his life.
I never got around to finish watching this interview up until now, I've gotten the shock of my life, as well as being a actor Kirk Douglas should have also taken up a singing career too, a brilliant voice for singing, god love him
Most of the actors of that era could make a passable attempt at singing dancing playing a musical instrument etc. For sure he was no Bing Crosby or Mario Lanza though. @@JamesRichards-mj9kw
What a lovely, lovely man Kirk Douglas was. I've been watching In Harms Way, which was such a great story, with an amazing cast. It brought back many memories of my youth as a young Navy Brat growing up in Hawaii and San Diego.
natural? yep, but not completely some of his answers were his favorite, well prepared sentences repeated many times before and after. look at his interview from 1970 cbc same thing with all that 'shy actor' story
@skiathoss. - With all due respect… Why does that matter? He knew, obviously, that a few of the stories would really delight/interest, etc. the audience. More than any other. So.
absolute legend , iv recently rewatched 10 of his classic films again , i think people sometimes forget how good he was and how versatile an actor he was . He made great choices with the films he made because he was independent and never owner by any studios , i really respect him for that
Recitaban, luchaban, bailaban, hacían acrobacias, llenaban el escenario, atraían a la cámara y encima cantaban y entonaban bien. Grandes!! No volverán a repetirse ni en mil años que pasen. Únicos!!
I'm 58 and I feel old, but knowing when kirk did this interview in 1978 he was 62 and I was 14 and knowing he only past away a couple of years ago ,I suddenly don't feel so old anymore,
people live longer now in the uk we have 100 year olds still driving if you live healthy dont drink or smoke eat greens and walk everyday you should reach 100 easy today every generation is living on average an extra 10 plus years so next gen will live 105 easy because of advancements in meds and stuff and better diets also people vape more today so less deaths from smoking related causes
Kirk Douglas morreu em 2020 com 103 anos. Tem um filme dele que eu sempre assisto. Floresta maldita de 1952. E o vilão Cactus Kid em 1978, junto com Arnold Swazenegher. Kirk Douglas! Uma verdadeira lenda!
@@frankiefelinesalwayswelcom5825 Sorry I didn't really know but all I can see now is assholes talking abut having sex. Raping and all forms of violence are horrible. I love Dick Cavett too.
@@HolgerRuneFan Some say that his violent nature drove him even further than raping a 15 year old girl; many believe him to be a murderer, but who knows for sure? The rich can buy a lot of protection.
@hannahsdrawings8664 I can’t even remember what I wrote; Google in their jackboot wisdom won’t even let me see it (though I know I wouldn’t have been complimentary about him.) Anything that google doesn’t like gets zapped (though they have shown footage of people being murdered - just like Facebook - when it suits them, and not even flinched at the criticism.)
Douglas comes from that tough, resilient generation that fought in WWII and returned to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Watch how frequently he clenches those powerful hands during this interview when expressing himself. A driven, fiery Sagittarius who dealt with loss of a son, never retired and eventually outlived every single enemy and critic, leaving this life only once he'd made it past 100 years old. followed a year later by his wife. A force of nature.
I always liked Kirks character in the Viking movie. Interesting fact because Kirk killed Tony Curtis in Spartacus they thought the reverse would be good in the Vikings which was against the studios wishes
@@MrDavey2010 This interview is just an imitation of the one Dick Cavett did with Kirk in 1971. It is acted out. I can imagine a wonderful interview to be spontanous normal conversation. When somebody is as phony as Issur Danielovitch, has a lot to conceal it is impossible for sucha s. o. b. to have a normal conversation. Everything has to be scripted and each anecdote well-designed.
What a charismatic and sympathetic guy, Kirk Douglas…! Cheerful, sympathetic and witty. The interviewer, whose job becones dead easy, almost disappears from the scene when Kirk Douglas begins to sing.
Kirk Douglas has become one of my favourite actors. I actually remember seeing this interview when it first broadcast. It's interesting - clearly he's a very bright man - very curious, very interested in what he has seen. Also, today, we'd note more clearly that he came from a childhood of difficulty, isolation and abuse. When he talks about children going hungry - as he did - you can see the anger in his eyes. But it also reveals why he was such a good actor - he's very tuned in. He did have a reputation for being difficult (which the interviewer mentions and he doesn't deny) and also "egotistical" I've read - but what an arresting individual. (Among films I really like - Champion, Young Man with a Horn, Paths of Glory, Spartacus, Lust for Life, Lonely are the Brave.)
Like so many of Parkinson's interviews with Hollywood greats, this was really interesting and amusing. What I particularly liked about these was that they weren't all about the guest's latest book/film/show, they were about their lives and careers
First film of his I saw was Final Countdown. It was one of a few my parents had recorded off telly on video. Saw it, seen it so many times. (This was the 90s) but in adulthood I became a fan of his via other films. Sounds funny but when he died, yes 100+, but it was a shock. Somehow as he hit past 100, he seemed invincible. Besides, never thought I'd hear Kirk Douglas mention Dick Emery till I saw this vid 😀
This is a golden interview. Kirk was gracious, knowledgable, entertaining and honest. One of Parky's best guests - Kirk Douglas was also enjoying himself immensely!
In fact, it's just imitation of Dick Cavett's interview 1971, same questions same anecdotes. Rehearsed cheapest entertainement to promote some of his forgettable boring work.
I always love listening to Kirk Douglas, he never disappoints. Much better chat shows back them.
You are right about that.
Listen to what Natalie Wood said about Kirk Douglas.
Stars not celebrities.
The great skill Michael Parkinson had as an interviewer was to fade into the background and just let his guests answer his questions, without interrupting them. His interviews with the Hollywood greats are masterclasses in the art of interviewing.
Brilliant
While in fact those are the questions & anecdotes Dick Cavett and Kirk exchanged in 1971. I'd say the original sounds a tad bit less convincing than after 7 years of rehearsing. 7 years of working on the "funny" side to it helped Kirk. In the original you get these glances and tone of not convincing "joking" in his voice.
RIP Kirk Douglas (December 9, 1916 - February 5, 2020), aged 103
And
RIP Sir Michael Parkinson (March 28, 1935 - August 16, 2023), aged 88
You both will be remembered as legends.
drugs?
Some would say murderer and rapist, but who knows for sure?
What about Jean Spangler ???
@@oleggorky906 There is a dark cloud around him...
@@mkfloyd9131 Yes. Indeed there is!
A magnificent interview, of one of America's great actors.
Just look how at at ease Kirk is during the interview, no difficult or challenging questions, just the occasional prompt by Parkinson, to reveal Kirks upbringing, and then he beautifully narrates his life.
Thats great interviewing
Kirk Douglas funded the murder of British civilians in Palestine.
Yeah, he was never asked about Natalie Wood.
@@prophetsnake I read that Natalie family were going to publish a book naming him after his death (presumably waiting so they couldn't be sued)......He's been dead 3 and a half years now, still waiting for that book.
Possibilities: 1) there is no book. 2) it's not true. 3)it wasn't him that Natalie told her sister about. 4)it was him but there's no proof
Either way, I feel uncomfortable condemning someone over an incident which a) we don't know happened and b) the possible perpetrators just speculation as the names never been put into the public realm and c) the possible perp is dead, as is the accuser.
@@pablohanc You are misinformed. They published it years ago.
@@prophetsnake I stand corrected. The book was published November 2021.....after the death of the suspected perpetrator kirk Douglas.
Kirk Douglas is very amusing. 😂 As for Parkinson - he was the best. 🌹
Two legends of their craft. Kirk Douglas and Michael Parkinson. What an enjoyable interview.
Ahhhhhh!!!
Irreplaceable!!!!!! Both of them!!!!!!
Such talent🎉
Such gallantry ✨️👏👏👏
BRAVO 👏
What a terrific guest he was. Such a gentleman.
Until he raped a very young actress named Natalie Wood. She was 16 or 17 years of age.
Love him in The Vikings !! 😃👌👌🙏🙏💯
An absoluete Legend who knew about life, humans and what needs to be done! R.I.P
Two absolute legends.
What an amazing guest. Indeed Kirk Douglas continued to make movies into his 90s.Great stories and top singing too. One of Michael Parkinson’s many classic Interviews. R.I.P. Parky🙏🙏
Beautifully put over by Kirk not glamorising his upbringing stating how hard it was but not looking for sympathy like most Hollywood actor's do.
Fabulous interview … some of these earlier Parky interviews were his best and Kirk Douglas was very entertaining with his unique stories
Kirk Douglas represents the very essence of what is called "School of Life." Thank you very much for posting this most enlightening interview.
Kirk is a legend
RIP
What an amazing man and an incredible role model. Mr Douglas we salute you. RIP
Yes, such a great role model, that raped actress Natalie Wood on a movie set.
He was a bully perv and he raised a bully perv.
Can't get over that he lived til over 100. Rest in peace Kirk
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I’m binging on Michael Parkinson’s interviews with all the legends of classic Hollywood...one is better than the next...and of course, they don’t come any better than Kirk Douglas. Requiescat In Pace.
I doubt it.
Absolutely 💯 %
*He will always be SPARTACUS to Me = RIP Kirk !*
One thing springs to mind when listening to Kirk Douglas. He was completely unpretenous and very likeable. He made jokes about himself and exuded charm. Not only was he a wonderful actor but a very humble one. He issorely missed. RIP
Such an entertaining and informative interview… Kirk is so articulate and gracious. An icon beyond.. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️🎥
A proper star and what a nice man.
He was not a nice Man
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@@napoleanbonaparte1701 Lucky boy.
Professionalism at its perfection incarnated in a man of the name Kirk Douglas.
Really? I thought he was very good!
An excellent actor with a talent for literature, including poetry, and who spoke level A French to boot. R.I. P.
Interview so much more profound and insightful than todays superfisial nonesense
Kirk Douglas, a true legendary actor. Very humble and a true gentleman. Parkinson's interviewing skills are flawless, invisible. His guests feel like they're talking to an old friend.
What an amazing interview and what a wonderful man x
Pure legend, that is Kirk Douglas.
Absolutely brilliant actor, one of the best, sadly missed. Lovely interview with Michael Parkinson. The best
It's just poor re-doing of an interview Dick Cavett did with Kirk in 1971. Same questions, same answers.
Magnificent actor one of the true legends of Hollywood.
One of Hollywood's giants very rarely if ever made a bad film
He and Burt Lancaster made a perfect Duo on the big screen
Brilliant entertaining interview , a time when TV was actually worth watching
Love Kirk. Two absolute legends.
A wonderful video, thank you
The days when interviews were great and really revealed something of the person, and parkinson was the best. Many tried few achieved it. KD was an actor of the golden age. They should do a movie of his life.
Great voice and massive charisma
I never got around to finish watching this interview up until now, I've gotten the shock of my life, as well as being a actor Kirk Douglas should have also taken up a singing career too, a brilliant voice for singing, god love him
He could not sing at all.
Most of the actors of that era could make a passable attempt at singing dancing playing a musical instrument etc. For sure he was no Bing Crosby or Mario Lanza though. @@JamesRichards-mj9kw
One of the last true legends of the great Hollywood era. R.I.P.
What a lovely, lovely man Kirk Douglas was. I've been watching In Harms Way, which was such a great story, with an amazing cast. It brought back many memories of my youth as a young Navy Brat growing up in Hawaii and San Diego.
Great actor, personally and man can't remember a bad film but can certainly remember some fantastic ones
A superstar who acts so humble. One of the greats
Wonderful guy
What an honest man. He obviously had great confidence in the harmless and intelligent ways of Michael Parkinson.
My favourite a tor ever. Gorgeous man...no one like him!
Saw Kirk in the film 📽️ 2.000 leagues under the sea 😂😂😂
Thoroughly, enjoyed this . Wow . What luck to run into this . Charming and charismatic . Dad , Kirk , is the real deal .
I actually fell in love with Kirk after watching this show ❤❤❤ Swoon🥰😍😭😘😘
Legend!!!great actor and highly intelligent
Hollywood predator.
@@melianna999 no that's your father
Siempre estuve enamorada de Kirk...y sigo pensando q es y será el mejor!!!
That was absolutely marvellous.
If only interviews these days had this depth and lack of interruptions. Another great interview Parky.
Loved him in movies as a young girl. Great eyes and physique. Circus movies a favourite of mine and many others.😊
A real nice guy. And a great actor....and all those fantastic films he starred in.
What a brilliant interview. Two stars at the top of their game.
Kirk Douglas was a great man.
One of the Hollywood greats.
Natural interview with a true all time movie actor/star; fantastic...!
natural? yep, but not completely some of his answers were his favorite, well prepared sentences repeated many times before and after. look at his interview from 1970 cbc same thing with all that 'shy actor' story
@skiathoss. - With all due respect… Why does that matter? He knew, obviously, that a few of the stories would really delight/interest, etc. the audience. More than any other. So.
absolute legend , iv recently rewatched 10 of his classic films again , i think people sometimes forget how good he was and how versatile an actor he was . He made great choices with the films he made because he was independent and never owner by any studios , i really respect him for that
Recitaban, luchaban, bailaban, hacían acrobacias, llenaban el escenario, atraían a la cámara y encima cantaban y entonaban bien. Grandes!! No volverán a repetirse ni en mil años que pasen. Únicos!!
Estoy con usted una de tantas joyas del cine verdaderas, no la bisutería de los 90 en adelante .
Efectivamente
What a lovely legend Kirk Douglas was RIP genius 👍👍👍
I'm 58 and I feel old, but knowing when kirk did this interview in 1978 he was 62 and I was 14 and knowing he only past away a couple of years ago ,I suddenly don't feel so old anymore,
people live longer now in the uk we have 100 year olds still driving if you live healthy dont drink or smoke eat greens and walk everyday you should reach 100 easy today every generation is living on average an extra 10 plus years so next gen will live 105 easy because of advancements in meds and stuff and better diets also people vape more today so less deaths from smoking related causes
I’m sure you’ll have a lot more years left in you 😊
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Kirk Douglas morreu em 2020 com 103 anos.
Tem um filme dele que eu sempre assisto.
Floresta maldita de 1952.
E o vilão Cactus Kid em 1978, junto com Arnold Swazenegher.
Kirk Douglas! Uma verdadeira lenda!
@@jasonross2001 Eating habits, not smoking and not drinking may have some effect on longevity, but let’s face it: when it’s your time, it’s your time.
This man is a gentleman. Very ffew can be seen nowadays. Kirk Douglas IS fantastic.
Yes, a gentleman, that raped actress Natalie Wood at 16 or 17 years of age.
@@frankiefelinesalwayswelcom5825 Sorry I didn't really know but all I can see now is assholes talking abut having sex. Raping and all forms of violence are horrible. I love Dick Cavett too.
@@charlychips Dick Cavett was always the GENTLEMAN.
Read all his books, watched almost all his movies. Just a gentle human being with so much to tell and learn from. Loved the man dearly
A True Great.
You might want to educate yourself about what he truly was like. Just look up what he did to 15 year old Natalie Wood.
@@HolgerRuneFan Some say that his violent nature drove him even further than raping a 15 year old girl; many believe him to be a murderer, but who knows for sure? The rich can buy a lot of protection.
@@oleggorky906 His example could make many people think - how powerful a Russian can get in the US.
@hannahsdrawings8664 I can’t even remember what I wrote; Google in their jackboot wisdom won’t even let me see it (though I know I wouldn’t have been complimentary about him.)
Anything that google doesn’t like gets zapped (though they have shown footage of people being murdered - just like Facebook - when it suits them, and not even flinched at the criticism.)
Brilliant absolutely nothing like it anymore nothing loved all his interviews just magic
Douglas comes from that tough, resilient generation that fought in WWII and returned to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Watch how frequently he clenches those powerful hands during this interview when expressing himself. A driven, fiery Sagittarius who dealt with loss of a son, never retired and eventually outlived every single enemy and critic, leaving this life only once he'd made it past 100 years old. followed a year later by his wife. A force of nature.
You seem very impressed by this Russian spy 👽.
Such a great man, I wish I could have met him, my hero R.i.P and thanks for The Vikings
I wore that film out when I was a kid still one of my favourites.i used to pretend to a Viking in the sea down the road from me 🤣
I always liked Kirks character in the Viking movie. Interesting fact because Kirk killed Tony Curtis in Spartacus they thought the reverse would be good in the Vikings which was against the studios wishes
Great movie
@@chucky2316. Lol. That’s adorable! 😝 ⛵️
Totally cool... Thank you for your work to posting this.
I have been a life long fan of Kirk, such an intelligent,interesting guy
Such a wonderful interview with a wonderful star!
You've got fooled.
@ How so?
@@MrDavey2010 This interview is just an imitation of the one Dick Cavett did with Kirk in 1971. It is acted out. I can imagine a wonderful interview to be spontanous normal conversation. When somebody is as phony as Issur Danielovitch, has a lot to conceal it is impossible for sucha s. o. b. to have a normal conversation. Everything has to be scripted and each anecdote well-designed.
Fantastic interviewer and a fantastic guest.
Such a charming man. I love watching his facial expressions as he is relating a story.
A very good actor nice man 😂😂😂
What a charismatic and sympathetic guy, Kirk Douglas…! Cheerful, sympathetic and witty. The interviewer, whose job becones dead easy, almost disappears from the scene when Kirk Douglas begins to sing.
Wow he is a superb person. Lovely guy xx Michael has exactly same voice (listen)
Kirk Douglas has become one of my favourite actors. I actually remember seeing this interview when it first broadcast. It's interesting - clearly he's a very bright man - very curious, very interested in what he has seen. Also, today, we'd note more clearly that he came from a childhood of difficulty, isolation and abuse. When he talks about children going hungry - as he did - you can see the anger in his eyes. But it also reveals why he was such a good actor - he's very tuned in. He did have a reputation for being difficult (which the interviewer mentions and he doesn't deny) and also "egotistical" I've read - but what an arresting individual. (Among films I really like - Champion, Young Man with a Horn, Paths of Glory, Spartacus, Lust for Life, Lonely are the Brave.)
Michael Douglas I a very good actor as well 😂😂😂
Dear Kirk, one of the greats.
So sad that this nice guy and good actor is gone.
drugs?
Kirk Douglas was the last of the truly all time great Hollywood actors. He had charm, grace, humility, and oozed Charisma. The man was a total legend.
Kirk Douglas posseess so much inner strength and intelligence.
Brilliant actor and man
Paths of Glory, a great film.
I agree. One of the best.
What a Legend and a smashing bloke
I am Amazed that Kirk Douglas never won an Oscar for Spartacus, or the Vikings ! They are excellent Films !
Totally crushed me when he sang our song...He is a Londoner too....
Just pure effin Class....
WOW! Kirk Douglas was a very large soul. This interview helped me to see it even more than any of the roles he played.
He is fabulous, unlikely he could ever be "bettered"
But he did an unspeakable act
Poor lady never had justice
So enjoyed that. God bless you Kirk🙏
Glad you did thanks, RIP Kirk a great actor
Remarkable talented actor; his performance in "Lust For Life" should have won him the Academy Award.
Kirk Douglas is 62 years old in 1978!
Two Legends here
Like so many of Parkinson's interviews with Hollywood greats, this was really interesting and amusing. What I particularly liked about these was that they weren't all about the guest's latest book/film/show, they were about their lives and careers
Of course it is worth uploading, one of Hollywood's giants
Wonderful!
What a charismatic man thank you
One of my all time heroes.
I am not well, but superb interview. Love kirk.
First film of his I saw was Final Countdown. It was one of a few my parents had recorded off telly on video. Saw it, seen it so many times. (This was the 90s) but in adulthood I became a fan of his via other films.
Sounds funny but when he died, yes 100+, but it was a shock. Somehow as he hit past 100, he seemed invincible.
Besides, never thought I'd hear Kirk Douglas mention Dick Emery till I saw this vid 😀
What a lovely charming man