How old was Kirk Douglas in his first movie: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers?
Kirk Douglas was 28 in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers when he played the character 'Walter O'Neil'.
That was over 78 years ago in 1946.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 2020 he died aged 103, starring in 116 films in his career, 115 of those after The Strange Love of Martha Ivers was first released. If he were alive today he would be 107.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, I think Kirk Douglas looks:
Did you know?
- Director Lewis Milestone has worked with Kirk Douglas just once in his career.
- Kirk Douglas' first movie was as 'Walter O'Neil' in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, released in 1946 when he was 28
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers scores 7.19 out of 10 on TMDB.
