Michael Douglas is a Hollywood icon. The son of legendary actor Kirk Douglas, the actor and film producer has appeared in some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies of recent decades, pictures that include 'Romancing the Stone' (1984), 'Fatal Attraction' (1987), 'Wall Street' (1987), and 'Basic Instinct' (1992).
Douglas is also noted for his humanitarian and political activism, a highly publicized battle with cancer, and his long marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones. Now in his eighties, the actor has hinted at retirement after the release of his latest picture, 'Looking Through Water (2025).
Click through the gallery for an appreciation of the life and career of one of cinema's most admired and respected actors.