Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas was an actor who starred in the films The Vikings (TV: ) and Spartacus. (PROSE: , )
When she met the real Spartacus in 71 BC, Polly Wright thought that he was nothing like Douglas but that he was nevertheless "a bit of a dish" with his long dark hair and the wicked look in his eye. (PROSE: )
When Ian Chesterton was forced to fight Delos as a gladiator, he felt his situation was similar to Douglas's character's in Spartacus and recalled how in the film the two combatants spared one another's lives and successfully turned on their captors. (PROSE: )
Bernice Summerfield described Dent Harper as having "a Kirk Douglas chin". (PROSE: )
== Behind the scenes ==
Kirk Douglas was one of the actors considered for the part of Borusa in a television movie project that eventually became Doctor Who. http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/tvm.html
Category:20th century individuals
Category:Actors from the real world