Michael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AFI Life Achievement Award.
Douglas at the 2016 César Awards
Douglas with Tisha Sterling in the CBS Playhouse production The Experiment in 1969, Douglas's first television role
Douglas in The Streets of San Francisco, c. 1975
Douglas in June 2004
AFI Life Achievement Award
The AFI Life Achievement Award was established by the board of directors of the American Film Institute on February 26, 1973, to honor a single individual for their lifetime contribution to enriching American culture through motion pictures and television. The recipient is selected and honored at an annual ceremony, with the award presented by a master of ceremonies and, recently, the prior year's recipient.
Image: John Ford 1946
Image: James cagney promo photo (cropped, centered)
Image: Orson Welles 1937
Image: William Wyler portrait