Michael Douglas on stage and screen
Douglas in 1969
American actor and producer Michael Douglas began his film career with a brief uncredited role in Cast a Giant Shadow (1966).[ 1] In the same year he played a small role in the play Bedford Forrest . His performance in Hail, Hero! (1969) earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Male Newcomer.[ 2] He won the 1971 Theatre World Award for Pinkville . During 1972–76, he played the lead role in the TV series The Streets of San Francisco . In 1975, Douglas produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest which won the Academy Award for Best Picture , Golden Globe for Best Picture and BAFTA Award for Best Film .[ 3] [ 4]
Douglas' role of Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone 's Wall Street (1987) won him the Academy Award for Best Actor . For his portrayal of a fictional American president in the 1995 comedy The American President , he was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy .[ 6] His performance in Wonder Boys (2000) earned him nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama .[ 7]
He shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture with his co-actors in Traffic (2000).[ 8] He reprised the role of Gekko in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for the same.[ 9] Douglas' portrayal of Liberace in Behind the Candelabra (2013) earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie .[ 10]
For his contributions to the film industry, Douglas won the 2004 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and the 2009 AFI Life Achievement Award .[ 11] [ 12]
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Television
Douglas (right) made his television debut in the play "The Experiment" (1969)
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See also
References
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