AdvertisementKirk Douglas, Hollywood Tough Guy And 'Spartacus' Superstar, Dies At 10307:55Download AudioResumeFebruary 05, 2020Bob MondellofacebookEmailActor Kirk Douglas, shown above at 39, was born Issur Danielovitch in New York to Russian-Jewish parents. He would later tell his own children that they didn't have his "advantage of being born into abject poverty." (Getty Images)