Kirk Douglas in 1957.

The actor in the Stanley Kubrick-directed epic historical drama ‘Spartacus’.

Douglas starred alongside Anthony Quinn in the 1959 western ‘Last Train from Gun Hill’. Source: Supplied

Douglas in another Stanley Kubrick movie, ‘Paths of Glory’, widely considered to be one of the all-time great films.

A poster for the 1961 film ‘The Last Sunset’, starring Rock Hudson and Kirk Douglas. Picture: Supplied

Douglas in scene from film ‘The Vikings’.

The actor meets with Prince Philip, left, in 1981.

Kirk Douglas in 1988.

Douglas, right, with fellow actor, Australian Jack Thompson, in a scene from the film, ‘The Man From Snowy River’.

Douglas, left, with actor Tony Curtis following the funeral of actor and singer Frank Sinatra in Beverly Hills, California, 1998.

Douglas at home in California, in 1999, aged 82.

Kirk Douglas, front, with his actor son Michael at a special screening of film ‘It Runs in The Family’ - a 2003 comedy-drama movie directed by Fred Schepisi and starring three generations of the Douglas family.

Douglas, centre, with film director Steven Spielberg, right, and actor Billy Crystal at an event honoring Douglas at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, 2008. Picture: AP

Members of the Douglas family attend an Award Gala honoring Michael Douglas in New York in 2010. L-R: Michael Douglas, Kirk’s wife Anne Buydens, Michael’s wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Kirk Douglas. Picture: AP

Kirk Douglas attends a ceremony to honor Indian conductor Zubin Mehta in Hollywood, California, 2011. Picture: AFP

Douglas and media personality Kim Kardashian attend a Thanksgiving event to feed the homeless at the Los Angeles Mission in 2011. Picture: AFP

Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne in 2012. Douglas attributed his remarkable longevity to his “wonderful marriage” of more than six decades. Picture: AFP