Whats my line? - Kirk Douglas

1953 - 54

[@betsiecow]

I wish they'd show programs like this on tv now.

[@lagerhound]

I love watching these old clips.

[@haniyehlavoi3070]

A few weeks ago , Kirk Douglas celebrated his 103 birthday with his family ! ❤

[@stevew3879]

Han Han he made it to 103 which is great!

[@haniyehlavoi3070]

@@stevew3879 That's right 😞 But I can't believe he's gone now ... #RIP Kirk Douglas

[@Brenda-Burd]

Now he has deported

[@davidevans3175]

Funny life moment: I knew his son Eric, we became friends in school. One day I was following Eric in Kirk's BMW taking the car to the shop. I was alone in the car, driving down the Sunset Strip, and decided to do my best Kirk Douglas imitation, which of course is horrible at best. Stayed in Kirk mode for the next twenty miles. Just me and Kirk's 5-series, kickin back, being Kirk.

[@mctalks]

I can't believe that with all of the rehashing of old shows that Hollywood does, no one has figured out that this show would be a hit today. Oh and before I forget, Kirk's chin dimple is something to behold!

[@williamweis7153]

Cleft chin 😂

[@writerspen010]

"I usually DIE before that!" XD I gotta see more of his films

[@MrWilliamtom]

As of 3/3/11, Kirk's the only one still alive from this clip.

[@marjoriemargel1567]

MrWilliamtom As of July, 2019, he still is!!

[@sammytheusername6818]

of course he is

[@m.e.d.7997]

As of 10/22/19 too.

[@davedruid7427]

Not Anymore!

[@stevew3879]

As a couple of others have said, today February 5, 2020 that came to an end and he passed away at age 103. What a wonderful long age And a great legacy he left us in his movie work. It’s wonderful to see a clip like that of him when he was in his late 30s. May he rest in peace and my condolences to his family, friends, and fans at this difficult time.

[@bluecamus5162]

I agree with pildskadden. You could never get a panel with this sophistication again, ever. The founder & head of Random House Bennet Cerf. Longtime columnist & daughter of another old Hearst writer, Dorothy Kilgallen. A great wit Arlene Francis. Fred Allen 20 yrs of radio comedy.Writer & VP of ABC John Daly. & more. Who is today's great panel?---American Idol? Ryan Seacrest, Paula Abdul etc. Blech! TV has become cheap.

[@TheHehe1223]

Kirk Douglas is one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood's "golden age". Still alive at 96.

[@schallrd1]

Kirk is a survivor.

[@stickboy2672]

Watching these clips form What's My Line happens to be one of the best ways to learn the Transatlantic accent lol

[@alexandrutudor7788]

Rest in peace, Kirk!!

[@ComposerInUK]

@writerspen010 That's one of the great things about these shows... they make you want to revisit the movies of your favourite stars and discover those from those you knew less about. I fell in love with Ava Garner and Hedy Lamaar all over again because of these wonderfully witty, smart, erudite and charming Sunday night shows. They may be fooling us of course, but I honestly believe the panellists are having as much fun as we are. Thanks so much for the upload.

[@sevadaj]

Michael looks so much like his Dad!!!

[@MikeRossmanRules]

It's KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRK! What a studly looking guy.

[@Tark75ifty]

In France, he is considered the last hollywood monster! a living legend! The French Minister of Culture has decreed him the legion of honor in 1990 for all of his career. It is a prestigious decoration in my country.

[@janetmarletto6667]

Wasn't his wife French?

[@QuantumFart2]

I want hair like that.

[@wlhardy]

RIP Kirk, you lived a good, long life!

[@Baskerville22]

Natalie Wood might have disagreed with you.

[@malathis0]

Wow, they had some real A-listers during the 50's game show fad; this beats Hollywood Squares by a longshot!

[@Darkthunder84]

Both Kirk and Michael Douglas are greatly talented. That being said, Kirk is the better actor.

[@Kram6298]

Interesting to watch this after seeing him at age 94 the other night. Age is an amazing thing.

[@sprinter846]

I highly recommend to any fan or would be fan of the great Kirk Douglas, that if you have not already done so, you hasten to see John Frankenheimer's classic cold-war thriller, "Seven Days in May," (The unusually intelligent screenplay is by Rod Serling.) The two famously friendly rivals, Bert Lancaster and Kirk Douglas each take on complex and challenging roles and both fulfill the demands of their characters superbly. Great stuff I assure you, and highly entertaining!

[@freddyfurrah3789]

Great Movie...

[@IK121266]

Love, love, love Kirk Douglas. :-)

[@graperonto]

Happy 100th birthday!

[@Aidooosh]

"I usually die before that!" HAHAHAHAHA

[@Jade808]

Kirk's fake voice was so funny XD ~Jade808~

[@DarkKnight-hj6ts]

Nice to see those programs in the 50s

[@gallery7596]

"Second City TV" did a great sketch about this show with Joe Flaherty doing a hilarious impression of Kirk Douglas.

[@2014moorea]

He's so cute!!!

[@davedruid7427]

RIP - February 5th, 2020

[@hankkingsley2976]

I love Joe Flaherty during Kirk Douglas.

[@jennytheamazing]

i love the look of the guys face when he realized he got it haha

[@mrceleb2006]

This was the Mystery Guest round (the best-known round in the history of 'WML?'), where the entire celebrity panel had to be blindfolded before the mystery guest arrived!

[@ediekoller2636]

God BLess you Kirk Douglas..your the last of the great one. I hope you make it to 100!

[@juanbosco31]

Feliz Cumpleaños Mr. Douglas

[@tonynesbit9673]

A giant of a movie star/actor.long live kirk

[@cerph]

A great leading man, and a class act.

[@PhillipCreeper]

I agree with betsiecow that it would be great if there were programs like this now and others like To Tell the Truth. Too bad.

[@calvinghanian8439]

as of february 27,2016 , kirk douglas is alive and 99 years of age.

[@marjoriemargel1567]

calvin ghanian Now, in 2019, 103!

[@mxylpx]

Great actor and a wrestler who made good! Excellent man!

[@tenagnek]

Kirk Douglas is alive and well.

[@meryldepp]

Michael douglas is classy and handsome but really.. his father.. :) Gorgeous and very funny maan !

[@thegorn68]

@GJNCA Well, at least he got a lifetime achievement Oscar in 1995 which is the Academy's way of saying, "Sorry we f'ed up!"

[@Muirmaiden]

That's a sick thing to say. I hope you don't know anyone who is a rape victim.

[@phtevlin]

Kirk Douglas was flattered when a girl approached him and cooed "Oh I know who you are!!"..Then a quick deflation..."You're Michael Douglas's father!!"

[@nowvoyagerNE]

***** i don't see it as mean, and i am generally very aware of and against mean-spirited remarks...i take it that it's simply a true anecdote being retold herein.

[@phtevlin]

nowvoyagerNE Kirk Douglas himself recounted the incident, and he found it utterly amusing.

[@nowvoyagerNE]

***** i believe that...and i didn't find your remark to be at all mean!

[@stephencampbell6424]

+nowvoyagerNE It was in Kirk's autobiography - no harm in anyone reporting that!

[@nowvoyagerNE]

stephen Campbell ... gosh, ..Richard Trois said it was mean, not me.

[@Mendeljew]

How funny is he? "I usually DIE before that!"

[@scorpiowatertiger]

In the '50s and '60s, Kirk was better known for playing Norwegians than any Norwegian actor.

[@glaciarxx]

adoro a los douglas....... padre e hijo!!!!!!!

[@MrRazorblade999]

Oscar is not a very good parameter to measure an actor's greatness. Richard Burton, Albert Finney, Peter O'Toole, James Cagney, Deborah Kerr, Glenn Close, James Woods, just to name a few of the greatest, never won an Oscar. All of them, without a doubt, a lot more talented and versatile actors than Michael Douglas.

[@standamann100]

Tyrone Power, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Costner, Jean Arthur, Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Janet Leigh, Myrna Loy, Kim Novak, Maureen O'Hara, Jean Simmons, Meg Ryan, Lana Turner. More actors who never won an Oscar.

[@Mathview]

My understanding is that Michael Douglas has very recently begun shooting a bio-pic of Liberace produced by Jerry Weintraub. Michael plays the title role. Several of the Douglas family have homes out here in Palm Springs. A truly remarkable family, we wish them all the best.

[@davincent98]

102 and probably the only one on this set still alive.

[@rosemaryramirez1780]

SO HANDSOME, HIS SON LOOK JUST LIKE HIM......

[@madeleine9907]

Mmm I love Michael Douglas

[@GreenLightMe]

He is still alive and kicking! He just blogged the other Day! A Centurion he will soon become!

[@thinkingcapon64]

Kirk is the better than every thing...😍🤗😍

[@gyrene1966]

I stand corrected, gladly. Thanks!

[@gyrene1966]

Legendary Spartacus passed on Sep 25, 2012. We should all live to be his age of 95

[@doddsino]

LOL...Kirk is amazing.

[@standamann100]

Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Errol Flynn, Clint Eastwood, John Travolta, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Redford, Harrison Ford, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Will Smith, James Earl Jones, Richard Gere, Steve McQueen, Warren Beatty, Richard Burton, Samuel Jackson, Claude Rains, Fred Astaire, James Garner, Bob Hope, Alan Ladd, Steve Martin, Groucho Marx. The list of actors who have not won an Oscar contains greater actors than those in the list that have won an Oscar.

[@jamesruckman4294]

A real star. Not a manufactured one.

[@flaggerify]

Funny he lived so long despite dying in a lot of his movies. RIP Kirk.

[@Vigiii]

... I usually die before that .... hahahhahahahahahahaaaa

[@tinketteful]

y'know though, one the aspects that made this show such as "hit" was how polite and respectful all the participants were: All of them. That kind of social behavior doesn't exist anymore - instead we get rude, obnoxious and, frankly, boringly cynical wannabe overnight "stars". They're just not nearly as normal/down-to-earth, yet glamerous entertainers as they were in those years. We just don't have the calibre talent nor character nowadays to make it an interesting 'hit' show.

[@davidkelley4111]

William Petersen, Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, and Maggie Smith would be only a few on the short list of prospective panelists for a new version of this show. There are actually many more, if one takes a little time to think about it. Some of them are of the same brilliance, grace and manners as these panelists here. The same can be said of many possible guests. The world is changing; but it hasn't gone to hell in a bucket yet.

[@staporinac]

I can"t believe he is still alive

[@randysills4418]

Still alive on July 22, 2019!

[@staporinac]

@@randysills4418 Greetings from 2021. and RIP for our beloved Kirk.

[@sammytheusername6818]

he is past his 100th and in his 100’s

[@ShawDAMAN]

i usually die first hahaaaaa great

[@Kingofcorrect]

His son looks just like him, and just as goofy

[@mdesapio]

Another possible member of the panel: Mark Steyn. He's incredibly witty and erudite.

[@JOJO22858]

Right about all of them except for James Cagney, who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1943 for YANKEE DOODLE DANDY.

[@fadethetrade]

@JenniferPvlsh He was invited to the oscars this year because many believe this will be his last year.

[@Muirmaiden]

You need to remember that there are people who would not have wanted something like that to get out - if indeed it did happen. Hollywood isn't exactly squeaky clean - and never has been.

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

I'm Spartacus!

[@Muirmaiden]

The actor in question was also a producer and allegedly lured Natalie to a hotel room with a ruse that he wanted her to read for a part. Douglas did have his own production company at the time. Douglas was also implicated in the disappearance of movie bit-player Jean Spangler in 1949 (that's all I'm saying, implicated). He also broke of his engagement to the much younger Pier Angeli mainly because she wouldn't have sex with him.

[@patrickdowling529]

Natalie was viciously attacked. She was only 16 years old. The assault reportedly lasted for hours.

[@UnhingedMMA]

During those days, publicists had to cover the stars from controversy and alot of the male stars in particular rarely avoided wanton behavior. Hell, eve Marlon Brando was accused of sexually abusing his own daughter! Kirk, despite his flaws was a great actor and a generous individual, evident from his numerous charities. If he did do it, then I'm sure he's had years to repent. The only reason why he is getting alot of heat is because natalie wood (AKA America's sweetheart) is involved.

[@arlichar11]

i think this show was great and fun. but never like that every time, they have someone on they have a movie or play or concert currently playing, so its obvious to panel who it is...

[@TheMgallacher]

@sathyayork Awww, Poor Michael!

[@geemom04]

103!

[@MrRazorblade999]

I stand corrected.

[@SOMTHINGINTHEWATER]

@sathyayork he really is

[@GlennPeters]

Still true as of 3/21/2013 (age 96) another long lived mystery guest: Louis Jourdan, still around at age 91.

[@marjoriemargel1567]

Glenn Peters Sadly, now gone. Au Revoir.

[@2014moorea]

CUTE!

[@Finland1965]

Happy 102 year

[@sano0311]

@Bit3MyShinyMetalAss and what horrible reality we live in :(

[@MrRazorblade999]

And a hundred times more talented.

[@peck4111]

kirk best movie lust for life

[@rudykovacs7874]

What do you get when you cross the Word's best fairy tale teller with the world's largest mammal? 1. A sea monster from the Black Lagoon. 2. Shamu the killer whale. 3. A Whale of a tail

[@hint0122]

still alive now

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Well if he is guilty of that, I personally forgive him of his past deeds (so long as he's now truly sorry for what he did and if he did it).

[@nonstoprocker5377]

That and the fact he makes 50 zillion dollars a year!

[@harpomarx7777]

Audio too low and no closed captions available. I CAN'T HEAR IT. Thumb DOWN.

[@joycepiantes8383]

Love Curt Douglas

[@jean-marieboucherit4518]

Bright

[@calalilygirl]

@btq28 He really was!

[@Muirmaiden]

Try around 54-55.

[@bruceboome]

Actually "legitimate" is the correct wording, meaning more or less "formal". In those days many film actors were untrained which would not be the case in theatre.

[@FlickNchow]

@Bit3MyShinyMetalAss And yankee tickets are like a thousand dollars now! xD.. How times change..

[@igotrythm]

Haha, and did you hear when the last girl who is shaking Kirk Douglas hand say: "And I do think you're a glamour boy", try, try

[@gerard1657]

gyrene....where do you get your information from???! Kirk Douglas is still alive at 96yrs old. Unbelievable in the day and age of internet, there is so much misinformation

[@marjoriemargel1567]

gerard1657 A second correction. Douglas is 103 now

[@TonyAirlines]

Might be. You are aware, aren't you? Nope!