20 Actors Who Died In 2020

An undeniable lion of the film industry, Kirk Douglas' legendary status cannot be underplayed - a ruggedly handsome, chisel-jawed mainstay of Hollywood's Golden Age who delivered iconic performances in the likes of Lust for Life, Spartacus, and Paths of Glory.

Despite never winning a competitive Oscar throughout his storied career where he scored three nominations, Douglas did receive an Honorary Academy Award in 1996 for "50 years as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community."

If many aged acting veterans understandably pull away from the spotlight in their later years, Douglas still made regular public appearances and even blogged well into his 90s, while also committing himself to philanthropic efforts and charity work.

Douglas died from undisclosed causes on February 2 at the age of 103.