Eric Douglas

Eric Douglas was an American actor and comedian who worked in film, television, and stand-up. Born in Los Angeles, he was the youngest child of actor Kirk Douglas. He trained at Pitzer College and at RADA and LAMDA in London. His first screen role came in A Gunfight (1971), which starred his father and Johnny Cash. In 1982 he acted in the television movie Remembrance of Love, playing a younger version of his father's part in flashbacks. In the 1980s he appeared in The Golden Child (1986) and Tomboy (1985), among other films, and also had roles in The Flamingo Kid (1985) and Honor Bound (1988). He worked with the improv troupe Noo Yawk Tawk at the Village Gate Theater and appeared in a 1981 staging of Shakespeare and The Indians. In 1991 he joined his father for an episode of Tales from the Crypt. He later tried stand-up in New York City clubs.