LEGENDARY actor Kirk Douglas has died aged 103 - with his grieving movie star son Michael saying he is "proud to be your son" in a heartbreaking tribute.
The Spartacus actor, who was one of the biggest stars of the silver screen during Hollywood's heyday, passed away surrounded by his wife and three sons on Wednesday.
His death was announced by his movie star son Michael Douglas.
A statement shared on Instagram by Michael read: "It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103.
"To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to.
"But to me and my brothers Joel and Peter he was simply Dad, to Catherine, a wonderful father-in-law, to his grandchildren and great-grandchild their loving grandfather, and to his wife Anne, a wonderful husband."
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