Douglas, Michael (1944-...), is a popular American motion-picture actor and producer. He became known for playing strong, morally flawed characters, many of whom are threatened by equally strong women. Douglas was the co-producer of One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest, which won the 1975 Academy Award for best picture. He also won the 1987 Academy Award as best actor for his performance as a greedy stock trader in Wall Street.

Douglas was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He is the son of actor Kirk Douglas. Michael graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1968. He began his career as an assistant director in the mid-1960s and turned to acting on the stage, television, and movies a few years later. He made his film acting debut in Hail, Hero! (1969). From 1972 to 1975, Douglas starred in the television police drama "The Streets of San Francisco. " He increased his reputation as an actor and producer in The China Syndrome (1979), a movie about a nuclear power plant disaster. Douglas became a major star with his performances as the arrogant adventurer Jack Colton in Romancing the Stone (1984) and its sequel, The Jewel of the Nile (1985). Douglas also produced both movies.

Other films in which Douglas starred include Fatal Attraction (1987), The War of the Roses (1989), Basic Instinct (1992), Disclosure (1994), The American President (1995), A Perfect Murder (1998), and Wonder Boys (2000). He also produced several films, including Face/Off (1997) and The Rainmaker (1997).