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Old 07-06-04, 11:46 PM
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Eric Douglas dead

Not sure if this belongs in the Movie Forum, because he really wasn't an actor.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movi....ap/index.html

NEW YORK (AP) -- Oscar-winning actor Kirk Douglas' youngest son, who battled drug and alcohol problems for years, was found dead Tuesday inside an apartment building, police said.

Eric Douglas, 46, was discovered after someone flagged down a passing police car. There were no signs of foul play, police said. An autopsy was planned.

Eric Douglas was an aspiring actor and comedian, but he never found the success of his father or of his Academy Award-winning sibling, Michael Douglas. He had a short-lived acting career in the 1980s and early '90s, playing supporting roles in movies such as "Delta Force 3: The Killing Game."

He also appeared in an episode of the HBO program "Tales From the Crypt" opposite his father, who earned an Emmy nomination for his role on the show.

In recent years, the youngest of Kirk Douglas' four sons drew attention more for his problems than for any performances. In a 2000 interview, he said he spent eight days in a coma after a pill overdose a year earlier.

For years before that, Eric Douglas struggled with drug and alcohol addictions while repeatedly clashing with the law. He spent time behind bars and in rehabilitation clinics.

In 1997, he pleaded guilty to cocaine possession after his arrest for accepting a shipment of more than 1,000 anti-depressant pills.

A year earlier, he spent the night in jail after smashing his rental car into two vehicles in an alleged drunken-driving incident.

In 1996, Eric Douglas spent a month in jail after a flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in which he allowed his dog to roam the airplane while he became "loud and verbally abusive" toward the crew, authorities said.
Too bad. He shat most of his life away on drugs and alcohol.

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Old 07-06-04, 11:56 PM
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I just watched his Tales from the Crypt episode "Yellow" about a week ago. Sad.
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I imagine it was hard having to live in the shadow of a legendary father and brother. RIP
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Whoa, that was ERIC Douglas in that TFTC episode??? I saw it years ago but had always thought it was Michael Douglas who was in it.
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The movie 'The Game' must have hit home for Michael Douglas with the black sheep character played by Sean Penn.
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Originally posted by caiman
I just watched his Tales from the Crypt episode "Yellow" about a week ago. Sad.
That was definitely the best role Eric Douglas ever had.

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