Eric Douglas

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Eric Douglas (June 21, 1958July 6, 2004) was an American actor.

He was born Eric Anthony Douglas in Los Angeles, California, the youngest son of actor Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens. His half-brother is Michael Douglas. Unlike his more-famous Academy Award-winning relatives, Eric Douglas' most notable movie was the 1986 comedy The Golden Child, which starred Eddie Murphy. Douglas battled with drug and alcohol problems for years, and had numerous brushes with the law. He was found dead in his New York apartment by a maid who had come in to clean. Eric Douglas is interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, California.

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Diana Dill
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kirk Douglas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anne Buydens
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diandra Luker
 
Michael Douglas
 
Catherine Zeta-Jones
 
Joel Douglas
 
Peter Vincent Douglas
 
Eric Douglas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cameron Douglas
 
Dylan Michael Douglas
 
Carys Zeta Douglas
 
 
 

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