WHO PORTRAYED ARTIST PAUL GAUGUIN IN LUST FOR LIFE, THE 1956 FILM BIOGRAPHY OF VINCENT VAN GOGH? July 14, 2017 By Show answer ANTHONY QUINN, WHO WON AN OSCAR AS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FOR HIS PERFORMANCE. VAN GOGH WAS PLAYED BY KIRK DOUGLAS More Painting and Painters QuestionsMore The Arts Questions