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Douglas Fairbanks

Acting
Known For

56 Years Old

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro. An astute businessman, Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. Fairbanks was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the first Oscars Ceremony in 1929. With his marriage to Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became Hollywood royalty with Fairbanks constantly referred to as "The King of Hollywood", a nickname later passed on to actor Clark Gable.

Born

Denver, Colorado, United States on 22nd May 1883

Died

12th December 1939

All Credits

The Oscars Image
The Oscars
The Bruce Forsyth Show Image
The Bruce Forsyth Show
American Experience Image
American Experience
Self
Hollywood Image
Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks
Unknown Chaplin Image
Unknown Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
The Half-Breed Image
The Half-Breed
Lo Dorman
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Image
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Man on White Horse (uncredited)
Robin Hood Image
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
The Private Life of Don Juan Image
The Private Life of Don Juan
Don Juan
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Image
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Wild and Woolly Image
Wild and Woolly
Jeff Hillington
The Thief of Bagdad Image
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
The Iron Mask Image
The Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
The Black Pirate Image
The Black Pirate
The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
The Big Parade of Comedy Image
The Big Parade of Comedy
Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Image Book Image
The Image Book
(archive footage)
Wilson Image
Wilson
Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
Show People Image
Show People
Self (uncredited)
The Mark of Zorro Image
The Mark of Zorro
Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
Propaganda: Engineering Consent Image
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Americano Image
The Americano
Blaze Derringer
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man Image
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
Reaching for the Moon Image
Reaching for the Moon
Larry Day
Don Q Son of Zorro Image
Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Image
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original Image
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Image
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Ali Baba Goes to Town Image
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Himself
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish Image
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
The Good Bad-Man Image
The Good Bad-Man
Passin' Through
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Image
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
The Matrimaniac Image
The Matrimaniac
Jimmie Conroy
The Taming of the Shrew Image
The Taming of the Shrew
Petruccio
The Three Musketeers Image
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
The Gaucho Image
The Gaucho
The Gaucho
American Aristocracy Image
American Aristocracy
Cassius Lee
God Chose Paris Image
God Chose Paris
Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp Image
Birth of the Tramp
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Robinson Crusoe Image
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Steve Drexel
In Again, Out Again Image
In Again, Out Again
Teddy Rutherford
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Image
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built Image
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
Martyrs of the Alamo Image
Martyrs of the Alamo
Joe / Texas soldier
The Mollycoddle Image
The Mollycoddle
Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
Down to Earth Image
Down to Earth
Billy Gaynor
The Golden Twenties Image
The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler Image
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator Image
The Tramp and the Dictator
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life Image
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts Image
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Self - Actor (archive footage)
His Picture in the Papers Image
His Picture in the Papers
Pete Prindle
Bound in Morocco Image
Bound in Morocco
George Travelwell
His Majesty, the American Image
His Majesty, the American
William Brooks
When the Clouds Roll By Image
When the Clouds Roll By
Daniel Boone Brown
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks Image
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
Self
Headin' South Image
Headin' South
Headin' South
Glorious Technicolor Image
Glorious Technicolor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Nut Image
The Nut
Charlie Jackson
Yesterday and Today Image
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
A Kiss from Mary Pickford Image
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
Self (archive footage)
Reaching for the Moon Image
Reaching for the Moon
Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
Reggie Mixes In Image
Reggie Mixes In
Reggie Van Deuzen
A Modern Musketeer Image
A Modern Musketeer
Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
Mr. Fix-It Image
Mr. Fix-It
Dick Remington
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies Image
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Double Trouble Image
Double Trouble
Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
The Man from Painted Post Image
The Man from Painted Post
'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
Flirting with Fate Image
Flirting with Fate
Augy Holliday
Days of Thrills and Laughter Image
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists Image
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Self (archive footage)
30 Years of Fun Image
30 Years of Fun
(archive footage)
The Great Chase Image
The Great Chase
He Comes Up Smiling Image
He Comes Up Smiling
Jerry Martin
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary Image
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
I, Douglas Fairbanks Image
I, Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)
Our Mutual Girl Image
Our Mutual Girl
Self (episode 47)
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo Image
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Teddy Drake
Say! Young Fellow Image
Say! Young Fellow
The Young Fellow
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang Image
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor Image
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
One of Many Image
One of Many
Archive footage
Manhattan Madness Image
Manhattan Madness
Steve O'Dare
Cupid Angling Image
Cupid Angling
Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush' Image
Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'
Self (archive footage)
Character Studies Image
Character Studies
Self (uncredited)
The Lamb Image
The Lamb
Gerald
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse Image
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
Self
What Do Those Old Films Mean? Image
What Do Those Old Films Mean?
Himself(archive footage)
Our Film Stars Image
Our Film Stars
The Habit of Happiness Image
The Habit of Happiness
Sunny Wiggins
No Image
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
Arizona Image
Arizona
Lt. Denton
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan Image
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
No Image
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm