Douglas Fairbanks
61 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 22, 1883
- Died
- Dec 12, 1939 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Also known as
- Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman · The King of Hollywood · Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Biography
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.1 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Film
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★ 7.3 The Thief of Bagdad
1924 · Film
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★ 7.3 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Film
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★ 7.1 The Oscars
1953 · TV
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★ 6.3 The Image Book
2018 · Film
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★ 7.2 The Mark of Zorro
1920 · Film
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★ 6.7 The Black Pirate
1926 · Film
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★ 6.4 Robin Hood
1922 · Film
Douglas Fairbanks: movies and TV shows
Acting (62)
- 2018 The Image Book
as (archive footage)
- 2000
- 1989
- 1964 The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1963 30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
- 1962
- 1959
- 1953 Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
- 1953 The Oscars · TV
- 1944 Wilson
as Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1934 The Private Life of Don Juan
as Don Juan
- 1932 Mr. Robinson Crusoe
as Steve Drexel
- 1931 The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
- 1930 Reaching for the Moon
as Larry Day
- 1930
- 1929 The Taming of the Shrew
as Petruccio
- 1929 The Iron Mask
as D'Artagnan
- 1927 The Gaucho
as The Gaucho
- 1926 The Black Pirate
as The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
- 1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
- 1925 Don Q Son of Zorro
as Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
- 1924 The Thief of Bagdad
as The Thief of Bagdad
- 1924
- 1923 Hollywood
as Douglas Fairbanks
- 1922 Robin Hood
as Robin Hood
- 1921 The Three Musketeers
as D'Artagnan
- 1921 The Nut
as Charlie Jackson
- 1920 The Mark of Zorro
as Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
- 1920 The Mollycoddle
as Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
- 1919 When the Clouds Roll By
as Daniel Boone Brown
- 1919
- 1919 His Majesty, the American
as William Brooks
- 1919 The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
as Teddy Drake
- 1918 Arizona
as Lt. Denton
- 1918 He Comes Up Smiling
as Jerry Martin
- 1918 Bound in Morocco
as George Travelwell
- 1918
- 1918 Say! Young Fellow
as The Young Fellow
- 1918 Mr. Fix-It
as Dick Remington
- 1918 Headin' South
as Headin' South
- 1917 A Modern Musketeer
as Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
- 1917 Reaching for the Moon
as Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
- 1917
- 1917 The Man from Painted Post
as 'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
- 1917 Down to Earth
as Billy Gaynor
- 1917 Wild and Woolly
as Jeff Hillington
- 1917 In Again, Out Again
as Teddy Rutherford
- 1916 The Americano
as Blaze Derringer
- 1916 The Matrimaniac
as Jimmie Conroy
- 1916 American Aristocracy
as Cassius Lee
- 1916 Manhattan Madness
as Steve O'Dare
- 1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Man on White Horse (uncredited)
- 1916 The Half-Breed
as Lo Dorman
- 1916 The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
as Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
- 1916 Reggie Mixes In
as Reggie Van Deuzen
- 1916 The Good Bad-Man
as Passin' Through
- 1916 The Habit of Happiness
as Sunny Wiggins
- 1916 His Picture in the Papers
as Pete Prindle
- 1916 Flirting with Fate
as Augy Holliday
- 1915 Double Trouble
as Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
- 1915 Martyrs of the Alamo
as Joe / Texas soldier
- 1915 The Lamb
as Gerald
Behind the camera (29)
- 1961 The Thief of Baghdad
Dialogue
- 1932 Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Story, Producer
- 1931
- 1930 Reaching for the Moon
Producer
- 1929 The Iron Mask
Producer, Writer
- 1927 The Gaucho
Writer
- 1926 The Black Pirate
Story, Producer
- 1925 Don Q Son of Zorro
Producer
- 1924 The Thief of Bagdad
Story, Producer
- 1922 Robin Hood
Producer, Story
- 1921 The Three Musketeers
Producer
- 1921 The Nut
Writer, Producer
- 1920 The Mark of Zorro
Scenario Writer, Writer
- 1919 When the Clouds Roll By
Story, Producer
- 1919 His Majesty, the American
Scenario Writer
- 1919 The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Producer, Story
- 1918 Arizona
Director, Writer
- 1918 He Comes Up Smiling
Producer
- 1918 Bound in Morocco
Producer
- 1918 Say! Young Fellow
Producer
- 1918 Mr. Fix-It
Producer
- 1918 Headin' South
Producer
- 1917 A Modern Musketeer
Producer
- 1917 Reaching for the Moon
Producer
- 1917 The Man from Painted Post
Scenario Writer
- 1917 Down to Earth
Story
- 1917 Wild and Woolly
Producer
- 1917 In Again, Out Again
Producer
- 1916 The Good Bad-Man
Writer, Producer
Talk shows and appearances (35)
- Upcoming
- 2023
- 2020
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2013
- 2008
- 2007
- 2005
- 2003
- 2002
- 2000
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998
- 1995
- 1990
- 1988 American Experience
1 episode
- 1988
- 1983 Unknown Chaplin
3 episodes
- 1980 Hollywood
3 episodes
- 1969
- 1961
- 1961
- 1950
- 1945
- 1942
- 1940
- 1937
- 1928
- 1927
- 1927
- 1927
- 1914