Douglas Fairbanks
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday22 May 1883
Died12 December 1939 (age 56)
Place of birthDenver, Colorado, United States
Known credits98
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…
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2028 · Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023 · Self
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 · Self (archive footage)
The Image Book
2018 · (archive footage)
I, Douglas Fairbanks
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
2018 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008 · Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Many Faces of Zorro
2000 · Self (archive footage)
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
Glorious Technicolor
1998 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998 · Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 · Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990 · Self (archive footage)
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
American Experience
1988 · Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 · Self (archive footage)
Unknown Chaplin
1983 · Self (archive footage)
God Chose Paris
1969 · Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
30 Years of Fun
1963 · (archive footage)
The Great Chase
1962
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 · Self (archive footage)
The Thief of Baghdad
1961 · Dialogue
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 · Self (archive footage)
The Bruce Forsyth Show
1959
Yesterday and Today
1953 · (archive footage)
The Oscars
1953
The Golden Twenties
1950 · Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945 · Self (archive footage)
Wilson
1944 · Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 · Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self (archive footage)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 · Himself
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934 · Don Juan
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932 · Steve Drexel
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932 · Story
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932 · Producer
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
1931 · Self
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
1931 · Director
The House That Shadows Built
1931 · (archive footage)
Reaching for the Moon
1930 · Larry Day
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