ACTOR
Douglas Fairbanks
Known for Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages · The Thief of Bagdad · The Oscars
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…
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- Born
- May 22, 1883
- Died
- Dec 12, 1939
- Birthplace
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
MOVIE
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMan on White Horse (uncredited) · 1916
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
MOVIE
The Thief of BagdadThe Thief of Bagdad · 1924
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
TV
The Oscars · 1953
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
TV
American ExperienceSelf · 1988
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
MOVIE
The Iron MaskD'Artagnan · 1929
★ 6.6
★ 6.6
TV
HollywoodSelf (archive footage) · 1980
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
MOVIE
Mr. Robinson CrusoeSteve Drexel · 1932
★ 6.3
★ 6.3
MOVIE
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage) · 1995
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
Filmography
Movies
Our Mutual GirlSelf (episode 47)
1914
Double TroubleFlorian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
1915
Martyrs of the AlamoJoe / Texas soldier
1915
The LambGerald
1915
American AristocracyCassius Lee
1916
Flirting with FateAugy Holliday
1916
His Picture in the PapersPete Prindle
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMan on White Horse (uncredited)
1916
Manhattan MadnessSteve O'Dare
1916
Reggie Mixes InReggie Van Deuzen
1916
The AmericanoBlaze Derringer
1916
The Good Bad-ManPassin' Through
1916The Good Bad-ManWriter
1916The Good Bad-ManProducer
1916
The Habit of HappinessSunny Wiggins
1916
The Half-BreedLo Dorman
1916
The MatrimaniacJimmie Conroy
1916
The Mystery of the Leaping FishCoke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
1916
A Modern MusketeerNed Thacker / D'Artagnan
1917A Modern MusketeerProducer
1917
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
Down to EarthBilly Gaynor
1917Down to EarthStory
1917
In Again, Out AgainTeddy Rutherford
1917In Again, Out AgainProducer
1917
Reaching for the MoonAlexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
1917Reaching for the MoonProducer
1917
The Man from Painted Post'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
1917The Man from Painted PostScenario Writer
1917
Wild and WoollyJeff Hillington
1917Wild and WoollyProducer
1917
ArizonaLt. Denton
1918ArizonaDirector
1918ArizonaWriter
1918
Bound in MoroccoGeorge Travelwell
1918Bound in MoroccoProducer
1918
Cupid Angling
1918
He Comes Up SmilingJerry Martin
1918He Comes Up SmilingProducer
1918
Headin' SouthHeadin' South
1918Headin' SouthProducer
1918
Mr. Fix-ItDick Remington
1918Mr. Fix-ItProducer
1918
Say! Young FellowThe Young Fellow
1918Say! Young FellowProducer
1918
His Majesty, the AmericanWilliam Brooks
1919His Majesty, the AmericanScenario Writer
1919OF
Our Film Stars
1919
The Knickerbocker BuckarooTeddy Drake
1919The Knickerbocker BuckarooProducer
1919The Knickerbocker BuckarooStory
1919
When the Clouds Roll ByDaniel Boone Brown
1919When the Clouds Roll ByProducer
1919When the Clouds Roll ByStory
1919
The Mark of ZorroDon Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
1920The Mark of ZorroScenario Writer
1920The Mark of ZorroWriter
1920
The MollycoddleRichard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
1920
The NutCharlie Jackson
1921The NutWriter
1921The NutProducer
1921
The Three MusketeersD'Artagnan
1921The Three MusketeersProducer
1921
Robin HoodRobin Hood
1922Robin HoodProducer
1922Robin HoodStory
1922
HollywoodDouglas Fairbanks
1923MA
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
1924
The Thief of BagdadThe Thief of Bagdad
1924The Thief of BagdadStory
1924The Thief of BagdadProducer
1924
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristChariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925
Don Q Son of ZorroDon Cesar de Vega / Zorro
1925Don Q Son of ZorroProducer
1925
The Black PirateThe Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
1926The Black PirateStory
1926The Black PirateProducer
1926
A Kiss from Mary PickfordSelf (archive footage)
1927
Character StudiesSelf (uncredited)
1927
One of ManySelf (archive footage)
1927
The GauchoThe Gaucho
1927The GauchoWriter
1927
Show PeopleSelf (uncredited)
1928
The Iron MaskD'Artagnan
1929The Iron MaskProducer
1929The Iron MaskWriter
1929
The Taming of the ShrewPetruccio
1929
Reaching for the MoonLarry Day
1930Reaching for the MoonProducer
1930TM
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
1930
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas FairbanksSelf
1931Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas FairbanksDirector
1931
The House That Shadows Built(archive footage)
1931
Mr. Robinson CrusoeSteve Drexel
1932Mr. Robinson CrusoeProducer
1932Mr. Robinson CrusoeStory
1932
The Private Life of Don JuanDon Juan
1934
Ali Baba Goes to TownHimself
1937
Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf (archive footage)
1940
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Self (archive footage)
1942
WilsonDouglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
1944
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th AnniversarySelf (archive footage)
1945
The Golden TwentiesSelf (archive footage)
1950
Yesterday and Today(archive footage)
1953
Days of Thrills and LaughterSelf (archive footage)
1961
The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoSelf (archive footage)
1961
The Thief of BaghdadDialogue
1961
The Great Chase
1962
30 Years of Fun(archive footage)
1963
The Big Parade of ComedyActor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
God Chose ParisSelf (archive footage)
1969
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManSelf (archive footage)
1988
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
Anthony Quinn: An OriginalSelf (archive footage)
1990
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)
1995
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's LifeSelf (archive footage)
1998
Glorious TechnicolorSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsSelf (archive footage)
1998
The Many Faces of ZorroSelf (archive footage)
2000
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
The Tramp and the DictatorSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Chaplin Today: The Gold RushSelf (archive footage)
2003
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great SwashbucklerSelf (archive footage)
2005
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early CinemaSelf (archive footage)
2007
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
2008
Birth of the TrampSelf (archive footage)
2013
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black ShirtsSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2017
I, Douglas FairbanksSelf (archive footage)
2018
Propaganda: Engineering ConsentSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2018
The Image Book(archive footage)
2018
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertySelf (archive footage)
2020
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a CurseSelf
2023
Charmed Lives: A Family RomanceSelf (archive footage)
2028Television
The Oscars
1953
The Bruce Forsyth Show1 eps
1959
HollywoodSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
1980HollywoodSelf (archive footage, uncredited) · 2 eps
1980
Unknown ChaplinSelf (archive footage) · 3 eps
1983
American ExperienceSelf · 1 eps
1988Photos
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